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What can I do once I’m laid off?

Hello I just got laid off from my second part time job. I had hours in October through early January so I’m curious as to what I can do in terms of unemployment. I have another job that I also am part time at so I’m not sure if that affects anything. I live in PA and I’m unsure as to what their unemployment entails. Anyone have any guidance?

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My old company used to have porn music for their hold music how can I use this against them?

I don't know if this is in the right sub for this lol but you guys collectively are very smart! I won't name Shame them and won't reveal during any direct messages. So don't even try! But they are a billion dollar company. As I was browsing the internet in my leasure time. I was shocked and hilariously appalled that the porn I was watching was the EXACT same hold music we were using for years at my old job! I always felt like I found the holy grail of dirt on an otherwise clean company! After being fired last year for random nit picking bullshit I was bored today and I was just curious if I could do anything with this info.

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Anyone have this happen? Weather

Back in 2008/2009 I worked for a major insurance company that would soon off shore every job in our building (Over 50K workers) to India, but I had a shift change up and I would come in early at 5AM. During my commute into work we had a huge snowstorm which is typical for our area but I got caught in it right as I was coming into work and no plows were out and we quickly got a couple inches on the highway. I was only a half hour late and of course the snowstorm died and everything melted and was plowed quickly afterwards. The manager who questioned me for being late commented, “I didn't see any snow out there” I checked his Linkedin for Years as he struggled to find work once we all got laid off.

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[VENT] I had an allergic reaction yesterday and was too scared to call in

I (F20) don't have any known allergies except to some makeup products that I know to avoid. On Sunday night I was wearing makeup to a dinner (which I had booked off work to attend) and I felt my face get hot and start burning. When I got home I took my makeup off and went to sleep without any issues. The next morning I woke up looking like Sloth from the Goonies. My eyelids were so fucking swollen, my entire face was itchy. I've never such a bad reaction so I tried waiting it out. I didn't want to call in because the manager working would have tried to write me up, I had already booked off the day before. I started going out the door to drive to work and my entire face was hot, my tongue started to tingle. I was so lightheaded when I was driving,…

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The original antiwork movement started in the 90s

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How much do small business owners make?

I see most of the having nice cars, that most people can't afford monthly I can assume most of them are making 2 or 3 grand monthly to afford a nice car. I have looked on company's house for a lot of business's owner's addresses' most of the live in nice area's and I saw a tesla I can assume It's owned by the business owner and not leased. I have seen most of them live in, se-detached or de-attached houses I do know the average price of those house's are 100k+ and I can assume most of them are bought and not leased. I can assume most of them that own 100k+ house's, do not have a mortgage on the property. ​

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We’re you stringed along in the interview process?

Honestly, what’s the longest you’ve gone in an interview process? Any experience being “stringed” along? I’m at a month. 5 interviews. Final interview was last week. Still won’t give me an answer I hate it.

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What is your current career/job?

I feel like I want to be on the side of r/antiwork but every post well at least the popular ones are mostly about shitty service jobs. I’m just curious to see if it’s a service job problem where you’d expect shitty bosses and managers or if it really is a full spectrum thing.

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Subsidies for small to mid-size businesses in the US – thoughts

I've seen many times how difficult it is for small to mid-size businesses to compete against large corporations. There are various reasons for this – including disparities in terms of resources, knowledge / insights, and research. Large companies have had the advantage of building up their capacity over many decades, both nationally and internationally. It's often a struggle for smaller businesses to gain market recognition and have decent work conditions. Typically, smaller businesses don't have the funds to pay their workers as well compared to the larger companies. They usually aren't able to provide the same quality work resources (such as technology, product support, and so forth). To me, it would make sense for all US states to agree on a sales tax on large corporations, and invest that money into subsidies for smaller businesses. Those funds could help the smaller organizations build up their operations, pay their employees better,…

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Dream of Buddhist Yidam Saying No To Working

I’ve been Buddhist for over fifteen years and have always tried to work in jobs that were “more necessary” for society to function but I had a dream that really started me from what I’ve been doing. I’ve been working as a shipper/receiver in agro wear products manufacturing. I always thought it wasn’t ideal as it contributes to animal agriculture (a no in Buddhism) but still felt that since plant agriculture was at least essential, I could and should do it. My dream last night has kind of snapped me out of this and has forced me to examine how I’m also responsible for how I react to capitalism. In the dream, lots of disasters were happening. Oceans had collapses and the atmosphere had worn so thin that people were being dragged out into outer-space, right off the planet. We were driving around frantically in a van avoiding some other…