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[amikety]

My job is f up. The let me go before my the end of my two week notice.

Those jerks

At least you can be free of their BS and focus on your move. No more stress from that craphole!

 

[lunas]

Those jerks

At least you can be free of their BS and focus on your move. No more stress from that craphole!

Ya no kidding. It pissed off a lot of people because they thought it was f up too. But I talked to somebody in the board and and they will see what happened and if I can at least get paid for some days more. I have been a good worker to them. But yeah, I ll just focused on moving now and perhaps I can leave earlier than anticipated.

 

[computergeek]

Ya no kidding. It pissed off a lot of people because they thought it was f up too. But I talked to somebody in the board and and they will see what happened and if I can at least get paid for some days more. I have been a good worker to them. But yeah, I ll just focused on moving now and perhaps I can leave earlier than anticipated.

Hey, they did you a favour - you're now eligible for unemployment insurance because you were terminated. Even BETTER is that you can cross file claims between the US and Canada.

 

[amikety]

Hey, they did you a favour - you're now eligible for unemployment insurance because you were terminated. Even BETTER is that you can cross file claims between the US and Canada.

8) 8) 8)

 

[computergeek]

Here's the information for filing US unemployment claims in Canada:

To file a claim for American Unemployment Insurance benefits, you must call the Telephone Information Service or go to the nearest Service Canada Centre. You will be asked to give your name, address, phone number, Social Insurance Number (SIN) and Social Security Number (SSN) and indicate the state from which you want to claim benefits. Depending on the state in which you last worked, you may be able to file a claim directly with the workforce development agency for that state via the Internet or by phone. If the workforce development agency for that state does not accept claims via the Internet or by phone, information will be forwarded to a designated office responsible for handling such claims based on where you reside in Canada. You may also contact the designated Service Canada Centre directly.

Source: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/information/outside_canada.shtml

 

[Ttcdfolk]

I watched Django in the theater, in China for 1 min. Then the lights came on and they manager of the theater told us that this movie won't be playing in China cause it didn't pass censorships. Guess Jamie fox's package made a lot of Chinese officials jealous.

 

[parker24]

Saw this on facebook and wanted to share a laugh (several laughs) and groans


Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets.
I asked for a half dozen nuggets.
'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the
teenager at the counter.
'You don't?' I replied.
'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply.
'So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?'
'That's right.'
So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets
(Unbelievable but sadly true...)
(Must have been the same one I asked for sweetener,
and she said they didn't have any, only Splenda and sugar.)

TWO
I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those 'dividers' that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed.
After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the
'divider', looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it.
Not finding the bar code, she said to me, 'Do you know how much this is?'
I said to her 'I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today.'
She said 'OK,' and I paid her for the things and left.
She had no clue to what had just happened.

( But the lady behind me had a big smirk on her face as I left)

THREE
A woman at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly.
When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM 'thingy.'

(Keep shuddering!!)

FOUR
I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. 'Do you need some help?' I asked. She replied, 'I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?'
'Hmmm, I don't know. Do you have an alarm, too?' I asked.
'No, just this remote thingy,' she answered,
handing it and the car keys to me. As I
took the key and manually unlocked the door, I
replied, 'Why don't you drive over there and
check about the batteries. It's a long walk....'

PLEASE just lay down before you hurt yourself !!!

FIVE
Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, 'I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?' 'Just use paper from the photocopier', the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five 'blank' copies.

Brunette, by the way!!

SIX
A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid had eaten ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and he should be fine, the mother says, 'I just gave him some ant killer......'
Dispatcher: 'Rush him in to emergency right away'

Life is tough. It's even tougher if you're Stupid!!!!
Someone had to remind me, so I'm reminding you too.
Don't laugh....it is all true...

 

[lunas]

Here's the information for filing US unemployment claims in Canada:

Source: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/information/outside_canada.shtml

No kidding really? They are a private company and they said they were free to let me go before the end of my two weeks. Does that law differs depending on the state?

 

[computergeek]

No kidding really? They are a private company and they said they were free to let me go before the end of my two weeks. Does that law differs depending on the state?

Well they could argue about this, but the bottom line is that they terminated your employment. I'm not an attorney, but I did a bit of research and confirmed that courts have upheld the right of an employee to collect unemployment in such a situation.

Did they give you something in writing, or was the termination verbal? If it was verbal, they could have terminated you for pretty much any reason... "fine you ungrateful ... you're fired" in which case they have nothing to defend their position or story. This sort of thing should always be done by HR people and it should be done in writing.

In my experience, good employers pay the two weeks in lieu and have you leave immediately precisely to avoid this sort of situation.

