Tag Archives: EDD

Misery Loves Company! (Dec. 2)

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At a recent press conference, the Governator attempts to kill a nosy reporter with his optical death ray.

California Has Highest Unemployment Rates in Nation (Almost, But Who Cares About Rhode Island?)

Statewide unemployment rocketted to  8.2 percent in October, a 14-year high. Only Michigan and Rhode Island, both considerably cheaper and known as the Kmart of states, had higher joblessness, both at 9.3 percent. Our illustrious EDD showed a loss of 26,400 jobs last month. And the worst part . . .

Governator Says We Don’t Have Money, So Please Work at 7-11 Already

Gov. Schwarzenegger declared his 143rd “state of emergency” this year, this time writing in “Fiscal” in front of the emergency press release,  in hopes of getting a federal bailout. But since he doesn’t own a bank and isn’t an automaker, the old action hero may be out of luck — and the state’s running out of money to pay for unemployment benefits, so says the North County Times – if you believe what someone from Escondido says, that is.

J.P. Morgan Chase Tells WaMu Workers, “Woo Hoo! You’re Laid Off!”

Chase lays off 21 percent of WaMu employees, about 1,600 in the Bay Area that will celebrate Spring by being unemployed. Enjoy the empty Easter baskets, kids, Chase killed the Easter Bunny!

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I got my first unemployment check!

barbarabillingsleyAll $405 of it. I feel like an equal in my marriage again. Previously I was channeling my June Cleaverness and having dinner on the table for the hubby when he came home and decorating the home with flowers.

I was going to change into a dress, but settled for a clean top and exercise pants. Hey, June, you’d wear a pink tracksuit nowadays anyway. It’s what I see all the trophy wives wearing (and yes, June, you would be a trophy wife! Cooking in pearls, my!)

I’m also learning how to shop and use what I buy! (OK, yeah, but we had tons of money before, so if some food was thrown away, no biggie.) Now everything we buy has to have some use and be eaten. The oven-fried chicken I made last night will be our “El Pollo Loco” rip-off chicken tonight.

No, I’m not going all Dave Ramsay, who by the way has some RABID fans. I have no debt to speak of (only $1,200 I’ll be reimbursed for in a month) and am not going to spend five hours making my own detergent to save 20 cents a load.

I am now officially laid off!

I filled out my EDD paperwork online and was contacted by someone in Orange County at 7:10 a.m. who told me they are now working weekends and holidays to keep up with the huge numbers of layoffs. (Take that, economists!)

“It seems like the only one who’s hiring is us!” she said. Oh, humor … I miss thee.

Anyway, because they’re overburdened, they basically asked me one question and said, “OK, here’s your benefits.”

Easy-peasy. So now I will have a week of no money and then $450 a week while I look for a job. In my field? Not likely, so I’m broadening my horizons, like participating in marketing/scientific studies on Craigslist.org. Like this one:

Seeking Females 21-65 for PAID STUDY on Grocery Shopping (Berkeley) ($85)

Are you age 50-59? Shingles Prevention Study (santa rosa) (<$300)

Egg Donors Needed at UCSF—Compensation $7000

There does seem to be a definite jump in pay for the more invasive/creepy stuff.