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Originally Posted by Rathji
Of course not, but to expect someone with a Master's level education who has been laid off from work to get a grunt labour position rather than collect EI while they look for suitable work is a bit absurd.
I don't know about you, but when I worked landscaping or hacking apart dead cows, the work schedule didn't really allow for me to check new job postings, drop off resumes or go to interviews. It's good that whatever crappy jobs you have done in your life would have allowed you that chance though.
I pay into EI and have never collected it (my wife got mat leave of course). If I get laid off, I promise you I won't be going back to working in a slaughterhouse before I have examined every opportunity to work in my field where my degree, training and experience all apply, even if it means living off EI for a couple months.
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With your situations above it's exactly what EI was all about but now people abuse the program because they can and the government doesn't do anything about it. I was once laid off for 8 months and I didn't get one letter or phone call from EI asking about jobs I have applied for or what type of work I was looking for. I never even opened the paper to see what jobs were out there and was fully willing to live off EI while I enjoyed my spring/summer.
IMO the government is what created the laziness most see on EI. I don't understand why the government doesn't set up a site like Monster.com where employers can be matched with potential employees that aren't currently working. But instead they just trust that this person is going to be looking for work while being paid not to work, good luck with that.