Reply #6: Well, it would certainly depend on what full-time job they were [View All]

[Nay]

talking about. If they want me to take a minimum-wage job when I've been making a lot more than that, then I'd do it only if it didn't take away from my job search, and even then I'd sure have to think about it. Several relatives, in the past, took whatever job they could get after having good-paying jobs, and they were stigmatized by potential employers for doing so. Collecting unemployment certainly shouldn't be shameful, and looking for a decent job should BE your job when you are on unemployment. That's hard to do when you have to spend 40 hours a week at a McJob.

Also, remember that unemployment is for ppl like electricians, construction workers, etc., who, due to the nature of the work, have periods of unemployment of weeks or a few months. Frankly, I wouldn't bother to look for a McJob if I were one of those folks, either, unless I thought my unemployed period would last months.