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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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