The job I lost
I worked a major online retail store for womens clothing and apparal, i worked at the distribution center here in West Virgina. I operated various loading equipment from order pickers, to forklifts,reese trucks, standups, and walkies.
I was laid off in January of 2009, because it was cheaper for the company to bring in new workers that would not have to be provided with bennefits such as, insurance, paid sick days, holidays, vacation, things of that nature, they laid myself and about 100 other employes off, and turned around and hired about the same number of employes the same month.
What it's like being unemployed
I have now been unemployed for over a year, i have applyed for over 250 jobs,and have had no luck with any of them, the only thing that has kept me from losing everything is my unenployment compensation, which ran out at the begining of the year. I have done everything in my power to find a job, I am also taking courses for IT related field, but I fear that I will have to stop the classes becouse with no type of income coming in i can no longer afford them. I enough money saved to maybe survive for the next 2 months, after that i dont know what my family is going to do. there is just simply no work here or anywhere for that matter.
Advice
- I have learned that things are bad for almost everyone,and i hope things get better for everyone, i really have no advice for anyone, i only hope i can find something soon or i will be living on the street.
