I got laid off, and potentially have a “bad” offer

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suicideking72@reddit

If it's a 10 hour shift, should be 4 days per week, which I would really like. If it's 10 hours, 5 days per week, I'd still take it, but keep looking.

My dad used to say: You can turn down a job offer when you have a better one available.

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sprtpilot2@reddit

That schedule should end at 2, which is a great schedule.

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Stonekhold_@reddit

look at it as added experience and with no time another opportunity will come.

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5 days a week, or 4? It's definitely a lot, but can you work the job while continuing to look for other options? Depending on your finances, some incoming revenue may be better than none. Leave as soon as you find something better.

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

5 days

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panopticon31@reddit

So 50 hours a week?

Does that include overtime?

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

Noo

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lorimar@reddit

I'm betting you misheard and it is 4 days a week. I've had friends working that shift in support, and there were usually two teams. One that worked Sun-Wed and another that worked Wed-Sat.

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Aos77s@reddit

Lol no. Theyre gonna get em on salary just above needing ot pay.

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mnvoronin@reddit

$150k/year if USA and I'm not misremembering?

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Stonewalled9999@reddit

current federal salary threshold of $684.00 per week ($35,568.00 per year)

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mnvoronin@reddit

To be overtime-exempt at this salary level, two more conditions must also be true:

The employee must be employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field performing the duties described below;
The employee's primary duty must consist of:
The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;
The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;
The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or
A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills.

Conveniently, 99% of sysadmin jobs do not qualify as you don't have a say in designing "hardware, software or system functional specifications", do not "design, document, test or modify" computer systems or programs or a combination thereof as a primary duty. Your primary duty, most likely, lies in repair and maintenance of the aforementioned systems so you do not qualify for the exemption.

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Stonewalled9999@reddit

I make a lot less than that and I am salary exempt. The number is pretty low IIRC we had HR make some entry level jobs 10$ a year over the exempt number and worked people 60 hours a week with no OT.

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in50mn14c@reddit

Just because it's happening to you doesn't mean it's legal.

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Stonewalled9999@reddit

Therefore, for New York employees classified under the professional exemption, the current federal salary threshold of $684.00 per week ($35,568.00 per year) will continue to apply.

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mnvoronin@reddit

That threshold is not standalone, it comes with other checks that must simultaneously be true, which most of the sysadmins don't qualify.

The $150k one I'm talking about is a "highly-compensated exemption" that doesn't come with extra strings attached.

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Sinsilenc@reddit

This was changed in 2025 fyi its now like 65k.

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Stonewalled9999@reddit

What I posted was dated Dec 2025. Even at 65K that’s a lot less than the 150K someone else suggested

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lorimar@reddit

I think it will depend on the role's duties, thanks to the FLSA

They can be salaried, but if the primary duties are supporting existing systems, they can't be classified as "overtime exempt", regardless of how much they pay or how technical the role is.

If one of the role's primary duties involves writing original scripting/automation or designing new cloud architecture, the company might be able to get away with claiming they are salaried & overtime exempt

The feds have tightened the overtime exemptions quite a bit over the last few years:

Exemption for Employees in Computer-Related Occupations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Plus

They've since clarified that support roles do NOT fall under those duties tests. One of their examples from that link:

While the claimant’s annual rate of basic pay substantially exceeds the salary-based non-exemption criteria provided in 5 CFR 551.203, his position fails to meet the additional computer employees exemption criteria described in 5 CFR 551.210(b)(1-4) whose primary duties consist of those tasks listed in that section. Unlike the occupations listed in 5 CFR 551.210(a), the claimant is not a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field eligible for exemption as a professional. Instead, he performs routine computer, telecommunication, and system administration technical support work.

He responds to standard customer service requests (e.g., passwords, accesses, troubleshooting common computer and telecommunication issues); maintains day-to-day functionality, operability, and security of existing MMD and MERV systems and networks; provides basic maintenance and repairs to MMD and MERV computers and related telecommunication equipment, such as performing scheduled system upgrades as per manufacturer specifications; and performs routine tests and installs off-the-shelf communication lines, switches, routers, and modems.

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techfl12@reddit

That's somewhat odd from a cost of labor perspective... Wed shift they overlap, but maybe it's a day of handover or other activities?

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lorimar@reddit

Yep, Wed was for handovers and cross-team meetings/syncs/trainings

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DaemosDaen@reddit

Get it in writing. If they want you working 50 hours a week, and it's in writing, do the math. Assuming your not hourly, the total payout per documented hour still need to be above state minimum wage. If it's not, turn them in. let the legal system handle it.

likelihood is that it's 4 days a week tho. I used to have several shifts like that. kinda miss it sometimes.

