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It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
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It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
Depends on what you are doing that you are calling a job and calling working from home. People who have real jobs and work from home it does not slow down. It is a real job. You have been very vague about what you are doing ever since you first mentioned it. I assume it is something like this site where you can make a little money on the side. But it is not a real job.
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I worked in the financial services industry and we are still working remotely from home. Most days it is fine, although collaboration with colleagues is harder without face to face interactions. Helping my son who is learning long distance from home has been much harder than I thought. He misses his friends from school a lot.
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I worked in the financial services industry and we are still working remotely from home. Most days it is fine, although collaboration with colleagues is harder without face to face interactions. Helping my son who is learning long distance from home has been much harder than I thought. He misses his friends from school a lot.
I answer phones for things you see on t.v.
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It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
Depends on what you are doing that you are calling a job and calling working from home. People who have real jobs and work from home it does not slow down. It is a real job. You have been very vague about what you are doing ever since you first mentioned it. I assume it is something like this site where you can make a little money on the side. But it is not a real job.
It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
Depends on what you are doing that you are calling a job and calling working from home. People who have real jobs and work from home it does not slow down. It is a real job. You have been very vague about what you are doing ever since you first mentioned it. I assume it is something like this site where you can make a little money on the side. But it is not a real job.
I answer phones for what you see on t.v.
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It's easier for some to go to a job. If they aren't essential and you can't work from home, that is a whole different situation. People are in need and missing out of paychecks that is a cause for stress. When they say it's going to get worst what do they honestly mean? Millions of people have died because of this virus. Isn't that worse. This is getting scarier by the day.
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I currently work from home and have been since March. My company does not want us to return until at least January. Honestly, at first I loved the idea, but now I would rather be at work. Yeah I can do my job at home, but it was much easier at work. I have a good laptop that we got from work which I use, but it was easier when everything was at your finger tips, printers, hard files, etc. Virtual meetings are not the same as face to face. I miss the being with other employees. And I’m sick of being home working, but like I said we cannot return until January. I hope this virus is gone soon, I want life to return
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
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It's a new change people have to get used to just like the kids being home and doing virtual schooling. Adjustments all around but hopefully things will improve soon.
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It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
Depends on what you are doing that you are calling a job and calling working from home. People who have real jobs and work from home it does not slow down. It is a real job. You have been very vague about what you are doing ever since you first mentioned it. I assume it is something like this site where you can make a little money on the side. But it is not a real job.
It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
Depends on what you are doing that you are calling a job and calling working from home. People who have real jobs and work from home it does not slow down. It is a real job. You have been very vague about what you are doing ever since you first mentioned it. I assume it is something like this site where you can make a little money on the side. But it is not a real job.
I answer phones for what you see on t.v.
So you work for something similar to HSN or something like that. That makes sense. Do you get paid by the hour or by how many phone calls you take? I have seen ads for jobs like that on indeed.com but the job posting is always vague so I never wanted to trust it. Hopefully you can do well with it.
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It's easier for some to go to a job. If they aren't essential and you can't work from home, that is a whole different situation. People are in need and missing out of paychecks that is a cause for stress. When they say it's going to get worst what do they honestly mean? Millions of people have died because of this virus. Isn't that worse. This is getting scarier by the day.
Millions of people have not died. Stop listening to the dementia patient! Less than 10,000 have died in the US that was truly a death caused by covid. Everyone else had major underlying conditions that caused their death.
Who knows what they mean. They are trying to invoke fear. And in you they have succeeded. It is not scary if you are smart enough to do your own research. You have more than a 99% chance of a complete recovery. And it is not nearly as contagious as they tout. If it was everyone in the world would already be infected.
It is pretty easy for anybody to get a job. Get off your butt and go apply. Walmart and other retail places can't get people to work. So if you want to work you can.
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I currently work from home and have been since March. My company does not want us to return until at least January. Honestly, at first I loved the idea, but now I would rather be at work. Yeah I can do my job at home, but it was much easier at work. I have a good laptop that we got from work which I use, but it was easier when everything was at your finger tips, printers, hard files, etc. Virtual meetings are not the same as face to face. I miss the being with other employees. And I’m sick of being home working, but like I said we cannot return until January. I hope this virus is gone soon, I want life to return
Have you seen the Progressive (I think) ad where they are doing a virtual meeting? I have seen it online. Depending on you job even if you can do from home it can have draw backs. If you go to the office you use their stuff. If you work from home you provide your own office supplies. But you are at home. I think I would like it. But my job requires me to physically be at the site. I cannot do it from home.
