Job lock?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> ‘<span word="job">job</span> <span word="lock">lock</span>’ (<span word="MSN">MSN</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="September">September</span> 6, 2013).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Locked">Locked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span>?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="roommate">roommate</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="locks">locks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unlocked">unlocked</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="roommates">roommates</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> – <span word="unless">unless</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="lock">lock</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="cronies">cronies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="paths">paths</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="broached">broached</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="subsidies">subsidies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outfield">outfield</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="stipend">stipend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span>...</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>”, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="contrarian">contrarian</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="testify">testify</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="employed">employed</span>.</p>
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