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I hear through the email, she is just lazy. Who in their right mind would use an option like get on welfare to go bck to school. That was just stupid.... work anf get a loan like regular people do..

I work a full time job-go to school full time and have 2 children 9 and 3-I am not on any public assistance-Yanna needs to either get a student loan and financial aid or like you said get a second job. I agree with Wendy, don't waste my tax dollars, especially when there are people out there that really need it.

i've wanted to say something but there are soooooo many options. it looks like you are worried about your finances, school and then employment. i would suggest - 1)maybe stay where you are and get counseling - the point of that is so that you can work on your approach to situations like that AND so you could eventually get some sort of medical excuse from them that the environment is detrimental to your health. this you could do so that you get money, disability AND you could look for a job at the same time or bring them to court and sue them if that is the route you want to go - ask a lawyer about this, 2)if you could, get fired or laid off (figure it out - something on the lines of coming in late or not going to work once a week, etc.). this way, you could get your unemployment that you have worked so hard to accumulate. once you get to the unemployment office, your place of employment may dispute your claims for unemployment / this you could fight and win especially if you bring up the environment which, if it bothered you so much, you could have written up a memorandum and circulated, so that you could have that as some type of evidence - this you could do before trying the "getting fired" but you could use this if you quit AND try to collect unemployment which again, your place of employment may dispute and the memo would be the evidence. either way - you may need to go to the unemployment office several times. (i apologize for the run-ons and all - the small box is making me think i only have a little more space left to explain everything). OK - once you get to the unemployment office part, you could make the choice of having unemployment send you to a job training program. it's an intensive program - it lasts for a semester and you can be certified - for instance, for being a lab technician in a pharmeceutical company. i can't think of anything else to suggest to you. quitting and getting yourself two jobs would be a way to go too but in either case -you have to get some more guts in you because just as easy as it has happened where you are, it could happen somewhere else. if it bothered you - you should have said something, not kept your mouth shut. assertion, on your part, is very important to every individual person. use it or lose it. either way - work hard. i do NOT cosign welfare for several reasons that would take me all day to explain - one reason being, the time you take to get welfare, is about about how much you lose in daily wages working somewhere else - it's a waste of time, in my opinion. personally, i think it's a waste of money and it's not supportive of your wanting to go to school and getting a good job. it's just a layover and if you go to work and get welfare and welfare doesn't know you work - you'll be paying that bad boy back, please believe it. personally, i would find another place to work while being where you are - maybe go to a staffing agency and have them find temporary employment for me. 6 years is a LONG time to put up with what you put up with just to walk away with you being the one hurt the most - I don't understand, if it was that bad, why you were there for 6 years. if it is because of the benefits you receive - hey, you live and your learn. it takes about 6 months to be qualified to get health benefits at a place of employment.

You have a lot to learn, no matter what job you have there will be some kind of discrimination.

great advice wendy. she better hustle and stash her "F" you money for a rainy day.

I have never been on welfare. I'm 28 years old. I have one child. I have gone back to school and work two jobs to get to where I am today. Find a new job.

wendy i agree with the comment that you made because now in days the system is not out to help any body especially blacks and spanish. we have to help our selves and cannot depend on any one else to do pitch in. If you want something done right you gottado it your self cause in the end it pays off. sincerly william

Girl, it's a no-brainer.....don't get back on welfare, you'll be back at square one! You hate your job? So do most of us, but you need to stick it out until you can find another job to replace the one you hate. If you have the means and the time togo back to school, then you go, Girl!

I agree with Wendy, we don't need another sister on Welfare. But if you don't want to work and go to school like the rest of us maybe you can find a sugar daddy to pay your way.

GET ANOTHER JOB AND TRY GOING TO SCHOOL PART-TIME. ITS ALL ABOUT GRINDING, STOP LOOKING FOR THE EASY WAY OUT. I JUST COMPLETED MY DEGREE AND I WORKED FULLTIME AND I HAVE A TWO YEAROLD, IF I CAN DO IT ANYBODY CAN!!! IT WON'T BE EASY BUT ITS WELL WORTHIT IN THE END!! THINK ABOUT IT

listen, I'm 29 years old and I have no kids. The reason? I feel like I'm not financially secured enough yet. I refuse to have kids to have to go on welfare. I know I hate to support those people living off of our hard earn money, why would I want todo that to other people?

You should not go on welfare and go back to school. You can work and go to school. I have 2 kids, a husband, and a full-time job. I still make time to take 2-3 classes a semester. You can do it.

It sounds as If you are actually a weak, dependant individual, who really is looking at the feedback you are gettin on your job, whether positive or negative, and puttin your own label on it. It seems that you would be one the people at work, who don't pull there own weight, and when they are talked to about it, puts the "they're after me" label on it. GET UP AND GROW UP. Any independant women that i know, like my mom, would make the changes she needs in her life without wondering the would have should have, could haves. If you don't feel comfortable at your present job, either face it or leave, and do what is right for YOU....

