Day 2

As you probably already know, I am now a member of the unemployed world.

Long story short, I got laid off yesterday.  Blah blah blah.

I'm already bored.  Really bored.  I was totally one of those people that hated to get up and go to work, in fact I dreaded it sometimes.  But once I got to work I was fine.  Now I miss it and it's only been 28 hours.  Ugh.

So today I went to the Department of Labor to file for unemployment.  I was expecting a DMV like experience with long lines, cranky people and bad attitudes.  But I was pleasantly surprised.  Yes, it's an awful building with folding chairs, stained carpet, and cardboard like desks, but the people there were super nice.  I guess they all feel bad for the people that come in there, knowing we're all out of work and based on the unemployment guidelines, unemployed by no fault of our own.  

I checked in (there was no line to do that) and was instructed to sit on the right side and wait with everyone else.  There were no chairs that I could sit in where I wouldn't be directly next to someone so I picked the chair next to the lady in the cute denim jacket with the cute purse.  Her and I were both so involved with our BlackBerry's that we didn't even look at each other.  The Dept of Labor lady then started calling people to move to the back side of the room (and I assume sit some more) and she called a name I recognized and the woman next to me stood up.  It was a woman I worked with who also got let go yesterday.  Small world.  I wish I would've realized it was her earlier so we could've talked (read = bitched about getting let go).  

Soon after she got called I got called up to a Dept of Labor lady at another desk.  Turns out that because of my severance I can't file for unemployment until December 25 (when my severance runs out).  But since like most places the Dept of Labor is closed on December 25 I can't come back until December 29.  But the nice lady promised me that if I got there at 8:30am I would be out of there by 10am.  So, that's what I will do.  Because the people at the Dept of Labor were so freakin' nice I wasn't even pissed I went over there for no reason.  Plus it killed an hour of my day!

So now I know where it is.  And in case you are wondering it's in the same shopping center as the best deli in town (Mom doesn't agree, but Daddy and I do), Bagel Palace.  I think in December to celebrate my unemployment I'll treat myself to a lox sandwich on an everything bagel.