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Topic: Tales of the Unemployed...
TxsGal3333 Joined Tue 09/05/06 Posts: 76392	Mon 05/16/11 07:45 PM
All I can say is don't give up. Heck I finally got out and started hitting business in person, which 95% of those all said you had to apply online first. Had to swallow my pride and ask family members to see if they could get me on where they worked... Good luck to all those looking..........

galendgirl Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 24728	Mon 05/16/11 08:02 PM
Well here it is another week and no job on the horizon Months of phone calling , online applictions, resume faxing and dropping in on potential employers has still lead to nothing.... I know I'm not alone- Any others out there having the same problem? You should try it at my age....darn near impossible! Oh I could probably get a job as a servant somewhere, and move to God knows where...and be at the mercy of another spoiled person's whims...I'm getting way to old for that kind of thing. I'm seriously gonna try working from home, doing my own thing..and that is scary as the devil too! I don't think so...

galendgirl Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 24728	Mon 05/16/11 08:04 PM
It was hard to be unemployed, and more than a full time job to find new work. I moved to Houston. That worked for me, but I know packing up and going was a luxury that not everyone has in terms of options. Good luck. Seriously! It will happen!

Holly4459 Joined Sun 06/29/08 Posts: 34785	Wed 05/18/11 02:29 PM
Hey I have an update! I have an interview on Friday! Woo hoo!!!

alookat101 Joined Fri 12/12/08 Posts: 17442	Wed 05/18/11 02:49 PM
You Go Girl Good Luck and walk with God.

Holly4459 Joined Sun 06/29/08 Posts: 34785	Wed 05/18/11 02:56 PM
You Go Girl Good Luck and walk with God. Thank you Anthony!

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Wed 05/18/11 03:42 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer.

Monier Joined Sat 03/17/07 Posts: 3337	Wed 05/18/11 03:48 PM
I'd make more money right now if I were unemployed I think Construction is starting to boom again and I'm getting alot of work. I hired 4 new painters in the last week. The only downside now is that more and more clients are sitting on our money. It's beginning to really suck for me. Getting paid takes as long as 6 to 7 weeks after a months work now it seems. Because of this, my partner and I have to take out a line of credit just to be able to pay my guys at a reasonable time. It's a great time to work in construction, just a bad time to get paid for it. I swear, developers need to be the ones to be bonded for the contractors, not the other way around.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Wed 05/18/11 03:51 PM
I'd make more money right now if I were unemployed I think Construction is starting to boom again and I'm getting alot of work. I hired 4 new painters in the last week. The only downside now is that more and more clients are sitting on our money. It's beginning to really suck for me. Getting paid takes as long as 6 to 7 weeks after a months work now it seems. Because of this, my partner and I have to take out a line of credit just to be able to pay my guys at a reasonable time. It's a great time to work in construction, just a bad time to get paid for it. I swear, developers need to be the ones to be bonded for the contractors, not the other way around. I've considered construction, but have no experience in that field. I do have experience as a production worker in manufacturing though.

alookat101 Joined Fri 12/12/08 Posts: 17442	Wed 05/18/11 03:52 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer. Try Going on-line to file your unemployment claim that's the way it's done these days in the State in which you live.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Wed 05/18/11 03:55 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer. Try Going on-line to file your unemployment claim that's the way it's done these days in the State in which you live. That's the first place I tried.

alookat101 Joined Fri 12/12/08 Posts: 17442	Wed 05/18/11 04:14 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer. Try Going on-line to file your unemployment claim that's the way it's done these days in the State in which you live. That's the first place I tried. Try this I'm sure you can file your claim here for your unemployment benefits for your state of Ohio { State of Ohio Unemployment-ODJFS-Online }