It is tough working in a enviornment that is emotionally overbearring. However, Fight the powers that be by telling someone in HR because thats why they get paid! Make them do their job. My question is, does this sista want to go back to school only due to her current obstical? If so she will waste her's and the governments money in investing in an education half heartedly! Try to correct the wrongs before jumping head first into something else, leaving the orriginal matter un-delt with! The racial and sexist issue will always be there, do something against it besides running away!

I am 30 yrs old. I work pay my own bills and live paycheck to paycheck. I have no children, why? I CANT AFFORD THEM!! why didn't you think about having a secure job BEFORE having children ??? Grow up, get a student loan, work take care of business.

I say stick it out with the job and go back to school part time.

Not only will your children have benefits, but so will you. We could always use more people over here in the sandbox. Plus you have all the time in the world to get an education.

Just GET A NEW JOB AND GO BACK TO SCHOOL

I think you are lazy, you need to get a job. We as tax payers did not put you in the perdicament you are in, so it is not up to us to take care of you and the hood.

Welfare is not an option, never has been. I understand your dilemma with your job. I would start sending out your application via the net. And ask family & friends to keep their eyes and ears out for you while you look. In the meantime, you can contact a superoir who you trust to put an end to the discrimination you feel at the workplace. And start school this coming semester. Whether its online or just a class on the weekeneds. Whatever you do...stay in the struggle. And know that your not alone...there are sisters out there doing the same as you. The welfare will never give you anything cause even if its free money...it still comes with a price. Hang in there.

i would like to go to school to but I work and you should to Im not paying for you to go to school and i cant even go myself work two three four jobs if you have to lazy!!!!!

Hey yana i was told a long time ago only a poor rat has one hole, so if you do not want to work do not sit on welfare I am a tax payer get that money another way if you know what I mean and let me know if you are better off you need to suck it up say a prayer for somthing better

You have a lot of choices I have 6 children never been on welfare never want to Im in school and work full time you need to dig in ur so called bag of tricks and find your babies daddy and get some child support im tired of taking care of yall welfare queens thats just an excuse for you to sit on your A$$ if I can accomplish all I got I know the welfare queens can get it together girl and stop being a sorry loser.

If u unhappy with ur job start looking for a new one welfare is not the answer we have more opportunites than we did back in the day take advantage of it and start making better choices my sister been on welfare for 11yrs dont want to get off my taxes going to welfare and Bush pockets get all you can get mama cause taxes go to a lot of things people dont know about do what you want its your life.

Why , or how could you even consider quiting your job to go on welfare? Iam offended, because I am a taxpayer.Get as many jobs as you need to support yourself!!

If this is just a job for 6 yrs, complain to supervision, stick it out while looking for another job. If its a career (you see a future there). threaten to sue - you should not be harassed in the workplace sexually or any other way. There are laws against this. You cant always run from challenges and look for the easy way out- sometimes you have to fight.

what tha hell! gurl u crazy!!

Welfare won't buy toliet paper this is almost 2008 get 2 jobs like the rest of us walfare is not a option ever

I say go on wel-fare until u finish school. It's very hard to go to school, take care of home, and work all by yourself.I'm a single mother who works a full-time job as a counselor and I was on wel-fare until I completed school.Some people didn't have mommy and daddy paying the bills so that they could go to college. Anyways you don't want to sacrifice a functional family for a dysfunctional one by being at school and work all the time. I mean, Who is taking care of the kids while your working,going to school, and studying?

I read thru just a few of the comments. Wendy i cool but I don't always agree with her. Why are u considering welfare? Is it for health benefit reasons? Do u have children? We don't know the whole story. Maybe welfare was the only other option u knew about until these comments were made. I don't want my tax dollars wasted on someone who is strong enough to make it just like we are. But for some people welfare is a steppin stone to get where u need to be. If u have to step on that stone. Do u and tell your success story when you are done.Don't forget to give back.

Listen Girl I am case worker at the welfare office and let me tell you this If you quit your job you WILL NOT be entitled to any benefits because you quit your job for no good reason. So advice for you is to stay and look for anthoer job. If you want to go to school go parttime at nite.

Girl I am in the same shoe where I hate my job but never would I say I want to go on welfare. Sounds like deeper issues. Take a step back go to work to pay the bills and meanwhile look at what you really want to do and attain skills to help you get that job. When you are passionate about what you do you will be happy to go to work every day regardless the BS haters through at you. I would love to quite my job but I love to shop and I have bills so I will work with these A&^%% until I attain the skills, network and financial stability to start my own event planning company.

Hey stupido.... Do you actually think the goverment is going to give you enough money to maintain your current lifestyle?

I think your just lazy and trying to find a excuse not to work. I have 2 children that i'm raising by myself right now and I work full time, I go to school full time working on my masters, so if i can do it so can you...

I support you 100%. You worked for 6 and half years you'll have your degree in four. You put some time in. I say go for it and good luck.

I just really hope you were joking lady... Wendy said it all. WELFARE ISN'T SOMETHING YOU JUST GO GET BECAUSE YOU DONT LIKE YOU JOB. USE YOUR BRAIN B4 YOU GO EMBARASS YOURSELF ON LINE AGAIN.

