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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 $9.00. This isn't a mistake, this is really what I make. FML
Today, nearly Christmas, my dad got mad because I don't have enough money for holiday festivities. I can't afford things because I haven't gotten my paycheck yet. I work for my dad. FML
Today, I found out I'm getting a pay cut, a week after I told my boss I need a raise or second job just to afford bills. I made the company 10k last week. FML
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Top comments
myexsucks 0
My sister makes more with unemployment than I make with an actual job....it's just stupid.
on_a_boat 0
Sounds like somebody doesn't understand how unemployment works.
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Comments (176)
ammali 0
#55, YES. God, I hate lazy people who play the victim.
whomajigi 0
So? You're father has also been out in the workforce longer and has a higher earning potential.
p0kegeek 4
you should be happy, i'm sure a lot of that money is going towards YOU
WILLXWOMBAT 0
Guys, stop defending the Dad. This isn't an attack towards him. I have had the same thoughts before, but never found it to be FML worthy. I got up for work everyday for months, watching my Dad sit at home and collect 2x my paycheck in unemployment every week. Some days he would just laugh at me.
Mark_fml 0
Thank Obama for that..
mardog88 0
this person could be 17 and working 20 hours a week at taco bell
takemeaway10 0
Move to Florida. I promise you it won't be the same.
takemeaway10 0
#120: Still bitter, I see...
poolshark 0
I can't believe how many people think it's a piece of cake to find a job, especially right now. 1 in 10 people in my state are out of work and jobs don't just materialize out of thin air. "Why don't I strap on my job helmet and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into Jobland where jobs grow on little jobbies."
omg009 0
yeah it depends someone who has a job on a salary making more then 20$/hr would make more on unemployment then someone who works for minimum wage, but if you make alot and its still more then.....wtf