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I think I might lose my job...

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This is slightly terrifying.  So as some of you may remember I work for the government.  And I am a temporary employee.  Seeing as the government is very unstable about money right now, I think I am getting fired.  We are having an all employee’s meeting on Thursday.  I think all the temporaries are getting fired.  That means both me and my BF will lose our jobs.  I don't take unemployment seeing as I still live with my parents but I am kind of upset.  So I could use your prayers that I don't get fired.  :/  And maybe happy lolz cats to cheer me up?

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  • swhite2012swhite2012
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    That sounds really stressful =( I'm so sorry you have to deal with it. T&P are definitely with you!
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    T&P headed your way!



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  • swhite2012swhite2012
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    This isn't an lolCat, but it's an LOL of my cat. This is how he was sleeping the other day.

    He will never be drinking Tequila again....=P
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  • Ollie08Ollie08 member
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    Oh crap, that sucks! I'll keep you in my T&P.




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  • Elle1036Elle1036 member
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    Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Ray.
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  • thelamarrsthelamarrs
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    Lots of T&P! 
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  • bethsmilesbethsmiles member
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    Everything will work out! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you don't get fired!


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    So sorry to hear this! T&P headed to you and your BF!!
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    T&P comin' your way, that sucks!
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    T&P coming your way... hopefully the meeting is to make you all PERMANENT employees! Fingers crossed!
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  • ravenrayravenray member
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    Thanks guys!  It means a lot!  I am trying not to freak out too much, but I can't help it a little.  :/
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    Thinking of you!  I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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    I'm so sorry to hear.  I hope this is not true.  
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  • lavenderfields13lavenderfields13 member
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    Thinking of you- hope you and your BF get to keep your jobs!
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    I'll be praying for you!!!
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  • IrishDreamerIrishDreamer member
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    Thoughts and Prayers coming your way, lovebug. 
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  • peekaboo2011peekaboo2011 member
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    T&P headed your way.

    And hey, depending on who you work for, you may actually be deemed necessary employees :)
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  • flygirlmegflygirlmeg
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    Oh doll, I really hope you guys don't lose your jobs.  Are you state or federal?  I completely understand the position you're in and it's definitely awful.  I hope Thursday's meeting doesn't bring that awful news!!
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  • mymissingpuzzlepiecemymissingpuzzlepiece
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    Good luck.... I'm sure everything will be fine.
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_think-might-lose-job?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:810ff6ce-cdf8-40a3-9efb-8f3ead208c47Post:e017ae4f-973b-43e1-9fb4-f6ebfc55dd1e">Re: I think I might lose my job...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Oh doll, I really hope you guys don't lose your jobs.  Are you state or federal?  I completely understand the position you're in and it's definitely awful.  I hope Thursday's meeting doesn't bring that awful news!!
    Posted by flygirlmeg[/QUOTE]
    <p class="MsoNormal">I'm Federal.  Which has had it's bonus until now. :(
    Peeks- I am not sure I will be.  They already have a permanently working my job, and though she doesn’t want to do the job all by herself she might have too.</p>
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  • Hazel_BHazel_B member
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    Thinking about you! Are you with the state gov't or federal?

    Edit - Sorry, I missed your response above.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    this sucks Ray.  I'm pretty worried too...  I'm a federal employee at the FAA, and if you've noticed anything in the news, Congress is leaving for a MONTH without passing anything to put FAA-ers back at work.  so far I haven't been laid off or furloughed, but 5 weeks or more of no funding?  I don't think we stand a chance.  I'm the one who makes the paycheck that pays the bills (mortgage, utilities, groceries, everything except the phone and internet!) and DH's check goes to pay for the phone, internet, and his student loans.  thankfully, we have about $10,000 in an emergency fund so if something happens, we have a short period of time to recover.  do you have any kind of emergency fund?  I know it's extremely hard for a student to recover from a job loss.  :(

    http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/02/faa.funding.impasse/index.html

    hopefully the meeting isn't to lay you off.  I've never seen an all-hands meeting like that for lay-offs.  normally they just hand you a letter and speak to you privately.  at least from my experience, that kind of meeting isn't a lay-off.  try to stay positive.  and go ahead and start looking around.  it's very unstable right now, and I'm almost positive that temps and contractors will start getting laid off in the next few weeks.  you're smart and you can easily find something else if you absolutely have to!  :)

    feel free to PM me and we can commiserate together.  :)
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    oh Raven...I'm so sorry. Hopefully it will all work out for the best - but here are some funnies in the mean time.










