I live in a small rural town that doesn't have a lot going for it. Local jobs are hard to come by and a lot of people have to commute 40 minutes to an hour to get to work in one of the next 3 towns over where there are decent paying jobs (cost of fuel is still horrible here too).
One of the larger employers, a retail store and gas station and a popular stop for truckers that was only 15 minutes outside of town burnt to the ground this morning.
Two fast food chains, the convenience store, and the restaurant – all gone.
Anyways, guess what the employers are doing for their employees who are suddenly out of work?
NOTHING
Instead, they notified all of the employees they are being terminated due to “lack of work” so they can file for unemployment.
I was talking to my neighbor today who worked there for 4 years and she told me that none of the employees can cash out their PTO, because they signed a document at hire saying that they forfeit any remaining PTO upon termination. She had 3 weeks saved up for a family vacation this summer but now she has to cancel it.
Why is this country so fucked up? The employer gets to collect insurance money but the people making their business function get nothing. People are not even human beings to their employers!!!