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)
CPTobvious_fml 0
that's what you get for being stupid... nice job being a dropout... I'm sure this is one of many lessons on why you are an idiot
bearie_fml 0
People obviously don't know how unemployment coverage works. And because I'm not bored enough, I will just sit here and chuckle at their ignorance rather than try to enlighten them.
Kitty34_fml 0
This isn't an FML. I would assume your dad is 40+, which means he probably works full time and make $35-45 an hour. Chances are, if you make less than $12 or $13 an hour, his unemployment will be more than your pay. I say F your dad's life because he doesn't have a job right now. He may be bringing in more money than you right now, but unemployment insurance doesn't last very long..
imnotlanderman 0
Based on how unemployment is calculated, the longer you've worked and the more you've made increases how much unemployment you receive. Since he's likely 20-30 years older than you are, his unemployment being even significantly higher is not surprising.
mike3e 0
no $#!t its you're father... he's been working longer than you.... he was getting paid more too... at least you didn't lose your job like him. be grateful
Dorque 0
#27 - raising minimum wage only contributes to the problem, it doesn't solve anything. You can't make money out of nothing, as the Germans learned after WWII. Raising minimum wage is one of the causes of hyperinflation. Seriously, people, try to learn something before you spew your uninformed opinions all over the place...
Dragonmouth 4
Don't blame the government for giving your dad too much. Blame your employer for giving you too little.
graintrain 0
Since when do teachers get the entire summer off? Aside from having to make all new lesson and curriculum plans, they need the equivalent of earning a masters degree every 5 years in either college credits or workshops in order to maintain their teaching certificate, and to meet all new state and federal requirements which often require dozens of hours of training that doesn't apply to act 80 credits. And thats not to mention the hours outside of the school spent grading homework and preparing lesson plans. In the US, the average elementary teacher spends 15% of their own salary on materials needed for lessons that the school won't cover
graintrain 0
Kbd77, If your parent is unemployed there is no excuse for you to be going to a school that costs $12,000/year. There are free schools out there. And even if you want to go private, any student who cares to can get a free education at a Catholic school. And its even more ridiculous that an unemployed person would be paying for their child to attend a university that costs $40,000/year. Thats needlessly expensive. Your sister could have either worked to support her own tuition, or she could have went to a reasonably priced university. I went to a university that is the best in the East for my major and I had $30,000 in loans TOTAl after 4 years
Allord 0
That'll teach you for working for a living