Quote Originally Posted by .blank cd View Post
Oh boy...


I see a lot of thinly veiled classism going on here. Par for the course though on any welfare discussion here.
Yeah theres 2 classes, people who wanna work, and people who dont.

PERSONAL STORY TIME:

I lost my 90K a year job, and worked a $10/hr job. It would have been WAY easier for me to go on UE and sit on my ass and do nothing vs working $10/hr for a shithead of a boss. But that $3/hr made a huge deal to me. After 6 months, I got hired at a different place making a lot better money. Not near where I was 3 years ago, but Enough that with some budgeting and some cutbacks, my standard of living isnt that drastically different.

I know 10 other people, who are still on UE that got laid off when I did, because its easier for them to collect a check than go back into the market. They are looking for jobs, but not seriously. They do some side work, but the jobs we all once had just arent there anymore. A lot of them are going to school to finish a cert or something while collecting UE.


Conversely, I go to school full time, I work full time, and i go to the gym 2 hours a night. Its worth it to me.