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Sea-Marionberry100@reddit

The FLSA doesn't cap a limit on hours, but anything over 40 hours is required to pay overtime....but that's only for hourly employees.

If a salaried employee, exempt status, they could require you to work 120 hours a week.

They'd be crazy to do so, but no protections against that.

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fresh-dork@reddit

basically all tech workers are exempt

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SayNoToStim@reddit

If you actually read the regulations this isn't true but most of them are so borderline it would be hard to fight it. Our help desk is labeled as exempt but absolutely should not be

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fresh-dork@reddit

it literally is. write software be paid better than an intern, you are exempt

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SayNoToStim@reddit

Writing code makes you exempt but troubleshooting doesn't. How many help desk workers are writing code?

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mnvoronin@reddit

Nope. In a nutshell, you must have a say in design decisions, have a single purchasing power or have 2FTE reporting to you.

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fresh-dork@reddit

yes. link

make about 55k or better, be a software engineer.

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mnvoronin@reddit

The conditions listed under "Computer employee exemption" are not or-joined, they are and-joined.

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Inode1@reddit

You'd be surprised how many entry/just above entry aren't exempt, especially in California and to some extent Washington, labor laws are favorable for salary exempt in both states.

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Moleculor@reddit

To clarify/correct:

You can be hourly, you can be salary.

You can be exempt, you can be non-exempt.

This means that "hourly exempt" and "salary non-exempt" are actual combinations that can exist in the real world.

Additionally, a help-desk role is considered non-exempt, last I checked.

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Drink_noS@reddit

Not true, your not a slave because your salary, it means you might put 50 hours one week 30 hours the next not oh yeah your salary work for me for 500 hours a week for $70,304 per year.

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IT_vet@reddit

It really just means you’re expected to work at least 80 hours. There’s no legal requirement to pay you overtime, nor are they required to limit your two weeks to 80 hours.

Salary typically means that you’re not getting paid for extra hours over 80. My current employer will actually pay straight time (not time and a half) to salaried employees if we’re working regularly beyond 80. That’s rare and the first time I’ve ever seen it in 14 years of being a salaried employee.

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llDemonll@reddit

Do you live in a country where you have rights?

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

I don’t know anymore man

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llDemonll@reddit

So you’re in the US too haha

Look into local laws. 50 hours mandatory sounds odd. You man be able to accept it, work, and also file against them for wages

Either way a job is better than no job, keep looking even if you do accept it.

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The-Bronze-Network@reddit

Im at 58 hours mandatory a week, I get ot but its fun working this much and going back to school lol

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PJBthefirst@reddit

Man, that's rough

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PurpleCrayonDreams@reddit

dude market is fckng terrible. take it. earn. look for more work while earning. something better comes along take it.

take it. keep looking.

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RCG73@reddit

Who says you have to stop looking if you accept it ?

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purawesome@reddit

This all day. Get paid now as you keep looking. Worst case you have a job you don’t love but personally I can do pretty much anything for a while (years) before it becomes really unbearable.

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anonymousITCoward@reddit

I agree, but would say that most of the time it's not that job that I don't like, it's the people that I work for/with that do me in in the long run.

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purawesome@reddit

Accurate. People make or break it for the most part.

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VeryRareHuman@reddit

Yes, exactly. I would join and keep looking. There is a good reason to continue looking.

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BeerMoustache@reddit

It’ll hopefully a just be a jump from this job. That’ll be easy to explain by saying it wasn’t what you thought it would be. You might end up liking this one and can work towards getting a different shift

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

I can’t keep job hopping bro it’ll look bad on my resume

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compmanio36@reddit

As someone hiring for a high level position right now, moving every 1-2 years is pretty much standard now. If I excluded candidates for it, I'd have nobody to interview.

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CornCasserole86@reddit

Don’t put the short job on your resume. Put some sort of freelance or educational thing in there to fill the gaps on the resume.

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Sqooky@reddit

Who says you have to list it on your resume?

Do what you need to do to survive. Be it get a job at McDonalds, or take this job. Pay comes first.

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iamLisppy@reddit

Not if you keep getting offers from companies.

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tarvijron@reddit

This is facts. The days of having to sit around to make sure you get all the corporate on you for resume purposes died with pensions and phone booths.

