Re: Work Status Update
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:03 pm
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Sorry, A. I understand what you're saying and I'd feel the same way. But if you don't do it for yourself, do it for everyone facing unemployment who needs the reported numbers to reflect the severity of the situation. And also, do it in service to President Trump, who will appreciate voters having accurate unemployment statistics as he makes his case for reelection.Alieberman wrote:That sucks LH. I hope it doesn't last as long as they are projecting.
So for the 1st time in my life I'm out of work. I've never filed for unemployment and to be honest... I kind of don't want to. I think it's a pride thing? I'm not sure... I just don't feel right about it. Am I insane?
I'll only do it if Trump signs the checks.Longhorned wrote:Sorry, A. I understand what you're saying and I'd feel the same way. But if you don't do it for yourself, do it for everyone facing unemployment who needs the reported numbers to reflect the severity of the situation. And also, do it in service to President Trump, who will appreciate voters having accurate unemployment statistics as he makes his case for reelection.Alieberman wrote:That sucks LH. I hope it doesn't last as long as they are projecting.
So for the 1st time in my life I'm out of work. I've never filed for unemployment and to be honest... I kind of don't want to. I think it's a pride thing? I'm not sure... I just don't feel right about it. Am I insane?
That was the email I was talking about earlier today. The $28,000 hit over the coming year.Alieberman wrote:And we just found out my wife has to furlough 39 days over the next year at the UofA
Guess I will be filing for unemployment
Thanks, Catsby. It's hard to escape. We're losing significant income at the same time as our investment portfolios and savings collapse. Some of us are losing our jobs. Some our careers.CatsbyAZ wrote:Feeling awful knowing how hard many of you work and yet will face financial losses.
At least for the next 9 months or so hopefully. It'll be better if Biden wins and Dems win the Senate, but at least until January of next year the states are on their own.Longhorned wrote:Thanks, Catsby. It's hard to escape. We're losing significant income at the same time as our investment portfolios and savings collapse. Some of us are losing our jobs. Some our careers.CatsbyAZ wrote:Feeling awful knowing how hard many of you work and yet will face financial losses.
The one thing that can stop the bleeding is testing for infection and immunity, and then organizing isolation and opening the economy around that. But the states have to figure out how to do that without help from the president, who conversely is encouraging raging, disease-spreading, untested protesters against the states. Hopefully we can all figure out how to be nation-states.
Shit. Got my fingers crossed you make it all the way back to the states. I’m having visions of that Tom Hanks movie where his country ceases to exist while he’s waiting for his flight....ByJoveByJingle wrote:I’ve become increasingly concerned that I might be stranded here (UAE) for the summer or even longer, so I decided to take one of the few remaining flights out of the UAE. All flights will cease after 30 April. So with 2 weeks left in the semester, I’m going to fly home next week. What could go wrong? Well, for starters the trip that normally takes 17 hours will take more than 48 hours of travel time, including sleeping overnight inside Heathrow. Good times. And I suppose there is always the risk of getting stranded in London.
Why are they waiting until May 1st to stop flights? Seems like it's two months too late.ByJoveByJingle wrote:I’ve become increasingly concerned that I might be stranded here (UAE) for the summer or even longer, so I decided to take one of the few remaining flights out of the UAE. All flights will cease after 30 April. So with 2 weeks left in the semester, I’m going to fly home next week. What could go wrong? Well, for starters the trip that normally takes 17 hours will take more than 48 hours of travel time, including sleeping overnight inside Heathrow. Good times. And I suppose there is always the risk of getting stranded in London.
Haha, shit. The thought had crossed my mind I could be stuck in Heathrow indefinitely. I don’t think they will let me leave into the city. And there’s always the risk of catching the virus while passing through 4 planes and 4 airports over 2 days.Chicat wrote:Shit. Got my fingers crossed you make it all the way back to the states. I’m having visions of that Tom Hanks movie where his country ceases to exist while he’s waiting for his flight....ByJoveByJingle wrote:I’ve become increasingly concerned that I might be stranded here (UAE) for the summer or even longer, so I decided to take one of the few remaining flights out of the UAE. All flights will cease after 30 April. So with 2 weeks left in the semester, I’m going to fly home next week. What could go wrong? Well, for starters the trip that normally takes 17 hours will take more than 48 hours of travel time, including sleeping overnight inside Heathrow. Good times. And I suppose there is always the risk of getting stranded in London.
They stopped flights about 6 weeks ago. They were only flying cargo for 3 or 4 weeks. Then they restarted a very limited slate of flights to repatriate people in the UAE and on the reverse side to bring back Emiratis to the UAE. But as I mentioned elsewhere, they are actually testing travelers before letting them on the plane. The problem will be when I get on the United flight to Newark. That’s when I’m headed back to the greatest country in the world, aka The Wild West where anything goes.ASUHATER! wrote:Why are they waiting until May 1st to stop flights? Seems like it's two months too late.ByJoveByJingle wrote:I’ve become increasingly concerned that I might be stranded here (UAE) for the summer or even longer, so I decided to take one of the few remaining flights out of the UAE. All flights will cease after 30 April. So with 2 weeks left in the semester, I’m going to fly home next week. What could go wrong? Well, for starters the trip that normally takes 17 hours will take more than 48 hours of travel time, including sleeping overnight inside Heathrow. Good times. And I suppose there is always the risk of getting stranded in London.
