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laid-off

First Day, Hardest Day

January 10, 2010 laid-off
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The first day after being laid off is the hardest day. Actually, scratch that. let’s start again. The first day after being laid off stops is the hardest day. And that fact is very, very weird. It doesn’t seem to fit in my mind that it should have been hard. After all, wasn’t full, gainful [...]

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How Texas Unemployment Really Works (TX)

December 27, 2009 laid-off
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When I was laid off, I knew I’d get “unemployment”, whatever that was. But there really was precious few actually helpful articles online. So, here’s my general guide for a Texas employee: What you get paid If you worked for the last year, and generally made a good living — something like over $50,000 a [...]

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Unexpected Awfulness Post Layoff: Sharing a Computer

December 21, 2009 laid-off
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Sharing a computer sucks. I mean obviously this is tagged as a first-world-problem; if I could change a couple of problems in the world, it’d go like this: world hunger, all-get-along, healthcare, and then probably eradicating computer sharing. Like most couples, once the offspring go to bed, the TV turns on and both parents are [...]

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Laid Off? Appreciate 1 Thing Today

December 10, 2009 laid-off
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Laugh and the world laughs with you. Get laid off and you might be cast aside alone. It happened to me in August 2009 — co-workers who looked up to you and got along great with you are now afraid of their own jobs. And if your previous company’s culture was toxic, they may feel [...]

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