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mixduptransistor@reddit

Not having a job looks bad on your bank account balance though. And to be fair a long gap of unemployment also looks bad

If you've been job hopping, the past is the past. You have to pay your bills and I'd focus on that. If you get another job in 2-4 months you don't necessarily have to tell a future prospective employer about this one

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thebigshoe247@reddit

Yes, you can. If it's only a shortish duration, don't even bother listing it.

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fitz1015@reddit

It doesn’t anymore. You tell the next interview that hey I have bills to pay this current one isn’t a fit and looking for a long term position. Every company will understand and if they don’t. You don’t want to work there.

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Beneficial-Gift5330@reddit

Take the paycheck, shut the fuck up, keep interviewing, as if that weren’t the completely obvious answer

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Cmd-Line-Interface@reddit

Right!, it's not that hard of a choice.

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IAmSoWinning@reddit

You say that, but there are many people that will just file for unemployment, apply for jobs a few hours a week, and say "shucks this market sure does suck"

I unfortunately know several people like this in real life.

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ireddit_didu@reddit

I think the goal of the post was for OP to get moral support for not taking the job. Considering the environment, most offers are better than being homeless under a bridge. For most at least. Dunno about OP.

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AmbiguouslyVagueSolo@reddit

Definitely this. All day long. Pretend it’s the perfect job, and the extra two hours are extra commute.

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Barrerayy@reddit

Just accept it and keep looking

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N7Valor@reddit

I was laid off in January. Still unemployed now.

114 applications, 3 interviews (2.6% interview rate). Remote-only due to my near rural location.

I would say take it. Otherwise DM me what the company is and I'll take it.

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DavWanna@reddit

Took me 7 months last time to land a new gig. Resigned last Friday, not really looking forward to it but it's still the better option.

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unstopablex15@reddit

What are they paying tho? Do you get Fridays or every other Friday off?

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iceph03nix@reddit

Work is work, you can take the job and keep hunting. If you have a job, it's easier to be picky about any future offers you might get

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MyLegsX2CantFeelThem@reddit

You obviously have not hit rock bottom.

Take the gig and continue your job search. Those hours will afford you the time to interview in the afternoons.

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zodiac200213@reddit

I work 9 hours days and work for a US defense contractor in Canada. Im IT and have been doing it for 13 years now.
We work 9 hour days because we do a 9/80 schedule which gives us every second Friday off. You get used to the 9 hours days.
They are trialing a 10 hour day and getting every Friday off at some US sites. They may bring it to our site. I wouldn't mind it.

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synthdrunk@reddit

We know both productivity and quality worsens after like six hours. I’m amazed at longer and longer shifts especially for non-laborers.

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pwnt_n00b@reddit

I do 4 10s. Shits glorious.

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goingslowfast@reddit

4 10s if you can do Friday or Monday off is great.

4 10s with say every Thursday off is less good.

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Ssakaa@reddit

Even if it's Thursday, if that's not true of every workplace, the simple ability to actually go do things at other businesses while they're open, without burning a day of leave, is amazingly freeing on your nights and weekends.

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Clickbait_HS@reddit

So to be clear - you are jobless, you have an offer for a remote job and you are feeling like there is something wrong?

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chocotaco1981@reddit

Take it and keep looking

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Excellent-Program333@reddit

I guess i am old. Because I wake up at 4am anyways everyday. Lol

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Workuser1010@reddit

also i'd like to mention. When people say keep looking, it means never stop looking! If you " take a break" chances are you will feel to tired to pick it up again after a month of shitty work. Keep the habit even if its just an hour a week, but never fully stop!

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ultimatrev666@reddit

I've worked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts in my 20 year IT career, but never had I had to work 5 am to 3 pm. I'm hoping it's 4x a week as others have stated.

While I can't speak for you, as I was laid off 3 months ago and homelessness is a mere 2 months away, I would take the offer myself.

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OneRFeris@reddit

You've been working 20 years and would be homeless in 5 months of no job?

Please share, what decisions should younger people make differently, to avoid being in such a precarious position as yourself?

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ultimatrev666@reddit

Don't use 401K money for a condo or house down payment. And don't suffer medical emergencies that leave you one physically disabled and autoimmune.

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Pale-Price-7156@reddit

reading this and I wanted to chime in.

> You've been working 20 years and would be homeless in 5 months of no job?

Comments like this come off as very privileged. Not everyone who lacks a huge safety net is irresponsible. Some of us have dealt with things like major medical issues that wrecked us financially, even after years of working hard.

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OneRFeris@reddit

Roger. I meant it innocently, but agree I sound like an asshole.

