While temporarily employed as a cook at an elementary school, Diane Guido was offered a similar job in a high school, but turned down the offer because it was at a lower rate of pay and wasn't a full-time position.
When she later applied for unemployment insurance benefits, her request was denied because she had refused "suitable employment without good cause."
When the dispute reached the Appellate Division, Third Department, that court agreed that the refusal of employment--when an individual "is reasonably suited by training and experience" for the position--disqualified her from receiving any benefits. (In other words, refusing a temporary job in the hope of gaining full-time employment was a recipe for disaster.)
That had to have left a bad taste.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Guido (Commissioner of Labor)