Question
Not So Successful
Mandy was attending a winter party with some friends whom she had not seen in a very long time. She knew everyone would be talking about the successes they had had in the last few years. This made her anxious about telling everyone that she was actually between jobs and did not have any promising prospects. She eventually decided to tell them. Although she felt embarrassed after voicing her lack of career opportunities, her friends were supportive of her current position and relieved some of her stress.
Based on the passage, what does the euphemism between jobs mean?
A.
recently fired
B.
to have multiple jobs
C.
homeless
D.
unemployed
Mandy was attending a winter party with some friends whom she had not seen in a very long time. She knew everyone would be talking about the successes they had had in the last few years. This made her anxious about telling everyone that she was actually between jobs and did not have any promising prospects. She eventually decided to tell them. Although she felt embarrassed after voicing her lack of career opportunities, her friends were supportive of her current position and relieved some of her stress.
Based on the passage, what does the euphemism between jobs mean?
A.
recently fired
B.
to have multiple jobs
C.
homeless
D.
unemployed
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The euphemism "between jobs" means D. unemployed.