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You're not going to like this. My plan for when I get laid off or fired is to get a help desk job, or even at job at Walmart. If you can't get responses for wha
by giantg2 2y ago
You're not going to like this. My plan for when I get laid off or fired is to get a help desk job, or even at job at Walmart. If you can't get responses for what you want, you might need to do stuff you don't want to. That's most people's reality anyways
- samuelson 2y agoDepending on your current salary, you might make more by collecting unemployment which has the benefit that you can make finding a job your full time job.
- craftkiller 2y agoThe max unemployment benefit in my state (NY) is $504/week for a maximum of 26 weeks. This adds up to $13k over half a year, or the equivalent of a full-time 40-hour per week job at $12.60/hour. So if you can collect the max benefits, you might beat a walmart job (though minimum wage where I live is higher at $15/hour) but I'd certainly hope that a help desk job pays more than that.
- gcheong 2y agoI would expect most software dev jobs to hit the maximum payout but assuming that Walmart/helpdesk job will always be there and you can cover health insurance then it seems to me it would be better to take the unemployment first and get paid to send off a few resumes and have the time to do other things instead and then get the help desk job if you need to.
- giantg2 2y agoUnemployment is only temporary.
- readyplayernull 2y agoYou mean not a binary state?
- namaria 2y agoIf they will hire an overqualified person, because they're wary of people who have options and can walk out suddenly.
- yurishimo 2y agoYou don’t need to tell anyone you’re overqualified for those types of jobs. It’s not like the manager at Taco Bell is checking references anyway.
- taurath 2y agoAre you kidding they check credit ratings and will decide not to hire you if you have a GED at Taco Bell or many other min wage jobs. They absolutely will pull your history, just probably not check references.