To work or not to work ?

As the financial crisis draws its claws ever deeper into our economy people are still struggling to decide what to make of it. Should it be feared or used to ones advantage ? 

Well, as with all things there is never one true answer, nevertheless some people still think that their answer is the only right one.

This statement, made by our very own Siiri Oviir had me worked up all day. While i do agree with her bland statement that minimum wage jobs pay little, i find it hard to believe that someone who holds a seat in the EU Social and Labour affairs office can give such misinformed advice. As nice as getting money for doing nothing sounds, it is not advisable for the three following reasons.

First and foremost. At this moment the unemployment offices are swamped with would be benefit seekers. On any given day their office shelters no less than 100 applicants and the registration process itself takes weeks, weeks that could be spent on duty.

Second. Being unemployed has never been a nice position in the view of society. The booming development durning the last 10 years has further enforced the stereotype of an unemployed citizen as being a lazy good for nothing. Shure, nobody is going to unload his views about your unemployment in your face, that's just not nice, the thoughts will rather be expressed in secret and behind your back.

Third. Stuff that performs well in a time of crisis is good stuff. Same applies to you, take that minimum wage job and do it well and rewards will follow. Even if that job leads nowhere and has no future prospects it will be a nice thing to brag about to future employers. 

Get to work, the government has enough to deal with as is.