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what would you do about this situation?

i have been unemployed since july 08... i have been desperately looking for a job ever since.. while unemployed, i have been receiving an unemployment check of $135 per week.. i also was approved for medicaid due to a major pre existing condition i have that prevents me from getting affordable health insurance... medicaid covers all my doctors visits and prescriptions which would be very costly, insurance or not... before i got the medicaid, i applied for a part time job that would give me only 28 hours a week at $12 per hour... at the time though, it was fine, because they offered insurance and seeing as i had none, this was great.. i was turned down for the job... a few weeks later, i was approved for the medicaid. since then i have put out several more apps and resumes, and got interviews on a couple, and they seem really promising. now, i get a call back from the part time job i applied at 2 months ago saying they want to hire me, for really awful hours and no hope for advancement. all shifts that open up in the department are given based on senority.. they did post a new job that is full time, and day shift, which would be perfect, but since they want to hire me for this crappy position, i have to decline the job in hopes that they will call me on the other full time one, but no guarantees. if i accept, company policy prevents me from applying for another position in a different department for at least 6 months. now, if i go to work for these people, i will only be making about $280 per week, roughly, which yes, is more then my unemployment check, but i will now have to pay my insurance, co pays, and scripts, which can get extremely expensive. i think it will actually be counterproductive to accept this job, because i think that, along with crappy hours, no family time because of it, i will be making just enough extra to pay all that medical stuff... i dont know if i will get any of the other jobs i have applied for, but im hopeful... what would you do?

Public Comments

1. It sounds like your priority is time with your family. Don't sacrifice that just for a paycheck. If you can apply for an unemployment extension, you should hold out for something that will allow you to spend time with your family. As long as medicaid is paying for your health needs, you should use this time to research the companies you want to target. That will make the decision-making much easier.
2. your unemployment is going to end at some point. so you have to take that into consideration, crappy jobs are better then no job and no pay check right.? does this new job offer medical insurance or will you medicaid just stop when you start working.. I would look into trying to find a way to keep the medicaid.
3. This job is a foot in the door for a better job in the future, take it, it is only temporary, you will find something much better.