I truly hope you were not serious!! It sound to me like you have a lot of issues that you need to work thru. Welfare is there for people who really need help. Not because they are uncomfortable with their job and want to go to school. Clearly you do need to go back to school but in the mean time, I suggest you speak to an elder or someone you trust and someone who has much more common sense then yourself. You really need to 'Woman-Up and get it together. If you feel you need and or want to leave your job, find a new one and leave. If you want to go back to school, find a way to make that happen but not in the tax-payers dime. I am embarrassed for you because I don't think you have the good sense to be. WOW CHICK, GET IT TOGETHER AND STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF!!

My tax dollars should be allocated to better things than to support someone who is too lazy to work. I am tired of supporting lazy people. If I had a choice, I would not contribute to the welfare system. Wendy, your next topic should be about people on welfare. It would be nice to get an explanation from some welfare mothers as to why they are milking the system dry to go get their nails and hair done. I am happy that I am in a position to support myself and not rely on the government. I would rather be homeless than to take a handout. Lisa

What the majority of people here are forgetting is that our society and economy now have placed such high standards for young people that those are the real options for many. The price of admission for an entry level job that pays less than $10 per hour is a college degree. You couldn't say that 20 or 30 years ago. College has become the new high school. And the harsh reality is that college is more expensive now than it has ever been. So now you tell a person who is just trying to get by to come up with anywhere from $15,000 to $40,000 per year for school so that you can go very deeply into debt before you even get that poorly paying job. Then when you get out you have a job market where people line up outside of Walmart before the store even opens to get minimum wage jobs without benefits. In this all to common scenario you would have to live with your parents to make ends meet on your student loans, because if you were to declare bankruptcy, guess what, student loans still will not be reduced or waived. I am not saying I want to pay her way either. But you have to understand that the safety net is there because some people truly need it. Of course there will be people who abuse the system. But I will never begrudge someone who is trying to give themselves the tools to be self-sufficient. And I think that it is truly deplorable how middle-aged people cannot see the forest for the trees when they say "I did it, why can't they." Times have only made it more expensive to get by and more competitive to boot. Has it really been that long since you were in our shoes trying to get by yourself that you can't remember how you felt when your parents generation said the same to you and all you thought was that they couldn't comprehend your circumstances? Time has and will always be marching on and the same is true now as it was then. Only now the babyboomers are the ones who are the ney-saying parents. And guess what, you make it even harder for a twenty-something trying to get by when you refuse to retire, and take jobs away from those who are still trying to start their lives. If I sound at all harsh or bitter, let me just say I have every right as I have two jobs, am not on any sort of public assistance and am in grad school because there is literally no way out of this mess without a masters and even then the picture is not much more rosy. Please see me or any of my classmates if you want to lament about woe is my pocket because of the lazy yougsters. We are the future, the imminent future might I add. When your inconsiderate behinds are in the nursing homes, we will be the underpaid, overworked, and bitter college grads that can't seem to get a better job than wiping some indigent elderly person's ass, so be nice because if you can't wipe it and you were mean you gonna sit in yo shit. Just like how you are shitting on this poor girl verbally.

I have to agree with Wendy. I go to school and work fulltime. Yes, It's hard, but I know the payoff is going to be worth it. Plus, I am too damn independent to have the government tell me how much money I can be allotted per month. I say quit, but get another job first, go to school and be diligent about it.

WOW...are you really serious? I work, go to school full-time, and take care of my kids (two and seven weeks) ALL WHILE MY HUSBAND IS IN IRAQ!! Get off your lazy A$$ and go to work AND school like the rest of us.

Baby girl this is the reason our younger generation is on welfare and ahving babies and not knowin where to go next.. stop being lazy get up and work who cares u sont live with your work place suck it up and get that paper b00... laugh straight to the bank

I dont think you have to go on welfare, just get another job. I mean welfare are for single women that have many children and cant support to feed or clothe them. You dont sound like u are in that situation. You just need to get out there and find another job. Work at mcdonalds if u have to!!

You could begin by going to EEOc and placing a complaint with you current employment. Hopefully you have documented all the incidents that have taken place. You need to be fully aware that it will be a battle from that poin on. so if you think it's hard now, it will only become harder. But if you've endured this maltreatment for six years or so, I think you can handle the battle ahead. Let it be clear that seeking the assistance or lack there of of Welfare is always a last resort. What you could do is maybe look for a part-time job and get Foodstamp Assistance. That combined with financial aid, federal work-study, and student loans could be of great support in you time of need. I don't think of you as a lazy person, just one who really needs to plan out her option, and to do so you need a little more understanding of the system. Maybe you decision to go on Welfare which includes; Public Assistance (cash, rent, medicaid, and Foodstamps) is because you need assistance in all of these areas. And since you have contributed to the system by being a law abiding tax payer, you do have a right to use the assistance if and when you need it. Just use the Cash part of the benefits as the ultimate last resort. Everyone sounds very judgemental, and have not walked an inch in this woman's shoes. Don't worry keep your head up. Use the internet as a resource, and read up on everything and anything that you want. Just make certain that the source is a reliable one. ,.org is usually a reliable source. Please again people remember that she too is paying her taxes just like everyone else. And instead of us being worried about the tiny cent that is going to Welfare, we should be more concerned about the large dollar amounts of our tax dollars that are going towards the war. Please try and be more considerate of others because we will never know what it feels like until (God Forbid)we find ourselves in that position. Peace , Love, and Hair Grease!!!!

