Comments on: mike j’s finishing school for girls https://thisfish.com/mike-js-finishing-school-for-girls/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: aliastaken https://thisfish.com/mike-js-finishing-school-for-girls/#comment-25248 aliastaken Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:15:22 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1406#comment-25248 <p>Filing for unemployment over the phone is a luxury only available recently in the great state of New Jersey. When I had to do it, it was an all-day affair, made worse by the fact that I was eight months pregnant. I felt like I was in in-school suspension at a school for unwed mothers. Except I was totally married and had an advance college degree! It's hard to accept unemployment, but you must make yourself do it without losing your pride (which you'll need for the job search). Don't let the system get you down.</p> Filing for unemployment over the phone is a luxury only available recently in the great state of New Jersey. When I had to do it, it was an all-day affair, made worse by the fact that I was eight months pregnant. I felt like I was in in-school suspension at a school for unwed mothers. Except I was totally married and had an advance college degree! It’s hard to accept unemployment, but you must make yourself do it without losing your pride (which you’ll need for the job search). Don’t let the system get you down.

]]> By: Victoria https://thisfish.com/mike-js-finishing-school-for-girls/#comment-25247 Victoria Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:56:06 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1406#comment-25247 <p>I can totally relate to the filing for unemployment. We have a right to it as taxpayers if we are laid off from work due to unfortunate circumstances. However, it still feels like welfare. Back in '99 I was laid off because the company I worked for sold out and closed everything down. Within a month of my last day I grabbed the first job I was offered, knowing there was no way I could get my azz up at 2:30 in the morning to be to work by 4am, but I took the job anyway to avoid unemployment bennies. Sadly, as hard as I tried, it wasn't enough. I was fired from that job a little over a year later due to being consistently late for work. I had become more punctual, but it was just one slip up too many that did me in. Didn't matter that my mom had been in and out of the hospital during that time and I'm her only relative in the area. Push a situation far enough, it comes back to bite you in the butt.</p> I can totally relate to the filing for unemployment. We have a right to it as taxpayers if we are laid off from work due to unfortunate circumstances. However, it still feels like welfare. Back in ’99 I was laid off because the company I worked for sold out and closed everything down. Within a month of my last day I grabbed the first job I was offered, knowing there was no way I could get my azz up at 2:30 in the morning to be to work by 4am, but I took the job anyway to avoid unemployment bennies. Sadly, as hard as I tried, it wasn’t enough. I was fired from that job a little over a year later due to being consistently late for work. I had become more punctual, but it was just one slip up too many that did me in. Didn’t matter that my mom had been in and out of the hospital during that time and I’m her only relative in the area. Push a situation far enough, it comes back to bite you in the butt.

]]> By: Lady https://thisfish.com/mike-js-finishing-school-for-girls/#comment-25246 Lady Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:07:04 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1406#comment-25246 <p>I had to file for unemployment and i thought it would be a good experience but it wasn't. I was actually depressed the whole time i was unemployed...so much so i had NO sex drive... WTF. </p><br /><br /><p>Don't worry, you'll get back on your feet in no time.</p> I had to file for unemployment and i thought it would be a good experience but it wasn’t. I was actually depressed the whole time i was unemployed…so much so i had NO sex drive… WTF.

Don’t worry, you’ll get back on your feet in no time.

]]> By: susan https://thisfish.com/mike-js-finishing-school-for-girls/#comment-25245 susan Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:14:13 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1406#comment-25245 <p>I believe that anonymous is misinformed. You must be actively looking for work, making a required minimum number of contacts, and provide proof of such, but you may certainly leave the state because it is perfectly acceptable to look for work anywhere. He/she sounds like they are confusing unemployment with being out on bail!</p> I believe that anonymous is misinformed. You must be actively looking for work, making a required minimum number of contacts, and provide proof of such, but you may certainly leave the state because it is perfectly acceptable to look for work anywhere. He/she sounds like they are confusing unemployment with being out on bail!

]]> By: Heather https://thisfish.com/mike-js-finishing-school-for-girls/#comment-25244 Heather Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:00:14 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1406#comment-25244 <p>Not that many months ago I had to file for unemployment. I cried the entire time I was on the phone doing the application process. Keep your chin up. Things will turn around.</p> Not that many months ago I had to file for unemployment. I cried the entire time I was on the phone doing the application process. Keep your chin up. Things will turn around.

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