Who else has been laid off recently?

adropinthepark

strummers wrote:

Both myself and my other half were 'laid off' at the end of Nov last year. Not much around at all and my previous employer refuses to fill in an insurance form properly so I can't claim my income protection I've been paying for years now :evil: !!

My husband and I had the same trouble with long term disability insurance a few years ago. By the time they sent a check, we'd already sold our house. We will never sign up for the optional insurances again. :evil:

adropinthepark

bigeye21 wrote:

milarso wrote:

t's fun work, but I don't have health insurance, and I am not making even close to what I was before.

I was able to find affordable short-term health insurance but with a high deductible here: https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/
It might be better than nothing...

I second that advice. It's what I would use if they didn't have their pre-existing condition clauses, as I am asthmatic and my husband is diabetic with heart and kidney issues. For now we're going to stick with COBRA. If I didn't have that option I would jump at a family insurance plan. Excellent suggestion.

CHANGEinWAVES

adropinthepark wrote:

bigeye21 wrote:

milarso wrote:

t's fun work, but I don't have health insurance, and I am not making even close to what I was before.

I was able to find affordable short-term health insurance but with a high deductible here: https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/
It might be better than nothing...

I second that advice. It's what I would use if they didn't have their pre-existing condition clauses, as I am asthmatic and my husband is diabetic with heart and kidney issues. For now we're going to stick with COBRA. If I didn't have that option I would jump at a family insurance plan. Excellent suggestion.

COBRA is brutal.... compared to other healthcare insurance. But I'll be on it as soon as my divorce is final. I was on it quite a bit growing up when my dad was laid off, it was a lot of hassle but I was and will be glad to have coverage.

Heineken Helen

strummers wrote:

Both myself and my other half were 'laid off' at the end of Nov last year. Not much around at all and my previous employer refuses to fill in an insurance form properly so I can't claim my income protection I've been paying for years now :evil: !!

Was hoping to take a trip to the States this year, but depends how quickly we can get earning again.

With regards to CVs more companies are moving away from wanting too many personal details on CVs in order to avoid being sued over E and D type claims. Last workshop I went on before I lost my job were saying to avoid putting DOB/Nationality/Marital Status etc and having e-mail addresses that also have your DOB indicated.

Yeh, I got told that too... the only 'personal information' should be job related and more like a personal profile going on about how great you are. They've no right to ask you almost anything personal. It's really weird having to come up with all good things about yourself but you should practice

D2d I didn't think it would do any harm cos if they look at my cv at all, it will take them seconds to figure out that I'm Irish.

Heineken Helen

xavier mcdaniel wrote:

also if you stumble upon something that you think might not be legit, check out - http://www.ripoffreport.com. If you're looking at sales and marketing type jobs, a lot of those are not what they say they are.

this is good advice... if you get offered a job or interview and something doesn't seem right... google the company until you're satisfied that it's a real company and find out as much info as you can. I did this and found out the job was a scam.

Foxy, funny you should say about your mom, I got laid off 2 weeks before I was gonna hand in my notice . That day, I went straight to the bank, lodged the cheque, went out for a few pints... and signed on unemployment the following Monday. If I had have signed on the day I got let go... things would have been much easier. On the Monday, they changed it so that it wouldn't be paid into your bank but you'd have to go to the post office. So yep, do it the day you get laid off... cos changes can come quickly.

FoxyMop

I call dibs on one of the 4 million new jobs.

You all can fight over the rest. :roll:

Heatherj43

I heard on the news yesterday that they were going to give another extension for unemployment. That is good for those still on unemployment. Did you know that when they give the percent of those unemployed, it only include those on unemployment, not those who have already got all of theirs and still are out of work.
Here in Michigan it sux. It seems nobody is working.

xavier mcdaniel

A better gauge would be the number of underemployed. That's where I fall in, especially with this pay cut that was instituted without my consent.

Evil Merlin Part Deux

I have a feeling mine is coming...

we're doing find where we're at, but they know what they can get away with now, and it's getting pretty bad with how sneaky shit is getting around here. Actually we're doing better than fine, but of course, if there's a way to upcharge clients more, and payout less, then, why not right? It's the American way! :roll: They already delayed raises for the next five months...Mine was due in two weeks too. Great timing.

It's funny too...it's kind of like the education budget...make a cut, and lay off the teachers...the cheaper option of what we actually need. I fall in that category. I make less than about 95% of the people here, which shows the ridiculous payscale they have here...

Yet I'm in a control group that's needed for safety...hahaha go figure...

or maybe they'll keep me over one of my superiors since I'm a fraction of the billing cost? Hmm who knows. Or maybe nothing will happen? We'll see...

davidtrios

any of you folks land back on your feet? they say it's gotten better.

PureandEasy

Let's hope so.

mfc2006

just realized that this was an old thread. :oops:

good luck to everyone that's job hunting!

PureandEasy

mfc2006 wrote:

just realized that this was an old thread. :oops:

good luck to everyone that's job hunting!

took me a minute to figure that out too, let's hope these folks are all gainfully employed now!