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Question: Should I go work temp for the IRS in Utah?

I have no place to stay in Utah, so I would have to arrange for housing. All I need is a room, really. A cheap motel with weekly rates would work, if I can find such a place in Ogden, Utah. The job is working in the mail room for $12.00 an hour.

The job will last a maximum of thirty days, after which I will be unemployed again. I will be able to draw unemployment after the job ends, I think.

I have no other job offers at this time. I am not broke, but my savings are diminishing. The IRS job of course could be somewhat hazardous. Think about it. Opening mail at the IRS.
Disgruntled, crazy taxpayers. Who knows what they might send.

I am currently staying with relatives in Texas and have no real housing expense here, so I would not be paying rent in two places. It’s a 1500 mile drive to Ogden, Utah and I need to be there by 4:00 pm on Monday.

What it comes down to is this: Should I drive 1500 miles for about 1500 dollars, plus maybe 3 grand in unemployment?

Answer: First of all, Utah! While Utah is full of natural beauty, the people are quite unfriendly, if not openly hostile, to outsiders. And, because the dominant culture is soooo conservative, good luck finding fun there. By the way, Ogden…no! If you aren’t lucky enough to be in Salt Lake City, then get used to hearing banjos and crickets because you will be in the middle of nowhere. The only good thing about Ogden is its just a hop up the freeway from SLC.

Secondly, the job…sheesh! Besides being the scapegoat for every angry person that finds out you work for the gestapo…you will, in fact, be working for the gestapo. Do you mind collecting hard earned tax dollars out of the pockets of the poor in order to support an out-of-control war machine that would rather see American children starve as they do every day in every state of this nation than perhaps cut production of WMD’s with which to bully the world? Darth Vader had a choice; he chose evil. Would you do the same?

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