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Dokterrock@reddit

super helpful comment

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Ssakaa@reddit

In the US? Uh... I guess they'll have to have perfect health, get a Cali-pay job in the midwest, and... be extremely lucky?

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kremlingrasso@reddit

Yeah man depending on your age that is basically shaving off years from your life expectancy. That is literally inhuman working hours and will wreck your days. There is probably zero reason someone couldn't do it from Romania or Slovakia where there are plenty of great sysadmins available and it's the middle of the working hours. For once there is an actual sense in offshoring work.

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Only_Helicopter_8127@reddit

That 5am start sucks but AWS troubleshooting experience is valuable.

Accept it, use the role to build cloud skills, then leverage that experience for better positions.

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tsaico@reddit

I would say take the role and keep looking.

Also, if this is four 10s, that isnt a terrible shift. Yeah, its can be long at times, but having a three day weekend every weekend can be great.

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Red_Ghost62@reddit

Isnt life great? - if broken down you are essentially complaining about waking up early.

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intepid-discovery@reddit

If it’s remote just take it slow if you decide to take it. Take tons of breaks. You don’t end up working 10 hours

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nitroman89@reddit

Bad offer is better than no offers especially when you don't have a job!

My former coworker got fired in January and still hasn't gotten a job yet.

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artano-tal@reddit

I agree.. Once you have a job looking for a lateral move in the company becomes easier.

Think of this as a stepping stone not a perfect job.

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Mike_Raven@reddit

Firstly, you don't need to stay at a job for 3+ years.

As far as working 10 hour shifts, I think wetheror not that is okay for you is largely a matter of your overall health and the commute time. When I was in my 20s I worked four 10-hour shifts in a technical position. this came out to be 11.5 hours a day when adding a lunch break and a 30-minute commute (each way). The benefit was a whole extra day off. I used that weekday off to run errands and take care of weekly chores. This meant that my weekends were mostly free from responsibilities, meaning I could enjoy them to the fullest and really re-charge. I enjoyed this and often wish I could go back to working the four 10s. Now, if your health isn't up to it, or you have a really long commute or something, then you might have good reasons for turning down the offer.

In regard to compensation, you should almost always ask for more than their initial offer. They have already selected you, and almost all employeers have some wiggle room, and are willing to, offer you more money than the initial offer. There are occasional exceptions to this, and if an employeer is unwilling, or unable, to offer more, they will let you know when you ask.

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insertwittyhndle@reddit

5 am to 3 pm sounds great tbh

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UltraEngine60@reddit

If you cannot get unemployment that will sustain your bills take the job, but keep applying. That said, LexisNexis and TheWorkNumber will find out about the accepted job and any prospective employer big enough to do proper background checks will see the job so make sure you do not assume that they do not know you are currently working. If they ask if you're currently employed just say you're contract because they will know when you started and where you are working.

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EmotionalVegetable48@reddit

The hours alone don’t scare me away. I start at 8 but wake up at 4:15a 5 days/wk.

If the job is cool, you will adjust. Takes me like 6 weeks and I can make it work.

How did you feel about the technical aspects of the job?

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JynxedByKnives@reddit

Take the job and keep applying and interviewing. You dont owe the new employer anything…

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MrSpof@reddit

Take the job, make looking for something more to your liking your second job. Define how many hours per day for job applications and interviews and stick with that allocation. Make sure to take the weekends off except for maybe some applying. Consider it getting paid to look for another job. Ask me how I know lol

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CrazyITMan@reddit

Bad offers beat starving... I agree with most keep looking if this doesn't work out.. Otherwise you are doing better than most who have been looking for a while and nothing

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DespondentEyes@reddit

Soon this will be the simple reality for most of us... those of us still lucky enough to be employed at all, that is.

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Any-Profile9019@reddit

Unpopular opinion:

Depending on the context of your layoff and living situation, are you eligible for rehire or not, do you support a family, how are the job prospects in your area?

The guys saying "its easier to get a job when you have a job" arent taking into account that you have to explain to a new prospective employer why you're willing to leave a job you just accepted for the one you're interviewing for.

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VNJCinPA@reddit

Nah, bad advice. The answer is easy. "I took a grueling 10 hour shift doing support to pay the bills, but THIS job is where I was and want to get back to. It's far more satisfying work that I feel I'm equipped to handle."

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Ssakaa@reddit

Yeah, I'm definitely taking the "I took this because I needed the work, the shift sucks, and I want out of it, but I'm doing it until the next offer comes along" guy over the "I've been unemployed for 3 years, I haven't liked any of the offers I've gotten enough to accept them" guy.

