I had something similar happen to me in 2003, a job I had been at for 13 years suddenly was gone. The severance package was okay however I didn't know anything about taxes and Uncle Sam got about half of it. Finding work at 45 was a lot harder than at 30. Companies don't look at you the same way even though you have lots of experience. a mortgage, insurance, taxes and living expenses will eat up savings fast.

Don't wait on the unemployment benefits; I went through my savings and by the time I filed, I was denied because I had not recent work history. Don't let your pride get in the way of what you have paid for.

I eventually took a job paying less than half of what I was earning previously. Just get your foot in the door and show them what you can do for them. An opportunity will present itself.

I don't think this is the type of "advice" he is looking for.

Yeah, because when your 62 and you can't land a good job and pay your bills and telling everyone you are on the verge of homelessness, CP is the first place everyone should turn to. :rolleyes:

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I like you but you're in the wrong here. No need to kick a fellow Planeteer while they're down and that's certainly what this feels like to him and appears to be to us. You're a good dude and this is a good time to just be kind.

It's called reaching out to your community when you need to talk. It's called being a friend to your community members and helping out however you can.
My God man, what is so difficult for you to comprehend here?

Hang in there Hydrae. I can't imagine what you are going though. We are in the same age group and just reading your post gives me anxiety.
Wishing you all the best and I hope things rebound quickly.

This isn't the first place he turned. He's been out of a job for awhile.

Obviously, but that's not helpful right now

You of all people pretending to be on a pedestal. Simply amazing.

He can't read this post.

In many ways you are right. I have never been great with money and it is showing. I did get all of $500 a week from unemployment for the time it was available. It helped get through but it certainly was not enough to pay the amount of bills I have by now. That has expired and is no longer available.

At no point in my life since I was 16 have I been out of work for more than a few weeks. I fully expected that to be the same so I lived like normal at first while getting severance. Then reality smacked me in the face but I kept believing it would be okay.

FYI, given how long this has carried on, I don't know why you think this is the first place I turned too. Also, in case you did not notice, I specifically stated that no replies were needed. I just needed to get things out of my head and I knew it would be acceptable here. As others have stated, this is an amazingly supportive community (for the most part). At no point did I ask for assistance, this was really simply for my mental health.

I don't know if it is because it helped clear my head or I just "screamed" loud enough for God to notice but there are a few things that broke free for me yesterday after that post. I know part of it was simply the outpouring of positivity that most everyone injected which helped me get a little confidence back.

I pray that you never have anything that pushes you down as far as I was, it is hard to get out of. But, if you ever are in need, I am more than willing to support you and anyone, from the young people I have helped in the past to the guy who's broken down car I just pushed off the road so everyone else who are going around don't have to wait so long.

Sometimes you just need some positivity with a dash of pragmatic advice to get back up and running. Glad things are looking up for you.

Did people just now figure out that Otter is a shitbag?

Meh. There's plenty of people on here that can be rather unpleasant at times. I'm in that camp. Just figured it'd be common sense not to fling shit in a thread where one of our own needs support is all.