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Can I refuse to come to work because they pay me crap?!?
Asked by love&lost
very loyal employee. 3 years!!! The company makes a million a year and i get $22,000 of that. 1/50 of the pot. I take all the calls. I make the company money. Im the only person in the office! How can i make it to where i can recieve unemployment?

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you have to get fired

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yeah, its called a "resignation". They'll love it.
Answered by Revangar

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strike? only prob is that you might get fired
Answered by . . .LHPC. . .

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Yeah U can refuse u dont have to u can just quit ur job and find another
Answered by Valerie

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nope
Answered by ballet girl

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technically, you can do whatever you want. Just learn your going to have to pay the concequences
Answered by Tabitha Ordeefy

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What a baby!!!
Answered by Jasper Collins

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Yeah.
Answered by W

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resign
Answered by Cricket-Girl :)

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Unless you get laid off, don't expect unemployment.
Answered by Wendy JH

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The company has to be the one to let you go. Have you tried asking for a raise?
Answered by Elizabeth T

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uhhh they dont HAVE to pay you at all buddy
Answered by Alex L

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yeash hun, its called quit and get a better job. shesh... answer my questions :)
Answered by OMFG _IT'S_ JEANINE<3

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Lol you cant "make" it to where you get unemployment. If you quit - you don't get unemployment If you do something wrong on purpose to get fired - you don't get unemployment because the company had a valid reason for firing you Stop trying to find the 'easy way out' - man up, and look for another job, and then once you've found it, quit your current one.
Answered by Savage

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Well, you could always quit. But with the way the economy is, good luck finding a good paying job. And welfare is a great program for people who are injured and can't work or have been laid off and can't find a job. Not for lazy asses who hate their job and want to mooch of hard working American's tax dollars.
Answered by epic_times_nine

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If your the only employee, demand higher pay, say- Im the only worker, I only get 1/50 of the money i earn. I should get a higher amount, without me, you would not earn money. -Good Luck
Answered by Kelvin

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You should be thankful you have a job...
Answered by Godfather

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I say you hit the iron while its hot! Just don't go like: " Okay! Whatever! They give me this I'll take it! " No! If you feel you own the right to ask for more, than do it! Else...there is a little pen located just near your bed; take it, and on a white paper write: " I quit a-s-s hole! "
Answered by BJ

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if you refuse to come to work then uhm.....common sence, youll get paid less. and the people who get paid the most or at least higher than you are not just answering calls hahahahaha..... they went to college and are like running the business or doing something important...er? you get paid the average amout that people who can talk on the phone do.
Answered by Maria

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ask for a raise to what you think is fair. and start looking for a new job.
Answered by Spock (rhp)

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it could be worse especilally now, you could have no job and be homeless!
Answered by koala luv

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Ok let me say you should be happy that you make $22,000 a year! and you want to do something to get unemployment while the US is in a hole because of people like you?Be glad you still have a job and stop trying to suck off the system because you think it isnt good enough. People like you make me sick!
Answered by Alwayswalkedon

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yes u can refuse if u feel its unfair.....are other employees doing the same position as u makin the same amount as u?......or maybe cuz ur the office worker takin calls u dont have as much seniority ....but still if u ssay ur loyal than u shud have a talk wiht ur boss,.,.but if u quit where else wud u go?
Answered by Lululemonrox

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.. deal with it grow up that is life... you could start a strike but the end rezolt is you geting fierd... without numbers you are stuck in a tight spot.. you could try and take them to cout but then if you lost they would fire you... ask your boss for a rase if she/he ses no get over it...
Answered by joseph c

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Tell them that you're not getting paid enough to afford your needs, and hence are thinking of quitting soon. If they really want you to stay, they will offer you a raise.
Answered by Vivian M

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ask them to pay you more, if you have to write out everything you feel you do for them and present it to them or you can have them fire you but i dont know how you will do that ( thats how u get unemployment) but i would stick it out
Answered by vangy w

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How easliy replaceable are you? It is pretty easy to find someone to answer phones. Do you do any sales or sales support? If they can get someone tomorrow who can do your job you are out of luck. GO back to school and get the skills that will allow you to make a greater contribution and you will get paid more. Maybe they will pay for some classes if the classes can help you at the company you work for.
Answered by Art B

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If you don't want to be there, quit. In the month of April there were 271,226 people that were left unemployed, I bet most of them would be thankful to have your job.
Answered by paradigm81

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Did they lie to you and say you were making more money (for 3 years)? You accepted the job, nobody forced you, right? If you don't like where you work quit. You do not deserve unemployment, that is definitely not what it is for. (I don't like my work so could they just pay me not to?)
Answered by Nate D

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Sure you can refuse to go to work. It's called quitting, and you wouldn't be eligible for unemployment. Look for another job until you find one that will pay you what you feel you are worth, then quit.
Answered by Judy

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UGH!! Just find a new job!
Answered by Maria

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Unfortunately if you quit, or if you choose not to come to work and get fired, you will not qualify for unemployment. I have been with the current company that I work at for more that 5 years, and still am not getting paid market value. I feel in the same way as you, and I can tell you that I am getting about 50% - 60% of what you're making right now, per year. The best thing to do, is to continue showing up for work, and to continue doing the best job that you can do, and maybe at some point they will increase your salary higher. That is what I have been trying to do as well for the job that I am on. Hopefully it will work out for you.
Answered by mtwaites

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if you quit, you don;t get unemployment - and unemployment will be 50% of your former pay at best, so how will you survive on $200 a week? a low skilled job like receptionist doesn;t exactly require a college degree or advanced job skills - that's why you don;t make money - get more education or job training if you want a better paying job
Answered by Doctor Deth

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Speak to your superiors (intelligently and calmly). Taking calls does not guarantee the company makes money from the result of your handling of that call. Most places it does require teamwork. To receive unemployment your position must be the result of elimination of your position a.k.a., layoff, not quitting, not being fired through fault of employee.
Answered by legal aide

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refused to go to work & they can refused to pay you quit your job & you cannot collect unemployment if you feel that you are underpaid, speak with your supervisor
Answered by Magick Kitty


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