Have You Lost Yor Job?

[BORNINMARION-53]

I was wondering how many people that post on this message bord has lost their job within the past year.
My last day of work was Jan. 30,2008.

[Big Dog]

I'm very sorry to hear that. I wish you the best. I am self employed and things are very slow. I hope we all make it.

[blaze1971]

I lost my job at the end of July, 2008. I have been overactively seeking employment since the day I got fired. In between then and the end of the year I had a grand total of three interviews. One was for insurance sales that was willing to pay me 4.75/hr plus commission but only for the first eight weeks of my training. After that, if I didn't sell, I and my family didn't eat. Another was for a job in Columbus that advertised their wage as 13.50 an hour but only offered me a job making 9.00 an hour. My unemployment was .12 an hour more than that and I didn't have to drive an hour to collect it. The third was for another company making 13.50 an hour, but the majority of the questions that the "panel" of interviewers asked me were about my former employer and I wasn't interview-savvy enough to see that they were trying to see how loyal of an employee I would be. So I answered them honestly and with as little bashing as possible, but apparently my honesty cost me the job.

Since January 1, 2009 I have had three more calls about prospective jobs. I had to reschedule one interview in Mansfield because the weather had turned horrid. That job only paid 7.00/hr to start but I am getting desperate since my unemployment benefits are about to run out and I have little faith that I would be granted an extension were I to apply for it (the ODJFS takes great pleasure in telling you all about their money troubles every time you call). They called me back two hours before I would have had to have been there and left me a message telling me they were sorry, but were no longer hiring. This is after they had already allowed me to reschedule my interview. The second interview offered me the job, but it's contingent upon my passing the background check, drug screening and credit check. The first two I know I will pass with flying colors, but my credit now sucks from being unemployed for so long. I have yet to hear back from them to schedule my finger-printing and drug test and am not hopeful that I will. The second I just interviewed for today, and since the money and the hours are better than the first, I sincerely hope they will offer me the job.

I totally feel anyone's pain who has been involuntary separated from their employer and genuinely wants to work. I hate the feeling of unproductivity that I seem to wake up with every morning.

[Wolf Larsen]

Laid off August 2008. I made finding a job my new job. I was getting discouraged and concerned in October. Don't give up. Landed a much better job in November 2008. Networking is the best way to find employment.
Regards,
Wolf Larsen

[Squirt]

Nope.

Matter of fact--got a new better job and a new house.

We're in an economic downturn?

[justamom]

Yes, I lost mine in September - have been averaging 2 interviews per month and had an offer a few weeks ago, but after gas,wear & tear on older vehicle that can't be replaced right now, as well as daycare expenses, it just wasn't worth the salary they had offered. Felt extremely guilty not taking it but financially..etc it did not make logical financial sense. Very frustrating financially and very hard on your self-esteem- especially after being in the work force for 20+ years. Will admitt to enjoying being home when my child comes home from school though..

[jellybean]

My husband works in Columbus and while he hasn't lost his job he did get a 10% pay cut. 5% was company wide and the other 5% was because they eliminated his shift which paid more. Some people he works with got a pay cut of 15-30% when their positions were eliminated. His insurance premiums also went way up and his company is laying people off for one week every month until things get better. I suppose we could get unemployment checks for those weeks but haven't looked into it.

I work from home and haven't seen a decrease in money made but I am proactively diversifying my income streams and working harder so maybe that is why.

[Frank Drebin]

Laid off in Janurary, but it doesn't feel like it. I guess when you have five heathen boys, you're always working! Things are picking back up, so hopefully I'll be called back soon.

[lacey]

last day of work was feb 19. supposed to only be temporary and be called back in 4-6 weeks, but im not very optomistic. my hours had been cut to 32 since jan. so my unemployment check has only been about 20 bucks less than what i was bringing home. i guess time will tell what happens, i am going to get my c.d.l. not sure that it will do anything for me, but it might give me more options.

[lacey]

i did get called back, about the end of march. there was just another layoff friday. the bottom 30, with a definite return date of june 1. i got lucky and missed this one, was #37. not doing the c.d.l. thin just yet. id rather hold tight and not lose what ground i do have.

[ohiostate4ever]

sorry to hear of all your job troubles. I haven't been affected yet, and I keep my fingers crossed and knock on wood. I'm glad to hear of some doing better, and others staying vigilant in search of new jobs. I know our town doesn't offer a lot of high paying jobs, but when times are tough, any is better than none. I find myself regularly thinking what if something happened, and think of my options....hopefully I don't have to act on those potential options, but you never know.

[msmagnolia]

sorry to hear about the loss of jobs. i am in the medical field and still working though many have lost jobs or had hours reduced. i am hoping BO does not get his way to socialize the medical field or i will surely be on the streets.

[ohiostate4ever]

sorry to hear about the loss of jobs. i am in the medical field and still working though many have lost jobs or had hours reduced. i am hoping BO does not get his way to socialize the medical field or i will surely be on the streets.

Sorry smagnolia, but something needs to be done with the medical field. Outrageous costs keep a lot of people from going, or being able to receive the medical attention they may need. I don't wish for people to lose their jobs, but something needs done for everyone to be equally entitled to health care, regardless of income or status. I mean the cost of an ER visit is ridiculous, let alone any other form of medical services. With so many unemployed or uninsured, something needs to be done to even the playing field regardless of economic times and such.

[msmagnolia]

ohio state, no one is ever turned away from an emergency room for a true emergency. it doesn't matter if they have insurance or not. if you only knew the millions of dollars lost by those who never pay the bill. the hospitals suck it up and take the loss. we have superb health care with excellent docs and the choice to choose who we want to work on us when we need care. once socialized medicine arrives, that will change. if you are lucky to get healthcare when you need it, your choice of docs or nurses will not be what you get now. you will see a sudden decrease in healthcare professionals, less diagnostic tools, and no elective procedures. forget choosing the hospital or doc you want. you will take what you can get and suing will not be an option if they screw up. do you really think the gov't is going to let you sue them? those who are able to be admitted will find a shortage of hospital personnel. you think it's bad now, just wait.
healthcare is not an entitlement. it's a business. the people taking care of you are trying to make a living just like you. it costs money to do that. costs got out of hand due to many things. we are all to blame in this one. to control halthcare costs, you have to control the insurance companies. they dictate who is paid and how much. they have already started the process of socialization only they are the recipients of the money and only those who belong to their club can particiapte. let the gov't take over and things will get much worse.
sorry for the long post, but you struck a nerve with me.

[sylvia]

maggie,

Your'e not getting ohiostate's point. So what if you can't be turned away from an ER. That doesn't mean that they're not going to send you a bill.

The law providing for free care in the ER sets the income levels for free care at poverty level. So, like for a family of three, it's 18,000. So, you could be making 30,000 and not meeting your expenses, and you've got no insurance, and something happens where you should go to the ER. So. You're gonna get a whopping bill. If they do an MRI, that's $3000 right off the bat. They don't tell you that when you get in the ER. They also don't tell you that you will get charged $3000 BECAUSE you don't have insurance. If you had insurance, the network contract price between the hospital and the insurance company is a much lower price. So working class people get screwed.