I think that you should go to a free program if you cannot afford school. if you have been working 6yrs at one job then your loyalty speaks for itslef on your resume. buy a new suit and go look for a damn job. I am 24 and have no children because I just cant see myself on the train with my child, or chasing some wild whore dude for money for diapers. please dont become a scraggler when you can absolutely do more. there are plenty options. why dont you just apply for food stamps if you are having difficulty affording food and use the estra money you have on that nice suit i was recommending. if you get on food stamps only, that makes you eligible for extra money at school. also, apply for student aide and scholarships. they just give people money who are eligible. I should know cause i got some, and didnt need to be on food stamps or broke. put your life into perspective and think about how you are going to feel waiting in the welfare office for a case worker to call you as a thousand snot nosed (hey its cold season, im not being mean) kids scream, cry, and kick-and just know there is a way if you make one.

...with how dumb a question this is...to piggy back on Wendy and some of the other comments I read...a) don't waste my tax dollars, there are people - CHILDREN, SENIORS, DISABLED, ECT. who NEED it more than your lazy ass B)Get OFF your lazy ass and look for a new job, look into financial assistance for adult students/single parents...there is SO much of it out there C) Clearly the discrimination at your job is just an excuse. If it were a real, legitimate issue, then a person with half a brain would be seeking legal counsel, not pondering welfare D) Get on some birth control so you bring anymore innocent children into this world...CLEARLY you are no role model

I SAY DO IT GO ON WALFARE.... IF YOU CAN DO IT THEN DO IT....AT LEAST YOUR GOING TO BETTER YOURSELF... AND NOT SITTING HOME.... NO I'M NOT ON WALFARE.... NEVER BEEN.... BUT IF I HAD TO I WOULD.

have you-yes you tried to own your own business....or maybe consider getting your c.d.l.-license....

I ASSUME THAT YANNA IS A SINGLE MOTHER. WHY ELSE WOULD WELFARE BE THE ONLY OTHER OPTION THAT SHE COULD COME UP WITH FOR INCOME WHILE SHE TRIES TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR HER CHILDREN AND HERSELF. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND BELIEVE ME I DON'T KNOW A WOMAN ALIVE THAT PLANS TO RAISE KIDS ON THEIR ON BUT HEY SHIIII HAPPENS. SO NOW SHE IS GRINDING TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. IF SHE FEELS THAT WELFARE IS THE ONLY WAY AND AS LONG AS SHE SEES IT AS TEMPORARY MEANS TO REACH HER ULTIMATE GOAL THEN MORE POWER TO HER. YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH HER FOR WHATEVER REASON BUT UNTIL YOU WALK A MILE OR A MINUTE IN YANNA'S SHOES YOU REALLY CAN'T JUDGE HER. NEWSFLASH....WE ALL ARE TAX PAYERS!!! EVEN IF YANNA CHOSE TO GET ON WELFARE SHE TOO IS PAYING TAXES. EVERY TIME SHE PAYS FOR GAS OR FOOD OR CLOTHES SHE IS TAXED. YOU HAVE TO BE THE MOST SELF RIGHTEOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. I BET THE MAJORITY OF YOU THAT MADE THAT COMMENT DON'T EVEN PAY A FEDERAL OR STATE TAX EVERY YEAR. THE DIFFERENCE MAY BE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE CHILDREN SO YOU CAN TURN YOUR NOSE UP AT SOMEONE WHO WAS BLESSED WITH KIDS EVEN THOUGH THEIR FINANCES ARE NOT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE OR YOU THINK THEY SHOULD BE, OR YOU MAY HAVE CHILDREN AND HAVE A HUSBAND OR FAMILY TO SUPPORT YOU AND THEREFORE YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONSIDER RECEIVING AID FROM THE GOVERNMENT. YANNA IS NOT STUPID OR LAZY AS SOME OF YOU HAVE STATED. SHE IS THINKING OF WHAT IS BEST FOR HER FAMILY. HER OPTIONS MAY NOT BE APPEALING BUT IN THE END AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE IT WILL BE WELL WORTH IT.

You are correct keep the job you have. You've been on the job for 6 years already. It will not kill you to say on the job a little while longer. Go back to school and get your education. Keep your job you have now and get your education at the same time. God will bless you. Pray on it he will show you the way. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THINK SMART!!

She should get on walfare and get a grant instead of a loan which she dont have to pay back.Listen she works and shes a taxpayer as well now its time for her to at least get her money back instead of like most of us lose it. You know how they say use itor lose it.This is the perfect time for her to use it. WHY NOT if she can handle it?

Welfare is not for someone to use because they dont feel like working and want to go to school. Nobody owes you a DAMN thing. A degree doesnt guarantee you anything. Get a new job, go to school part time, and make something of yourself. Depending on others and abusing the system will never make you stronger.

