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Anyone ever heard the Bob Newhart unemployment story?

He was working for an unemployment office in Ohio while in his 20s. He processed unemployment claims. He made $50 a week doing that. While processing claims, he realized unemployment paid $45 a week. He intentionally started making tons of mistakes and was let go. He walked in the next week and started collecting unemployment. Said he’d rather get $45 a week for doing nothing than $50 a week for 40 hours work. (In those several weeks, he wrote his earliest comedy routines.)


He was working for an unemployment office in Ohio while in his 20s. He processed unemployment claims.

He made $50 a week doing that. While processing claims, he realized unemployment paid $45 a week.

He intentionally started making tons of mistakes and was let go.

He walked in the next week and started collecting unemployment. Said he’d rather get $45 a week for doing nothing than $50 a week for 40 hours work.

(In those several weeks, he wrote his earliest comedy routines.)

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