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Type-94Shiranui@reddit

you can easily lie and say the job was misrepresented.

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SpaceChimps98@reddit

If it were 4 days a week it would be awesome. Considering those first two hours are probably slow and you're not left hiding the support bag at the end of the day as other guys take over. But five days at ten hours! Nah.

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nousername1244@reddit

If you need income, take it, keep interviewing, and leave when something better comes. Way easier to job hunt when you’re not stressed about money 👍

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Einaiden@reddit

I know someone who applied, applied, applied and finally settled on a place less than ideal. 2 days later they got the ideal job offer and guess what they did? They took it effective immediate.

You owe them nothing. The company, any company, will not even wait 2 days to replace you and will drop you faster as soon as it suits them to do so, you do the same.

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Hot_Direction7888@reddit

What’s keeping you from accepting the offer and keep looking for new possibilities while having a roof over your head ?

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DickNose-TurdWaffle@reddit

Ask for more money, if they can't take the lower offer and keep looking if you really need to.

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itishowitisanditbad@reddit

The only company i got a response from so far has asked me to work a steady shift from 5 AM to 3 PM which is 10 hours and that’s a lot.

...so you don't want a job? Or what? I don't understand.

Its not good enough?

I Desperately need advice because this doesn’t look sustainable for the long term

So don't do it long term?

So confused on why you're in this position.

Please give me your thoughts on this especially the experienced people.

Been doing this decades, you seem confused on if you need a job or not and that needs to be addressed as an individual.

I'm genuinely baffled how people need reddit to help them decide what to do when they already have every piece of info and the only missing pieces are things completely individual and personal to themselves.

You had a job, got laid off, got a job offer but don't want it...

ok... move on?

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mace73@reddit

Take the offer and see how things go. If you decide to keep looking, easier if you have the income while you’re looking. Plus takes a bit of the stress off if you’re looking still.

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mixduptransistor@reddit

is it 10 hours a day 4 days a week or 10 hours a day 5 days a week?

I'd kill to be able to go back to 4-10s, worked that in my first job on a helpdesk and when structured right (your extra off day rotating between mondays and fridays) you get a 4 day weekend every other month or so

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

It’s 5 days

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saltysomadmin@reddit

Are they giving you overtime or fucking you in the ass?

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

Since this is the standard shift for them. No overtime is paid unless i work anything above the 10 hours/day

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compmanio36@reddit

Depends on your state I think but labor laws factor into this. Over 40 per week is overtime. Over 50 is double time pay, in many cases. Unless this is salary then they can pretty much have you do whatever they want, if you agree to it first.

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beren0073@reddit

Even if it is classified as salary by the employer doesn’t mean it qualifies legally. OP should keep track of his hours worked and their actual duties. If they don’t qualify for exempt status, lawsuit time.

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robotvendingmachine@reddit

Salary? If not that’s against labor laws.

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Allsystemscritical@reddit

Would this position qualify for exempt status? I don’t believe it would in my state.

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ElevateTheMind@reddit

what state are you in?

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saltysomadmin@reddit

Yikes

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ukulele87@reddit

Get the job, keep looking for something better and switch ASAP.
Fuck em for their draconian employment conditions, 10 hour night shifts 5 days a week, unless you are in india or something its pretty much unacceptable.

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DominusDraco@reddit

It depends, are you desperate for work? Or do you have enough savings to take a break? If you dont then take the job, and keep searching.

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rpared05@reddit

Take the offer for now and keep looking

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ErikTheEngineer@reddit

Take the job. Recruiters aren't touching unemployed people right now...companies are looking for every excuse to reject candidates. You'll have money coming in, and you can schedule interviews for a better job after 3 PM/

Even if it's not a perfect fit, you got super lucky and got an offer right away...people are going 6 months or more with nothing.

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CNYMetalHead@reddit

Take it for the steady income and keep looking. It's a lot easier to be picky about job offers when you have a paycheck coming in

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swissayy@reddit

My biggest advice to anyone looking for a job is that you don’t owe them anything. Just because you accept their offer, doesn’t mean you need to be with them for years, and it also doesn’t mean that you can’t continue job hunting after you accept

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Coldsmoke888@reddit

40-50 hours a week isn’t as bad as you make it seem. Remote too? Go to sleep around 8-9pm, wake up at 4, at the desk by 5. No problem. If you’re a night owl that has to party or do late night activities, obviously, not gonna work out.

