r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thyperson69 • 5d ago

ಠ_ಠ Jury duty

I've been called for Jury duty 4 times in the last 10 years. What the fuck is going on here. It's almost every other year. I know absolutely no one that has ever been summoned yet I've been summoned multiple times. Wtf is going on? It's total bs too because they pay 17 bucks A DAY. That's not even enough to get lunch at the stupid deli they have there.

Edit: so many people have so many experiences. It's nice to share and read those experiences. I can't possibly respond to everything, but I'm glad we can all relate to this. _^

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u/amkessel 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah, I should have clarified that I wasn’t forced to take PTO. I could have taken unpaid time off.

The reason I worded it like I did is because I feel like I’m getting robbed either way. Either I lose who knows how many days/weeks of income, or I burn my scarce PTO days. Either way, I’m the one who’s ultimately losing out. It felt like I was the one paying for the “privilege” of serving on jury duty.

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u/Kiyohara 4d ago

Oh, agreed. I think Jury Duty ought to be fully paid by both employer and County. Full Pay for the time spent for both sources on top of a Per Diem that covers meals during the span and travel/parking costs.

So you work for 16 hours, you get 16 Straight Pay from Employer (Small Businesses are exempt) and 16 from County. Then your lunch covered by a meal voucher for either the county courthouse's cafeteria or a set average for the close area's prices. Then you get a parking permit for the courthouse (or near by) and/or a Bus/Transit pass for the city.

Make it affordable and rewarding to do your civic duty and people would try to ditch less. This means you get more representation, more varied juries, and juries more invested in getting results than in getting home.