Welcome to the Day Club!
We started this blog to trade stories about losing our jobs and grappling with an increasingly sour labor market. Some of these stories are real doozies. But after a few months of free time and some really cool experiences that our busy schedules simply wouldn’t permit while we were working, our attitude toward this little gap in our resumes started changing. In short, we’ve been pleasantly surprised by our little turn of events.

So rather than just commiserating about being unemployed, we're gonna make lemonade from the lemons. Don’t get us wrong. We don’t mean to make light of the gravity of being jobless. But we have enough to remind us of that, thank you very much. Besides, we think it would be fun to share our stories about losing one life-line and finding new and unexpected ones. So after regaling us with your own unemployment story, we would love to hear how you’re surviving, and even thriving in this dreadful economy. That’s what The Day Club is all about.

So if, for whatever reason, you find yourself without gainful employment, we heartily welcome you to The Day Club. Have a look around and tell us what’s on your mind. We welcome your stories, thoughts, pictures, articles, connections, helpful hints and any other insights you may have about being in The Day Club.

Email us at: thedayclub@gmail.com

Friday, May 1, 2009

Day Club To-Do List for Friday, May Day (Gotham)


Strawberries. NYU’s annual Strawberry festival, featuring carnival games, live music and NYC’s longest strawberry shortcake, is going on today on LaGuardia Place between the Kimmel Center and Bobst Library (just south of Washington Square Park).

Laidoffcamp. As we mentioned in a prior post, Laidoffcamp is going down today and tomorrow here in NYC. So if you’re looking to leave the Day Club, start your own thing or just do a little networking, you should check it out. Here’s the link:
http://laidoffcamp.pbworks.com/NewYork

Art. Free Fridays at the Museum of Modern Art. Show up at the MoMA, at 11 W. 53rd Street, between 4pm-8pm and get in, gratis!

Comedy. Eastville Comedy Club will feature sets by Todd Lynn, Julian McCullough, Godfrey and Maddog Mattern (never heard of ‘em) tonight, starting at 10pm. Call the club at 212.260.2445, mention ‘FreeNYC’ and get in for free. The club is at 85 East 4th Street.

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