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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rgtrahn: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by adower: [qb] In my opinion no one is owed anything. If your on unemployment you have all day to find another job. I think people get too picky and look for something comparable to what they were doing. You've got to get what you can and continue to look while doing that. After all some money is better than none. [/qb][/QUOTE]Valid point... However, when you go from making $4,500-5,000 a month ($60,000 a year) unemployment is only a fraction of that (max is $1,850 a month). So, it really doesn't cover all that much if you have bills like a mortgage, cars, boats or other toys. Thankfully, I didn't purchase any of the above and saved a lot of money I earned. However, being unemployed for the past 8 months I have burned through a lot of that. In reality, there is no way I could go back to Home Depot and survive financially. Aaron we both know how that was $12 an hour was good money for an associate there and we were still part time. That would never cover my monthly expenses. I think when I worked there I was making 10k-12k a year on average. Unemployment provides me that in six months. So, point in fact, it actually makes more economic sense to stay on unemployment and look for a job/ career in my field that provide me with future and I have been. I have sent out countless applications, gone to interviews, filled out PH's the whole 9 yards, but for one reason or another it falls through. Competition is steep 1,000 people to 1 spot... it's getting as bad as applying to be a firefighter. I have been continuing to pad my resume with more education and reserve/ volunteer work with my old department, but I am still coming up short and I am not alone. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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