Jury Duty? Yea Right!

[Michelle]

I had to go to jury duty this year. I was the first one excused due to the nature of the crime and a crime committed against me previously. It didn't matter that I had to pick my kids up from school or that I was supposed to be nannying. They needed people for the jury. Think about how many people actually want to do jury duty vs. how many people are needed for jury duty. Most of the other people there also are missing work, have no desire to be there and are also frustrated. It does stink to have to take time off, but it is what it is. Please do not try to skirt your responsibility as a citizen. If the time is inconvenient, you can usually get it postponed for a few months.

For most people who are not self employed...employers are not allowed to legally keep you from serving jury duty or fire you, etc.
I know some people that act like they won the lottery because their jobs pay them full pay when they get jury duty. They get to sit there with their computers and phone, take long lunches, meet new people! ( my mom met her best friend on jury duty) but our situation is different.
We can lose kids if parents want to go elsewhere because we are not available. Also the income we lose for that week..(if it's just a week)
Not every parent is understanding or into " civic duty" o.k.?