Bona Fide Job Offers?
I had a confusing situation come up where someone at a temp agency I had applied with texted me and asked if I'd be interested in a job. It was not what I applied for and something way out of line with my interest, experience, and ability so I said no. This happened a couple of times. I've also had agencies ask about my interest in jobs that were part time (I'm looking for full time) or odd hours that I wasn't up for. But I'd naturally jump at the chance to get a job that was what I AM looking for.
I called unemployment to check and make sure my saying no to these wasn't refusing an offer of work. The person I talked to said it isn't, as they hadn't actually offered me the job--no start date or anything -they were just seeing if I'd be interested. But I talked to another person at unemployment today and mentioned this and he said that's a grey area and could be construed as a refusal, but since someone had already told me it wasn't, it's ok. Now I'm nervous, though! I don't want to get in trouble for saying I did not refuse an offer of work in these situations. Has anyone else dealt with this type of situation?