yay,i think im unemployed...

Sorry to hear that, Bill. But yeah it's cool that you are so prepared. Dan is likely going to lose his job soon and he's been there for 12 years... but he works in the housing market... a cabinet company that mostly installs when people remodel their kitchens..which people are not doing so much of now... we shall see what happens. But anyways best of luck and I'm sure you'll be fine... can probably use the time to start a small business and expand it so it could turn out good...

 

Sorry HHB but I am glad your prepared but we all know more time is a blessing to further preperations.

I will keep my fingers crossed for ya on the job.

 

update: i broke down and called the boss. im not unemployed...they just dont have any work,and dont know when there going to get any..

he said they are not going to shut down and that he really doesnt want to let me go but theres just NO work AT ALL at the moment..he said he hasnt slept all week. he seems really tore up over it. more than i am actually. of course he is responsible for the livelyhoods of a lot more folks than i am...

i told him i understand and that im prepared and as long as it doesnt go on to long i aint that worried,but past a point im going to need to be let go so i can get unemployment etc.. he said he understood..
i figure ill give it a week or so more and see what he can come up with,if he doesnt decide otherwise earlier..

i told him i would prefer to work over sit at home even if i had to do shit work(because of my seniority ive been pretty well taken care of the last few years). i told him i would work from dawn to dark and he could even call me pedro...

so in a nutshell thats where it all stands.. im in pergatory...

 

well here is to wishing for some work for you

 

ha, way for them to be dramatic and put a scare in you

I would think since you have been there so long they would give you work as they get it

 

i sure hope so.. like i said im a creature of habit,once the stress wears off im not going to know what to do with myself..right now im so stressed i cant seem to motivate to do anything..


thanks for the kind words yall. things will work themselves out..

 

believe me, I understand. I go insane when I don't have something to do.

Everything always does work itself out.....so I have seen.

 

its official.. im now unemployed..

yay.. so the rest of the week will be all about getting unemployment and cashing in my 401k...

fun fun..

 

I am sorry to hear this HHB.

 

construction always gets hit first, it seems. way to prepare, though, man. i have no doubt you're gonna be finer than frogs hair.

 

does anyone know if the 10% penalty still applies even though ive lost my job?
ive found differing answers on the web..


not that it matters,the peace of mind of having my mortgage paid off is worth losing half...

 

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not far off by the look of things around here. and since I'm self-employed, that means no umemployment for me. luckily my wife has a good job, and will get us through till i find something, but unfortunately the only thing I know is construction, and building. So, I guess its back to school for me.

 

yeah i was just discussing this with my neighbor. i at the very least will get my GED sometime this winter.. i aint never done anything but construction either. oh well time for a change anyway..

may at some point even have to cut my hair again..
ill tell you this much,21 years without cutting it and now almost 2 years into dreading it,its going to have to be a damn good job or im gonna have to be desperate for that to happen.

 

sorry to hear that HHB.

21 years with no cut. WOW!~ Thats going to be hard to get used to.

 

what happened to zoom and boom?

hopefully that aint gonna happen..
we have plans on doubling the size of the gardens and selling produce. between that and hopefully pickin up jobs here and there maybe i wont have to get a real job ever again.. maybe...

 

Oh, I am sad for you.

I still have my own feelings on things. I was just trying to give inspiration....but if you didn't want it, that's fine. I know times are pretty fucked right now. I know that the whole thing is crumbling. But its darkest before the light in my opinion and what I have observed.

I come from the thinking of what is...just simply is...and I can make the best or the worst of it. Not niavity but go old faith and hope. Though I have my own ways of being smart about the situations at hand.

I don't come to argue or ruffle feathers. I prefer to do that kinda thing in someone's face.

 

Good luck, man.

 

oh trust me i have a positive outlook on this.. im really not that concerned,nor do i have reason to be at least for a few months..

its going to be frustrating for me going through the unemployment process(filing) and i know im going to be right on the line having enough to pay my mortgage and one small bill off and still cover the penalty and taxes,but if my math is correct i should have it..

once that little bit of headache is past i can focus on making lemonade out of this pile of lemons..

im not quite of the zoom and boom mindset.lol but im far from depressed over the situation.i have a wonderful partner and my ducks in a row as best as i can,all thats left to do is stay focused on our goals and go with the flow...

 

Well I will just have to find my book and send ya the words in this one particular part of it....it was just fun

I hate having to go through the system for stuff. I am on Medicaid for Arianna and my insurance and it is annoying to have to resubmit forms every three freaking months.

You get more time for your life now. How wonderful

 

Well while it's definitely a bummer that you have to delve into your 401k and otherwise adjust for the money no longer coming in I have faith that you're more than equal to the task. Some folks are blessed with a knack for turning negatives into positives and it would be a bit less than appropriate to feel bad for something that is little more than another challenge for you to rise to. A survivalist mentality would see this as an inevitability.