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You get a whole $20? We get $11. And you have to pay for parking (though they *may* waive that.) But nearby delis will give you a free drink with purchase!
Um, yeah.
I am lucky in that my employer actually gives me full pay for court related stuff and doesn't take it out of my sick or vacation days. I think they go up to 3 months in case of being on a grand jury. I think. It's been a bit since I researched it.
I LOVE jury duty -- I've had it three times in three different places. Actual quote: "Man, this is better than voting!!" I wish I would get called this year while I'm still in school, and not later when I'm working full-time again, but you know that'll never happen.
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You get a whole $20? We get $11. And you have to pay for parking (though they *may* waive that.)
I just did jury duty a few weeks ago, and we got $30. they said $10 of that was to pay for parking.
only called once and just as I was moving counties, so I was dismissed.
I did one day of jury duty earlier this year and got bupkus. In SF you don't get any money until you actually get on a jury; the day spent sitting in the jury selection room and wandering from courtroom to courtroom waiting to be chosen or not doesn't count.
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Curse you, Cindy.
I hated jury duty (deliberations were HELL), but at least Brooklyn treats jurors pretty well -- you can only be called once every 4 years, and they pay $40/day if your employer doesn't cover you.
I haven't been called yet. But I'm in the pool. Or something. They know I live where I live, basically.
The per diem stuff is just so laughable. It's just not enough to be meaningful.
When I was in college, in Hampshire county, they called me despite my not being a citizen of the state. (I legally resided in Connecticut.)
My mother got called a year or so ago. Those of you who've been around here for a while will understand that of the Big Problems with that, the least of them is that she never was a citizen of this country.
(My dad wanted to see if he could go instead - he's retired, he's got nothing better to do - but no dice.)