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Tired and discouraged - Laid off

Posted: Jun 24, 2010

I was recently laid off as the account I was working on went to India. I desperately need to be working as I have 2 kids to support. I was offered a job at 0.03 a line editing. I am debating whether I should accept this as it falls under the heading of a job is better than no job and waitiing in the employment office really sucks and unemployment only pays $300 a week and this has to be more than that, right? So my question is, do I take thiis and if so what kind of paycheck am I potentially looking at. Or should I pass and keep on looking and pray that I find a job quckly? I have no cushion as I am a single mom living paycheck to paycheck and never had enough left over to put away and trust me, I am not paying anything that is not 100% needed. I pay rent, utilities, food for the kids, and that's it.

I'd take the unemployment and keep looking - sm

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It will be brutal to make money at 0.03. You'll have to edit 10,000 lines to make that $300. I'd take the unemployment and use the time to apply and test with other companies.

Plus, if you take the unemployment you'll still be broke and discouraged, but at least you won't be as tired!

Check out the website living on a dime. Their stuff is really encouraging and helpful for stretching the last dollar! Their cookbook is great too.

maybe unemployment is better ???? - typetypetypeaway

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I don't know where you live. I am presently unemployed as an MT in NJ. But NJ has higher unemployment benefits. The highest you could get is $600 a week I think and then the federal government comes in and gives you a stimulus of $25 a week so far...don't know if Congress passed an extension. But I don't wait in an unemployment office. I go online and get my benefits...my husband was unemployed for 99 weeks and he called on the phone every 2 weeks for his. The other poster has a point, 10,000 lines a week to get you $300 seems like a lot of lines for editing, would you get that in a week without a problem? Good luck.

Tired and Discouraged - Laid off

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I live in Georgia. Unemployment is $300 a week. You must go in to the unemployment office to apply and wait in horrible lines. A friend of mine goes and complains about it all the time. The phone system does not work so you have to go in anytime anything changes. Additionally, the unemployment runs out after 6 months and then you have to reapply, and if denied, appeal.

I think I am going to spend the time applying elsewhere. 0.03 is just too low.

Unemployment - RLee

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I live in Maine and I initially filed for unemployment benefits online and got them after an initial waiting period. The pay is $357 per week with a $25 stimulus check from Obama. I have taxes taken out weekly, but the $25 stimulus check is tax free. I can claim up to $9000, which is 6 months, and then after that I have to file for an extension, which I am in the process of doing for an additional 6 months. Check into unemployment and use it as a cushion to find a better paying job. Just my personal suggestion if you are entitled to it. Good luck.

I took a job at 7 cpl straight, 3 cpl editing - Big Mistake

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It was beyond ridiculous, that 3 cpl. And, bear in mind, this was just a part-time job I took on the side for a little extra income. I took my IC fanny elsewhere after I got my first check for editing at 3 cpl. As another poster I believe put it, "brutal" at best. Huge difference on the check between 4.5-5 cpl editing and 3 cpl. UNBELIEVABLE difference, in fact.

I'd suggest you keep looking rather than go for the 3 cpl.

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