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spacewolf7
· 8 years ago
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That would be me
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deleted
· 8 years ago
Is it pretentious of me to never want to work in fast food or retail ??
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metalman
· 8 years ago
Depending on what you want to go into you'd be better off to get a job now so that you can have workplace experience and have something to put towards your resume.
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itsamemaria
· 8 years ago
I know i'll get hate but i see this in a lot people my age and younger. A lot of people have loss the concept of paying your dues. I work more hours now compared to other co workers but guess what. They have been there 10+ years and they have familes. I don't I suck it up for now. We can't not all start at the top. And I started in fast food
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zippytheroach
· 8 years ago
Maybe their unemployment is higher then minimum wage? Unemployment payments are based off the salary of your last job, so if you loose a really high paying job unemployment will be far more then minimum wage. Taking the minimum wage job means you are no longer unemployed, so the unemployment stops. Boom! Shitty job with less pay then you where making while unemployed and looking for a good job.
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deleted
· 8 years ago
The problem with that though, is if you move from one high paying job to a lower paying job, there isn't a lengthy gap in your resume. Even if it's not in the same field, having a job fill that space is better than reaping the benefits of unemployment, as it does run out after a year or so (I think), large gaps (in my experience) have been discussed at interviews, and I feel like "unemployment paid better than me working" won't make the best impression. If there's an underlying reason for not taking a new job though, that's different. It's situational, and there are plenty of cases where it makes sense to have a gap
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itsamemaria
· 8 years ago
I always advice people to get a job. Unless you are working on getting one while collecting for short time. But if it has been too long, it looks bad. Also, while working you can also do some networking and demonstrate your potential so other doors will open
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zippytheroach
· 8 years ago
That is all good advice, but they're specifically talking about minimum wage jobs here. Going from Project Manager to Walmart greeter just so you don't have a gap in your resume doesn't seem like it'd be that beneficial. It may also no pay the bills.
itsamemaria
· 8 years ago
True but I have met people who don't have better chooves because they don't have experience nor education and are still picky
maebubbles
· 8 years ago
My ex turned down a construction job paying 23/hr when we were really struggling and he wasn't working. After I left him (various reasons, that was one) he got a job at a supermarket making 7.25/hr and is still there 3 years later barely making 8 now.
itsamemaria
· 8 years ago
Wow. Yeah good as an EX
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