How to Handle Unemployment, Layoffs, Firings and Other Job Terminations
If you have recently lost your job or know someone else who has been laid off, fired or otherwise terminated from a job, this lens will provide information you should find helpful! Being unemployed need not be a traumatic experience with a little planning and a good attitude.
The following sections contain excerpts from various articles and how-tos dealing with Unemployment, Layoffs, Firings and Other Job Terminations as well as well as some job listings.
There is also a separate lens for "Unemployment Resources in Tennessee," my home state near the bottom of this page.
Helpful How-to Articles
How-to Articles on Unemployment, Layoffs, Firings and Other Job Terminations
- How to Protect Your Job and Avoid Layoff
- Do you think your job and you are safe from layoff? We hear about more layoffs everyday in this recession. Earlier in this series we have talked about "How to Handle a Layoff - Survival Tips;" "How to Handle Getting Fired;" "How to Lose Your Job by Getting Fired;" "How to Be Bad Boss and a Poor Manager;" and "How to File an Unemployment Claim in Tennessee," and "How to Apply for Food Stamps in Tennessee." In today's economy no job seems to be completely safe, but there are some things you can do to protect your job and avoid being laid off.
- How to Handle a Layoff - Survival Tips
- More than 508,859 workers were laid off from work in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The key to surviving a layoff is to immediately take stock and develop a personal layoff survival strategy. These ten tips should help you take those important first steps if you find yourself in the unhappy position of losing your job.
- How to Lose Your Job by Getting Fired
- Do you hate your job? Are you looking for a way out? If you are looking for ways to get on your boss's bad side and get yourself fired, here are some tongue-in-cheek ways to lose your job by getting fired.
- How to Handle Getting Fired
- So, you were fired from your job and don't know how to handle getting fired. Being fired is never fun, but it is not the end of the world if you learn from your mistakes and move on. These 10 tips should help you take those next steps if you find yourself in the unhappy position of getting fired from your job.
- How to Sell Aluminum Cans & Get Paid to Recycle Drink Cans
- If you are laid off or unemployed, or if you are just looking for ways to supplement your income, here are tips that will help you sell your aluminum cans and recycle your drink cans for cash. Not only can you make a little money recycling your beverage cans, but recycling is good for the environment! Tips include recycling plants that pay for aluminum canson the Eastern seaboard and in the Southeast.
- How to File an Unemployment Claim in Tennessee
- If you've been laid off, down sized, or otherwise unemployed, here are the phone numbers, websites and other info you will need to file for unemployment in Tennessee. Facing unemployment is never a happy prospect, but with the right tools, filing an unemployment claim need not be as overwhelming as it otherwise might be.
- How to Find Free Health Care or Low-Cost Health Coverage in Tennessee
- If you have recently lost your health insurance and are wondering how you will be able to afford health care, these ten tips will give you ideas on where you can find free health care or low-cost health insurance in Tennessee. The first seven resources are statewide, and the last three are for Nashville/Middle Tennessee. Be sure to check the Resources at the end of the article for important health care web sites.
- How to Apply for Food Stamps in Tennessee
- How to Determine Eligibility and Apply for Food Stamps in Tennessee
Unemployed - a Poem
In college, I began to work
To earn paychecks where dollars lurk.
So, gainfully employed I was -
Sometimes with three jobs, just because!
Economies, both good and bad,
It mattered not -- a job I had.
However, now things aren't so great;
In circumstances that I hate,
I learn my life-long skills aren't prized --
In fact, I find I've been downsized!
Now middle-aged, I am annoyed
To face my future, unemployed.
I know my future's in God's hands,
But this is not what I had planned.
So, should this poem your thoughts inspire,
Please contact me! I am for hire!
by Kathryn E. Darden
Originally published at "Unemployed"
How to Handle a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest
The key to surviving a layoff is to immediately take stock and develop a personal layoff survival strategy. These first three tips pertain to preparation for a layoff:1. Advance Notice of Layoff - If you think you are about to be laid off or downsized, don't quit and don't give your employer any reason to terminate you. You may be entitled to some benefits including unemployment or severance if you are laid off for which you might not be eligible if you quit. If you do have a little advance notice that a layoff is coming, stop using credit immediately and save, save, save! Try to put a little cash reserve aside.