As long as you are an abled-body person, welfare should not be an option. As so many single mothers have posted, I too go to school, work and still find time for studying and family. It is extremely stressful and difficult but no one said being a responsible adult is easy. Research options and alternatives to make it happen. DO something about the way you were treated at your job; don't run away. I hope you do get an education and learn about responsibility. Only you truly knows if you NEED assistance and what type but don't be lazy. Work hard for your family and your education. Knowledge is one of the things that no one can take from you.

Please - about 70% of you all probably don't keep track of where your tax dollars go. if anything - for the 45% supposedly "religious" people who have responded - think of it as "giving back". MY concern is someone who subjects themselves to 6 years of what they see as abuse from their place of employment and hasn't done anything about it. It's reflective of so many citizens of the US who are not happy with a lot of governmental policies and continue to grin and bear it without doing something to change it to their benefit. At least this individual has faced the fact that something has got to change and is looking at her options, albeit, as lean as she makes them out to be. Self-owned businesses are the way to go but if you can't address being in this type of atmosphere or at least, being strong, courageous and entrepeneural about it - you may find it hard to do anything else.

I kept a full-time job and went to school full-time. I never qualified for financial aid because I made "too much money" for a single woman. I had to pay all the tuition out of my pocket and anyone who has been to nusring school knows how much money it costs. If you have any children under six years, i will suggest you go for WIC so they can get nutritous food. I absolutely hate the idea of you going on welfare with my hard earned tax dollars. You can stick it out-go to school and find you another job if you cannot be at the same workplace. I will also suggest you make the unbearable workplace work for you. Work twice as hard, show you coworkers and superiors that you are not lazy and you are very good at what you do. i was harassed at my old job before i got out of college, I knew I needed the money for college to get a career not a job so I stuck it out, i showed them that I can get pay raises based on my hard work and not by sleeping with any of them. i started working in 2002 at $7.00/hr and I left about six months ago making over $21.00/hr. You can do it without welfare. Please stick it out, go to school and get a career like me and then you can pick and choose where you want to work.

What I would suggest is to not quit your job before you find another one, especially to get on welfare when it will not be worth all the pennies they will give you. And then contact some of the colleges in your area and find out what your options are for finanical aid, and possibly grants in your area that are free to you. There is so much free money out there for colleges, and universities, sometimes the state you live in have grants and scholarships to give. But, I would suggest not going from working and having a comfortable lifestyle to almost nothing.

you give real women like a bad name suck it up at the job your at cause they want you to leave idiot its going to ignorance at any job you go to whos to say it wont be worst if u go else where and about the welfare hard working women such as myself and wendy dont want to foot the bill 4 u im a single mother of two and im doing it so stop acting like a wimp and stay at you job

Yo im dead up, u gotta hustle. Nothin in this world is givin to us boo boo, and as black women, we gotta do wat we gotta do....I'm a stripper and I'm paying myself through college at Akron University...u just have to do 4 u, not 4 nobody else.....i do wat i gotta do, point blank period, not sayin u should become a stripper because trust me its not the best job out that, but its other reasons why this is my job right now and i dont have a professional job as of right now...but if they arent treating you like you should be treated at your job now, you need to leave...BUT!!! DONT QUIT UNTIL U HAVE A BETTER JOB LINED UP ALREADY, BECAUSE THEN U WOULD BE FN'ING UR SELF OVER,AN WE DONT WANT THAT. SISTER I FEEL U, AN I KNO WAT U GOIN THRU, SO DONT FEEL ALONE. AN 4 ALL OF THE PEOPLE CALLIN U LAZY, AN WAT NOT, DONT EVEN PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THEM BECAUSE THEY ARENT THE ONES WHO HAVE 2 LIVE UR LIFE, U HAVE 2 LIVE IT...YO MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SAY THIS SAYING RIGHT HERE ALL THE TIME!!! "FOLLOW BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT" YOU NEED TO PRAY ABOUT THIS, AND WHEN GOD GIVES U THE ANSWER THEN U KNO WAT U GOTTA DO, AN IT'S GONNA B SO EASY AFTER THAT...U WILL B N MY PRAYERS SISTER!!! STAY STRONG....O AN ABOUT THAT COLLEGE TIP, U SHOULD TOTALLY DO IT. EVEN IF U CANT GO TO A CAMPUS AT NIGHT, ONLINE COLLEGES ARE GETTING SO POPULAR RIGHT NOW, THEIR EASY, AFFORDABLE, AND CAN WORK AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE...YANNA BOO U JUS GOTTA DO WATS GONNA WORK 4 U, AN THATS REAL!!!!!

Listen, i can understand the hardships of a crappy job. But quitting and maing the rest of the world pay for your feelings is wrong. Why would you want to go on welfare? Morally speaking what that can do for you. Dont think just by going on welfare you'll have it any easier while youre in school. Im a FULLTIME college student and I WORK part-time. i commute at least 4 x a week to school (which is an hour ea. way) & then i commute a half hour to work. so about 10 horus a week. It's a rat race and it sux but you cant expect wellfare and us paying our tax dollars on you. There are scholarships out there for you!!! Not only that but also financial aid. I didnt think I could do it being that I lived in a very wealth town, my parnets made good money and so on... but a great friend of mine told me that i CAN be done & anyone can go to college. Theyll give you the money you need .. if you qualify for it .. and Im sure you would qualify for it. Stay at your job adn at least finish the year off so you can put that down as reference. IGNORE crappp goin on if u can & then fill out hte FAFSA papers ONLINE ( ask a friend for help if need be .. thats what i did.. or go to the school and they will help you!!)) dont be a lazy bum having us and our tax dollars go for what youre too lazy to do.

