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Topic: How much does your job say about you?
msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 10/02/12 03:18 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. not true, unemployment is based off of what your income was at your job you get 16 only if you were making 16 or above at the job you had,,,

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Tue 10/02/12 03:22 PM Edited by navygirl on Tue 10/02/12 03:25 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. [/quote not true, unemployment is based off of what your income was at your job you get 16 only if you were making 16 or above at the job you had,,, Nope; they based it on a flat rate for everyone. Didn't matter if you made 12.00 or made 25.00 an hour; everyone got the same rate which didn't seem fair if you made less than 16.00. This was something that came from the recession. It usually is based on a percentage of your wage like 70% but not during the recession.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 10/02/12 03:23 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. [/quote not true, unemployment is based off of what your income was at your job you get 16 only if you were making 16 or above at the job you had,,, Nope; they based it on a flat rate for everyone. Didn't matter if you made 12.00 or made 25.00 an hour; everyone got the same rate which didn't seem fair if you made less than 16.00. this is not true, at least not in Nevada or Ohio IM not sure where you are speaking about,,

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Tue 10/02/12 03:25 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. [/quote not true, unemployment is based off of what your income was at your job you get 16 only if you were making 16 or above at the job you had,,, Nope; they based it on a flat rate for everyone. Didn't matter if you made 12.00 or made 25.00 an hour; everyone got the same rate which didn't seem fair if you made less than 16.00. this is not true, at least not in Nevada or Ohio IM not sure where you are speaking about,, I am talking about Alberta, Canada.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Tue 10/02/12 03:29 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. [/quote not true, unemployment is based off of what your income was at your job you get 16 only if you were making 16 or above at the job you had,,, Nope; they based it on a flat rate for everyone. Didn't matter if you made 12.00 or made 25.00 an hour; everyone got the same rate which didn't seem fair if you made less than 16.00. this is not true, at least not in Nevada or Ohio IM not sure where you are speaking about,, I am talking about Alberta, Canada. well that explains it in america, the unemployment is figured by length of employment and the wage that was earned usually its only a percentage of whatever was earned (depending upon how long one worked)

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Tue 10/02/12 03:41 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. [/quote not true, unemployment is based off of what your income was at your job you get 16 only if you were making 16 or above at the job you had,,, Nope; they based it on a flat rate for everyone. Didn't matter if you made 12.00 or made 25.00 an hour; everyone got the same rate which didn't seem fair if you made less than 16.00. this is not true, at least not in Nevada or Ohio IM not sure where you are speaking about,, I am talking about Alberta, Canada. well that explains it in america, the unemployment is figured by length of employment and the wage that was earned usually its only a percentage of whatever was earned (depending upon how long one worked) Yeah; that is usually how it works here but not during the recession and of all times to lose my job; this was it. I have all the luck; just seems to be bad lately.

Roryd0973 Joined Mon 10/01/12 Posts: 1	Tue 10/02/12 08:49 PM
It is all about being working to be able to play. I like your answer. The small part is how determined you are

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 10/02/12 10:04 PM
A career is something with good pay, great benefits, stability, and a specialized skill. Yep, I would agree with that. You can have all that, yet not be passionate about it, though.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 10/02/12 10:04 PM
The economy sucks. People with Master's degree are applying to be Mc Donald's managers. What a person does for a living in a lot of cases right now, means nothing. I can agree with this, too.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 10/02/12 10:05 PM
How long after meeting someone does the, what kind of work do you do, question come up? I find it kind of rude for the question to be on of the first few asked. Actions define the person. Judging by the way most conversations on here start, it's one of the very first things people ask. I rarely ask it upfront, as it tends to come up in conversation anyway. And I don't base whether I like someone on the kind of job they have.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 10/02/12 10:07 PM
Yep; especially when you can make more money collecting unemployment than actually working. I get called all kinds of names when I say stuff like that. Thanks for posting it first. Sadly; its true. You get about $16.00 hourly non taxable to be unemployed; yet most jobs only offer about $12.00 an hour before taxes. Doesn't make sense to me. I believe unemployment is based on how much you were paid at the job you were laid off at, rather than a set amount you make. But yes, it would be more than minimum wage jobs and entry level jobs.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 10/02/12 10:08 PM
It is all about being working to be able to play. I like your answer. The small part is how determined you are I work to live, rather than live to work.