I don't know what is suppose to change magically at the end of the year? Other than what I previously said, it will go away after the election. The majority of people have said they will not take a vaccine. I guess employers can try to force you to by denying you employment if you refuse it. But that is illegal. So not sure what will happen there.
This is here to stay. It is a new strain of the flu. We have new strains every year. And if you do some research you find that H1N1 was a lot worse that this. I am still trying to figure out how so many people have been so brainwashed. smh
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
So I am curious as to if he has applied at Walmart? Lowes? And other places like that? It is on the news all the time how these places can't get people to work. If he is really as desperate as you make it sound for a job he would take one of these type jobs. Of course as long as he get unemployment with that extra added on he is not going to seriously look for a job. Nobody is. I know people riding the "freebie" train and they are not even looking. They just say there aren't any jobs. I can't wait until they file taxes the first of the year and find out they have to pay taxes on all that big money they got. It was not just free money!
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My daughter in law worked from home for awhile. They kept track of the movement of her mouse. We're all being watched I suppose.
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I've been working from home from years but not in customer service, I can imagine this is a frustrating time for cs workers, be well.
It started out good. Seems to have really slowed down for many of us. I keep hearing them say this is the calm before the storm. I think some are expecting more call volume as we get closer to the holidays. I am not so sure. I do enjoy talking with the people from the calls that I do get. Most are very nice and just a joy to talk with. So that's it on the job.
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I've been hearing a lot of people feel this way; at first it was like a vacation but now they'd rather go back. I think the kids are feeling a similar way about school.
I currently work from home and have been since March. My company does not want us to return until at least January. Honestly, at first I loved the idea, but now I would rather be at work. Yeah I can do my job at home, but it was much easier at work. I have a good laptop that we got from work which I use, but it was easier when everything was at your finger tips, printers, hard files, etc. Virtual meetings are not the same as face to face. I miss the being with other employees. And I’m sick of being home working, but like I said we cannot return until January. I hope this virus is gone soon, I want life to return
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I am still on unpaid leave not fired so I do what ever I can do.
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
So I am curious as to if he has applied at Walmart? Lowes? And other places like that? It is on the news all the time how these places can't get people to work. If he is really as desperate as you make it sound for a job he would take one of these type jobs. Of course as long as he get unemployment with that extra added on he is not going to seriously look for a job. Nobody is. I know people riding the "freebie" train and they are not even looking. They just say there aren't any jobs. I can't wait until they file taxes the first of the year and find out they have to pay taxes on all that big money they got. It was not just free money!
He is NOT getting any EXTRA, just the regular low amount that the state pays (the extra $300 was approved for 6 weeks and were paid in 1 big lump sum and that is it and that $$ helped us pay the mortgage for this past month, otherwise I would not have enough for it). He was working and getting a salary above $30 an hour, Walmart and Lowes are not going to pay anywhere close to that amount, it will be the same as getting unemployment for salary. He did applied at Costco, and was told that he is too qualified to work at their place (my husband is a College graduated with more than 40 years of experience), and he is too qualified for any job that is pay minimum wage (as per the companies). PLEASE DO NOT assume that he is getting a freebie, because he IS NOT, HE IS NOT LAZY he is looking for something that at least will help us pay bills and have enough extra for food.
Seriously CG yo have this weird thinking that people is just sitting on their b....s and getting $$ for free, unemployment is an earned insurance that you get when you work hard. Responsible people with families and responsibilities is looking very hard for a job but maybe were you live in lalala land they are hiring but were we are at is not as easy as you are make it look. A College graduate who is almost 60 years old cannot be hired by Walmart, Lowes and Costco because they do not want them, so DO NOT accuse everybody of just sitting and scratching their behinds and getting $$ for free.
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Initially, working from home stresses you out because in the past you always know what you have to do to prepare to go to a job outside of your home. But you have to be creative when you are stuck at home with the kiddies. Also it gives you time to clean out, throw out things that you have been thinking to do.
