For those currently unemployed - help thread

[Flopsweat]

@Joe Link You know COBOL ?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/fvgltc

When I was in college I had a couple of terms - Ronny was Pres.

I still remember my first program, got like 19,000 errors. Left the . (period) off the end of IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
( COBOL - Program Structure - Tutorialspoint )
In that we used punch cards, and I got back a ream of computer paper ... every error printed out.

OIT used an OPTIMIZING compiler -- for students ?! Stupid. Harris - a computer used to track satellites.

"How quaint"

 

[The Heretic]

A bit of advice regarding recruiting agencies:

I updated my resume on Indeed.com, and now I am getting emails from recruiters at agencies.

Recruiting agencies are a mixed bag.

I suggest controlling how many agencies/recruiters have your resume (assuming you have one) and controlling who they send it to. You do not want multiple resumes from multiple recruiters going to the same employer for the same position. Most of the upper end recruiters for professional career recruiting understand this and will accommodate your wishes in this regard. Temp staffing agencies for non-professional positions, sometimes do not.

Fly by night recruiters from agencies you never heard of, are more likely to shotgun your resume out without consideration of your wishes or those of the employer (many of which do not want to deal with recruiters at all, or only with certain agencies).

I make it clear before I give my resume to a recruiter that I have these conditions on where and when my resume is sent out for a position. I am only going to work with a few agencies that I have dealt with in the past.

 

[Flopsweat]

A bit of advice regarding recruiting agencies:

I updated my resume on Indeed.com, and now I am getting emails from recruiters at agencies.

Recruiting agencies are a mixed bag.

I suggest controlling how many agencies/recruiters have your resume (assuming you have one) and controlling who they send it to. You do not want multiple resumes from multiple recruiters going to the same employer for the same position. Most of the upper end recruiters for professional career recruiting understand this and will accommodate your wishes in this regard. Temp staffing agencies for non-professional positions, sometimes do not.

Fly by night recruiters from agencies you never heard of, are more likely to shotgun your resume out without consideration of your wishes or those of the employer (many of which do not want to deal with recruiters at all, or only with certain agencies).

I make it clear before I give my resume to a recruiter that I have these conditions on where and when my resume is sent out for a position. I am only going to work with a few agencies that I have dealt with in the past.

Oh, I have a whole filtering system for recruiters. And a list of favorites who get first dibs.

 

[The Heretic]

Extra $600 unemployment benefits will start flowing as early as this week for a lucky few

Some jobless Americans will start seeing heftier unemployment checks as soon as this week, depending on where they live.

www.cnn.com

"Other states, including Ohio, Oregon and Texas, are still working on the process to send out the extra federal money, agency officials said. Some states will provide a single larger weekly check, while others may opt to send the state and federal benefits separately."

 

[The Heretic]

Essential businesses hiring in Portland right now

With many people in the service industry without jobs currently, many essential businesses are hiring part-time and full-time workers.

www.kgw.com

 

[The Heretic]

Jobs of the Week: The CCC, Santa Barbara Bike Coalition, Portland Pedal Power, Velotech

The economy is reeling, but there are still jobs to be had in the bike world. Learn more about our freshest listings via the links below... - Mechanic/Brand Ambassador Rider – Portland Pedal Power by Waiter.com - Youth Programs Supervisor-Safe Routes to School – Community Cycling Center

bikeportland.org

 

[The Heretic]

Learn something new every day: if you use google search, enter the city state and "jobs" and the type of job you are looking for, Google opens a special search page oriented towards jobs.

 

[The Heretic]

Thinking about taking SSI early (assuming you are 62+)?

For every month you take it early:

How Much Does Filing Early Cut My Social Security Benefits? | The Motley Fool

The short answer: as much as $5,000 a year. But you can change that.

www.fool.com

Not much difference for me long term or short term, except that this year or next I could use those $ to weather thru this mess. If I get a job then I can just keep working nonetheless.

 

[The Heretic]

BTW - this kind of crap is as illegal as s***:

Former Employees Say a Portland Restaurateur Withheld Wages on Their Final Checks

According to letters signed by Carey that were forwarded to WW, the longtime Portland restaurateur is withholding a quarter of the staff’s final checks. The plan is to pay that back once the businesses are running again.

www.wweek.com

In most states employers must pay employees who quit, or who are fired or who are laid off, in full, at the next scheduled pay date.

In some states, IIRC, the requirement is something like 48 hours - I could be wrong on that.

But you can't do what this employer did.

That said, my employer chose to pay me regularly - i.e., they pay on a 2 week delay; I get paid for the work I did 2 weeks ago. So I will get my third paycheck (after being laid off) this Friday - I got two before that after being laid off. Not sure if that is kosher with OR state law, but it is ok with me. If they were going out of business then I would be concerned, but that isn't the case.

Just don't let your previous employer BS you about when they can pay you.

 

[The Heretic]

Also, if you get paid severance, generally they can't tell you that you can't file for unemployment because of the severance. At least not in ORegon. A family member was laid off and her employer tried to pull that trick on her.

They can say, ok you just take the rest of the week off and we will pay you for it, but if it is severance pay in lieu of work, then you can file for unemployment ASAP - you don't have to wait until they finish the severance payments and you don't have to wait however long the payments are for - if they are truly severance. If you aren't working, if you are no longer considered to be in their employment, you are unemployed.

 

[The Heretic]

Despite federal funding, Oregon won't waive 'waiting week' for jobless benefits

The state said it will not waive a one-week waiting period for new claims, even though the federal rescue package Congress approved last month provides money to fund waivers.

www.oregonlive.com

 

[Flopsweat]

Despite federal funding, Oregon won't waive 'waiting week' for jobless benefits

The state said it will not waive a one-week waiting period for new claims, even though the federal rescue package Congress approved last month provides money to fund waivers.

www.oregonlive.com

Can't funnel the spare money anywhere if there isn't any.

 

[The Heretic]

 

[The Heretic]

I am not surprised that it would take a lot of effort to change their system to waive the week. For the past 9 years I have worked on a codebase that was like that; something seemingly simple could take weeks, something else that might seem hard would take 5 minutes. Poorly designed, poorly maintained, fragile, hard to read code - that is what you get when you have arbitrary deadlines, high turnover rate, poorly scheduled projects and people who don't listen to their devs.

 

[jim97701]

I opened my claim last week after the Federal rescue package was passed. I wonder if since the state of Oregon wont skip the waiting week if they are obligated to to pay the $600 from the feds for that week when they finally get it implemented in their system?.

 

[The Heretic]

I opened my claim last week after the Federal rescue package was passed. I wonder if since the state of Oregon wont skip the waiting week if they are obligated to to pay the $600 from the feds for that week when they finally get it implemented in their system?.

I am not sure, one would think so, but then...

We will have to wait to find out.

 

[jim97701]

I agree only time will tell.

 

[The Heretic]

Boeing considering 10% payroll cut after coronavirus pandemic shuts down plane manufacturing

No decision has been reached yet but the final reduction would likely include voluntary layoffs, early retirements, natural attrition and potentially mandatory layoffs.

www.cnbc.com

 

[oneharmonic]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/how-europe-manages-to-keep-a-lid-on-coronavirus-unemployment-while-it-spikes-in-the-us/2020/04/11/29b23c90-7b4f-11ea-a311-adb1344719a9_story.html

 

[The Heretic]

Mods?

Could you move this thread to the "off-topic" forum please?

Thank you.