Funemployment...

[Farbin Kaiber]

http://www.sfweekly.com/2009-06-03/news/funemployment/

I was riding the cusp of a new trend without knowing it.

[325_e30]

I'm funemployed,

[mattdk318i]

I got layed off the thursday before last. I just got a call today from them, letting me know that i was needed again and they were reinstating my employment.
I dont know what i would have done if they wouldnt have called. I was doing the best i could to pay bills even with a steady job.

[TexasTerp]

WTF, that girl makes more money for doing nothing than I did working full time for Sprint! Shit I'll go on unemployment just to take a vacation too!

[mrsleeve]

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I dont thin MD UE pays that good its about 350 a week before taxes IIRC

I am drawing of PA this year 558 a week is one of the best paying UE states in the country.



I am funemployed every winter, the 1st 4-6 weeks is good, I catch up on sleep, and family time and other stuff that I cant get to when I am gone all of the work season. after about that I want to get back to work as I start to stress as I have to start pulling cash back out to make bills and have a life. Now its been too long I need to get back to work I am stressed out to the max.

[PaladinReed]

Does this disturb/disgust anyone else. Go get a fucking job... contribute... find some useful outlet for your skills however menial it might be. There is ALWAYS some work. It just seems disturbing to be such a parasitic drag on society. I work two jobs and am a sophmore at a private University. All done by myself with my own self-generated means. Just seems rediculous for someone to not even be able to support themselves. In our country, just surviving, is not difficult.

[mrsleeve]

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That better not be pointed at me. I have a feeling I paid more in taxes last year than you made, I contribute plenty

I work 80+ hours a week 10 months a year most of the time (from sept 1-dec17 last year I had 6 days off in total). I draw UE because I work for less money through out my employment, so my employer can pay the premiums just like you or any other person dose. UE is govt regulated insurance not a GOVT "hand out". True now there is a 13 week extension that funded by the F-troop but thats not the case most of the time.

But I do agree that just pulling the cash and not looking to gain employment is crap. I know I have a job once the work starts in the spring.

[Spiff325iS]

^^^ Hell yes.

[CreamE30]

Man finding a job is fuckin impossible around NoVA when they know you'll be leaving in 2 months. They don't even wanna bother it seems like. Fmylife hahah. I guess all there IS to do is get crunk

[lennon]

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That better not be pointed at me. I have a feeling I paid more in taxes last year than you made, I contribute plenty

I work 80+ hours a week 10 months a year most of the time (from sept 1-dec17 last year I had 6 days off in total). I draw UE because I work for less money through out my employment, so my employer can pay the premiums just like you or any other person dose. UE is govt regulated insurance not a GOVT "hand out". True now there is a 13 week extension that funded by the F-troop but thats not the case most of the time.

But I do agree that just pulling the cash and not looking to gain employment is crap. I know I have a job once the work starts in the spring.

mind if i ask what your profession is? those hours/ yearly schedule just make me curious.

[Moto-Mucci]

I gotta say, after 4 years of school, having an unemployed summer to myself was pretty amazing, even though I was poor.

I found myself spending my last $20 of the month on a bottle of whiskey instead of food. I figured I could eat and be sober, or get so drunk I forgot I was hungry.

Twas good times.

Then I got a job and bought an e30 - and I still find myself having to make that decision.

[mrsleeve]

mind if i ask what your profession is? those hours/ yearly schedule just make me curious.

Construction


Cross country pipe line and refinery chem plant shut downs mostly, some fab shop work here and there when we have the time. I work all over the country and never get any time at home save for the slow season. Sure I could go work in TX or LA MS but then I would never get to see my GF, my house, my dog, all my stuff other than my truck and luggage. I have spent as little as 31 days at home in a year before.

I am an Industrial Radiographer

Just a bit slow in getting going this spring I am chomping at the bit

[lennon]

Construction


Cross country pipe line and refinery chem plant shut downs mostly, some fab shop work here and there when we have the time. I work all over the country and never get any time at home save for the slow season. Sure I could go work in TX or LA MS but then I would never get to see my GF, my house, my dog, all my stuff other than my truck and luggage. I have spent as little as 31 days at home in a year before.

I am an Industrial Radiographer

Just a bit slow in getting going this spring I am chomping at the bit

interesting stuff if wikipedia describes industrial radiography accurately. must be tough working away like that though. im thankful for working close to home.

[Alkasquawlik]

It bothers me that there are people with no initiative just sitting on their ass collecting money from our government.
If you get laid off, I don't have a problem if you collect unemployment, that's what it is for, but try looking for a job immediately. Don't sit on your ass and "ride the gravy train". Fuck that bothers me alot.

[mrsleeve]

interesting stuff if wikipedia describes industrial radiography accurately. must be tough working away like that though. im thankful for working close to home.

I just kinda skimmed the wiki it seems fairly right, I deal with sources mostly, dont use x-ray tubes too often other than on our internal crawlers our source cameras are the cable type the other 2 are not used anymore as the operator soaks up to much radiation with them .

I do most all NDT disciplines other than the Ultrasonics, that will be school next winter.

Yeah the being away from home sucks a bunch, but it pays "well" I enjoy the work, the travel SUCKS. Its only gonna be this busy for 7-8 more years tops and then all the pipe lines in the country will be new or newish and it will be small work. I was a laborer on them about 10 years ago and a pipe layer on local jobs and got to sleep in my own bed every night. That was killing my body and I am broke down pretty good for 28, this is easier on the body but still have to work my ass off.

I will find something else to do at that point which there is not lots of work and hours to justify the out of town life.