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doc03

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14. That was my point, I could have found a job making minimum wage.

Reply to angstlessk (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 11:52 PM

Nov 2013

I would be sort of stupid to take such a job wouldn't I when I was getting more than double that on un-employment. I don't know how other states are but in Ohio you are not be required to take such a job. I looked up my stubs I was getting $372 from UE and $250 from SUB total $622 a week. I worked in a steel mill and made around $1200 a week. You are required to look for suitable work and there just wasn't any other work paying that kind of money around here. I drew unemployment for a year then retired at 62. I could have received unemployment for another year and received more pension from the company when I retired. I just didn't feel honest saying I was looking for employment when I had no intentions of working.

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Threatening Unemployed Benefits Do Not Prevent People from Taking Jobs [View all] discocrisco01 Nov 2013 OP

In some cases it did keep people from taking jobs. I could name names and give doc03 Nov 2013 #1

there's always exceptions Skittles Nov 2013 #2

Probably not for the vast majority of the unemployed but it does happen. I will doc03 Nov 2013 #3

Yeah I know how this works... HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #4

Did you forget a tag? angstlessk Nov 2013 #6

No. I didn't HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #7

I understand your post... angstlessk Nov 2013 #8

Coming up short, and feeling it is all relative, which is my point HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #10

Was thre offer one of those 'Adjunct' crappy jobs? angstlessk Nov 2013 #11

No, the offer of 1.32 an hour was to deliver copy paper to hospital offices HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #12

First of all..if you made (make) $650 per week on unemployment you must have made a TON angstlessk Nov 2013 #5

That was my point, I could have found a job making minimum wage. doc03 Nov 2013 #14

You were near retirement age. You are assuming people who are not near that are doing the same. duffyduff Nov 2013 #16

I doubt in this economy you "could" have found a job making minimum wage. duffyduff Nov 2013 #18

You are not required to, only jobs for which you are "suitable" in terms of training duffyduff Nov 2013 #17

Working in the steel mill, belonging to a union and making good wages we found out a long doc03 Nov 2013 #19

You don't have to take just "any" job to get UI. duffyduff Nov 2013 #15

The lack of living wage jobs prevent people from taking jobs when unemployed. haele Nov 2013 #9

I'm stealing this verbatim, & giving creds to You for posting such an elequently stated bobalew Nov 2013 #13