AS A PERSON THAT WORKS FOR THE WELFARE DEPT. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO KEEP PEOPLE IN POVERTY... IT IS NOT DESIGNED AS A STEPPING STONE. THE ASSISTANCE IS DESIGNED TO BE A SUPPLEMENT TO YOUR INCOME, NOT TO SUPPORT YOUR FAM... YOU WILL BE PLAYING YOURSELF IF YOU THINK YOU COULD TAKE CARE OF A FAM OF 3... IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, RESEARCH THE SCHOOL YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND & MEET W/A COUNSELOR AT THE SCHOOL TO REVIEW YOUR OPTIONS. NOW, MANY SCHOOLS ARE OFFERING OPTIONS/PROGRAMS FOR WORKING PARENTS... SO DO YOUR HOMEWORK & DON'T SUBJECT YOUR KIDS TO LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL... GOOD LUCK!!

you have been with you employer for 6 and 1/2 years and now you are deciding that it is usbearable....thats a long time to be thinking that now.either stick with it or bounce to another full time and still continue school.don't add on to the statistics.there is nothing like a great struggle and at the end of the day when you have completed school and have become an accomplished person you can laugh skip and jump and say WOW i did that all on my own.

Go on welfare. Get child care for you kids, go back to school, get financial aid. Exercise your body and brain. Hey and for all you others who dont agree just keep this in mind. there are many ways to get to your goal. walk, run, take a bus, train or plane. the real main thing is that you set a plan to get to your goal...o yea, you must have goals. Stop thinking like those old grand parents that say things like " i had to wash floors til midnight, take care of someone elses children. and do hair from my house on weekends..blah blah blah. where is the quality of life in that. I pay plenty of taxes. i'm single, no kids.. i pay plenty of taxes, but believe me, only a small percentage of it is going to yanna and/or like her. so much more of my tax money is unaccounted for. o yea guiliani's mistress travels and others (politicians) real abuse of my money. Id rather Yanna get it to go to school without so much worrying about how her kids are going to eat or if she'll get a jobs with flexible hours paying enough. We can always count on a hater...just wants someone elses life to be as miserable as it can be. well it doesnt have to be that way. i make 70- 100k yearly..like i said, i pay plenty in taxes. why cant yanna have some. i see me in her; they are racist and sexist at my job, but i aint leaving!!! did you see how much i make. i see my mother in her; wanting to make her life better, but gotdamn there just aint enough working hours in a day. can she sleep, study, play with her kids. that is what welfare is for. as long as she is working toward a goal in a timely fashion i dont mind helping her out. WHAT!!!??

the best thing to do is find a new job first then quite but think before you do anything just do some soul searching first and then do what right for you. take care i will say a pray for you

I agree with my sister who just posted, I watched her struggle for 7 years at BS jobs, with no hope of saving .02. At the end of the day she had absolutley shit nothing! She listened to everybody in my family say how they would help her and stuff, but it was not enough to give her a room for $50.00 in mamas house. Their help was actually holding her back. They didnt want to see her on welfare, but once she ignored them and made up her mind to do it, she thrived, she got her own little apt. she had her own space, more privacy, she was not depressed, more focused, she went to school full time, welfare program paid for childcare. they gave her a stipend for books transportation and a free computer. She had food stamps. In a year and a half she was a nurse. She moved to Md. last year-bought a house. Found a new man at the hospital(A WORKING MAN) for a change and shes doing great now.

I FEEL SORRY ABOUT WHAT U R GOING THRU BUT @ THE SAME TIME WELFARE IS NOT AN OPTION U NEED 2 GET A BACKBONE & START GRINDING LIKE EVERYONE SAID PLUS ALOT OF US GOT IT "F'ED UP" BY THINKING THE WELFARE MONEY IS FREE ITS NOT U HAVE 2 PAY THEM BACK ONCE U GET OFF TRY TO GET A LAW SUIT OR A BANK ACCOUNT U WILL C THAT MONEY WILL GO RIGHT BACK 2 WELFARE I LUAGH @ PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY THEY R GOING @ RUN UP THERE @ WELFARE 2 GET THAT FREE MONEY. MY MOM HAD 3 KIDS WHEN I WAS 2 YRS OLD SHE TOOK ME 2 THE DOCTOR FOR MY REGULAR APPT AND WHEN WE LEFT SHE TOOK ME 2 THE WELFARE OFFICE & SIGNED HERSELF OFF THE SYSTEM AND SHE GOT 2 AND 3 JOBS THYATS HOW SHE SUPPORTED US AS A SINGLE MOM OF 3 AND I'M 30 NOW I ALWAYS SAID 2 MYSELF WHEN I HAVE A CHILD I WOULD NEVER GET ON THE SYSTEM I HAVE 2 CHILDREN MY BOY IS 3 & I JUST HAD A BABY GIRL 2 WEEKS AGO & I'M BACK @ WORK ITS NOT A GAME OUT HERE & I'M MARRIED FOR 5 YRS BUT @ THE END OF THE DAY IT'S JUST ALWAYS GOOD AS A INDEPENDENT WOMAN 2 SAY IN THE GRIND AND DO FOR U U NEVER KNW WHEN DUDE GONE ACT A FOOL & PULL A ROLLING STONE MOVE ON U. U HAVE 2 ALWYS HAVE A PLAN B & C EVEN D IF NEEDED ANYWAY I SAID ENOUGH BUT JUST REMEMBER WELFARE ISN'T FREE SO THINK ABOUT IT B 4 U ENTER IN2 THE SYSTEM NOT JUST YANNA BUT ALL OF US BLACK WHITE HISPANIC ALIEN WHATEVER. KEEP A BACKBONE FOR YOURSELF

