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08-16-2024, 07:06 AM | #106 |
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I had something similar happen to me in 2003, a job I had been at for 13 years suddenly was gone. The severance package was okay however I didn't know anything about taxes and Uncle Sam got about half of it. Finding work at 45 was a lot harder than at 30. Companies don't look at you the same way even though you have lots of experience. a mortgage, insurance, taxes and living expenses will eat up savings fast.
Don't wait on the unemployment benefits; I went through my savings and by the time I filed, I was denied because I had not recent work history. Don't let your pride get in the way of what you have paid for. I eventually took a job paying less than half of what I was earning previously. Just get your foot in the door and show them what you can do for them. An opportunity will present itself. |
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08-16-2024, 07:17 AM | #107 | |
Wasted away again...
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08-16-2024, 08:11 AM | #108 |
Politically Incorrect
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08-16-2024, 08:15 AM | #109 |
Would an idiot do that?
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08-16-2024, 08:25 AM | #110 |
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I like you but you're in the wrong here. No need to kick a fellow Planeteer while they're down and that's certainly what this feels like to him and appears to be to us. You're a good dude and this is a good time to just be kind.
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08-16-2024, 08:25 AM | #111 | |
Stroking to the SB Champs!
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My God man, what is so difficult for you to comprehend here? |
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08-16-2024, 08:29 AM | #112 |
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Hang in there Hydrae. I can't imagine what you are going though. We are in the same age group and just reading your post gives me anxiety.
Wishing you all the best and I hope things rebound quickly. |
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08-16-2024, 08:40 AM | #113 |
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08-16-2024, 08:40 AM | #114 | |
Hey Loochy, I'm hooome!
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08-16-2024, 08:48 AM | #115 |
For The Glory Of The City
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08-16-2024, 08:51 AM | #116 |
Wasted away again...
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08-16-2024, 09:12 AM | #117 | |
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At no point in my life since I was 16 have I been out of work for more than a few weeks. I fully expected that to be the same so I lived like normal at first while getting severance. Then reality smacked me in the face but I kept believing it would be okay. FYI, given how long this has carried on, I don't know why you think this is the first place I turned too. Also, in case you did not notice, I specifically stated that no replies were needed. I just needed to get things out of my head and I knew it would be acceptable here. As others have stated, this is an amazingly supportive community (for the most part). At no point did I ask for assistance, this was really simply for my mental health. I don't know if it is because it helped clear my head or I just "screamed" loud enough for God to notice but there are a few things that broke free for me yesterday after that post. I know part of it was simply the outpouring of positivity that most everyone injected which helped me get a little confidence back. I pray that you never have anything that pushes you down as far as I was, it is hard to get out of. But, if you ever are in need, I am more than willing to support you and anyone, from the young people I have helped in the past to the guy who's broken down car I just pushed off the road so everyone else who are going around don't have to wait so long. |
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08-16-2024, 09:17 AM | #118 |
The man you could post like.
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Sometimes you just need some positivity with a dash of pragmatic advice to get back up and running. Glad things are looking up for you.
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08-16-2024, 09:19 AM | #119 | |
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08-16-2024, 09:22 AM | #120 |
The man you could post like.
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Meh. There's plenty of people on here that can be rather unpleasant at times. I'm in that camp. Just figured it'd be common sense not to fling shit in a thread where one of our own needs support is all.
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