Hey everyone! So this prompt actually comes from my econ class. We had to write a story about a person who experiences all four kinds of unemployment in their lives (if you don't know what those are, look them up since I don't like econ enough to feel like explaining it. I'm only taking this class because I'm required to to graduate). Anyway, I wrote my story about Ed and Edna, so I figured I'd post it here, and maybe a few of you will like it. Enjoy!
Prompt: Write a story about a character who experiences all four types of unemployment in their lives, the causes, and how it makes them feel
Ships: Ed and Edna
Characters: Ed, Edna, and Jay (briefly)
Setting: Ninjago (I know, vague right?)
Other Notes: The writing is terrible . I did the bare minimum. Sorry that it's not my typical quality.
Edna is a lovely old lady currently enjoying a fantastic retirement in the Bahamas with her husband Ed. They are very happy right now, but to get to this happy place in their lives, they dealt with a lot of struggle. Ed and Edna used to work in the scrap and junk business, a field with plenty of ups and downs.
After graduating college, Edna experienced frictional unemployment. She was very excited to find a job, but it took a while to find the one that was perfect for her. However, she eventually did, and she also met her husband, Ed.
A few years later, the trading company Ed and Edna worked for upgraded all of its tech. Ed and Edna lost their jobs because they didn't know how to operate the new tech. They experienced structural unemployment and were very scared and nervous for their future.
Ed and Edna eventually found new jobs working as people who give out free samples at Costco. They were very happy with this job, but the economy fell, and both were laid off due to cyclical unemployment. Soon enough, they found jobs at Meijer though, but because Costco is far superior to Meijer, Ed and Edna were overqualified and hated the low challenge environment. This is called underemployment. So, they quit.
Soon after quitting Meijer, Ed and Edna started their own business called Ed and Edna's Scrap and Junk. The business thrived in the spring and summer time, but it wasn't so busy during the fall. For this reason, they experienced seasonal unemployment, but they were okay with that because it meant they had more time to spend with their son, Jay.
Ed and Edna continued to work at the scrap n junk until retirement enjoying the benefits of plenty of time to embarrass Jay. Though their journey was hard, it was worth it. They lived happily ever after. The end.
I hope you all enjoyed. I didn't exactly try that hard on this since econ is my last priority when it comes to school, but since it is technically Ninjago fanfiction, I figured I'd post it and maybe a few people would like this almost troll fic.