listen; now is the time to get the fun in. after a few weeks the creeping dread starts to compete for your time, but right now you could put a good thirty to forty hours of gaming time in and not even feel stressed about it
Hell yeah I'm getting a piercing fixed, hitting the bar, and then playing a gig tonight actually
RIP and 
, hope you told your boss off.
I did!
That sucks. It's always better to be the one taking the initiative.
Did you have any, uh, "leverage" left over at the company? Or is their main rude awakening just going to be loss of convenience and performance?
I was the only USA person that specialized in the system i did, so lol
Oh yeah I think that was your post that you were predicting getting laid off. Congratulations, I think. Spend your new free time well, enjoy.
The only thing that sucks rn is my partner is spiraling from stress, they were on my health insurance. I'm squeezing in one last therapist visit today, and my partner is scrambling to get shit refilled.
Do you not have COBRA? Or is that too much?
COBRA is usually way too pricey for the average person
It literally exists so that they can say "We still provide healthcare access!"
Weaselly shit
Yeah it's fucked. Even with multiple Rx's and two medical professionals I visit at least monthly, it was cheaper for me to just self pay until new insurance kicked in.
Seems like it's only helpful if you're incredibly unlucky and get sick / injured
Yoooo that shit catalyzed quick in the past 24 hours! You probably are aware but if you need therapy and you're near a university with a psych program, they likely have a program that serves people in the community, and it's usually sliding scale. There may also be other sliding scale options around as well.
Also in my state, the insurance companies that run medicaid typically have programs that will help to pay for things that are health related so long as a doctor provides a referral. If yall need assistance paying for meds, that might be something to look into.
Sorry I can't help offer a ton of advice on this stuff, it's my job lol
CONGRATS hope you get a better job 
I'll be fucked on money for a bit but I'm gonna see if my local bar can have me for a few shifts or something while I go through the interview process.
welcome to funemployment, it's really neet and we're vibing
Today is for booze, vidya, and playing a show. Tomorrow is for applications and doing mutual aid.
Tbh, employment that you're in full control of is better.
A zero-hour contract sounds bad, but I have a part-time job with 0 scheduled hours, amd coworkers that often want to trade in shifts, and those are frequent enough that I can have my choice of shifts, and still cover my expenses with a rather low frequency.
The work itself is not particularly enjoyable, but the aspect of it being fully under my control makes it my best job ever on that metric.
More time for Hexbear 
I'm always here anyways 
Did you install the JucheOS?
Im shipping my laptop back, so let me sign the severance stuff so its binding and THEN I'll do it
If it'll actually lose you money then don't actually do it lmao, just soak em for all they're worth
Once the contract is signed I'll open up the .iso, I have it ready to go. The only thing is, I want to review it to see if theres any clauses that WOULD fuck me if I did that.
Oh that sucks comrade. I hope you get something new lined up soon.
Employers delenda est. Good luck!
You can join me in the job search comrade 
But seriously my current job pays so badly for an office job, and they started limiting our hours so it's basically become a part time job.
Hope you can find something better soon
good vibes to you as well, comrade!
Fuuuuccck that sucks. Sorry to hear. If you're in tech send me a message and I can see what connections I can pull for you if you need
Thanks comrade, DMing now.
LESGOOOOO
Going on 2 months from shitass retail work after zoning out a few days in a row, out of pure spiteful contempt for an annoying manager.
Never making that mistake again, but i stand by this one. Fuck Loblaws, fuck "Superstores" and fuck retail managers who pretend youre "getting them in trouble" by breaking rules. I wish it was that simple.
Best of luck comrade! Enjoy some free time and hope you get something lined up soon!
Thanks comrade!
welcome to the club gamer
Sitting at the bar slamming pints while I play Gauntlet Dark Legacy on a retroid handheld
Did you at least get to install the noble DPRK operating system beforehand?
Im waiting until i get my pay before returning the laptop. If there isn't anything in the severance docs I sign about laptop "issues" then I have the ISO ready to rock.
Remember to process your new American unemployment period by going through all the stages:
The only thing worse than working is not having work.
Hope this lasts exactly as long as you want it to. HMU if things get tight; you have helped me & I will help you.
Fuck I love you
ha ha fuck those assholes!
Non-American here (and I presume OP and many here are Americans): can I ask how do you survive unemployment? Are there social safety nets (I suppose no?) or government programs to help find jobs? How many months can one realistically last without a job?
Anyway I wish you the best, comrade(s).
There is none of that. Unemployment is barely enough to scrape by for most people, and it kinda just boils down to how much money you have when you lose a job.
Death to america
in america you just burn through savings if you have it
its a struggle
i didnt take my first vacation as an adult until i was 36
Unemployment payments are based on what you were making at your previous job (iirc its like 40% of your previous weekly pay depending on the state). So if you were barely getting by before, unemployment will do basically nothing. In terms of how long you can last, that entirely depends on whether or not you have savings, because UI alone won't cut it for anyone with actual bills to pay.
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