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Think of it this way, you made say 60K in your last job and now get unemployment checks for say 40K, the jobs out there are NOT 40K or over so you lose income by taking a job rather than the unemployment.
Don't forget though that unemp only lasts a year or two...better to try and keep working.
Recently, DH went to the video store to pick up a movie. Hiring sign in the window. When he was checking out, there was a 25-30 yr old guy at the counter filling out an application for a $9/hr cashier job- DH listened to the conversation, it went like this:
The guy told the manager he had a degree in English, that he could work nights, weekends, holidays, whenever they wanted, he could do this and that, yadda, yadda, yadda.
The manager reached under the counter, pulled out a 2 inch stack of previously filled applications, held them up, and said to the guy "so can these people".
When I was unemployed I applied at low paying jobs and was rejected. Simply put they don't hire educated people at stores and restaurants at low entry level jobs. Maybe managers but there aren't that many of those jobs. Even if you leave off the degree often they are easy to find via Google (I found my degree was listed online).So I do understand the mentality some have about this. On the other hand some are just lazy and are unskilled but think they deserve to have a good job without work.
Don't forget though that unemp only lasts a year or two...better to try and keep working.
True, but losing 30K while you have it coming in still does hurt. To methat is an issue with the unemployment problem. While on unemployment many workers either do not or cannot take the low wage jobs being offered because of the drop from the unemployment checks.
Recently, DH went to the video store to pick up a movie. Hiring sign in the window. When he was checking out, there was a 25-30 yr old guy at the counter filling out an application for a $9/hr cashier job- DH listened to the conversation, it went like this:
The guy told the manager he had a degree in English, that he could work nights, weekends, holidays, whenever they wanted, he could do this and that, yadda, yadda, yadda.
The manager reached under the counter, pulled out a 2 inch stack of previously filled applications, held them up, and said to the guy "so can these people".
Yup and that same guy is being told for jobs he could possibly really qualify for that he needs "3-5 years of experience."
Ok sure if live in the middle of nowhere farm country, this might possibly be the case. Where do you guys live where it is this bad? I live in the Cleveland area, supposedly one of the poorer cities ib America and it is nowhere near as dire as some people describe here.
I could apply to any of these jobs (within reason) and not get selected for an interview. This is not negativity talking, it's from previous experience of applying.
There is a shockingly large number of unemployed who don't even apply for compensation. Beneath them or they don't believe they qualify.
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