The following is a Dear Abby letter published in the KC Star. Even in a recession, the letter writer concludes that no-work is better than working in the predatory lending industry…
Dear Abby | KC woman doesn’t want to work for payday loan operation
By JEANNE PHILLIPS
DEAR ABBY: My wife has been out of work for four months. Last week she applied for a job at a loan office. During the interview, she learned it was a payday loan operation, and she would be expected to get people to sign up for loans they could not afford.
This goes against our principles. We have seen family members caught in payday loan schemes that buried them in debt, and we find the whole industry to be immoral.
My wife is currently receiving unemployment compensation. One of the rules of unemployment is, if a company offers you work, you must accept it. She said if she had known what the position entailed, she would not have applied. Now she is terrified she may be offered a position in a business she finds repugnant, but she may not be able to decline the offer. What can she do? Please answer fast! — Stuck for an Answer in Kansas City
DEAR STUCK FOR AN ANSWER: Your wife should contact the payday loan company and tell them she is not interested in the position before she gets an offer. That way, she won’t be breaking any rules, and the company can hire a willing applicant.
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