Comments | jetboy78: LAID OFF

jetboy78

LAID OFF

Mar 13, 2009 16:36

Uhhh... I'm jobless.

I do qualify for unemployment, which one of my former coworkers got. But wow. This is the first time in who knows how long that I've been jobless.

Should I celebrate? Freak out? Look for other work?

Crazy.

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quarterling March 13 2009, 20:51:49 UTC

1) Get unemployment
2) Celebrate
3) Look for other work.

Sorry to hear, also.

rob_danger March 13 2009, 23:32:53 UTC

im sorry u got laid off. u join me in the nuyc lay off club. find a job as fast as possible

https://ui.labor.state.ny.us/UBC/home.do

it has been almost 3 months since i was laid off and with heavy applying searching and resume distribution i still am jobless.

so celebrate and freak out, give yourself a week to rest then hustle. and if u find something, please call me and take me with you :( and i'll do the same!

ps im serious

xo rob

https://ui.labor.state.ny.us/UBC/home.do

jetboy78 March 15 2009, 04:59:53 UTC

Sounds like a good plan! Thanks for the link

dystopianutopia March 14 2009, 17:14:20 UTC

shit, that kinda came outta nowhere huh?
did they give you any advance pay?
i would say since the economy and job market suck, you should start looking soon, might not be able to find anything for a while.

jetboy78 March 15 2009, 05:02:16 UTC

Not really- traffic is ridiculously low, no one is buying shit, and my hours have been shaved continuously. They gave me a few days notice, but they've been laying off others and cutting pay left and right, so I'm not particularly shocked.

Yeah, as much as I'd like to enjoy the unemployment and chill, I may not find another job for a WHILE in this economy. Scary stuff.

stuckonyou78 March 14 2009, 21:45:06 UTC

What happened? Yes, the economy sucks, but if you're in the right place at the right time, you will find something else. I think unemployment is a good place to start.

jetboy78 March 15 2009, 05:05:09 UTC

Downsizing. My manager was really cool about it, and she felt terrible having to deliver the news. Shes good for references in the future and said she'd rehire me in a second if all of a sudden people start buying shit again, and she'll move as fast as possible on my unemployment paperwork so I can get full benefits.

But DAMN, this is scary! No job, full time school, no tangible skills and a world economic system that has "fallen off a cliff". Yikes.

stuckonyou78 March 15 2009, 16:10:32 UTC

Can you start milking the massage therapy thing at all? I know you're not licensed yet, but can you give private sessions?

jetboy78 March 16 2009, 04:15:14 UTC

Yeah, if I gave private sessions and get caught, I could be barred from ever getting licensed. Same goes for if I get caught whoring, which is a little scary, so both are kind of a no-go.

I've been thinking about applying for more clerical/janitorial positions at spas, and using the massage school thing for more pull. I dunno.. blehh