But the good news is that you’ll meet and eventually fall in love with Catherine Zeta Jones!ByJoveByJingle wrote:Haha, shit. The thought had crossed my mind I could be stuck in Heathrow indefinitely. I don’t think they will let me leave into the city. And there’s always the risk of catching the virus while passing through 4 planes and 4 airports over 2 days.Chicat wrote:Shit. Got my fingers crossed you make it all the way back to the states. I’m having visions of that Tom Hanks movie where his country ceases to exist while he’s waiting for his flight....ByJoveByJingle wrote:I’ve become increasingly concerned that I might be stranded here (UAE) for the summer or even longer, so I decided to take one of the few remaining flights out of the UAE. All flights will cease after 30 April. So with 2 weeks left in the semester, I’m going to fly home next week. What could go wrong? Well, for starters the trip that normally takes 17 hours will take more than 48 hours of travel time, including sleeping overnight inside Heathrow. Good times. And I suppose there is always the risk of getting stranded in London.
Let's not pin all this on her. Tom Hanks at least is honest. His description on Twitter: "I'm that actor in all those movies you saw. Some you liked, and some you didn't."ByJoveByJingle wrote: What was that movie where she had to wiggle her ass around multiple laser alarms? Whatever it was, it was so awful that’s the only thing I remember about it.
The odds favor you not getting the virus until you land back in the US.ByJoveByJingle wrote: Haha, shit. The thought had crossed my mind I could be stuck in Heathrow indefinitely. I don’t think they will let me leave into the city. And there’s always the risk of catching the virus while passing through 4 planes and 4 airports over 2 days.
Entrapment! Featuring a 103 year old Sean Connery (and the love scenes probably convinced 97 year old Michael Douglas that he had a shot).ByJoveByJingle wrote:Hmmm, we talking Zorro-vintage CZJ or a more recent vintage? Aw, fuck who am I kidding—I don’t deserve either.
What was that movie where she had to wiggle her ass around multiple laser alarms? Whatever it was, it was so awful that’s the only thing I remember about it.
Fantastic news Scum!scumdevils86 wrote:Received some really positive news from my boss and VP this week. They told me that I am locked in for a huge promotion if we all survive this shit show. So I'm the next 6 months I'll either get this huge promotion...or will be unemployed!
This belongs in the Good News thread, jerkoff. Haha, but fuck it, cats and dogs are living together these days! Crack one open for me to toast you—Ramadan just started here so no drinking for me until I get back to the land of the free and the home of the virus.scumdevils86 wrote:Thanks a lot everyone. I feel kinda like a dick barging in here with (potentially) good news but it was great to hear from my leadership that I'm the only real option they're considering.
Congrats dude.scumdevils86 wrote:Received some really positive news from my boss and VP this week. They told me that I am locked in for a huge promotion if we all survive this shit show. So in the next 6 months I'll either get this huge promotion...or will be unemployed!
I truly wish you luck!scumdevils86 wrote:Thanks a lot everyone. I feel kinda like a dick barging in here with (potentially) good news but it was great to hear from my leadership that I'm the only real option they're considering.
Congrats scum.scumdevils86 wrote:Thanks a lot everyone. I feel kinda like a dick barging in here with (potentially) good news but it was great to hear from my leadership that I'm the only real option they're considering.
Shit show version 2.0 is nearly as unknowable as the original rollout.pc in NM wrote:But, I fear that in six months we’re still gonna be smack dab in the middle of “this shit show”....
Some good news for the recsently unemployed-Alieberman wrote:And we just found out my wife has to furlough 39 days over the next year at the UofA
Guess I will be filing for unemployment
That’s amazing. Shouldn’t be. But it is. Congrats!Alieberman wrote:Some good news for the recsently unemployed-Alieberman wrote:And we just found out my wife has to furlough 39 days over the next year at the UofA
Guess I will be filing for unemployment
So I did end up filing for unemployment and to my surprise I was eligible I wasn't sure I would be since I'm self employed but luckily 1 of my employers insisted they hire me as an "as needed" employee so I do actually get a W2 from them. This allowed me to get easily accepted. Even better news was that I found out I was eligible for the Cares Act. The Cares Act alone gives me $600 / week (minus taxes) and will be payed weekly through July. I was really not expecting that. So that money plus my state unemployment will be very nice for the next few months.
And as far as actually getting this money- this is the most shocking part.
I applied just last week. And in just 1 week I was accepted and then actually sent a visa debit card from the Arizona Dept of Economic Security. My money for my first payment was already on the card. Don't have to worry about checks in the mail... it's set up automatically. And as long as I file each week (electronically) the money will show up on this card each week. You can then either just use this card as a normal debit card or transfer it to your own bank account. It couldn't be any easier. It is shockingly almost too good to be true.