2. Find Out if You Are Eligible for Severance - If you hear you might be laid off, read your employee handbook or go online and find out what your company policy is regarding severance. Follow all the steps necessary to get your severance paperwork filed in the appropriate amount of time.
3. File for Unemployment - As soon as you are laid off, register with your unemployment agency and file a claim for unemployment benefits. You should wait a day or two for your paperwork to be put in the system from your former employer, but file within a week of losing your job.
To read the other 9 tips on what to do after a layoff, read the complete article at:
Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest
To read six tips to help you avoid being laid off, go to:
Protect Your Job and Avoid a Layoff
If you are laid off or unemployed and feeling depressed, this article has some helpful tips:
Improve Your Attitude and Defeat Depression
Books about Surviving Layoffs on Amazon
Surviving a Layoff: A Week-by-Week Guide to Getting Your Life Back Together
Amazon Price: $7.87 (as of 12/02/2009) 
Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations
Amazon Price: $18.45 (as of 12/02/2009)
Pink Slipped: A Post-Layoff Survival Guide
Amazon Price: $11.01 (as of 12/02/2009)
The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences
Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 12/02/2009)
Since the Layoffs
Amazon Price: $14.00 (as of 12/02/2009)
Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job
Tongue-in-Cheek Look at Ten Easy Steps to Losing Your Job and Getting Fired from Work
If you are looking for ways to get on your boss's bad side and get yourself fired, here are some quick and easy steps to losing your job:1. Look Bored at Work: This will make everyone understand you hate your job and have better things to do than show up for work. Better yet, don't do any work at work. This is an excellent tactic to use if you want to make sure your manager knows you don't care about working for that
company and to get yourself fired.
2. Ignore the Customers: Let the customers know you have better things to do than wait on them. Ignore the clients, make them mad, and soon you won't have to fool with them at all.
To read all ten ways to get yourself fired, go to:
Ten Easy Steps to Losing Your Job and Getting Fired from Work
Books on Surviving Job Termination on Amazon
Facing the firing squad. (job security): An article from: Techniques
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
Bouncing Back: Handling the Transition from Firing to the Next Job
Amazon Price: $10.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
Making Schools Work: A View from the Firing Lines (The Milken Series in Economics and Education)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2009)
Thank You for Firing Me!: How to Catch the Next Wave of Success After You Lose Your Job
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/02/2009)
US Whig poster showing unemployment in 1837
Books about Unemployment on Amazon
Hardest Times: The Trauma of Long-Term Unemployment
Amazon Price: $18.96 (as of 12/02/2009)
iJobless: 50 ways to Survive Unemployment
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 12/02/2009)
Equilibrium Unemployment Theory - 2nd Edition
Amazon Price: $41.50 (as of 12/02/2009)
Black Unemployment: Part of Unskilled Unemployment (Contributions in Labor Studies)
Amazon Price: $119.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
Facts about Unemployment
Category: File - :World map of countries by rate of unemployment.png|thumb|350px|CIA figures for the latest world unemployment rates
Unemployment occurs when a person is available and willing to work but currently without work. The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor force who are unemployed. The unemployment rate is also used in economic studies and economic indices such as the United States' Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators as a measure of the state of macroeconomics.
Most economic schools of thought agree that the cause of involuntary unemployment is that wages are above the market clearing rate. However, there are disagreements as to why this would be the case: economists argue that in a downturn, wages stay high because they are naturally 'sticky', whilst others argue that minimum wages and union activity keep them high.
Keynesian economics emphasizes unemployment resulting from insufficient effective demand for goods and services in the economy (cyclical unemployment). Others point to structural problems and inefficiencies inherent in labour markets (structural unemployment). Classical or neoclassical economics tends to reject these explanations, and focuses more on rigidities imposed on the labor market from the outside, such as minimum wage laws, taxes, and other regulations that may discourage the hiring of workers (classical unemployment). Yet others see unemployment as largely due to voluntary choices by the unemployed (frictional unemployment). Alternatively, some blame unemployment on disruptive technologies or globalisation.
There is also disagreement on how exactly to measure unemployment. Different countries experience different levels of unemployment; traditionally, the USA experiences lower unemployment levels than countries in the European Union,http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/US-EU-UR-2009-05.pdf although there is variant there, with countries like the UK and Denmark outperforming Italy and France and it also changes over time (e.g. the Great depression) throughout economic cycles.