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
So I am curious as to if he has applied at Walmart? Lowes? And other places like that? It is on the news all the time how these places can't get people to work. If he is really as desperate as you make it sound for a job he would take one of these type jobs. Of course as long as he get unemployment with that extra added on he is not going to seriously look for a job. Nobody is. I know people riding the "freebie" train and they are not even looking. They just say there aren't any jobs. I can't wait until they file taxes the first of the year and find out they have to pay taxes on all that big money they got. It was not just free money!
He is NOT getting any EXTRA, just the regular low amount that the state pays (the extra $300 was approved for 6 weeks and were paid in 1 big lump sum and that is it and that $$ helped us pay the mortgage for this past month, otherwise I would not have enough for it). He was working and getting a salary above $30 an hour, Walmart and Lowes are not going to pay anywhere close to that amount, it will be the same as getting unemployment for salary. He did applied at Costco, and was told that he is too qualified to work at their place (my husband is a College graduated with more than 40 years of experience), and he is too qualified for any job that is pay minimum wage (as per the companies). PLEASE DO NOT assume that he is getting a freebie, because he IS NOT, HE IS NOT LAZY he is looking for something that at least will help us pay bills and have enough extra for food.
Seriously CG yo have this weird thinking that people is just sitting on their b....s and getting $$ for free, unemployment is an earned insurance that you get when you work hard. Responsible people with families and responsibilities is looking very hard for a job but maybe were you live in lalala land they are hiring but were we are at is not as easy as you are make it look. A College graduate who is almost 60 years old cannot be hired by Walmart, Lowes and Costco because they do not want them, so DO NOT accuse everybody of just sitting and scratching their behinds and getting $$ for free.
If he was drawing unemployment when this first started he WAS in fact getting freebies. Although he will pay taxes on it. Did he not get the extra $600? A job at Walmart is better than NO job at all. $10 to $15 an hour is better than $0 an hour. He may not get another job making $30 an hour.
I know what unemployment is. The extra was not part of unemployment. It was just extra money handed out. I know for a fact people are or were sitting on their butt drawing unemployment. It was also all over the news confirming it. People were making over twice as much sitting at home than they made working. Part of the reason people refused to get a job. I talked to people personally who said they were making more money not working. Saying "why would I work when I would make less money working than I am not working".
There are jobs in literally every corner of the country. Just not jobs you may want to do. You may have to take something you do not want. Or lose your home and let your family starve. Kind of up to you. I know for a fact both Lowes and Walmart will hire older workers.
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Initially, working from home stresses you out because in the past you always know what you have to do to prepare to go to a job outside of your home. But you have to be creative when you are stuck at home with the kiddies. Also it gives you time to clean out, throw out things that you have been thinking to do.
I don't see how. If you are actually WORKING then you should be focused on working and not running around the house doing other stuff. I get that most people do. I have called customer service and can hear dogs barking and kids yapping in the background. Send your kid in the other room and worry about helping customers.
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
So I am curious as to if he has applied at Walmart? Lowes? And other places like that? It is on the news all the time how these places can't get people to work. If he is really as desperate as you make it sound for a job he would take one of these type jobs. Of course as long as he get unemployment with that extra added on he is not going to seriously look for a job. Nobody is. I know people riding the "freebie" train and they are not even looking. They just say there aren't any jobs. I can't wait until they file taxes the first of the year and find out they have to pay taxes on all that big money they got. It was not just free money!
He is NOT getting any EXTRA, just the regular low amount that the state pays (the extra $300 was approved for 6 weeks and were paid in 1 big lump sum and that is it and that $$ helped us pay the mortgage for this past month, otherwise I would not have enough for it). He was working and getting a salary above $30 an hour, Walmart and Lowes are not going to pay anywhere close to that amount, it will be the same as getting unemployment for salary. He did applied at Costco, and was told that he is too qualified to work at their place (my husband is a College graduated with more than 40 years of experience), and he is too qualified for any job that is pay minimum wage (as per the companies). PLEASE DO NOT assume that he is getting a freebie, because he IS NOT, HE IS NOT LAZY he is looking for something that at least will help us pay bills and have enough extra for food.
Seriously CG yo have this weird thinking that people is just sitting on their b....s and getting $$ for free, unemployment is an earned insurance that you get when you work hard. Responsible people with families and responsibilities is looking very hard for a job but maybe were you live in lalala land they are hiring but were we are at is not as easy as you are make it look. A College graduate who is almost 60 years old cannot be hired by Walmart, Lowes and Costco because they do not want them, so DO NOT accuse everybody of just sitting and scratching their behinds and getting $$ for free.
