Archive for temp jobs & getting unemployment
If I were trying to get unemployment benefits, step 3
So you took step one. And then you implemented step two. That means that you should already be on “the list”. You know, the one the boss keeps of people that piss him/her off.
Now, time for step three.
It’s actually quite similar. Do this the week after you do step two. Tell your boss that you […]
If I were trying to get unemployment benefits, step 2
Once you have taken step one, you should have returned to work and been met with one of two things. Either snarky email from the boss, or the boss waiting to have a little chat with you. They will likely tell you not to pull that little stunt again. Feel free to respond as you […]
If I were trying to get unemployment benefits…
As previously mentioned, I have given another slacker a fool-proof plan to get fired to get unemployment benefits.
Note that this only works for temps. If you are a permanent employee someplace and you get yourself fired, then you can’t get unemployment benefits.
Reminder: As a temp, if you are on assignment you need to get the […]
A look at getting unemployment benefits as a temp
I was recently talking to a slacker that is a temp that hates her job. She wishes that she would get fired. But she seems immune to firing. So I have agreed to give her some tips. I am a bit of an expert of getting fired as a temp so that I can get […]
Contest announcement tomorrow
To celebrate my getting fired I will be announcing a contest tomorrow!
It will be a sort of on-going contest so if you don’t win the first time you still have a chance.
Stay tuned!
Slacker tip #57 - signs you’re getting fired
As you may remember I was on a quest to get ‘let go’ at my temp job so that I can stay at home and get unemployment. The quest came to a close last Thursday as I got the usual temp agency 5:30 pm ‘don’t go back to work’ call. It always happens the same […]
Operation: Get Unemployment is officially over
Exactly one month ago to the day I made a post on how I was going to start a series focusing on how to get unemployment with a temp job. I told you how I was hoping to make the quest into a 12-step program and how it’s easier to get unemployment from a temp […]
Temp jobs & getting unemployment, tip #3 - let them see you doing nothing
Sometimes it gets frustrating when you are trying your very hardest to get fired and no one seems to even notice.
Okay, so they noticed me making up my own schedule, but that’s about it. They didn’t say a word about me being late. So, I started leaving early for the day. Like an hour or […]
Temp jobs & getting unemployment, tip #2 - make tardy your middle name
If you recall, I am on a quest. A quest to sit at home and get paid. Unemployment paid that is. So far, I have been making up my own schedule. That went over well and resulted in a bit of a talking to, via email. Up next on the list is being late when […]
Temp jobs and getting unemployment, tip #1
While this slacker loves coming to work and getting paid to play on the internet and talk on the phone all day, there comes a time when the love affair ends. Now is that time. I’d much rather sleep in and collect unemployment for a few months. So, I have started trying to get fired […]
