Down US Economy... U OK??

[bryceeden]

Took a major pay cut.

[ne0nwalrus]

Unemployed since October.... Yep!!! everything is wonderful!

DM

same here.... yea right after i came back medical leave. and then my boss trys to block on unemployement.

[Swampy]

same here.... yea right after i came back medical leave. and then my boss trys to block on unemployement.

Do you have a written letter from your doctor stating that you are able to work full time? With this in hand your allowed to go back working full time and as long as you show it to a employer who in turns tells you there is no work you can claim unemployement. Now if you did this and you get a letter that rejects your claims say that your "unsuitable/unable for full time work" beacause addressed employer says so. Fight the claim. Usually state unemployment offices only get info from what the employer says, at least here cause they are a little biased.

[ne0nwalrus]

he waited till the doc cleared me and then wait a week till he laid me off. don't worry i'm going to take him to court if he pulls any more stuff.

[Swampy]

he waited till the doc cleared me and then wait a week till he laid me off. don't worry i'm going to take him to court if he pulls any more stuff.

If you've been laided off you should be able to collect unemployement. Are you selecting the right opition saying you were laided off and will be returning to work for the same employer in the future.

Another question did you only work for this employer last year or did you quit a job to work at another job?

[lather]

Cut the overall staff at my power plant from 63 to 54. RIF'd us operators from 5 to 4 per crew. And then they gave us remaining ops people a raise.

[MoeMag]

My brother had to move out of state after loosing his job. works for microsoft now...

Dad has been out of work/laid off/early retirement for a little under a year. But he really isnt into getting another job right now because of the retirement.

My best friends family is getting evicted end of the month. His parents lost their jobs almost at the same time... told him to do things on his own now, and that they are going to hit the road and be truck drivers... I kid you not. I LOL'd when he told me thinking it was a joke.

I live in a house with a roommate who I like... but could be without if the horse barns could pay the landlords bills like they should.

Arizona is threatening to close my Arizona State University Polytechnic campus end of the semester... leaving me... well no one knows but our guess is... with no degree.

But... I make weapons... our business is booming.
/mixed blessing.

[eckoblazer]

So far not too bad for me, in the hospitality industry. We are still booked pretty solid into 09. My GF was let go in August and is tempting still. Her father was also let go at the same time, engineer for a design house that the big 3 automakers went to.... I really do think it is going to get worse before it get's better this new stimulus plan seems like a joke.

[Muzikman]

knock on wood I still have a job and am trying to position myself as a more valuable resource than my co-workers. I only started here about 2 years ago, so I am kind of the low man on the pole, but I have a lot of skill sets to bring to the table, so I am trying to make sure I use them.

I work in IT (Systems Analyst) for a large Healthcare company, so the company as a whole is still doing ok.

[Soopa Villain17]

ive got a job , a roof over my head , a brand new fourwheeler, a nice car, and a safe full of guns , i guess im doin ok

[ahellers]

the whole things making me think twice about getting out of the coast guard in two years...
Im not really effected at all right now, nor are most people where i live... but that happends to be an island in alaska so... yeah..

t

[SouthPark22]

I have not noticed much of a down turn out here on the West Coast of Canada. I understand that folks in Ontario (auto industry) are hurting a bit but not real effect out here in Lala land so far.


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[teufelhunden]

Cut the overall staff at my power plant from 63 to 54. RIF'd us operators from 5 to 4 per crew. And then they gave us remaining ops people a raise.

That's called a morale boost -- people around you are getting fired, you worry about your job, so they give you a raise a) to make you feel better and b) to try and assuage you about your employment status. Keeps your productivity up.

[Shingo]

Been working here for nearly 10 years, I've never seen anything like this. Last half of 2008 we saw the company income slump... now nearly 1/2 way through Q1 2009... the company income is nearly flat. very un-nerving.

Normally my company gives a raise (5%-10% depending on the year's income), a bonus that is nearly equal to my monthly income and a $100 to $500 gift credit card good at several local malls. Dec 2008... had my review and got nothing. And for the next work review in Dec 2009... most likely nothing also.

My dreams of becoming a gun whore is slipping away.

[Shingo]

Looking at the DOW today... it looks so bad. We're still not seeing the bottom of this mess. this economy is going to affect everyone. If you dont feel it now, you will within the next 18 months.

I'm prepping by cutting back on all my expenses and saving whatever I can. I should have a 4 to 6 month reserve by July... I may be able to stretch it to a year if I just plan to survive. hope it's enough.