Check with retirement if you are eligible! Sometimes one little day can cost you;
Talk to an attorney. Yes you are being asked to sign away your rights for a stinky little severance. Talk to an attorney! You have time, do it.
Organize the paperwork. Looking for work and unemployment and all the rest.. it's a full time job. Approach it as such and keep paperwork where you can find it.
Make a plan for tomorrow. It isn't a vacation day, get your act in gear.
cathy
of CA
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Sep 25, 2009 00:23:20 AM
RE: What 80 year old...
To Lisa of PA,
Honestly, if you ever got laid off it would probably be becasue of your attitude. (I mean come on, she's 80)!
You aren't happy with the job you have arevyou? Go ahead tell the truth. Start on her list now, you may need it in the future.
Yvonne
of CA
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May 25, 2009 01:56:56 AM
What 80 year old....
What 80 year old wrote this list?? Once upon a time "pounding the payment" & talking to friends could find you a job. Now, No one takes walk-in inquries for jobs, unless you want to work in the mall or at McDonald's. I think the list should include adding a updated resume to every online job search website you can find. I also think sending a Thank You note to your boss is a complete waste of time. Your Boss either was laid off like you or is trying to prevent bankruptcy. Thus he's trying to safe his own hide NOT find you a new job. So, to the retired, 80 year old, who writes & submits articles from they're home office, while sipping peppermint tea, Shut UP!
Lisa
of PA
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Jan 17, 2009 19:13:07 PM
Rights regarding severance
This article is common sense at best, and a "feel-good," fluff article at worst.
What about the nuts and bolts? Specifically: How do you handle a severance agreement that asks you to sign away your rights in exchange for the severance?
Charlotte
of NC
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Dec 04, 2008 13:36:20 PM
self employment
Please contact me if you are one of these people who have been laid off and you're considering self employment. It's an alternative that a lot of us are leaning toward as the job market crumbles............816-373-6326 or 816-645-7339
Mary Molthan
of MO
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Oct 31, 2008 12:57:26 PM
I have a doubt on this...
You are Speaking about the People who are doing work for 6-8 hrs daily,but in my situation i work for 12 -14 hrs a day.so how could i manage myself to wake up early.and how these ten steps will help me out.
kishor
of NY
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Oct 27, 2008 00:20:36 AM
Great advice for changing jobs also....
This is great advice for changing jobs also. It often takes such events like loosing or changing jobs to place enough stress on the mind to cause it to reflect and make real positive changes in life. Take advantage of it. Every event in life can be profited from.
Mike
of CA
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Oct 25, 2008 20:07:04 PM
Build a Contact List
In the same way you conduct sales or prospecting, you build an excel spreadsheet with contacts on it. Call people, email, if they don't know of anything available at there company, ask if they have contacts you can call - as the commercial goes, they know 2 friends and they know 2 friends, and so on and so on...there are companies hiring for replacements or even growth in this economy.
Make sure you include the contact name, contact information and who referred you to the final contact that landed you a job. The list may grow and grow until you find a job - and when you do, make sure you thank each contact point that got you to the current place of business and your new job. Try it, it works.
Anthony
of NY
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Oct 23, 2008 11:30:12 AM
You have got to be kidding
employers think they can treat employees like pieces of turd
1) make an appointment with a lawyer
2) write down every instance that you recall of where your employer broke labor standards laws, there will be lots of them
3) find out who else was laid off the same day, contact them about the lawsuit
4) Your former boss had a big part in your layoff, you owe them nothing they are scum
Meet with the lawyers, sue the employer including your former boss for as much as possible.
ex-Merrill Lynch staff
of NY
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Oct 23, 2008 08:55:42 AM
Nope she means library
@Philatom of XX
The idea is to get you dressed and out of the house.
cathy of CA @ Sep 25, 2009 00:23:20 AM
Yvonne of CA @ May 25, 2009 01:56:56 AM
Lisa of PA @ Jan 17, 2009 19:13:07 PM
Charlotte of NC @ Dec 04, 2008 13:36:20 PM
Mary Molthan of MO @ Oct 31, 2008 12:57:26 PM
kishor of NY @ Oct 27, 2008 00:20:36 AM
Mike of CA @ Oct 25, 2008 20:07:04 PM
Anthony of NY @ Oct 23, 2008 11:30:12 AM
ex-Merrill Lynch staff of NY @ Oct 23, 2008 08:55:42 AM
chris of UT @ Oct 22, 2008 15:59:09 PM
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