Category: Image - :Us unemployment rates 1950 2005.png|thumb|right|250px|Unemployment rate as a percentage of the labor force in the United States according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Stuff for the Unemployed on CafePress
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Living on a Budget and Earning Extra Income
Earn money, save money, and live on a budget
There are many small things you can do to earn a little extra income: babysit, sell aluminum cans, work at home, even start a small business.
To save money, eat at home instead of going out to restaurants. Raise a small garden. Rent movies instead of going out for entertainment. Combine trips and cut down on wasting gas. Keep your heat lower in the winter and higher in the summer.
The following articles will provide more tips.
- How to Sell, Donate & Recycle Your Used CDs
- Most of us purchase many CDs and have CD libraries that have built up over time. During this economy, you may decide to try to sell some of your CDs to try to earn a little money, especially if you are unemployed. Here are some tips for getting rid of used CDs.
- Mother's Day & Birthday Ideas : Queen for a Day on a Tight Budget
- Depending upon your budget in today's economy, you may not be able to give your mother prizes and trips, especially if you are laid off or unemployed, but here are some ideas for things you can do to make your mother feel like a queen for a day on Mother's Day or her birthday.
Will Work from Home: Earn the Cash--Without the Commute
Amazon Price: $2.89 (as of 12/02/2009)
Work From Home Handbook: Flex Your Time, Improve Your Life (USA TODAY/Nolo Series)
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/02/2009)
Work From Home At Any Age: A Self-made Millionaire Reveals How You Can Create the Debt-free Business of Your Dreams From Scratch
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2009)
You Don't Have to Go Home from Work Exhausted!: A Program to Bring Joy, Energy, and Balance to Your Life
Amazon Price: $12.75 (as of 12/02/2009)
Find Work At Home Jobs
Amazon Price: $0.99 (as of 12/02/2009)
Movie Classics
Instead of going out, rent a movie and save money!
- 001- The Godfather
When organized crime family patriarch Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) barely survives an attempt on hi...- 002- Casablanca
In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers,...- 003- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser Randle Patrick...- 004- Citizen Kane
Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Cha...- 005- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his knights of the round table as they quest fa...- Try Netflix free for 14 days
Links & Resources
- Protect Your Job and Avoid a Layoff
- Six Tips for Protecting Your Job and Avoiding Layoff
Do you think you and your job are safe from layoff? Every time we watch the news, we hear about more layoffs. In today's economy no jobs seem to be completely safe, but there are six things you can do to protect your job and avoid being laid off. - Handling a Layoff - Survival of the Fittest
- If you have recently been laid off or think you may be laid off from work soon, join the club! In the fourth quarter of 2008, 508,859 workers were laid off from work according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Being laid off is never fun, but it is not the end of the world. The key to surviving a layoff is to immediately take stock and develop a personal layoff survival strategy. These 14 tips should help you take those important first steps if you find yourself in the unhappy position of losing your job.
- Ten Ways to Get Fired and Lose Your Job
- Ten Easy Steps to Losing Your Job and Getting Fired from Work - If you are looking for ways to get on your boss's bad side and get yourself fired, here are some quick and easy steps to losing your job:
- How to Defeat Depression and Boost Your Morale
- If you find yourself depressed with all the bad news lately: Wall Street, layoffs, swine flu, terrorism, etc. - you are not alone. It is sometimes hard to be optimistic when the news around us is so bad. But there are some things you can do to fight depression and keep your own attitude positive.
- Analog to Digital TV Conversion: Approximately 2.8 Million Americans Now Without Television
- According to a report released June 7 by Nielsen, as of June 12, 2009, approximately 2.8 million Americans are now without television following the FCC mandated analog to digital conversion, most of them unemployed or low income.
- How to Be Bad Boss and a Poor Manager
- This how-to is so easy even a totally incompetent jerk can do it by following these simple steps to be a bad boss, a poor manager, and a sleazy supervisor! If you want to succeed in creating disgruntled employees and driving workers away, avoid exhibiting leadership, fairness and self control, and follow these steps instead.
How About You?
Are you currently employed or unemployed?
Let us know if you are currently employed or unemployed. If your works status changes, you can always update us later!
Are you employed or unemployed?
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likeapenguin says:
Self Employed! I create web content and play around with my camera most days :)
Posted April 10, 2009
I'm unemployed/laid off/retired.
