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Well I applied for unemployment this weekend. Haven’t heard anything back yet. Hope I am eligible.
My work calendar has been completely wiped clean with all this going on. Usually in my industry if you lose some work, you can reach out and find something else, but with EVERY sport being shutdown, I got nothing. I have friends around the country right now freaking out.
If I get the max each week from unemployment and don’t spend one dime of it, at the least our mortgage will be covered.
Going to be some interesting times.
I have been poor for quite a long time in my 20s.....my wife and kids have not had that humbling experience.
Have already started cutting back. Canceling some services and memberships. Didn’t turn the heat on the last few nights. Trying to teach my family that every cent counts.
This whole experience will change me....... Like I said, I’ve been poor, and swore it would never happen again.
I truly hope nobody is going through the same because of all this. This shit has gotten VERY real, VERY quick.
 
I thought 1099 employees dont get unemployment?

W2 workers pay money into unemployment insurance in payroll deductions.

They will probably change that. Hope everything works out.
 
Hope everything works out for you. Hopefully this doesn't last too long.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
I thought 1099 employees dont get unemployment?

W2 workers pay money into unemployment insurance in payroll deductions.

They will probably change that. Hope everything works out.
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Last year I worked for 12 different companies. Only 2 were 1099.
 
I’m kind of in limbo, everything is just up in the air right now. I’ve been doing some safety training from home to get some hours last few days, but that’s all I’ve really heard. Our oil and gas clients which are our bread and butter turned into ghosts.

We barely just cracked our 30’s and money was hit and miss all through our 20’s, being young raising a kid and whatnot. So it’s not totally unfamiliar territory for us. Sucks tho, we both just got settled into pretty good jobs in careers we’ve been working hard at. Things were about to be looking really good and the pause button got hit.
 
THE HCP said:
Well I applied for unemployment this weekend. Haven’t heard anything back yet. Hope I am eligible.
My work calendar has been completely wiped clean with all this going on. Usually in my industry if you lose some work, you can reach out and find something else, but with EVERY sport being shutdown, I got nothing. I have friends around the country right now freaking out.
If I get the max each week from unemployment and don’t spend one dime of it, at the least our mortgage will be covered.
Going to be some interesting times.
I have been poor for quite a long time in my 20s.....my wife and kids have not had that humbling experience.
Have already started cutting back. Canceling some services and memberships. Didn’t turn the heat on the last few nights. Trying to teach my family that every cent counts.
This whole experience will change me....... Like I said, I’ve been poor, and swore it would never happen again.
I truly hope nobody is going through the same because of all this. This shit has gotten VERY real, VERY quick.
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I hope it works out for you. You should be eligible. You were laid off. I thought the Blazers were trying to find a away to pay you guys. Why isn't Dame doing what stars from other teams are? Dang. Anyway humility does good for the character. I am sure we will all be better for it.
 
Thinking of you, HCP and everyone going through hardship because of it. I pray we all come out of this with a deeper sense of appreciation and compassion for one another.
 
We are all feeling this one way or another, idk how much longer I will have a job myself. Tough times.
 
THE HCP said:
Well I applied for unemployment this weekend. Haven’t heard anything back yet. Hope I am eligible.
My work calendar has been completely wiped clean with all this going on. Usually in my industry if you lose some work, you can reach out and find something else, but with EVERY sport being shutdown, I got nothing. I have friends around the country right now freaking out.
If I get the max each week from unemployment and don’t spend one dime of it, at the least our mortgage will be covered.
Going to be some interesting times.
I have been poor for quite a long time in my 20s.....my wife and kids have not had that humbling experience.
Have already started cutting back. Canceling some services and memberships. Didn’t turn the heat on the last few nights. Trying to teach my family that every cent counts.
This whole experience will change me....... Like I said, I’ve been poor, and swore it would never happen again.
I truly hope nobody is going through the same because of all this. This shit has gotten VERY real, VERY quick.
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HCP, I know you're part of the 1%, but I'm still feeling for you. I know some of the other 99%ers in here couldn't care less, but, after all, you're a human with flesh and bones. They're heartless and they know who they are.
 
ABM said:
HCP, I know you're part of the 1%, but I'm still feeling for you. I know some of the other 99%ers in here couldn't care less, but, after all, you're a human with flesh and bones. They're heartless and they know who they are.
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so much for taking sly’s word
 
jonnyboy said:
I’m kind of in limbo, everything is just up in the air right now. I’ve been doing some safety training from home to get some hours last few days, but that’s all I’ve really heard. Our oil and gas clients which are our bread and butter turned into ghosts.

We barely just cracked our 30’s and money was hit and miss all through our 20’s, being young raising a kid and whatnot. So it’s not totally unfamiliar territory for us. Sucks tho, we both just got settled into pretty good jobs in careers we’ve been working hard at. Things were about to be looking really good and the pause button got hit.
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Wishing you the best.
 
Lot of people on this site, a lot political views, world-views, ideologies, and sometimes we don't like what the other people have to say, but Hope all of you make it through all this crazy stuff safely.

Those of you like HCP who will be forced to start figuring out where the money’s coming from, hope that as a community we can come together and help out. GL everyone.
 
Chris Craig said:
I hope it works out for you. You should be eligible. You were laid off. I thought the Blazers were trying to find a away to pay you guys. Why isn't Dame doing what stars from other teams are? Dang. Anyway humility does good for the character. I am sure we will all be better for it.
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I'm in a weird no man's land. Not a team employee and not working for the arena. So there are perks and then there are serious downsides to it as I am seeing.
As far as the players helping, I don't think that is their responsibility to be honest.
 
Are you guys all still able to go to work? Any of you restaurant workers that are affected by this?
My son goes to college in LA and not only his his school shut down, but he works at the movie theater across the street from his apartment and IT just shut down.
Any Starbucks employees?
 
THE HCP said:
Are you guys all still able to go to work? Any of you restaurant workers that are affected by this?
My son goes to college in LA and not only his his school shut down, but he works at the movie theater across the street from his apartment and IT just shut down.
Any Starbucks employees?
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Works been basically the same for me. Got the option to work from home like always but choose to go in. Gave everyone the choice to work from home if their job permitted it, only two have taken the offer.
 
@THE HCP what video editing equipment do you have at home?

Could you work from home converting and editing people's home and wedding videos?
 
THE HCP said:
Are you guys all still able to go to work? Any of you restaurant workers that are affected by this?
My son goes to college in LA and not only his his school shut down, but he works at the movie theater across the street from his apartment and IT just shut down.
Any Starbucks employees?
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I know there is a go fund me going around through pinwheel empire, if the Moda center employees are being covered, I'm sure they can splash some of that bling around.
 
THE HCP said:
Are you guys all still able to go to work? Any of you restaurant workers that are affected by this?
My son goes to college in LA and not only his his school shut down, but he works at the movie theater across the street from his apartment and IT just shut down.
Any Starbucks employees?
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I hear Costco and Amazon are really hiring right now. If he has a car, maybe door dash/uber eats.

Or he can find a sugar mama from Corona Del Mar.
 
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