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Originally Posted by kizzy
Of course there are but the difference between each persons personal circumstances are vast. It may be ok for ben to take a pay cut and rebuild, flip that and imagine a 38yr old father of 3 with a morgage made redundant...
We could sit here flinging hypotheticals about till the cows come home, fact is when you have a job it is so easy to look down on those who don't.
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Of course, people will have different circumstances: one size doesn't fit all, just as one excuse doesn't fit all.
Why should a 38 year old with a mortage,with 3 kids find it so hard to take a pay cut - versus being on the dole and receiving far less money into the household? Dependant on the type of mortgage he has, he may not get assistance in paying that - so if anything: having a mortgage (and on the premise, no redundancy protection insurance) - that's actually a better motivator to get a job - lower salary or not.
If the kids are of school age: what prevents him from taking work - even if it is lower paid that his previous salary?