ECON My daughter got laid off this morning

BaywaterRoss

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It was the first job she's ever lost. (She's 20.) She'd only been on the job 3 weeks. Said it felt like she got dumped.

She was told "they hired too many people."

I told her to go file for unemployment immediately and then to start job hunting ASAP. Advised her that getting a job quickly and becoming established in the new job will help her as unemployment continues to increase. She's a very hard worker and always has done well.

Financially she's okay. She gets income from other sources besides work and doesn't have to worry about a roof over her head or food, etc. I've been advising her over the last few weeks to go quietly stock up on food, but am not sure how much she's done thus far. I reiterated those thoughts today.

-Ross
 
Amaryllis

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Poor thing. At least she'll learn a valuble lesson on life, while she's still young enough for it not to hurt her too bad. Are you at liberty to say where she was laid off from?
 
Smoke

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I know that the company I worked for would hire twice as many people needed since to learn the job, they would only be at 50% capacity, until they learned it and then they would let half go...they did this for many years.
 
idelphic

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My brother reported to me last night that the company that he works for laid off (I think) all of the contractors nationwide,.. The Company had sent out a letter to 66% of the FULL time workforce for early retirement (I think - You know that FoaF story gets changed a bit...)

Well, sounded like not enought people took it,.. so they started cutting,.. Took out about 20 contractors at the State Agency he is also at....

Ross -
Been there.. Was poor management during the DOT COM boom,.. We had a retail product with 'paper orders',.. so the manager submitted the orders as 'real orders',.. and then nothing sold,.. so we got hit with over $8 mil is retail stock that wouldn't sell,..

Oops,.. live and learn,.. Hope the best for her and any others,..
 
BaywaterRoss

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Amaryllis said:
Poor thing. At least she'll learn a valuble lesson on life, while she's still young enough for it not to hurt her too bad. Are you at liberty to say where she was laid off from?
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It was a fancy restaurant in Pennsylvania, where she’d moved in August. She’s in college learning to be a pastry chef. (I know, I know… LOL)

Dunno how many were laid off… just now sent her a text message with that question.

idelphic said:
…Ross - Been there.. Was poor management during the DOT COM boom,.. We had a retail product with 'paper orders',.. so the manager submitted the orders as 'real orders',.. and then nothing sold,.. so we got hit with over $8 mil is retail stock that wouldn't sell,..

Oops,.. live and learn,.. Hope the best for her and any others,..
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Yeah, I got caught in the dot-com bubble burst as well, only in a different manner.

-Ross
 
Surprise

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It is such a bummer to lose a job. She is young and probably optimistic since she has good parental emotional support and lots of good years ahead of her.
 
Fleataxi

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BWR: She might look overseas for a pastry chef job since there are fewer and fewer US hotels that employ in-house pastry chefs, and instead rely on contractors or commercial bakeries.

Fleataxi
 
Dafodil

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My DD got laid off too. But her company GM was 'nice enough to email her with the news on SUNDAY!'
 
BaywaterRoss

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Fleataxi said:
BWR: She might look overseas for a pastry chef job since there are fewer and fewer US hotels that employ in-house pastry chefs, and instead rely on contractors or commercial bakeries.

Fleataxi
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She just started her first term at her new school, so it'll be 4 years before she graduates. If she concentrates on the high end stuff, like 5-star restaurants, she should do just fine. I worked in that arena when I was young and those restaurants are always busy.

-Ross
 
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Yeah well, when RELIC worked for Level Propane the NORMAL way you got told you had been fired was your ID wouldn't unlock the door. SHE got call Sunday night not to coem to work Monday morning (but this was years ago)....
 