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Wed 05/18/11 04:21 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer. Try Going on-line to file your unemployment claim that's the way it's done these days in the State in which you live. That's the first place I tried. Try this I'm sure you can file your claim here for your unemployment benefits for your state of Ohio { State of Ohio Unemployment-ODJFS-Online } Yeah, tried that. I need to talk to someone, but I can't get a hold of anyone, and OneStop only does job searches.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Wed 05/18/11 04:21 PM
Well here it is another week and no job on the horizon Months of phone calling , online applictions, resume faxing and dropping in on potential employers has still lead to nothing.... I know I'm not alone- Any others out there having the same problem? You should try it at my age....darn near impossible! Oh I could probably get a job as a servant somewhere, and move to God knows where...and be at the mercy of another spoiled person's whims...I'm getting way to old for that kind of thing. I'm seriously gonna try working from home, doing my own thing..and that is scary as the devil too! That's what I do. According to my calculations, I should fire myself.

Holly4459 Joined Sun 06/29/08 Posts: 34785	Wed 05/18/11 04:23 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer. Try Going on-line to file your unemployment claim that's the way it's done these days in the State in which you live. That's the first place I tried. Try this I'm sure you can file your claim here for your unemployment benefits for your state of Ohio { State of Ohio Unemployment-ODJFS-Online } Thanks for your help Anthony- keep trying Totage!

alookat101 Joined Fri 12/12/08 Posts: 17442	Wed 05/18/11 04:24 PM
Your very much Welcome Holly

Holly4459 Joined Sun 06/29/08 Posts: 34785	Wed 05/18/11 04:25 PM
So, I haven't been able to contact unemployment with any of the numbers, and I went down to the office today, but there's no more office anymore, it's all done over the phone, which they don't seem to answer. Try Going on-line to file your unemployment claim that's the way it's done these days in the State in which you live. That's the first place I tried. Try this I'm sure you can file your claim here for your unemployment benefits for your state of Ohio { State of Ohio Unemployment-ODJFS-Online } Thanks for your help Anthony- keep trying Totage! Look for a phone number on the website-you might have to call on a certain day

Holly4459 Joined Sun 06/29/08 Posts: 34785	Wed 05/18/11 04:27 PM
Well here it is another week and no job on the horizon Months of phone calling , online applictions, resume faxing and dropping in on potential employers has still lead to nothing.... I know I'm not alone- Any others out there having the same problem? You should try it at my age....darn near impossible! Oh I could probably get a job as a servant somewhere, and move to God knows where...and be at the mercy of another spoiled person's whims...I'm getting way to old for that kind of thing. I'm seriously gonna try working from home, doing my own thing..and that is scary as the devil too! That's what I do. According to my calculations, I should fire myself.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Wed 05/18/11 04:31 PM
I'd make more money right now if I were unemployed I think Construction is starting to boom again and I'm getting alot of work. I hired 4 new painters in the last week. The only downside now is that more and more clients are sitting on our money. It's beginning to really suck for me. Getting paid takes as long as 6 to 7 weeks after a months work now it seems. Because of this, my partner and I have to take out a line of credit just to be able to pay my guys at a reasonable time. It's a great time to work in construction, just a bad time to get paid for it. I swear, developers need to be the ones to be bonded for the contractors, not the other way around. Make a new policy. There are some developers who will totally screw you. Make sure you are protected. You would not loan a large company a lot of money without collateral would you? Neither would a bank. Don't let people take advantage of you. Other ideas: I am not into construction or anything like that but I get paid in advance for my products and services. I do process service, sell tarot cards, and do art work. For artwork, I charge half up front usually, unless I really know the person well. Other ideas for self employment is a house keeping company. Don't work for them, work for yourself. Have your own business, charge by the hour. If you work for yourself and contract your work out, you can make as much money as you have the time and energy to go out and look for business. Be a dog walker, run errands, do childcare. My niece made a good living for years doing child care for working adults. She put herself through school, raised two kids that were not hers, and now works as a teacher at a local trade school in the medical field teaching what she learned about drawing blood and medical terms. She loves teaching, but she get offers for jobs all the time. The work is there. Keep looking.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Wed 05/18/11 04:32 PM
The website told me to call a number, but I can't get through on that number, so I got another number today from OneStop, but didn't get through on that one either. I'll try it again tomorrow and see if it doesn't work.