Mapping Precariousness, Labour Insecurity and Uncertain Livelihoods by Emiliana Armano Arianna Bove Annalisa Murgia

Author:Emiliana Armano, Arianna Bove, Annalisa Murgia [Emiliana Armano, Arianna Bove, Annalisa Murgia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography
ISBN: 9781317100836
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017-04-07T04:00:00+00:00

Doina, 47, civil servant

During the time of the dead one (Ceausescu) you could only find strange jobs.

One summer I picked raspberries. Another summer I worked at a pastry shop.

Then I went to college, but it wasn’t what I wanted. I wanted to become a French teacher.

But I went on to chemistry.

I want to stress that those who claim there was no unemployment during Ceausescu are lying.

I looked for a job in Baia Mare for several months.

The jobs I was offered by the employment agency, or its equivalent back then, were selling lottery tickets, or picking apples in an orchard.

I tried factories, chemical plants, I even tried the mines …

I graduated from chemistry high-school and had nearly two years of college.

I also tried a chemistry lab, but didn’t find anything. These were the only two offers I had.

Selling lottery tickets in restaurants wasn’t a way to earn a living for me, I don’t want to say it wasn’t a decent way since it’s impolite to those who did this job.

But it wasn’t the job I wanted or that represented me.

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