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If you're any kind of an adult. You know this is temporary. Having no job, and probably cancelled healthcare isnt getting you anywhere. Its not much of a future. I dare say the majority of these people are not living it up as most think.
Then why are they turning down jobs and not going back to ones they had because they say they are getting more now being home? Some have said they now have enough to buy a new car which they never would have had if they were still at work!
Then why are they turning down jobs and not going back to ones they had because they say they are getting more now being home? Some have said they now have enough to buy a new car which they never would have had if they were still at work!
Quite a few it seems and the more I talk to people the more I hear these same things. Or others tell me they know many who have said the same. I have talked to many bosses who need help and cannot get anyone because of this or their people wont return to work. Job recruiters too omg they are really hurting trying to get poeple to take jobs they have! People do not want to work for less when they get so much money now to sit home. They say they will go back when this ends because rthey love seeing their savings and checking accounts go up for once!
Think about it not only do they get a ton of extra money on top of the basic UI they would get. They are getting tons of free money on food cards as well! A friend of mine just accepted a job and he now lost ALL of that! The free money and the free food! he regrets deeply taking this job!
Quite a few it seems and the more I talk to people the more I hear these same things. Or others tell me they know many who have said the same. I have talked to many bosses who need help and cannot get anyone because of this or their people wont return to work. Job recruiters too omg they are really hurting trying to get poeple to take jobs they have! People do not want to work for less when they get so much money now to sit home. They say they will go back when this ends because rthey love seeing their savings and checking accounts go up for once!
Data, not anecdotes.
Every single unemployed person I've talked to can't wait to get back to work. MI unemployment is capped at less than $1500/mo without the Fed Gov kicker payments, though. Other states that pay more might be a different story.
Every single unemployed person I've talked to can't wait to get back to work. MI unemployment is capped at less than $1500/mo without the Fed Gov kicker payments, though. Other states that pay more might be a different story.
I read it all. "Quite a few" and "many bosses" and "recruiters too" is not data.
No its reality. And you are the one who asked me. If you do not wants answers then do not waste my time. This may be a joke to you, but it isn't to most of us
No its reality. And you are the one who asked me. If you do not wants answers then do not waste my time. This may be a joke to you, but it isn't to most of us
Data is "answers". Anecdotes are fairytales.
This is absolutely not a joke. So, how many people are choosing not to go back to work and how many people are buying new cars with all that .gov money?
This is absolutely not a joke. So, how many people are choosing not to go back to work and how many people are buying new cars with all that .gov money?
Glad you find people struggling to be funny. How nice for you. Real life might be a fairy tale to you but not to these real people
Every single unemployed person I've talked to can't wait to get back to work. MI unemployment is capped at less than $1500/mo without the Fed Gov kicker payments, though. Other states that pay more might be a different story.
Thank you. I don’t know anyone who’s “living it up” while unemployed. I’m waiting to be called back to work still (laid off since March). I work in hospitality which has been gutted. I had a good job with benefits, which I no longer have. Being in my mid 40s with no health insurance now is scary. I worked there 11 years. Unemployment is a pay cut for me, not everyone who’s been laid off was a low wage earner (I worked accounting, I was not a waitress or housekeeper like most automatically assume). Some of our laid off sales managers were making triple digits. Also.... if you are called back to work and refuse then unemployment benefits END. No one can choose to not go back and continue collecting.
Anyway, I WANT to go back to work and so does everyone I know, but it’s not my fault that this virus has shut our economy. Thankfully my SO is still employed (essential). I very well may have to find a new job altogether, but everything is still a “we don’t know what’s happening tomorrow” limbo.
I’ve been smart with my UE benefits and saving it, not everyone is buying new cars and TVs . With that said, I do know some co workers took the opportunity to go on a cross country road trip (not smart IMO and they assumed we’d be back to work at this time, and nope).
The only jobs available where I live are fast food restaurants and maybe Walmart, jobs which are offering minimum wage and less than 20 hours a week. Who can survive on that?
Three restaurants (carry out only) in the downtown sector of my town, have “help wanted” signs but they arent actually hiring right now. They’re just taking applications so maybe they’ll need more people when things open up...and nobody knows when that will be! What’s the point of that?
My hotel alone laid off over 80% of staff, from all departments.
If a business can’t find workers maybe they should consider paying living wages?
Anyway sorry for long rant, my point is that this is not fun and games. I understand a lot of essential workers are “jealous” of the extra benefits we’ve had (which was temporary and we all knew that!), but at least you (collective you who are still employed) still have your job and benefits. This is a scary uncertain time for a lot of us, and being shamed for being laid off doesn’t help anyone.
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. With that said, I do know some co workers took the opportunity to go on a cross country road trip (not smart IMO and they assumed we’d be back to work at this time, and nope).