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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_think-might-lose-job?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:810ff6ce-cdf8-40a3-9efb-8f3ead208c47Post:45825b01-52be-4c58-978b-427e4183f041">Re: I think I might lose my job...</a>:
    [QUOTE]oh Raven...I'm so sorry. Hopefully it will all work out for the best - but here are some funnies in the mean time.
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    LOL...the last LOLcat literally made me LOL...
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  • ravenrayravenray member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_think-might-lose-job?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:810ff6ce-cdf8-40a3-9efb-8f3ead208c47Post:b6fa9037-81bb-4507-8594-2090938169ad">Re: I think I might lose my job...</a>:
    [QUOTE]this sucks Ray.  I'm pretty worried too...  I'm a federal employee at the FAA, and if you've noticed anything in the news, Congress is leaving for a MONTH without passing anything to put FAA-ers back at work.  so far I haven't been laid off or furloughed, but 5 weeks or more of no funding?  I don't think we stand a chance.  I'm the one who makes the paycheck that pays the bills (mortgage, utilities, groceries, everything except the phone and internet!) and DH's check goes to pay for the phone, internet, and his student loans.  thankfully, we have about $10,000 in an emergency fund so if something happens, we have a short period of time to recover.  do you have any kind of emergency fund?  I know it's extremely hard for a student to recover from a job loss.  :( <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/02/faa.funding.impasse/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/02/faa.funding.impasse/index.html</a> hopefully the meeting isn't to lay you off.  <strong>I've never seen an all-hands meeting like that for lay-offs</strong>.  normally they just hand you a letter and speak to you privately.  at least from my experience, that kind of meeting isn't a lay-off.  try to stay positive.  and go ahead and start looking around.  it's very unstable right now, and I'm almost positive that temps and contractors will start getting laid off in the next few weeks.  you're smart and you can easily find something else if you absolutely have to!  :) feel free to PM me and we can commiserate together.  :)
    Posted by CocoBellaF[/QUOTE]
    <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:#1f1f1f;font-size:8.5pt;">Oh no!  I was going to ask you too.  I am sorry to hear you are worried as well.  :/  Man sometimes I just want to punch a baby.  Don't go and leave people unfunded!  Gah!  When will you know?<span>  </span>Not till the end of the month?
    About the bold part, our district is known for being nuts so it wouldn't surprise me if that is what happened.
    The problem is I won't be able to find anything.  I start school in two weeks and I was counting on the next 3 months of part time to get me through the rest of the year until summer (because I take really intensive school loads and it makes working slightly difficult)</span></p>
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_think-might-lose-job?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:810ff6ce-cdf8-40a3-9efb-8f3ead208c47Post:ad90b390-bab0-487b-b9ab-cfbc7244d4bc">Re: I think I might lose my job...</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: I think I might lose my job... : Oh no!  I was going to ask you too.  I am sorry to hear you are worried as well.  :/  Man sometimes I just want to punch a baby.  Don't go and leave people unfunded!  Gah!  When will you know?   Not till the end of the month? About the bold part, our district is known for being nuts so it wouldn't surprise me if that is what happened. The problem is I won't be able to find anything.  I start school in two weeks and I was counting on the next 3 months of part time to get me through the rest of the year until summer (because I take really intensive school loads and it makes working slightly difficult)
    Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

    we won't know.  so far we aren't furloughed, but if they don't pass something soon then we're fair game.  Congress adjourned until after Labor Day in September, so then they'll start the fight back up after then and it could still be days/weeks for them to decide on something.

    check with your school for student jobs.  my DH did that when he was in school.  he student taught for 40-60 hrs a week, did 10-15 hrs a week for the school and then 10-20 hrs a week working at a bank in the evenings.  he also took a couple night classes at the university.  the school stuff they let him do at home and in his free time (recording music samples, etc.) 

    when I was in school, I took 16-18 credit hours, worked 25 hours at a law firm doing temp work, and then taught music lessons every evening.  my social time was limited, but I made it through school with no loans so I'm happy.

    you can do it!  :) 

    and if they do lay-offs at an all-hands, I would be really upset!!  keep us updated!
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  • ravenrayravenray member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_think-might-lose-job?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:810ff6ce-cdf8-40a3-9efb-8f3ead208c47Post:ee76198d-b2af-41a3-82fb-6b6a67dfbe64">Re: I think I might lose my job...</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: I think I might lose my job... : we won't know.  so far we aren't furloughed, but if they don't pass something soon then we're fair game.  Congress adjourned until after Labor Day in September, so then they'll start the fight back up after then and it could still be days/weeks for them to decide on something. check with your school for student jobs.  my DH did that when he was in school.  he student taught for 40-60 hrs a week, did 10-15 hrs a week for the school and then 10-20 hrs a week working at a bank in the evenings.  he also took a couple night classes at the university.  the school stuff they let him do at home and in his free time (recording music samples, etc.)  when I was in school, I took 16-18 credit hours, worked 25 hours at a law firm doing temp work, and then taught music lessons every evening.  my social time was limited, but I made it through school with no loans so I'm happy. you can do it!  :)  and if they do lay-offs at an all-hands, I would be really upset!!  keep us updated!
    Posted by CocoBellaF[/QUOTE]

    <span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:#1f1f1f;font-size:8.5pt;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:#1f1f1f;font-size:8.5pt;">I will!  Sadly my school is impacted for money (junior college)  I am going to be working at the library there but only for 1 hour a week at minimum wage :/  Kind of sucks.  I really just need money to cover my food and gas costs that accumulate over the school year. :/</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','serif';color:#1f1f1f;font-size:12pt;"></span></span>
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    I guess you'll know more after the meeting.  :)  good luck!
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