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i have a question for diorgirl..so my last check on tier 1 was last thursday..i called an agent and she said to claim next thursday when i asked her about eb. she said just to call and that i'd move to the next tier. well i got a letter today with my last non negotiable check that i claimed last thursday and it said to claim next thursday...but it has a zero balance..what will happen? am i going to have to call an agent again next thursday? or will money be there? last time when i switched to a tier, i had to call an agent first..but the bill won't pass this week..just leaves me confused.. thanks in advance. i live in nj
The zero balance simply means that your account has been cleared. Follow the instructions you received -- from the agent and on your letter -- to file again on Thursday.
If you have difficulty with the system accepting your filing on Thursday, then speak to an agent. Otherwise, you should have no problem.
Oh, I was overlooking that "gave up" implies discouragement - it should probably just be "stopped looking". For example if you decide to pursue more education or retire, "gave up" might not be an accurate characterization of your reasons. Sorry I didn't get that at first...
Honestly I think that if someone whom is unemployed opted to go to school then they're trying to better themselves/their job finding prospects, and should get some assistance.
Of course, and I say this as a recently enrolled freshman (at 36), there are jobs for students *only*, for those who qualify under "need based assistance", on the campus. I've signed up for it myself. We'll see what happens.
The zero balance simply means that your account has been cleared. Follow the instructions you received -- from the agent and on your letter -- to file again on Thursday.
If you have difficulty with the system accepting your filing on Thursday, then speak to an agent. Otherwise, you should have no problem.
7.9 million jobs lost, many forever - Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/79-million-jobs-lost-many-cnnm-1248019835.html?x=0 - broken link)
It was nice to see the article mention that the economy needs at least 150,000 new jobs every month merely to keep pace with population growth.
Sadly, the article quoted another economist who espouses the industry's talking point about how we don't have enough Americans in the right fields and how construction and auto-workers need to retrain for those alleged in-demand fields.
When the fields with the supposed demand are identified they normally claim that they are STEM fields and health care. It's a completely bogus claim because our nation already has a huge oversupply of PhD scientists. See:
Also, people who obtained two-year associate degrees to enter medical fields (various technician jobs) have also been having difficulty finding positions, many hospitals have frozen hiring or reduced their staff, and eventually we will have more than enough nurses since people have flooded into nursing. (When fewer Americans have money or health insurance there are far fewer elective surgeries and doctors visits and thus only the absolutely necessary surgeries are done.)
It was nice to see the article mention that the economy needs at least 150,000 new jobs every month merely to keep pace with population growth.
Sadly, the article quoted another economist who espouses the industry's talking point about how we don't have enough Americans in the right fields and how construction and auto-workers need to retrain for those alleged in-demand fields.
When the fields with the supposed demand are identified they normally claim that they are STEM fields and health care. It's a completely bogus claim because our nation already has a huge oversupply of PhD scientists. See:
Also, people who obtained two-year associate degrees to enter medical fields (various technician jobs) have also been having difficulty finding positions, many hospitals have frozen hiring or reduced their staff, and eventually we will have more than enough nurses since people have flooded into nursing. (When fewer Americans have money or health insurance there are far fewer elective surgeries and doctors visits and thus only the absolutely necessary surgeries are done.)
Thank you for posting this...i am an LPN, i'm 58 yrs old and i have been out of work for over 2 yrs...reasons are exactly what you posted...i am finding that the employers are hiring the nurses right out of school at a much lower rate then experienced nurses, my 28 yrs experience and age both work against me and its really a shame because i have so much to offer..also within the nursing profession there are subdivisions or specialities..mine is in the care of people with mild to end stage alzheimers and we have seen a decline in many families placing their loved ones in a facility due to the expense...our hospitals have closed floors, laid off nurses and as for long term care most facilities are not hiring and they are giving the overtime to the current employees again because its cheaper to pay overtime then to hire someone new and have to give them a full benefit package...its a shame whats happening in our country and its not going to get better anytime soon.....the health care profession is in just as much trouble as any other right now
Thank you for posting this...i am an LPN, i'm 58 yrs old and i have been out of work for over 2 yrs...reasons are exactly what you posted...i am finding that the employers are hiring the nurses right out of school at a much lower rate then experienced nurses, my 28 yrs experience and age both work against me and its really a shame because i have so much to offer..also within the nursing profession there are subdivisions or specialities..mine is in the care of people with mild to end stage alzheimers and we have seen a decline in many families placing their loved ones in a facility due to the expense...our hospitals have closed floors, laid off nurses and as for long term care most facilities are not hiring and they are giving the overtime to the current employees again because its cheaper to pay overtime then to hire someone new and have to give them a full benefit package...its a shame whats happening in our country and its not going to get better anytime soon.....the health care profession is in just as much trouble as any other right now
And the article didn't even mention this from the BLS report:
In June, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm pay-rolls decreased by 0.1 hour to 34.1 hours.
1/400 of a 40-hour work week doesn't sound like much, but for every 400,000 workers that's 1000 fewer 40-hour jobs. That pretty much offsets the 80,000 new private sector jobs reported.
The other thing that rarely gets mentioned, and isn't directly measured in the surveys, is that many of the employed have dropped a few rungs on the economic ladder...
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Diane, thank you for sharing your story with us and for providing anecdotal evidence that even the nursing field is not completely healthy. Have you seen hospitals or clinics hiring any nurses from overseas?
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