If he was drawing unemployment when this first started he WAS in fact getting freebies. Although he will pay taxes on it. Did he not get the extra $600? A job at Walmart is better than NO job at all. $10 to $15 an hour is better than $0 an hour. He may not get another job making $30 an hour.
I know what unemployment is. The extra was not part of unemployment. It was just extra money handed out. I know for a fact people are or were sitting on their butt drawing unemployment. It was also all over the news confirming it. People were making over twice as much sitting at home than they made working. Part of the reason people refused to get a job. I talked to people personally who said they were making more money not working. Saying "why would I work when I would make less money working than I am not working".
There are jobs in literally every corner of the country. Just not jobs you may want to do. You may have to take something you do not want. Or lose your home and let your family starve. Kind of up to you. I know for a fact both Lowes and Walmart will hire older workers.
He will take any work t if they offered to him (even at a lower salary) but Literally told him that he is too OVERQUALIFIED to work with them, and the $600 have been gone for a while now, they did not make more salary for him that what he made normally but helped us balance. And he is not getting the $300.
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A job at Walmart is better than NO job at all. $10 to $15 an hour is better than $0 an hour. He may not get another job making $30 an hour.
There are jobs in literally every corner of the country. Just not jobs you may want to do. You may have to take something you do not want. Or lose your home and let your family starve. Kind of up to you. I know for a fact both Lowes and Walmart will hire older workers.
My husband was laid off when his job was outsourced to India several years ago, way before this pandemic. He was making about $35/hour at the time. He was applying at all kinds of places, including retail and even the gas station a couple blocks away. He was either ignored or they told him he wasn't qualified. He didn't have retail experience, and he was over 50. It was over two years before he was finally hired somewhere, making $15/hr. So yeah, any pay is better than no pay, but you have to actually get hired. You can't just walk in and start working. There's a reason they tell you not to put dates on your resume, but it's pretty hard to hide your age at an interview. It's not easy to get "just get a job" when you're older, and age discrimination is difficult to prove.
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
So I am curious as to if he has applied at Walmart? Lowes? And other places like that? It is on the news all the time how these places can't get people to work. If he is really as desperate as you make it sound for a job he would take one of these type jobs. Of course as long as he get unemployment with that extra added on he is not going to seriously look for a job. Nobody is. I know people riding the "freebie" train and they are not even looking. They just say there aren't any jobs. I can't wait until they file taxes the first of the year and find out they have to pay taxes on all that big money they got. It was not just free money!
He is NOT getting any EXTRA, just the regular low amount that the state pays (the extra $300 was approved for 6 weeks and were paid in 1 big lump sum and that is it and that $$ helped us pay the mortgage for this past month, otherwise I would not have enough for it). He was working and getting a salary above $30 an hour, Walmart and Lowes are not going to pay anywhere close to that amount, it will be the same as getting unemployment for salary. He did applied at Costco, and was told that he is too qualified to work at their place (my husband is a College graduated with more than 40 years of experience), and he is too qualified for any job that is pay minimum wage (as per the companies). PLEASE DO NOT assume that he is getting a freebie, because he IS NOT, HE IS NOT LAZY he is looking for something that at least will help us pay bills and have enough extra for food.
Seriously CG yo have this weird thinking that people is just sitting on their b....s and getting $$ for free, unemployment is an earned insurance that you get when you work hard. Responsible people with families and responsibilities is looking very hard for a job but maybe were you live in lalala land they are hiring but were we are at is not as easy as you are make it look. A College graduate who is almost 60 years old cannot be hired by Walmart, Lowes and Costco because they do not want them, so DO NOT accuse everybody of just sitting and scratching their behinds and getting $$ for free.
