Do you think its loser behavior to game Unemployment Income? Thats what I'm doing

[J.S.]

make a buck any way you can

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

I first met him in 5th grade...he was normal.

As school and life demands more of you as you grow he just didn't want to rise to the challenge...ANY challenge.

He just thought he would drift thru life, not paying attention to anything & not thinking about anything (retirement...buying a house...getting married or even a girl friend...nothing).

Now he's reaping the rewards those choices have brought him...and I certainly ain't gonna take care of him his remaining years.

He made his bed...HE'LL have to sleep in it.

That's very unfortunate, both for him & the loss of your friend for you, however it sounds as if maybe he's been struggling with mental challenges his whole life that were left unaddressed.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

That is what unemployment is for
To carry you when you unexpectedly lose your job.

Not where you plan work to support your unemployment claims

Well if you prefer not working and can live off of roughly 25 to 37.5% of your normal salary I guess it's possible.

I don't know why anyone would want to do that though.

 

[Thunk]

however it sounds as if maybe he's been struggling with mental challenges his whole life that were left unaddressed.

He would rise to the occasion WHEN HE HAD TO...when he was forced to. But once he found "entitlements" he was no longer forced to...and it utterly destroyed him.

He even found a "group" that would do the paper work for him...as long as they get a cut of his entitlements.

When I still spoke with him I would say something about how we are almost 60 now...and he would freak out! Screaming not to say that. He couldn't face how he's wasted his whole life. He's ended up bitter, miserable and argumentative. And a large portion of that has been government freebies.

Maybe not 100% of it but a large portion!

 

[ZestolPastilevsky]

If you don't, some other clown will.

 

[whitehall]

I think it's loser behavior to let taxpayers pay for your student loan. Then again if they want to pay for my car loan I'm all for it.

 

[Muhammed]

You did concrete?... like driveways and stuff... check out this outfit... fun you tube videos to watch

He's a brickie. I'm concrete contractor. I've been a cement mason since I was a teenager in 1985.

I used to get laid off in the winter sometimes but usually I would just go to work doing something else until April. I've been an ironworker, a lumberjack, operating engineer, a fireman/paramedic a handyman, a mechanic, an electrician, an electronics tech, a carpenter, an HVAC tech, a drywaller, plumber etc, etc...

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

I got canned from my job in January 2024. I went on unemployment benefits and collected all 39 weeks until it ran out. I recently got a seasonal job at Target, and will go back on unemployment once the seasonal job ends and then proceed to collect all 39 weeks again.

Loser behavior to do this?

At least you're not Mexican or black
So ya got that going for ya
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[Anathema]

As far as I’m concerned you’re gaming the system by collecting at all. I’m sympathetic to you getting laid off but it’s happened to me before and I chose to get another job rather than sucking on the Government test.

 

[Mister Iggy]

I got canned from my job in January 2024. I went on unemployment benefits and collected all 39 weeks until it ran out. I recently got a seasonal job at Target, and will go back on unemployment once the seasonal job ends and then proceed to collect all 39 weeks again.

Loser behavior to do this?

Mister Ed : Stop gabbin' and get me some oats!