Fleataxi

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BWR: I worked in restaurants in college. In my AO - San Diego, CA, very few "high class" restaurants had their own bakery since it wasn't cost-effective. Maybe other states have a higher volume of pastry, but San Diego was one of the most healthy, weight-conscious restaurant environments in CA at the time. Emeril Lagasse would have gone out of business within six months! :lol:
 
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Fleataxi said:
BWR: I worked in restaurants in college. In my AO - San Diego, CA, very few "high class" restaurants had their own bakery since it wasn't cost-effective. Maybe other states have a higher volume of pastry, but San Diego was one of the most healthy, weight-conscious restaurant environments in CA at the time. Emeril Lagasse would have gone out of business within six months! :lol:
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Yep, that's one of the first things cut years ago. Most places outsource in an effort to save the salary and other costs of having staff. Add to that the schools are way overproducing, and there's a serious glut of talent. I own and operate a high-end chocolate shop halfway between Madison and Chicago. Before I opened I had my sign hung. Within a week I had 17 unemployed pastry school grads approach me for work. I heard there were a lot more lining up but word got out that I wasn't interested. They all had too much attitude and I didn't want to deal with it - it must come with the certificate....
 
BaywaterRoss

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Fleataxi said:
BWR: I worked in restaurants in college. In my AO - San Diego, CA, very few "high class" restaurants had their own bakery since it wasn't cost-effective. Maybe other states have a higher volume of pastry, but San Diego was one of the most healthy, weight-conscious restaurant environments in CA at the time. Emeril Lagasse would have gone out of business within six months! :lol:
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Back in 1972, I worked at the Petite Marmite restaurant in Palm Beach, FL.

Hamburgers (kids meal) were $5.95 at that time. That's about $30 in todays prices. :lol: Steaks and seafood prices were sky high.

The truly wealthy always have money to do nice things.

-Ross
 
Warandra

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BaywaterRoss said:
Back in 1972, I worked at the Petite Marmite restaurant in Palm Beach, FL.

Hamburgers (kids meal) were $5.95 at that time. That's about $30 in todays prices. :lol: Steaks and seafood prices were sky high.

The truly wealthy always have money to do nice things.

-Ross
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Yes, they do. So, let's all go into business to cater to the rich. Then, we can get rich, too. (Actually, I'm serious.) Love & prayers for your daughter.
 
astrogirl

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In many states, 3 weeks is not enough to qualify for unemployment.

I was laid off by AOL on December 22, and my husband was laid off from Cable & Wireless on December 21. In both cases, we suspected what was coming, but still pretty crappy timing.
 
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This thread is an omen of things to come. Prayers for all who have been laid off that they will find other employment soon.

Norma
 
BaywaterRoss

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astrogirl said:
In many states, 3 weeks is not enough to qualify for unemployment.

I was laid off by AOL on December 22, and my husband was laid off from Cable & Wireless on December 21. In both cases, we suspected what was coming, but still pretty crappy timing.
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Yeah, she's gotta get with the unemployment office to find out next steps. She was working full time in MD before moving to PA. Hopefully, she'll get another job quickly and any unemployment check arrives and that money can then just be a bonus.

Found out she was the only one that was let go... so far.

-Ross
 
Hfcomms

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Good luck with the unemployment if she was only working for 3 weeks. In Michigan I think you have to work for at least 6 months unbroken before you qualify.
 
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At least they told her she was fired. A friend of mine was fired from Kmart and only learned of it after she kept asking what her schedule was.

Windy Ridge
 
LongCount

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I was laid off in the last week as well. Thankfully we've been saving like mad for the possibility, and all should be fine for quite some time. Ah well, back on the job-chase for me :P

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Skimming thru the titles, I misread yours. A bit shocking at first then I re-read.

Oops.

Is she in the Philly area? There are so many smaller "boutique" restaurants which were doing fabulous - Steven Starr did a good job with the ones he has opened and I would say if not all, most of them have their own pastry chefs. My friend worked for years (gruelling hours) in Philly as a PC.

She got sick of it (and pregnant) and went out solo out of her house - she did so well she opened a shop. Then that got too big so she cut back and just went back to smaller scale clients in coffee shops, etc.

So there is great possiblities in Philly. Then again, may not in this economy.

I wish her the best. Kids are resilient.

She can't move in with you - you'd gain weight!!! And you've done too well for that.
 
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