Thepantry says:
Husband unemployed in Indiana since Dec 2007 we have heard that his company is going to close its doors in July so there is no going back. We collected the last unemployment check last week and were told that even though there is an extention he is not qualified. According to what is on the Indiana workone website it says if you exhaust both your state and federal unemployment benefits you are supposed to recieve an additional 13 weeks. So, why the turn down we don't know. I figuire out why in a country like this one we would allow citizens to loose the only income they have. It is not like there are jobs out here because they don't exsist. He looks almost daily because he has worked all of his adult life taking care of our family and is not used to being at home. We haven't yet figuired out what to do next. We have the small income from our online business but that is very slow and doesn't begin to pay the bills. I just hope he or I find something soon before the wolves start getting hungry so far we got them under control for the time being but I am not sure how long that will last.
Posted April 21, 2009
Temp_Girl says:
Oh dear ... after my divorce -- which came as a surprise -- I "retrained," because my career came at the expense of my ex-husband's. Now I'm finding it impossible to get a job anywhere, even with new training. Sometimes a little temp work, but not enough to keep me from dipping into my savings. It's a tough world out there these days. I don't know what else to do that I'm not already doing.
Posted April 20, 2009
MiaBellezza says:
I did earn some money from selling my artisan jewelry on eBay but that income has pretty much dried up with the economy, and now I hardly run any auctions. So my main income is from Squidoo and it's only enough to help pay a few bills - so I just keep plugging along making more lenses. I'm thankful my husband still has his job!
Posted April 13, 2009
KathrynDarden says:
I was laid off in March, so I am currently writing lots of content and creating lenses to earn a little income, share what I have learned, network and feel productive in other words -- to practice what I preach!
Posted April 09, 2009
FreeSpiritSoars says:
Hello, I am very recently laid off but before that happened, I was already a Squidette here and so now I have more time to make more lenses and monetize my creations. Loads of helpful material here.
Posted April 09, 2009
x3xsolxdierx3x says:
Well, I'm currently a Senior nurse intern pursuing my B.S.N. (Nursing).......it's not a paid internship, however, the experience has been amazing......it's not a 'paid' internship, so I guess i'm unemployed, but it is a requirement for my degree program...
Posted April 08, 2009
What Makes an Employee Disgruntled?
We hear a lot about the "disgruntled employee," so I wrote a 2-part series on what makes an employee disgruntled!
A Look at Common Management Issues that Lead to Job Dissatisfaction in the Workforce
If you read the newspaper or watch the news a lot, you hear this term frequently about a company being accused of some misdeed by "a disgruntled former employee." Have you ever wondered who this disgruntled former employee is? Were they born disgruntled or did something happen to make
them dissatisfied with their job? Since this person is referred to so much in business reports, it might be interesting to know a little more about who this disgruntled former employee is. To be clear, employees are now also called "associates," so feel free to insert the term "disgruntled former associate" as well as "disgruntled former worker" in place of "disgruntled former employee."
As someone who has been in the workforce for many years, I have had the opportunity to work with many people who became disgruntled former employees. While it is true some of these employees did not actually want to work, or were under the impression merchandise didn't have to be paid for, these are not the disgruntled former workers I am talking about. Most of the disgruntled former employees I have met had reasons to be disgruntled and to leave their employment.
To read this article, click on the link above.
What Makes an Employee Disgruntled? Poor Management Types
A Look at Common Management Problems that Lead to Job Dissatisfaction in the Workforce
Poor management is the number one reason employees become disgruntled and leave their job. According to a Gallup poll of more 1 million employed U.S. workers, the No. 1 reason people quit their jobs is a bad boss or immediate supervisor." (1) There are several management
types that can severely impact an employee's motivation and ability to excel, creating a "disgruntled employee" where there was once an enthusiastic worker.
The Bully
Many managers seem to think the best way to manage is to yell, and come down hard on the tiniest infractions. The Bully picks on the employees they like the least whenever they feel like acting like the Big Cahuna and throwing their weight around. According to a New York Times report, women are more likely to be bullied than men.
To read the complete article, click on the link above.
Books on Disgruntled Employees on Amazon
The DisGruntled Employees' Ultimate Handbook
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
How to deal with disgruntled employees.(Small Business Help Line): An article from: San Diego Business Journal
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
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