r/jobs • u/Whole_Relief8299 • 3d ago

Layoffs Just got laid off via text

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I’ve been crying so much over this. I genuinely can’t believe how heartless some people can be…

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u/TIC321 3d ago

When its a legitimate layoff, I don't panic anymore. I learned from covid. Unemployment isn't bad. I see it as a vacation from work. During that time, I enjoyed not working after many years of working very hard.

I work 2 jobs now and I miss it sometimes. I have a full-time job thats very stable and a part of a union. I cant stand working for private sectors anymore because they can fire you for any reason very easily

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u/Burnsy112 3d ago

Oh so y’all got savings? I’d be cooked immediately lol my state gives like $100 in unemployment checks

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u/gtck11 3d ago

Yup. Red state citizen here - $350 a week capped at 12 weeks. It doesn’t even fully cover my mortgage and HOA fees lmfao Our governor has point blank said he wants people to get back to work in jobs like the chicken farms and slaughterhouses.

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u/liatrisinbloom 3d ago

Maryland, which is pretty blue thanks to the DC area but also insanely expensive also thanks to the DC area, caps unemployment at less than $500/week. I couldn't make my mortgage payment on that much.

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u/lbcatlady 3d ago

Ca give 1800 a month. You can't survive off that.

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u/weavesbeaves 3d ago

MD is expensive because they tax the hell out of you. Be prepared for more taxes since Moore blew that $5 billion surplus. SMH

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u/DidjaSeeItKid 3d ago

Unemployment comes from a fund employers pay into, not "the state."

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u/lbcatlady 3d ago

It's more of an insurance. Tge more employees you have the more you pay.