I worked in supply chain for 10 years with a similar, on-site schedule. I’m fine.

In this job market, I’d take the job and keep applying and looking to see if something better pops up.

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goingslowfast@reddit

Wake up at 4? I’d be doing 4:50 or 4:55 for sure.

The commute is likely under 15 steps 😂

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uptimefordays@reddit

It’s not the easiest market. It took me 2-3 months to find a new job when I started looking in December with a job. I applied for 190 jobs, had 10 interviews, and ended up with 3 decent offers.

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Loan-Pickle@reddit

In the before times I got up at 4AM as I had a bad commute. It wasn’t that and you get used to it. What was nice is that I didn’t have to stay up late to make changes. I could do them when I got up and still have them done before business opened. Maybe it is because I am older, but I would much rather get up early than stay up late.

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BloinkXP@reddit

Try hiring cafe to get some options and salary ranges

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TenzinRinpoche@reddit

Yeah as others say shut the fuck up, curse the Lord you werent born rich, stick your finger to the "follow your passion" crew and accept the reality that you need money. Take the job and keep interviewing. Being broke and fearful ofnthe future is way worse than a shit job.

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the_syco@reddit

Take the job. On the plus side, you'll be available from 3pm to 5pm fir interviews.

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Well_Oiled_Assassin@reddit

I'd take it and keep looking. No such thing as loyalty anymore. Remember, they would kick you to the curb in a heartbeat if it that was more profitable than keeping you.

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thrwwy2402@reddit

Dude. Take it. Keep looking.

Paycheck is better than no paycheck!

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EmptyBoxForever@reddit

Best time to look for a job is when you already have one, friend.

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zodiac200213@reddit

Working 5 am is early but getting off at 3 pm its pretty sweet. I would do it.

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panopticon31@reddit

For 5 days a week? That's 50 hours

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Old-Overeducated@reddit

It'll be an adjustment but you might decide you like it.

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ceinewydd@reddit

I’m up a little after 4AM daily, it’s fine, takes a little adjustment. Really the thing to understand is this just means you’re in bed by 8PM or 9PM every night depending on what number of hours sleep you’re targeting getting. Adjust your schedule, done.

No being out late after work and collapsing into bed at 1AM and no late night gaming until 2AM with friends. That’s just unsustainable with a 4AM alarm.

Adjusting your schedule to early and getting paid beats being unemployed. Take the role and keep an eye out for something else in the future.

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Impossible_IT@reddit

Located in the states? 10 hour days without lunch break is illegal isn’t it?

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ThinkSpeech8185@reddit

This sounds like a good offer to me. Just take it and learn what you can from it right now until you find something better. Having a bad job is better than no job, the job market is rough right now. My department decided no more OT now and Im working more hours than that job.

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Impossible_IT@reddit

Sounds illegal unless you’re exempt from OT.

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TXREQI@reddit (OP)

Sorry to hear that bro. In my experience OT definitely makes a difference. Wish you the best

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TerrificVixen5693@reddit

Oh yeah definitely take that. It lines up great with your history. It’s not the most glamorous gig, but in a year or two you’ll have learned enough and moved up or on. Also the shift is not as bad as you think.

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QuantumRiff@reddit

I live on the west coast, and work central hours. It was rough at first, but it’s honestly nice to be able to do errands and places are still open, and I can always pickup my kids from school, or attend there events.

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asmiggs@reddit

If you need the job to eat, take it. If you don't then it's a question of how much you have in savings, how long that would last and your confidence in your ability to get a better offer within that period. These are all very local issues, we don't know the job market where you are and I can't see your bank balance. I probably wouldn't have bothered applying to a job like this right out the blocks but now you're here you can drag your feet a little and use it to look to other employers like you are in demand.

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su_A_ve@reddit

Take it! That said,

10 hours straight? No lunch break? Remote or onsite? How are the benefits?

Take it and keep looking initially. You may adjust to it at least short term. Jumping ship early would be an easy answer - couldn’t adjust to it..

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Jolly-Ad-8088@reddit

Who says you have to do 3-4 years. Sometimes its good to work hard jobs you’re thankful to leave, because it helps you really appreciate the good one you move to next.

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monsterpup92@reddit

In this market, take it and keep looking. If you're able to find a better job, you don't need to put this job on your resume.

I know people who have been looking for jobs for 2+ years. Consider yourself lucky to get a job offer so quickly!

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This could end up being the sort of job where you're only needed when you're needed within an on call window.