Geez, I agree, cg is so rude sometimes. She thinks she is above everyone else. It irritates me that she thinks people sit around doing nothing. Have you ever stated what job you have cg? Because you seem to have a lot of time in the forum to put others down on a regular basis. SMDH :(
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I work outside the home in a restaurant in a very small town. We initially shut down on St. Paddy's Day this year, and reopened the 1st week of May. We had zero cases of COVID in our county for many months. I think it was August when the 1st ones happened. Our Governor asked for everyone to mask up if our county had more than 4 cases at any given time. So we did, but even when it got down to just 1 active case, I still wore my mask always at work and anywhere else outside my home. I was pretty sure it was not over. I was right. Earlier this week, an employee tested positive and we are once again temporarily closed down. The employee pretty much went without a mask and therefore put us all at risk, but I stood my ground and kept wearing one every day I worked. Even customers stopped masking up, which made me angry. Now we have about 28 active cases in our county, and I know several of them personally. We are scheduled to open up again on the 19th, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if another employee contracts it. I get SS and have a side business at home, so I'm not worried about a paycheck. I filed for unemployment too, as I did not qualify for it back in March. To have this pandemic behind us would be absolutely wonderful, but in my opinion it won't happen until there's a vaccine or until all people social distance and wear a damn mask or some other covering. It so very much irritates me that some people just don't "get it"!
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Sounds like you are enjoying working from home. There are mixed emotions from some folks.
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My daughter in law worked from home for awhile. They kept track of the movement of her mouse. We're all being watched I suppose.
Wow! I haven't heard of people tracking mouse movements. :o
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Need the vaccineo
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A job at Walmart is better than NO job at all. $10 to $15 an hour is better than $0 an hour. He may not get another job making $30 an hour.
There are jobs in literally every corner of the country. Just not jobs you may want to do. You may have to take something you do not want. Or lose your home and let your family starve. Kind of up to you. I know for a fact both Lowes and Walmart will hire older workers.
My husband was laid off when his job was outsourced to India several years ago, way before this pandemic. He was making about $35/hour at the time. He was applying at all kinds of places, including retail and even the gas station a couple blocks away. He was either ignored or they told him he wasn't qualified. He didn't have retail experience, and he was over 50. It was over two years before he was finally hired somewhere, making $15/hr. So yeah, any pay is better than no pay, but you have to actually get hired. You can't just walk in and start working. There's a reason they tell you not to put dates on your resume, but it's pretty hard to hide your age at an interview. It's not easy to get "just get a job" when you're older, and age discrimination is difficult to prove.
I completely understand that. And people get too bent out of shape and take things too personal. Over all most people are not looking for work as long as the unemployment pays more than working. That has been all over the news. The extra $600 never should have happened.
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I have been working from home since February, first because I caught the Flu and was home bound for 2 weeks, then I went on vacation and when I came back we were ordered to work from home. I work as a Contractor for the Federal Government and at a Federal Owned building but we have not gone back to the office yet, and it looks like we will not been going back until at least January. I like working from home but I prefer been at the office, so I can interact with co-workers and walk more than I do at home, I get lazier for my walking at home. My husband has been furloughed since March and the already told them that they will not open the building until at least January maybe March so he is out of work, been looking for something but nobody calls him and unemployment will be over in a few weeks.
So I am curious as to if he has applied at Walmart? Lowes? And other places like that? It is on the news all the time how these places can't get people to work. If he is really as desperate as you make it sound for a job he would take one of these type jobs. Of course as long as he get unemployment with that extra added on he is not going to seriously look for a job. Nobody is. I know people riding the "freebie" train and they are not even looking. They just say there aren't any jobs. I can't wait until they file taxes the first of the year and find out they have to pay taxes on all that big money they got. It was not just free money!
He is NOT getting any EXTRA, just the regular low amount that the state pays (the extra $300 was approved for 6 weeks and were paid in 1 big lump sum and that is it and that $$ helped us pay the mortgage for this past month, otherwise I would not have enough for it). He was working and getting a salary above $30 an hour, Walmart and Lowes are not going to pay anywhere close to that amount, it will be the same as getting unemployment for salary. He did applied at Costco, and was told that he is too qualified to work at their place (my husband is a College graduated with more than 40 years of experience), and he is too qualified for any job that is pay minimum wage (as per the companies). PLEASE DO NOT assume that he is getting a freebie, because he IS NOT, HE IS NOT LAZY he is looking for something that at least will help us pay bills and have enough extra for food.
Seriously CG yo have this weird thinking that people is just sitting on their b....s and getting $$ for free, unemployment is an earned insurance that you get when you work hard. Responsible people with families and responsibilities is looking very hard for a job but maybe were you live in lalala land they are hiring but were we are at is not as easy as you are make it look. A College graduate who is almost 60 years old cannot be hired by Walmart, Lowes and Costco because they do not want them, so DO NOT accuse everybody of just sitting and scratching their behinds and getting $$ for free.