You see how many people you irritated by even suggesting living off of their tax dollars. Suck it up, find a new job, work the long hours, just like the rest of us. And do it proudly, don't rely on others. I've worked, survived a bad marriage, finished my BA and a certificate and am starting my Masters this year. Not living off welfare, instead coming to a job that pays decent and working my tail off til 5:30 M-F. I have tons of school loans that I will hopefully pay off right in time to put my daughter through college. Life is hard, but even considering welfare would make you a quitter. Be like so many of us that work so hard everyday, and make it, but make it on your own two feet, no relying on tax money US HARDING WORKING INDIVIDUALS ARE PAYING!!!!! We're working, you might as well do the same thing. You'll make it, you just have to want it bad enough for yourself and your kids!

Get the welfare idea out of your mind- that shouldn't even be an option. Get another job if your having problems with where you work at right now. I'm full time in school, and have 2 jobs-both FULL time- You can apply for scholarships, grants, financial aid or even loans if needed- going on welfare is the last thing you need to be doing.

..not a first option. As you can see from the reponses, everyone has problems and obstacles in their lives. You've been there 6 years....stay there or get a better job that will pay part of your tuition, and go back to school. Stay focused on your goal of a new career (hopefully after having done your research to determine your course of action), and stand on your own two feet. Welfare should not even be part of the discussion until there is no other way. But your question sounds like you're just looking for someone to co-sign the lazy way. Don't do it! Stand on your own.

You are very misguided Yanna. Like a previous poster said you CAN NOT get on welfare if you quit your job nor can you get unemployment. I knwo this from working as a social worker for 3 months. If you want to go back to school the first step you need to do is research your options. Almost every school has financial aid for low income students. If you live in NYS there are numerous programs that damn near pay for you to go to school, and there are career fields that you can go into that will eventually pay your loans back for you. If you haven't even done research into options for paying for school are you really interested in going back. There are also ways to get childcare WITHOUT being on welfare you just have to look into it. IT seems like you are a very misguided young lady and you dont know what you want to do. Anybody who tells you to go on welfare doesn't know the system because you definately would be inelegible. About 45% of people don't liek their job but they are not going to up and quit becasue they have RESPONSIBILITIES just like you. I dont like my job but I would not even think about leaving and I don't have any kids to support, but I like money and I refuse to live on a fixed income dictated by the government you should want better for yourself and your kids. If you have to struggle then struggle. You have to fight hard for what you want because NOTHING IN THIS LIFE IS FREE ANYMORE.

I have seven kids and I receive no child support (even though it's ordered) and I work Full time. Get another job and go back to school. You don't go backwards only forwards. Welfare is going way backwards.

Quit your job, get a new job that is making the same amount of money. And go back to school. NO WELFARE How old are you? Do you have children? From pat in Queens

I am a single mother as well. I work 3rd shift and I go to school during the day while my daughter is at school. I have been doing this for 2 years. You need to your life right and stop asking dumb questions. Either you stay at that job until you find another one or stay that job and go to school. You can do it. I know it will be hard but you can do it. Don't listen to these dumb people that are telling you to go on welfare. There is no guarantee that you will be able to get welfare because you have work experience. You can go to school apply for financial aid, apply for grants, and there are scholarships and stuff out there for single parents. Just do your research before you make any decisions. No one can tell you what to do but you.

