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)
Luneth101 0
Yeah, this is the government's fault. All these idiot politicians making too many unemployment benefits. There's no incentive to work when you make more staying at home munching on potato chips and watching tv.
RatIsKing 0
in fact he gets paid more than TWICE as much per week to be unemployed as you do for your job, since his pay is weekly and yours is every other week
chocolaholic 0
And that's what's ****** about this country.
Likian5 26
Wow, he must've been making a TON of money before he got unemployed.
emmjayyjung 0
He probably made more money than you when he wasn't on unemployment
EPICSAGA 3
Federal welfare everyone
swampbaby985 30
Do you work at Walmart by any chance?
Kirbyzx 16
And welcome to the modern economy, kids.
Countryboy1996 18
Other than the obvious flaws in the great US of A's system, you get paid biweekly? I've heard of bimonthly, never the former.
MrCommunism 19
welcome to America, where the only way to make good money is be unemployed or invest everything you have and eventually end up unemployed