I just found out that I may be furloughed soon for a month. I'm a responsible guy, I've tucked money away in case of troubles, and I can survive without a months pay with little impact on my life. It's annoying, and I'm unhappy, but I'll live. I'm not swimming in money though, it'll come out to be about 10% of my savings. I'm also single with no dependents. I'm told I can put in for unemployment, which includes that sweet $600 weekly Federal Coronavirus bump on top of it. The problem is that I don't feel comfortable collecting unemployment when I don't need it. I've always been angered by the deadbeats that leech off of the system, collecting unemployment when they don't need it, when they're able bodied and can work. I want to just say no and not file, but there's a part of me that wants to take it anyway. I can work, I want to work, but I'm being told I cant, it's not my choice. What do y'all think? What would you do? Has anyone else been in this situation yet?

I just found out that I may be furloughed soon for a month.

I'm a responsible guy, I've tucked money away in case of troubles, and I can survive without a months pay with little impact on my life. It's annoying, and I'm unhappy, but I'll live. I'm not swimming in money though, it'll come out to be about 10% of my savings. I'm also single with no dependents.

I'm told I can put in for unemployment, which includes that sweet $600 weekly Federal Coronavirus bump on top of it. The problem is that I don't feel comfortable collecting unemployment when I don't need it.

I've always been angered by the deadbeats that leech off of the system, collecting unemployment when they don't need it, when they're able bodied and can work. I want to just say no and not file, but there's a part of me that wants to take it anyway. I can work, I want to work, but I'm being told I cant, it's not my choice.

What do y'all think? What would you do? Has anyone else been in this situation yet?