I AGREE WITH GO FOR IT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. I WAS ON WELFARE FOR 1 YR. WHILE I WENT TO SCHOOL AND THEY HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY WITH CHILDCARE AND BOOKS, ETC. AFTER I FINISHED I GOT OFF AND NOW I HAVE A GOOD JOB AND "I PAY TAXES". SO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE WHO ARE TALKING ALL THIS SHIT TO THIS POOR GIRL REALLY NEED TO TAKE A MINUTE AND THINK WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE HER. MAYBE SHE DOES NOT WANT TO WORK 2 OR 3 JOBS AND GO TO SCHOOL ALL NIGHT AND NEVER SPEND TIME WITH HER CHILDREN. I SAY GO FOR IT AND AS LONG AS YOU DON'T PLAN ON BEING ON WELFARE FOR YEARS AND YEARS JUST TO SIT ON YOUR ASS THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? GOOD LUCK.

i'M A 26 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGTHERS AGES 5 AND 2. LISTEN I DONT KNOW YOUR SITUATION OTHER THAN THE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING. A QUESTION THAT ONLY YOU SHOULD MAKE. sOME PEOPLE ARE GIVING ADVICE NEED TO TAKE SOME AND DISH IT OUT TO THEMSELVES. GUARANTEED THAT MANY OF THOSE THAT ARE GIVING U ADVICE EITHER ARE ON WELFARE OR KNOW SOMEONE THAT IS ON WELFARE. WE MOTHERS WHETHER IT BE SINGLE OR NOT MUST COME TOGETHER AND NETWORK.AS LONG AS U ARE SURVIVING NYC AND THE DANGEROUSLY HIGH RENT AND COST OF LIVING HERE. I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO ARENT EDUACTED ABOUT THE SYSTEM THINK THAT WELFARE IS SOMETHING THAT U JUST SIT DOWN AND COLLECT. THIS IS NOT SO. NOW FOR THE MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE THAT DISCOURAGE U FROM GOING ON IT, ON THE OTHER SIDE DO NOT BY ANY MEANS QUIT A JOB IF U DONT HAVE ANOTHER ONE LINED UP. NOW PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER WHERE THEY CAME FROM AND NOT JUDGE ANOTHER WITH WHATEVER QUESTION U ASK. TRY TO BE POSITIVE. TAX PAYING DOLLARS ARE USED BY POLITICIANS TO PAY FOR SEX AND BUYING LUXIOUS ITEMS. LISTEN THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE SYSTEM THAT REALLY DONT NEED IT AND HAVE MINI MANSIONS. SO SWEETY U MAKE THE CHOICE. JUST REMEBER THAT HAVING UR OWN IS THE BEST BUT IF NOT. DO U

well of course you can go on welfare that is a given right to all of us. to get a free education. which ever way you want its your desire we all need a helping hand to all critics out there someone in your family might be on public assistance so dont be quick to judge. It is not dumb to want help if you need it. Do what your heart tells you you will get help foodstamps rent paid, finacial assistance. Take care

If you can avoid welfare please do so.I am 25, I have two sons there dads are lost black men.I am on welfare. It is very sad

WELFARE IS A WAY TO KEEP YOU DOWN PERIOD...IT IS UP TO YOU TO RISE BEYOND ANY SITUATION IN LIFE...PERIOD IF YOU HAVE AMBITION THEN IT WILL TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY...IF YOUR HOPELESS THEN NO WONDER THEY HAVE TWO THRE FIVE KIDS STILL ON WELFARE...THEY DONT WANT BETTER...IT IS WITHIN

Stop being lazy and grind it out. Most hardworking people have had to work multiple jobs just to afford things, I had to work 3 jobs and go to school full-time. Make sure that you know that getting a degree will NOT take care of all of your problems, you will still be a slave to your employer. Start your own business and keep it movin thats the only way to really get ahead!

You need to make one phone call to the welfare office, ask them which arm and leg do you need to give up to get $90 every two weeks. No seriously ask them how much money would you get while going to school compare that to the real world and your everyday needs, let alone if you have children. Any way Im a mom of three I just completed my degree in December and am graduating next month with my Bachelors. I worked as a receptionist, where I can sit and study and do my homework, while making my own money. Right after I completed my degree my job hired me as paralegal and I feel like weezie, moving on up in this world. Don't sell your self short for welfare. I went to school four days a week after work & saturday mornings 8:30 to 3pm, so I know if I can do it, three kids and full time job, so can you. I'm not here to judge you, only offer advice from my own experience.

I must admit that Yanna asked a dumb question. However, I see most of you posting that you're tired of your tax dollars being wasted on lazy people. Well, welfare is not even 1 percent of the national budget. The federal government recently bailed out a bunch of millionaires at Bear Stearns by purchasing $30 billion of their risky investments at the tax payers expense. The federal government has bailed out airline companies, the hospice industry and many other multi-billion dollar corporations. Where is everyone's outrage and indignation? Billions of tax payers dollars are being wasted on two wars, one of which was started on a blatant, outright lie. Corporate welfare is the biggest problem in America, not someone collecting $500 per month in welfare benefits. This government is allowing illegal aliens collect welfare benefits and get free healthcare. Meanwhile, public schools are closing because the funding has been cut. Your priorities are in the wrong place. People are losing their homes due greedy bankers raising the interest rates on homeowners. Our tax dollars are also being wasted on new sports stadiums and arenas. Team owners have the means and the money, however the tax payers end up paying for the stadiums. If you're going to come, then come correct and call out the real bloodsuckers of the people, the tax payers. And lets not forget about your elected representatives who waste billions of dollars on pork barrel projects. So what if some people on the low end of society's totem pole are collecting a few hundred dollars per month in welfare. Why don't y'all open fire on your government providing corporate welfare benefits to the rich.