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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (1 children)

listen; now is the time to get the fun in. after a few weeks the creeping dread starts to compete for your time, but right now you could put a good thirty to forty hours of gaming time in and not even feel stressed about it

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago

Hell yeah I'm getting a piercing fixed, hitting the bar, and then playing a gig tonight actually

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

RIP and rat-salute-2, hope you told your boss off.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sucks. It's always better to be the one taking the initiative.

Did you have any, uh, "leverage" left over at the company? Or is their main rude awakening just going to be loss of convenience and performance?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was the only USA person that specialized in the system i did, so lol

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah I think that was your post that you were predicting getting laid off. Congratulations, I think. Spend your new free time well, enjoy.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The only thing that sucks rn is my partner is spiraling from stress, they were on my health insurance. I'm squeezing in one last therapist visit today, and my partner is scrambling to get shit refilled.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you not have COBRA? Or is that too much?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

COBRA is usually way too pricey for the average person

It literally exists so that they can say "We still provide healthcare access!"

Weaselly shit

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah it's fucked. Even with multiple Rx's and two medical professionals I visit at least monthly, it was cheaper for me to just self pay until new insurance kicked in.

Seems like it's only helpful if you're incredibly unlucky and get sick / injured

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yoooo that shit catalyzed quick in the past 24 hours! You probably are aware but if you need therapy and you're near a university with a psych program, they likely have a program that serves people in the community, and it's usually sliding scale. There may also be other sliding scale options around as well.

Also in my state, the insurance companies that run medicaid typically have programs that will help to pay for things that are health related so long as a doctor provides a referral. If yall need assistance paying for meds, that might be something to look into.

Sorry I can't help offer a ton of advice on this stuff, it's my job lol

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

CONGRATS hope you get a better job meow-hug

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago

I'll be fucked on money for a bit but I'm gonna see if my local bar can have me for a few shifts or something while I go through the interview process.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

welcome to funemployment, it's really neet and we're vibing

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

Today is for booze, vidya, and playing a show. Tomorrow is for applications and doing mutual aid.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Tbh, employment that you're in full control of is better.

A zero-hour contract sounds bad, but I have a part-time job with 0 scheduled hours, amd coworkers that often want to trade in shifts, and those are frequent enough that I can have my choice of shifts, and still cover my expenses with a rather low frequency.

The work itself is not particularly enjoyable, but the aspect of it being fully under my control makes it my best job ever on that metric.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

I'm always here anyways miyazaki-laugh

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you install the JucheOS?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im shipping my laptop back, so let me sign the severance stuff so its binding and THEN I'll do it

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it'll actually lose you money then don't actually do it lmao, just soak em for all they're worth

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Once the contract is signed I'll open up the .iso, I have it ready to go. The only thing is, I want to review it to see if theres any clauses that WOULD fuck me if I did that.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh that sucks comrade. I hope you get something new lined up soon.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Employers delenda est. Good luck! rat-salute-2

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You can join me in the job search comrade yes-honey-left

But seriously my current job pays so badly for an office job, and they started limiting our hours so it's basically become a part time job.

Hope you can find something better soon

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

meow-hug good vibes to you as well, comrade!

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fuuuuccck that sucks. Sorry to hear. If you're in tech send me a message and I can see what connections I can pull for you if you need

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Thanks comrade, DMing now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does that invite work for us other unemployed tech comrades?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

LESGOOOOO

Going on 2 months from shitass retail work after zoning out a few days in a row, out of pure spiteful contempt for an annoying manager.

Never making that mistake again, but i stand by this one. Fuck Loblaws, fuck "Superstores" and fuck retail managers who pretend youre "getting them in trouble" by breaking rules. I wish it was that simple.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Best of luck comrade! Enjoy some free time and hope you get something lined up soon! rat-salute-2

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sitting at the bar slamming pints while I play Gauntlet Dark Legacy on a retroid handheld

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you at least get to install the noble DPRK operating system beforehand?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Im waiting until i get my pay before returning the laptop. If there isn't anything in the severance docs I sign about laptop "issues" then I have the ISO ready to rock.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Remember to process your new American unemployment period by going through all the stages:

  1. Denial (Fuck them! I'm better off.)
  2. Terror (WTF AM I GOING TO DO!?!?!?)
  3. Procrastination (I might as well take a week for myself I never get a vacation anyways)
  4. Diligence (Okay, let's apply for jobs. I got bills to pay.)
  5. Panic (FUCK! Nobody is responding to my applications! My bills are DUE!)
  6. Desperation (Accept the first job offer you get.)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The only thing worse than working is not having work.

Hope this lasts exactly as long as you want it to. HMU if things get tight; you have helped me & I will help you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Fuck I love you

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ha ha fuck those assholes!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got to call my boss a human kidney stone on the way out

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