Simonedemidova Joined Mon 11/15/10 Posts: 8952	Tue 10/02/12 10:16 PM
When meeting new people, often one of the first things people ask about is what you do for work. Probably because so many people feel that much of who they are has to do with their job. These days, I feel like I'm much more than what my job is. Do you feel like your job says a lot about who you are? Or does your life outside of work say more about who you are? A job is a job, I think people who are most concerned are more concerned about how much you make a. Dry little about what you actually do.

jacktrades Joined Tue 09/11/12 Posts: 4395	Tue 10/02/12 10:53 PM
My life outside of work is who I am. The economy being so bad has people taking anything to survive. People willsurprise you you think because he works a menial job hes dumb might be smartest person in the room.

jacktrades Joined Tue 09/11/12 Posts: 4395	Tue 10/02/12 10:53 PM
My life outside of work is who I am. The economy being so bad has people taking anything to survive. People willsurprise you you think because he works a menial job hes dumb might be smartest person in the room.

mg1959 Joined Thu 04/05/07 Posts: 7872	Fri 10/05/12 08:54 PM
I do what I am so the thought of burning through time for money is a foreign concept that makes little sense to me.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Sat 10/06/12 08:07 AM
I do what I am so the thought of burning through time for money is a foreign concept that makes little sense to me. I work so that I can enjoy my life outside of work and live where I want. So, that should certainly make sense even to those who love their jobs and do it because of that.

teasingbrunette Joined Tue 05/26/09 Posts: 5449	Wed 10/10/12 02:31 PM
hmmm..i work in a lingerie store..i am top seller...what does that say of me...perhaps that customers like me..?...

ujGearhead Joined Wed 10/10/07 Posts: 6612	Wed 10/10/12 03:06 PM
I will also be working as a diesel mechanic on buses. I'm not a car guy, except for as long as it gets me from point a to point b, possibly even point c, I'm good with it. Buses are not fun to work on either, but for the pay, I can learn to love them over time. If you don't like turning wrenches much now, chances are you're not going to like it any more down the road (no matter what the pay is). It takes a 'special breed' of person to make a career out of it. For that reason, the majority of people I've met who get into the field rarely last more than a year or two. I've been a professional auto tech for the last 19 years (most of that time self-employed). The money's not bad and gets better every year, but at the same time, every year I like the work less and less. Seeing as I do work for myself and generally can work on anything I want, it helps to keep my interest by doing paint/body work once in a while and the occasional wrenching on classics/exotics/customs, bikes, boats, forklifts, RV's, etc. Yeah, if it has an engine or wheels, I do them..... Being stuck working on only one thing, like buses gets to be pretty repetitive (and boring). From my experience and what I've seen with other people over the years, you REALLY have to like the work in order to stick with it for any reasonable amount of time, let alone for the long haul. IMO, no amount of money can make up for all the busted knuckles and other abuse on your body if you don't like what you're doing in the first place.

josie68 Joined Mon 11/22/10 Posts: 6270	Thu 10/11/12 04:38 AM
.. I love my work and in someways it says who I am. Firstly I work with my parent and children. That shows that I love my family. I manage the business, So I guess I am capable. I get to race around and do pretty much whatever I decide to do each day, this is my favourite part of my work as I hate being locked into anything. At work one of my main jobs is to make sure that everyone is happy,staff and visitors, i love doing that as i enjoy making people happy. Lastly I choose to live at my work. Simply becase I do not like leaving home and having to organise myself around my work. It means that i am always there when my children are sick or get home from school, i can still cook and clean my home while i am working and the only thing i really have to do is get out my door to get to work. I hate having to be organised. So yep my job does pretty much say who i am