r/jobs • u/Whole_Relief8299 • 7d 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/Burnsy112 7d 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 7d 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 7d 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/weavesbeaves 7d 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 7d ago

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

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u/lbcatlady 7d ago

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