One for the ladies - should I get my unemployed girlfriend some nice jewelery, or some nice green cash? [more inside]
posted by smoothvirus on Dec 1, 2009 - 41 answers

Something else isnt right aside from being laid off that is... [more inside]
posted by gnash on Nov 12, 2009 - 20 answers

Am I being fired? I was recently converted from a full-time employee at a $5 billion multi-national company to a contractor working at the same company. Now, my contractor boss has called me in for meetings with the contracting company's HR rep for "issues". Oh yeah, I'm pregnant too. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 11, 2009 - 14 answers

How do I live with no current address? What do I ship and what do I donate? [more inside]
posted by ender6574 on Mar 31, 2009 - 23 answers

I just got laid off on Friday. I filed for unemployment benefits. The next step is to call the credit card companies and tell them I have no money for them this month and don't know when I can resume payments. Any suggestions how to go about this.
posted by hophead627 on Feb 23, 2009 - 9 answers

UnemploymentFilter: How do alternate income streams factor into unemployment and how many months do I have left? [more inside]
posted by Elminster24 on Nov 26, 2008 - 10 answers

Laid Off. First timer. How do I get over my wounded pride and get together some world-class work samples ASAP? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 11, 2008 - 10 answers

Three weeks on a shoestring flying out of NYC - where should we go? [more inside]
posted by Jujee on Oct 19, 2006 - 11 answers

My future mother-in-law was laid off unexpectedly this week. She probably had a week's notice. Is there anything I can do? [more inside]
posted by saucy on Nov 30, 2005 - 9 answers