Today, I realized that my father's weekly unemployment check is more than my bi-weekly pay check. My full time job pays less than my father's unemployment. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, when I checked on my last payroll, I realized that I pay more in taxes than I do in house bills. FML
Today, I realized that I spend more money on gas to go to my job than what I get paid. FML
Today, I found out that I was denied for work study eligibility by my college. I went to my financial advisor to ask why. It wasn't my grades or attendance. Apparently my father makes too much money for me to get a job at the school. My dad was fired 3 months ago and has been out of work since. FML
Today, my boss bragged to a coworker, in front of me, about how much money he saved on a project because he majorly underpays me. My boss is my dad. FML
Today, after years of waiting, my mom and I finally received a check from Child Support Services. Excited, I opened it up to find a check from my dad, written out for 45 cents. Which pays for maybe half a loaf of bread. FML
Today, my father's company shut down his branch, leaving him without a job. This is followed by a letter from my school's financial aid office, saying I'm not getting a penny because my family's income level is too high. FML
Today, I get to stand in the unemployment line for the second time in a year because my company can't pay me. My parents own the company. FML
Today, I excitedly went to check this week's paycheck, only to see that I only received $9.00. This isn't a mistake, this is really what I make. FML
Today, nearly Christmas, my dad got mad because I don't have enough money for holiday festivities. I can't afford things because I haven't gotten my paycheck yet. I work for my dad. FML
Today, I found out I'm getting a pay cut, a week after I told my boss I need a raise or second job just to afford bills. I made the company 10k last week. FML
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Top comments
myexsucks 0
My sister makes more with unemployment than I make with an actual job....it's just stupid.
on_a_boat 0
Sounds like somebody doesn't understand how unemployment works.
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Comments (176)
sjx 0
Ok, I don't know if people are responding to me, but let me clarify that I never said working in an office isn't a hard job. I was talking about how pay rates don't always vary directly with the amount work that goes into a job. I'm a student, and I have two jobs: one is as a receptionist, and one is working a stockroom. I work just as hard at each one, but I am paid much better for the receptionist job. I'm not talking about garbage man vs your dad. I'm talking about relatively similar jobs in different settings.
likeduhhx4 0
then maybe you need to switch jobs.
graciegirl 0
blame the democrats.
mgstech 0
i blame obama. i voted McCain!
timmyteo 0
I had afull time job... working retail. Is that going to pay as much as my dad's full-time job of 30 years as a network specialist? Nope... and 60% (or whatever) would still be more than what I made. If you had the same job and found this out, THEN you'd be screwed.
BiggieA 0
Aren't liberal agendas wonderful
the_boss_fml 0
yes blame the democrats.
kristina3514 0
Agrees with 57 and 58. Obama is like robin steal from the righ and give to the poor. If you don't like working hard to support people that don't work...then you probably shouldn't have voted for him.
Merlin_44 0
You guys are all idiots, unemployment is based off of how much you made during your last job. That means your father was really successful. FML for your fathers success? or YDI for being a douche.
kristina3514 0
Meant "robin hood"