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I feel that anyone who accepts a minimum wage job as a full-time job may not have confidence in their abilities or job searching skills. I say that because why would someone feel the need to settle for minimum wage if they making much more than that in their previous job? Now you may have to take a slight pay cut when losing your job but there is never ever any reason to go that low.
I feel that anyone who accepts a minimum wage job as a full-time job may not have confidence in their abilities or job searching skills. I say that because why would someone feel the need to settle for minimum wage if they making much more than that in their previous job? Now you may have to take a slight pay cut when losing your job but there is never ever any reason to go that low.
Because the job selection is low and some of us don't have a choice but to take whatever job offered to us. A little wage is better than sitting around being picky with our search while wondering how you're going to feed yourself and your kids.
When I was just about homeless and not having any luck with a job I'd've taken anything - $7.25 an hour at McD's is absolutely better than $0.00 living in my car. I could at least rent a room in someone else's apartment or house for $400 a month all utilities included. It's absolutely workable. Luckily I found a job makiing $11.25 an hour, which is more than I've ever made in my life, and I am beyond grateful for it. I'm still just renting a room so I can save money. It's working, and I'm totally happy. Obviously I'd like to make more, which is indeed what I'm working toward. Once I complete my 2 yr degree this summer I will be qualified for a better position in the same company, which starts off at $21 an hour. I am really hoping I will be able to make that happen by thwe time October rolls around. I'd be totally satisfied with $21 an hour for awhile.
Because the job selection is low and some of us don't have a choice but to take whatever job offered to us. A little wage is better than sitting around being picky with our search while wondering how you're going to feed yourself and your kids.
By focusing on a job that is paying atleast $8.00 or more and telling myself that minimum wage jobs are not the only job openings in my area.
There's a lot of reasons, but it depends on the individual too. For someone with a college degree and solid work experience, taking a $10 an hour "professional" job is downright insulting and creates a vicious cycle of the skills needed to perform that job being terribly undervalued. Imagine for examples if lawyers started accepting less, and less, and less from clients because THEY NEEDED THE CLIENTS (compared to "needing a job"). Over time, the value of lawyers falls and falls and falls, till next thing you know lawyers are making $12 an hour after going to college for 6 years and taking the BAR. If lawyers are making $12 an hour, what the hell will fast food workers be making? Pennies?
That's an extreme example though. All and all, it's hard to have one position that pays you $40 an hour, to get laid off, and have similar positions only offering $15-20 for the same level position. It happens a lot. Now, on the flip side, if you don't have much work experience, are jobless, no degree, these lowball pay positions are better than nothing.
Theres a reason why you don't lose your unemployment compensation if you end up getting a offered a job that paid less than your last job
Yes the purpose of UC is to get a job paying
1. Slightly below what you were making before
2. The same
3. Or More
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