In the past, had anyone at the company resigned? Was it their standard practice to terminate them immediately without cause? If not, then the question would become one of "why did they discriminate against you"? If they did then I'd still argue that you were terminated without reasonable cause and thus are eligible for unemployment.

Oh, unless you had an employment contract of some sort (like a written employment manual, etc) they were FREE to let you go - it sounds like they don't understand "employment at will" (the right to let you go for any reason) versus "eligibility for unemployment (your right to collect money while you seek new employment).

Bottom line: you have nothing to lose by filing a claim, though the details of this might be determined by the state in which it occurred, how the company has dealt with such situations in the past, etc. You might find that pushing back on them a bit will be enough for them to NOT challenge your unemployment claim.

 

[lunas]

Well they could argue about this, but the bottom line is that they terminated your employment. I'm not an attorney, but I did a bit of research and confirmed that courts have upheld the right of an employee to collect unemployment in such a situation.

Did they give you something in writing, or was the termination verbal? If it was verbal, they could have terminated you for pretty much any reason... "fine you ungrateful ... you're fired" in which case they have nothing to defend their position or story. This sort of thing should always be done by HR people and it should be done in writing.

In my experience, good employers pay the two weeks in lieu and have you leave immediately precisely to avoid this sort of situation.

In the past, had anyone at the company resigned? Was it their standard practice to terminate them immediately without cause? If not, then the question would become one of "why did they discriminate against you"? If they did then I'd still argue that you were terminated without reasonable cause and thus are eligible for unemployment.

Oh, unless you had an employment contract of some sort (like a written employment manual, etc) they were FREE to let you go - it sounds like they don't understand "employment at will" (the right to let you go for any reason) versus "eligibility for unemployment (your right to collect money while you seek new employment).

Bottom line: you have nothing to lose by filing a claim, though the details of this might be determined by the state in which it occurred, how the company has dealt with such situations in the past, etc. You might find that pushing back on them a bit will be enough for them to NOT challenge your unemployment claim.

I sent you a PM. I hope you don't mind.

 

[mameelynn]

No kidding really? They are a private company and they said they were free to let me go before the end of my two weeks. Does that law differs depending on the state?

yeah my husband gave his notice in early (about a month before his end date) because his supervisor was leaving on paternal leave. The company tried to get him to "move up his last day" to the first of March instead of the 29th like he had stated in his letter. He sent a letter to his HR rep and pretty much said he would go to the labour board if they didn't "let him go" so he could collect unemployment because we still had a month of living expenses before we moved and low and behold he was aloud to work (even getting overtime and his yearly raise!) till his last day. It was a pain in the butt though because I think he had to e-mail HR every other day because they didn't want to let him use his last vacation days that they didn't have to pay out but were going to charge him for used sick days. It just showed their true colors!! After 7 years with them they still treated him like crap at the end!!!!

 

[lunas]

yeah my husband gave his notice in early (about a month before his end date) because his supervisor was leaving on paternal leave. The company tried to get him to "move up his last day" to the first of March instead of the 29th like he had stated in his letter. He sent a letter to his HR rep and pretty much said he would go to the labour board if they didn't "let him go" so he could collect unemployment because we still had a month of living expenses before we moved and low and behold he was aloud to work (even getting overtime and his yearly raise!) till his last day. It was a pain in the butt though because I think he had to e-mail HR every other day because they didn't want to let him use his last vacation days that they didn't have to pay out but were going to charge him for used sick days. It just showed their true colors!! After 7 years with them they still treated him like crap at the end!!!!

I am glad I used all my vacation days. I only had a week left. I had just came from vaca and I think that pissed them off too. I have been doing some research on this but I am so overwhelmed with the move. I have been packing for two days now and I don't see a change, just trash and more trash. I am embarrassed to take out so much trash. I don't know how I moved into my place two years ago with so much junk.

I hope you are close to your destination or already arrived home!!! I just want to get on the road and start driving. I am beginning to think the packing process is the worst of all lol. Considering I have no family where I live, I think I'm doing okay though. I already have a few friends who volunteered to help me load the truck. I also had volunteers to help me pack and clean and I have lots to sort yet. I never thought I would have to move again so I had grown my roots and made this place my own. :-\ now I have to take it apart.

 

[blueboom]

all the best, lunas! that sounds so stressful!!!

 

[lunas]

all the best, lunas! that sounds so stressful!!!

Thanks Boom!

 

[lunas]

I have scared my hubby! He said we ll need to move to a big place. I'm just gonna toss clothes I don't wear and are getting old. I have always worn clothes until I find a hole in them ???