Geez, I agree, cg is so rude sometimes. She thinks she is above everyone else. It irritates me that she thinks people sit around doing nothing. Have you ever stated what job you have cg? Because you seem to have a lot of time in the forum to put others down on a regular basis. SMDH :(
LOL Just because YOU do not agree with me does not make me rude. I speak the truth. Can't handle that then that is on you. I am not in the forum any more than any one else. Maybe you don't work. You seem to be in here putting me down. smh
People DO sit around doing nothing. Pull your head out of the sand. I never said everyone does it. But when I make a general statement and you take all kinds of offense maybe it applies to you. Again, that is on you. Not me.
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I work outside the home in a restaurant in a very small town. We initially shut down on St. Paddy's Day this year, and reopened the 1st week of May. We had zero cases of COVID in our county for many months. I think it was August when the 1st ones happened. Our Governor asked for everyone to mask up if our county had more than 4 cases at any given time. So we did, but even when it got down to just 1 active case, I still wore my mask always at work and anywhere else outside my home. I was pretty sure it was not over. I was right. Earlier this week, an employee tested positive and we are once again temporarily closed down. The employee pretty much went without a mask and therefore put us all at risk, but I stood my ground and kept wearing one every day I worked. Even customers stopped masking up, which made me angry. Now we have about 28 active cases in our county, and I know several of them personally. We are scheduled to open up again on the 19th, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if another employee contracts it. I get SS and have a side business at home, so I'm not worried about a paycheck. I filed for unemployment too, as I did not qualify for it back in March. To have this pandemic behind us would be absolutely wonderful, but in my opinion it won't happen until there's a vaccine or until all people social distance and wear a damn mask or some other covering. It so very much irritates me that some people just don't "get it"!
If you draw social security and have a side business then how are you getting unemployment as well? You can shove the vaccine up your rear. The majority of people have said they are not going to take it. What irritates me is how stupid people can be and how they believe everything the lying media tells them.
Every person I know who has had this virus with the exception of ONE person wore a mask every time they left their house and they still got it. The mask is not going to keep you safe.
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hoping everything can get back to normal soon..or whatever the normal is now
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i cant work at home with my job but thanks for tanks for sharing about your experiences
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I work from home for 2 of my jobs. My husband is out of work and because of his age they keep telling him he is also overqualified and has to much experience. And as usual you do not know what you are talking about CG if you are old enough you can get social security and unemployment insurance if you are still working. Also every job he applies for they have about 20 or more other people applying.
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I work from home for 2 of my jobs. My husband is out of work and because of his age they keep telling him he is also overqualified and has to much experience. And as usual you do not know what you are talking about CG if you are old enough you can get social security and unemployment insurance if you are still working. Also every job he applies for they have about 20 or more other people applying.
Yes, I know what i am talking about. ::) No you legally cannot get social security, work and also get unemployment. Maybe it is different in your state. Maybe some people find a way around the rules that apply to everyone else. I know a guy who draws social security and works part time at a seasonal position. When he gets laid off he is not able to draw unemployment.
And if you READ what I said I never said you can't draw unemployment. I asked a question. HOW are you drawing social security, running a side business, and drawing unemployment all at the same time. And the question was not even asked to you. But then I forget the "side business" is taking surveys which is not a real job and therefore does not count.
I find it extremely hard to believe when people say they can't get a job anywhere doing anything when every place you go in is begging for help saying they can't get anybody to work. It has been all over the news with companies every where saying the same thing. So somebody is lying. Either the people who say they are trying to get a job or the companies who say they can't get anybody to work. ???
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I hope you get more business. But happy you found some way to earn money. So many people haven't.
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I have fully embraced working full time from home. Prior to the Pandemic I was working from home two days a week. Since our company, over 8000 employees, have started working at home we have seen project quality increase by over one hundred and twenty five percent and quantity exceeding one hundred and thirty five percent. Our management was reluctant to pursue the work from home path but these production numbers appear to have them thinking about going fully mobile. People appear to be using their commute time savings to come in/leave work earlier/later. People also seem to be finding a better work balance. We created a competition to post big personal projects that have occurred during CoVid and the photos are amazing. I added a four hundred square foot flagstone patio and made my waterfall considerably bigger (more than double).