Jim and Ted were let go after 15 years working at the bra factory so they headed down to the local Employment office… There they each filled out some forms. They both had worked the same quality assurance positions on the line down at the “Over The Shoulder Boulder Holder Inc.”. Afterwards they each met with a jobs counselor to try and find new employment they could embark on. As the final step they met individually with a benefits counselor to receive their unemployment stipend. Back in the lobby Jim asked Ted what his weekly check would be. Jim said he’d be receiving $500 a week until he had found commensurate employment. Ted said he would be getting $2k per week. Since both men had been doing identical jobs the last 15 years Jim was upset at the difference and insisted on being reinterviewed. Jim met with the counselor and asked why the huge difference in unemployment to which the counselor replied that Ted had a very technical and high demand job that could be expected to receive significantly more than a simple garment checker. Jim was understandably upset at this as both men had been working side by side and were more or less interchangeable. Jim tried to explain as much but the counselor looking at the forms said Ted had stated his former occupation as “diesel fitter”, a job that was defined in the Employment & Labour Standards as being critical to installation and maintenance of fuel systems on an industrial scale, with significant training requirements and in high demand. “Garment Checker” was detailed as a basically entry level position and required no training and with a surplus of candidates. Jim sat back and said well, that’s the problem right there, every brassiere that came down the line for Ted to check he would hold up to his own chest and say “dese’ll fit her”.