Unemployment

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One could always get a backpack and a pair of sandals and move to the alley next to your apartment.

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Screw that if you're gonna be homeless, go travel and live off the wild or something. That shit is cool, then when you come back and are looking for a job, instead of saying "I was homeless for the last year" you tell them you were fuckin roughing it up in the wild.

I'm totally for this approach to working.

Is it even legal to kill wild animals to feed yourself, or even pick wild plants to feed yourself in the wilderness anymore in this country?

Surviving in the wild or what the guy in the article said.

Unemployment saved my hash a few years ago. I'd apply for 5-6 jobs a week at first, but stopped when nobody even gave me a second thought. It fucking sucked, but then I learned to embrace it and take some time off for me. It blew when it ran out, mind you.

So yeah. Unemployment FTW.

Although, you wouldn't have to really kill or gather in the wild. See: Freegans.

I would not even show my face if I were on unemployment, how embarrassing. I know sometimes it necessary, but no reason to brag about it. It basically screams "Uh yeah, I'm either lazy or undesirable in the job market"

I would not go that far at all, like I said sometimes you need time to figure out what you want to do with your life, if you got fired from a shitty job, you may have to work on something else to go for the job you really want, like creating your portfolio over time.

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Originally Posted by Bailey

I would not even show my face if I were on unemployment, how embarrassing. I know sometimes it necessary, but no reason to brag about it. It basically screams "Uh yeah, I'm either lazy or undesirable in the job market"

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I love when privileged white folk talk like this.

also lol

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

I wish I were eligibile for this. Being unemployed is awesome, collecting money while unemployed is even more awesome.

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I was collectting UE checks this time last year. It was fun, but no where near enough money to pay my living expenses. I was eligible for the maximum amount each month, which was half of my annual salary.

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

Unfortunately.

Unemployment is a good way to recoup that.

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Not really. You still have to pay taxes on what you earn through unemployment. Also, you could get randomly selected for an audit and if you don't show proof that you're searching for a job - you lose future UE payments, you have to pay back what you already earned, and you could face possible jail time/fines.

These, of course, are Maryland's rules for unemployment.

P.S. you also have to attend a mandatory "job class" to improve your resume and learn tips on how to find a job.