Have you ever collected unemployment?

WVU · Jul 20, 2010

I would guess about half of us have. I collected once when I was 21. I had to fight the denial, but I eventually won in a hearing. I collected 13 weeks. :drink:did a lot of this during that time

bigbet1234 · Jul 20, 2010

No, but wish I could. Can I collect if I seel my business and can't find work? lol

I thought about laying myself off. lol

ALSportsJunkie · Jul 20, 2010

BB, I thought the cake business was going relatively well for you?? If not, hope things turn around soon. As for me I haven't had to collect any benefits before...hopefully won't have to. Every job we land now is blessing...used to have business out the ass 7 days a week...now we are lucky to have 5 days worth of work and rarely if ever get to schedule more than a week ahead.

2PLAYSMAX · Jul 20, 2010

Yep twice in my lifetime and didn't enjoy it. It wasn't enough to sustain. Pulled many odd jobs and depleted my 401k to stay afloat.

texansfan · Jul 20, 2010

I did for a few months after I left the military in 1988. I took a job that paid less than $8 an hour just to get off of it. Of course I wasn't married and didn't have any kids.

Fishhead · Jul 21, 2010

Yes, when the OLD CASTAWAYS closed their doors I went on it for about 5-9 months...........it was pretty cool.

PlaysnFades · Jul 21, 2010

bigbet1234 said:
No, but wish I could. Can I collect if I seel my business and can't find work? lol

I thought about laying myself off. lol

LOL.

I've also heard of business owners wishing they could fire themselves so they could collect as well, lol.

At my old job, we had to lay some people off, some were happy/didn't mind, some were upset of course- as now they had to find new jobs, but the people who were even more upset were the ones who were working 2 fulltime jobs already! They knew they couldn't collect anything.

colbyson · Jul 21, 2010

been on it for over a year no construction jobs to be found cant stand it wife and kids home all day everyday in the summer mind starts thinking some dumb shit really need to get out and get a job just cant find anything

Willie99 · Jul 21, 2010

yes, for a very short period of time

from the time the firm I worked for was sold until I started my business

oldmanTED · Jul 21, 2010

Nope! I was fortunate enough to be a public servant my entire career and gained so much seniority over the years, when there were layoffs, which was rare, I was well protected.

Dante · Jul 21, 2010

Fishhead said:
Yes, when the OLD CASTAWAYS closed their doors I went on it for about 5-9 months...........it was pretty cool.

what was that per week when you were young fisher 62.50 max per week?

KillaRSox · Jul 21, 2010

colbyson said:
been on it for over a year no construction jobs to be found cant stand it wife and kids home all day everyday in the summer mind starts thinking some dumb shit really need to get out and get a job just cant find anything

I hear you here. I got laid off in Feb, and my state can't pass a budget so until they do 75% of the jobs are on stand still. I don't know about the whole Union idea nowadays......

Doug · Jul 22, 2010

No, You could never qualify for it back in my day, get a job or starve...I'd love to take it and would have no qualms about taking it for 2years + if I ever got it.

coloradobuff · Jul 22, 2010

yep, way back in '97 after company bought us out..was brief but hey it was free money..

VIEJODINOSAUR · Jul 22, 2010

Collected in 1978-79 after I got out of the service...104 a week...

louisvillekid · Jul 22, 2010

not for very long though, like 3 months , about 7 years ago.

TomGshotput · Jul 22, 2010

VIEJO DINOSAUR said:
Collected in 1978-79 after I got out of the service...104 a week...

In 2004 after deductions it was only $333 for two weeks, for me

Extremely stupid that I accepted a job after only one check

Dante · Jul 22, 2010

TomGshotput said:
In 2004 after deductions it was only $333 for two weeks, for me

Extremely stupid that I accepted a job after only one check

agree especially after you got trip 3's as a paycheck...you could have bought into the 2-5 NL game

TomGshotput · Jul 22, 2010

Carton of Old Gold, case of Natural Ice and 56 $5 scratchoff lottery tickets would have been the best choice, Dante. If not, why is that exactly how everyone else spends their gov'ment check?

punter · Jul 22, 2010

Knew a guy that had moved his concrete business here from Buffalo. He claimed that he kept the business in his wifes name so every winter up there he would lay himself off and go on unemployment. Then it was off to Florida for the winter.

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