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/FluidLock 3d ago

Unemployment is only fun if you have money set aside for this exact situation. Fortunately when I get laid off early in the year it was ok I had some money saved up. But by the time I found a job I was super lucky because my UEI was running out and so was the money I saved up.

I can say I miss having so much more time to relax, go to the gym at whatever time I wanted to, play video games and sleep in. But I’m more happy that I can pay all my bills and still have money left over at the end of the month. The unemployment checks were barely cutting it for me and wouldn’t be enough if I wasn’t living with my parents. I would’ve been living in my car.

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u/Suavecore_ 3d ago

Well, he learned from Covid which means he was getting his UEI and another $600/week on top of it

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u/imapilotaz 3d ago

Yeah. If i get unemployment, i get a roughly 75% pay cut. So, yeah UI doesnt magically fix things.

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u/Tearakudo 2d ago

The last time I collected UEI I went from 40/yr to $200/wk - yeah, it's not a good time. Especially with so many states pushing into the 'effort' bullshit conservatives enjoy so much. I had to drive 50miles round trip to a UEI office EVERY WEEK and have an appointment with someone to continue collecting, eating roughly 10% of my UEI in gas

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u/pissedpiglet 2d ago

Yeah you definitely need to have additional money sitting aside when you go on unemployment. My ex went from an $70k/year job to about 200 a week. That pretty much was just enough for our groceries. I had to pick up the utilities on top of the mortgage I was already covering by myself. And she rode that unemployment out until it ran out. And she was slacking on getting a job, applying was so hard and gave her headaches apparently. Anyways, that’s why she’s an ex now lol