What I Did Last Summer: Part II (The horror. The horror)

In 2006, when union negotiations fell through and the head office back east decided to close our LA office down, I was unemployed for about two weeks before I found a job.

This time: not so lucky.

The unexpected foray into the unemployment system has been strange and unsettling, sparking a mysterious, serpentine journey that would make the maze in The Shining, even with your maniac father chasing you through the snow with a pickaxe, seem benevolent.

At least the system exists, that’s true, but...