{"id":9202,"date":"2011-11-02T19:44:53","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T23:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=9202"},"modified":"2011-11-02T20:10:05","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T00:10:05","slug":"occupy-dc-protesters-decline-job-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/11\/occupy-dc-protesters-decline-job-offers","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Occupy DC&#8221; protesters decline job offers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9207\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/11\/occupyDC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9207  \" title=\"occupyDC\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/11\/occupyDC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AIM says they found few job applicants among &quot;Occupy DC&quot; protesters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After more than a month of protests demanding better employment opportunities and benefits, the Washington, D.C.-based media watchdog group Accuracy in Media decided to offer protesters camping out at &#8220;Occupy DC&#8221; real jobs.<\/p>\n<p>AIM&#8217;s \u201cheadhunters\u201d set up a table in the middle of the protest area\u00a0near the Capital and offered job application forms from\u00a0a wide variety of\u00a0employers ranging from the Bank of America to Subway sandwich shops, from Solyndra solar energy to\u00a0the Disney\u00a0Company. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were treated to every excuse as to why these jobs aren\u2019t good enough for them,&#8221; observes AIM spokesman Logan Churchwell.\u00a0&#8220;We guess middle management opportunities with healthcare and 401k benefits aren\u2019t desirable anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"OCCUPY DC vs. Employment Offers (&quot;We won&#039;t do that&quot;)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DhrvOeDxBrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than a month of protests demanding better employment opportunities and benefits, the Washington, D.C.-based media watchdog group Accuracy in Media decided to offer protesters camping out at &#8220;Occupy DC&#8221; real jobs. 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