About 4 blocks from my office, sits the high-end Oasis Spa.
This spa made national news last week when its owner, Jamie Black-Lewis, attempted to re-hire the employees she recently furloughed.
Many of the employees were disappointed to hear this news because they are making more money collecting unemployment benefits than working their jobs.
According to the Wall Street Journal, this advantageous unemployment scenario will remain in place for most unemployment beneficiaries until early August.
While it’s frustrating to see this scenario play out, it does beg the question:
What will workers do while receiving generous unemployment benefits over the next three months?
Most will probably pursue hobbies, take a stay-vacation, or stay at home and do nothing.
But some of the most talented individuals will use this opportunity to invest in the future, upgrade their careers, and reach for something they previously didn’t have the time and money to pursue.
Granted, it will be a small percentage. But a small percentage of the 26 million workers who have applied for unemployment benefits in the last few weeks is a lot of great prospects.
Remember, opportunities are carefully disguised as problems.