You are so right. After 20 years of continuous employment my husband and I found ourselves laid off from the company that we both worked for on literally the same day. We were both high performers and recently promoted, we got caught in the wave of Obama lay-offs in early 2009.
I was able to find employment fairly quickly and have been back at the same company for the last 2 years. My husband has worked short contract jobs and has struggled to even get an interview. We have relayed on his UI benefits to make ends meet while working to cut our expenses back to balance out the rest.
Our plight is the plight of thousands of families and to intimate that some how we use our direct deposited benefits irresponsibly is offensive.
It’s beyond offensive but I can’t think of a better word.