EMMANUEL MACRON CRITICIZED AFTER TELLING AN UNEMPLOYED MAN TO CROSS THE STREET TO FIND WORK "By Jason Lemon On Monday, September 17, 2018 - 10:02 French President Emmanuel Macron listens to explanations given by an employee of the Mobilier National (National Furnishings) as the Élysée Palace opened its doors to the public on September 15 as part of France's Heritage Days. He told one unemployed person attending the event that he could find work if he simply “crossed the street” and searched for employment in a different sector.PHOTO: NNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES French President Emmanuel Macron faced criticism once again, this time for telling a job seeker that he could find work if he simply “crossed the street” and searched for employment in a different sector. The 40-year-old head of state had previously been dubbed the “president of the rich” and drew criticism for pushing forward policies that many believe hurt French workers. Now, a video of the president advising an unemployed citizen at a cultural event at the Élysée Palace on Saturday has garnered social media anger. "I'm 25 years old, I send résumés and cover letters, they don't lead to anything," the unemployed man said in the video, France 24 reported. Brushing aside the man’s complaint, Macron suggested he was merely searching in the wrong sector. “If you are ready and motivated, in hotels, cafés and construction, everywhere I go people say to me that they are looking for staff,” the president responded, according to the BBC. He then told the man that he could find him a job “just by crossing the street.” Many on social media were quick to criticize Macron, accusing him of once again appearing disconnected from the reality many French face in the country. “Macron is simply not learning. Again coming across as aloof and cocky,” Mathieu von Rohr, a journalist for Der Spiegel, wrote on Twitter. “If he continues like this, this won't end well." https://www.newsweek.com/macron-criticized-after-telling-unemployed-man-cross-street-find-work-1123860 https://youtu.be/fG3nMqARXWs Well gues what Manu, people are on the streets now, and almost at your front door.