My activity may drop in the next coming weeks
 

I got laid off from my job on Wednesday and right now I don't know wtf I'm going to do. I worked there for 2 and a half years and I get cut.. just like that. My law firm hired a new C.O.O. and since he's been there for the couple months he has he's made the decision to lay off around 60 people, including me.

So, now I'm contemplating on filing for unemployment and then the job search begins. Top that on the computer classes I'm taking every week and you might not see me around here that much for the next few weeks. I've got some major decisions to make so I figured I'd update you guys and notify you of my sure absence.


Thanatos

Damn, that sucks. Good luck on the job hunting.

Damn bro that's difficult to hear. I guess the struggling economy has made its way to your neck of the woods. Best of luck man, unemployment would be a good idea atleat for now while you are looking for a new place to work, possibly take that new microsoft certification you just earned and try getting a job with it possibly?

Tough break, dude. Best of luck.

Damn dude.

Good luck with sorting everything out man, hope it all works out in the end.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Your country is going bankrupt. Fix it.

Wow, you know what... that sounds an awful lot like someone you (amongst others) gave a lot of shit to. Perhaps it's karma coming back to bite you in the ass? Good riddance. www.azui.com is where I file, (yours will probably have your state initials in front of ui) have your information ready and don't forget to file every Sunday or you won't get your money until late Wednesday.

Actually the difference between you and I is I won't be on unemployment for months on end. I don't know how you sit at home all day and do nothing. I can't do that I get bored too easily. Perhaps it is karma, but I know I will bounce back relatively soon and find a job. Hopefully in a completely different field, as well.

Well best of luck to you, unlike some children on these boards I can move on. If you can find a job that's awesome, unfortunately I am still on the waiting list for every restaurant in the general Peoria area, amongst other things. I'm just glad you got to somewhat feel whats its like to lose your job for some dumb ass reason that you had no control over, problem is you don't have a bunch of raging hormonal children nipping at your ankles considering you a complete waste of time and space because you lost your job :/. Whose next? I think d3v is due for a lay off.

I wouldn't fret too much Thanatos, shit will turn back around pretty fast. Any other fields you actually looking into possibly being a future-career type scenario?..

And as for you Kazilla, you shouldn't even be talking about anyone else losing their job when you still don't have a job, you lazy fuck.

Frictional and structural unemployment are just parts of the economy. Sounds like it's that moreso than cyclical unemployment, although I'm sure the recession doesn't help. Kazilla is falsely included in the unemployment number. He's just part of many thousands of bums milking the system. I hope you find something you enjoy even more than your last job, Thanatos.

Blah blah college economics terms blah blah

Just like Thanatos will be doing as soon as he files.

You know, there are places that are always hiring (Customer Service centered, mainly) that can serve as a temporary job until you get a call back from one of the places you would rather work at.

I lol'ed.

So I filed this morning and the website stated it may take up to 3 weeks for me to receive my first payment. Awesome. And Jessifer I would take up somewhere like that but I can't do customer service. People piss me off as is, I'd probably blow up on somebody and get fired within a week. I have an appointment with the job placement director at my school to help me build up my resume, so hopefully I can start sending out my resume to places next week.

Thanks for the words of encouragement, guys (and gal).

Good luck on the job search bro. You're a fairly intelligent guy and you'll find something soon.

There's always third shift. ;P

Besides, my comment was aimed mainly at Kaz, not you.

This is truth. Anyone who claims they can't find a job is full of crap. They might not be able to find a job they like, or a job that pays as much as they want, but there are plenty of jobs out there, even if they're low paying shitty jobs. I see hiring signs all of the time around here.

Make sure you sign a piece of paper or some shit that they send to you and send it back asap. My unemployment took forever to trigger because of that.

There is no point in working a.. "low paying shitty job". Odds are I make more money sitting on my ass twiddling my thumbs then a lot of the people who just take a job to say, "Hey, I'm working!"

And who's paying you to sit on your ass all day?

Exactly. It's not better to make another .50 cents off of the government for peolpe that really do have trouble finding a job. You are young and should have no problem finding a job. Because of you and many others that basically abuse the system there are people that will not be able to recieve help that they really need. You are like the kid that prank calls 911 when there is really somebody holding that needs help, and it's frustrating to see and hear about to other people that actually do give a shit, knowing that you do not.

Or like those people who misuse EBT (Food Stamps). You know, those people who pull money out of their EBT Cash Card and use it to buy Cigarettes and Alcohol (I've seen it). Or that person who has just enough money to buy either bread or pop with their kid standing right next to them, and they opt for the pop.

Pisses me off. Thoroughly.

Fuck that, man. I had people who would try to use EBT cards to buy Xbox 360s and PS 3s when I worked at Toys R Us.

Is there some sort of authority you can call to try and to report people like that?

Yes, but peoples names aren't printed onto the EBT cards usually, so there's no names you can give them. Probably the card number number, but I think the customer would notice you writing down the number and think you were gonna do some uber 1337 haxxorz on their card and steal all their goldz.

That's one reason I love working pharmacy. If you want your meds, you have to give me all of your personal information, and most people who are shifty enough to try shit like that with an EBT card are too stupid to realize I'm going to report them. I've gotten about 5 people busted so far :D

Oh, and back on topic, Good luck TR. I'm sure you'll find something. I'm putting in apps at the moment myself as my current employers decided to royally fuck all us little guys, so I'm bailing to a new company as soon as I get the green light.

Anything new Thanatos?

Hey, be glad you don't live in California! We are going bankrupt within the first week of next month, so I don't know what's going to happen with people on unemployment here...

As for you, I am sure you won't have any trouble finding a job. Actually, as I was applying at UTI, I recieved a clipping from a newspaper about jobs that will actually be expanding during the recession.

1.)Paralegals
2.)Computer Software Engineers
3.)Postsecondary Teachers
4.)Automotive Service Technicians/Mechanics
5.)Environmental Engineers

So, if you have any experience in those fields, that might be somewhere worth looking...

If you can't find meaningful employment, go back to school full-time and invest in your future. That is if there's a degree that's actually worth having you're interested in.

The only good thing about this economy is that stocks are a bargain. If you can afford to invest, now is the time.

And if you're like me and you had stocks prior to this time, you're sol. I lost about five thousand dollars.

The housing market is prime right now as well to purchase some real estate.

No shizzit. If I was in the right situation I'd take advantage of that for sure. I almost pulled the trigger on a house before I got back in school, now I'm gonna wait till I'm done.

That sounds like the best idea honestly, i'm in the same boat as you, along with millions of other ppl in our generation that are going to help keep the economy going strong after this little lapse we're having..

I have to find a job before all these college kids graduate. Fuck!!