Lost My Job

Life is a long bumpy roller coaster ride. Parts of the ride can be scary. You can hold on tight out of fear or you can throw your hands in the air and enjoy the ride. Either way the ride continues and you'll be coming out of this dip and climbing the next hill. There will be more curves ahead.
You are so much more than your job. You'll have less income for awhile but on the bright side you'll have more free time.

That really stinks. I hope you find another job and all works out for you

Sorry to hear about the job loss. I hope you find a new job quickly. Mike

Hopefully the next job will be much better and will have a 3x pay.
:D

TKC!

Grovey that is really impressive
First time I was fired after 23 years and with 14 days pre notice I was 49 and was completely imbibed for two months then wrote 30 cold lettres and was offered a better paying job aftr 6 months
But since the Belgian legal severence pay was 27 months I came out ahead albeit mentally scarred and tougher

I really get the sense that we are living in a very scary time, financially and otherwise. We all hope, I'm sure, that better days are on the way.

I have been fortunate in that I have never just flat out lost a job. But, I certainly have known of many who have, and it sort of brings your world to a halt, at least temporarily.

Things do happen for a reason, and almost always things correct themseleves and improve.

So, sorry for the misfortune, and I'm sure things will change for the better, with a better situation coming up soon.

NDS, I've never lost a job by having a firm close down on top of me, but I've had a LOT of clients who defaulted on payments to me for one reason or another resulting in my having to lay off employees. In every state in which my company worked, we had to pay into the states' unemployment systems which, in turn are supposed to be supported by FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act) into which every employer (e.g., me as the business owner) is required to pay. If you haven't already done it, I recommend you go down to your local unemployment office and apply for benefits immediately. If, as is often the instance with financially struggling businesses such as your former employer's they have not been paying into the state UI program, FUTA is supposed to cover you anyway through the state.

There is little doubt in my mind that the US economy is in deep trouble, despite the rosy claims from the White House, and jobs are scare across most of the US. It is even more difficult for those of us "older" persons who, like you have just lost jobs, but also have medical conditions. In my instance, when I broke my back in a civilian accident thus taking me out of my trained profession (wildlife biologist) and, for the same injury, was kicked out of the Army Reserve thus losing another source of income, I was desolate and despaired of ever having a "real" job again, especially as I developed secondary medical problems. It took a couple years to swallow my pride and apply for Medicaid to cover immediate medical costs. Then, I was encouraged by the local Social Services people to apply for Social Security Disability which was easily granted. Meantime, I had applied for and was granted a VA disability which had been on hold while I was still in uniform.

I don't want to get too personal with you on a public forum, but depending on your age and medical condition, you may be eligible for a lot more benefits than you realize. After all, you've been paying for them in advance all your working life. All it took for me was for someone to point out the benefits to which I was entitled.

Good luck!

Fred

Sorry to hear about your job loss nds76.

I feel you will find something better in the near future.

Keep looking and don't give up. There is something out there with your name on it.