To you guys who've been unemployed for so long, my heart goes out to you. Just barely surviving sucks. I hope all of you land jobs and your situation gets better.

Quote Originally Posted by spencerhenry View Post
but, there are alot of people out there that wont take a job "cause it doesnt pay enough". maybe that is true, but is it better to take a job for $400 per week, or stay on unemployment for $350 per week?
No one stays on unemployment because it's lucrative. Seriously, if you're faced with taking a job that still won't pay the bills but will tie you up all day (preventing you from searching for better opportunities) or staying on unemployment and dedicated yourself to the search for suitable work, I say stay on unemployment. One can always take the lesser job when the unemployment runs out. And in this economy, there aren't even the lesser jobs out there. Unless you're an illegal willing to work under the table for next to nothing or an executive with an Ivy League education, you're pretty much SOL.