Back on the Job

[Anybodyhome]

We moved from Virginia to eastern NC last July when my wife accepted a job. I had to leave a job I enjoyed very much and paid me pretty well.

 

The move was about 200 miles and I was denied unemployment after 2 hearings under the guise of, "Well, you didn't have to move. You could have kept your job here and either commuted or found an apartment." Although I now live in NC, the fact I left my job in Virginia to move here means I had to file the unemployment claim in VA and drive up there 3 times- once to file and 2 more times for the hearings, which I felt I needed to attend in person once they denied my initial claim.

 

After 20 years in the military, another 17 with a major company and 2 with my previous employer before moving, I file my first unemployment claim at the age of 57 and get denied. WTF.

 

Anyway, I'm back on the job after 6 months of doing nothing except hanging out with my dog, looking for work and settling into the new house while letting my sugarmama wife take care of me...lol.

 

Good job, highest salary I've had since retiring from the Navy, incentives maxing out at 40% of my salary, company truck, cell, tablet, health care (don't need), 401k with company match.

 

All of a sudden I feel like I have purpose again...

[Panthro]

I really feel incentive based compensation is really the way to go.

[davos]

Congrats man, good to hear.  

[thefuzz]

Glad to hear it.

 

What are you selling?

[SCP]

We need to make a salesman thread and sticky that poo.

[TheAmericanDream]

Thank you for your service.

[Anybodyhome]

Not a salesman as much as an account manager, per se. I will have a territory east of 95 from Richmond to Myrtle Beach working for a commercial/industrial boiler repair company. The position includes responsibilities as a project manager for ongoing jobs, depending on the client.

 

But yeah, I'll always be scoping out the next opportunity to land a new customer, so some cold calls and grip & grins to land the new account will be rerquired as well. 

[Hawk]

good to hear buddy....

 

 

account manager....so....you're pimping eh?!!!!

[Hotsauce]

We need to make a salesman thread and sticky that poo.

[PanthaSan]

Grats, Anybody.

[Jangler]

Grats, Anybody.

 

Thanks, but I didn't really do anything.

[MadHatter]

We moved from Virginia to eastern NC last July when my wife accepted a job. I had to leave a job I enjoyed very much and paid me pretty well.

 

The move was about 200 miles and I was denied unemployment after 2 hearings under the guise of, "Well, you didn't have to move. You could have kept your job here and either commuted or found an apartment." Although I now live in NC, the fact I left my job in Virginia to move here means I had to file the unemployment claim in VA and drive up there 3 times- once to file and 2 more times for the hearings, which I felt I needed to attend in person once they denied my initial claim.

 

After 20 years in the military, another 17 with a major company and 2 with my previous employer before moving, I file my first unemployment claim at the age of 57 and get denied. WTF.

 

Anyway, I'm back on the job after 6 months of doing nothing except hanging out with my dog, looking for work and settling into the new house while letting my sugarmama wife take care of me...lol.

 

Good job, highest salary I've had since retiring from the Navy, incentives maxing out at 40% of my salary, company truck, cell, tablet, health care (don't need), 401k with company match.

 

All of a sudden I feel like I have purpose again...

 

First, congrats on the new job.  Hope it is everything you were looking for.

 

But, you "quit" your job and you expected the government to pay you unemployment?  Wow.

[Anybodyhome]

First, congrats on the new job.  Hope it is everything you were looking for.

 

But, you "quit" your job and you expected the government to pay you unemployment?  Wow.

 

Yes. Many states in the country allows unemployment claims for relocation due to spousal employment.  And considering part of the taxes I pay go toward those unemployment benefits for others, why would I not apply?

 

North Carolina: You may not be aware that North Carolina is one of several states whose unemployment law contains a provision for a “trailing spouse,” which means that if you are forced to leave your job due to your spouse’s career relocation, you are eligible for unemployment benefits. There is a two week waiting period, but this can be waived if your spouse is in the military.

This provision is designed to protect families from forced separation, but because every state does not recognize it, it is not always well known or understood. Many states that do have a trailing spouse provision only extend it to military spouses. Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act attempts to modernize unemployment laws by offering incentives for states to adopt reforms that will extend benefits to more people. According to the National Employment Law Project, one of the qualifications for receiving funding involves extending benefits to individuals who leave work for compelling family reasons, such as a spouse’s relocation for employment reasons. As of June, 2009, 9 additional states had extended eligibility to trailing spouses, bringing the total to 22.

 

Virginia: (where I moved from and was required to file) Virginia law specifies that any individual who voluntarily leaves his/her employment to accompany or join a spouse in a new locality be disqualified for benefits.  In enacting this provision, the General Assembly determined employers should not be liable for unemployment insurance benefits to former employees in this type of situation.  As there is no intent in the provision to address the merits of a relocation to follow a spouse in applying the disqualification provision, the law makes no distinction between military reassignment, corporate transfers, or any other circumstances that motivate such a move.

[MadHatter]

Yes. Many states in the country allows unemployment claims for relocation due to spousal employment. And considering part of the taxes I pay go toward those unemployment benefits for others, why would I not apply?

North Carolina: You may not be aware that North Carolina is one of several states whose unemployment law contains a provision for a “trailing spouse,” which means that if you are forced to leave your job due to your spouse’s career relocation, you are eligible for unemployment benefits. There is a two week waiting period, but this can be waived if your spouse is in the military.

This provision is designed to protect families from forced separation, but because every state does not recognize it, it is not always well known or understood. Many states that do have a trailing spouse provision only extend it to military spouses. Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act attempts to modernize unemployment laws by offering incentives for states to adopt reforms that will extend benefits to more people. According to the National Employment Law Project, one of the qualifications for receiving funding involves extending benefits to individuals who leave work for compelling family reasons, such as a spouse’s relocation for employment reasons. As of June, 2009, 9 additional states had extended eligibility to trailing spouses, bringing the total to 22.

Virginia: (where I moved from and was required to file) Virginia law specifies that any individual who voluntarily leaves his/her employment to accompany or join a spouse in a new locality be disqualified for benefits. In enacting this provision, the General Assembly determined employers should not be liable for unemployment insurance benefits to former employees in this type of situation. As there is no intent in the provision to address the merits of a relocation to follow a spouse in applying the disqualification provision, the law makes no distinction between military reassignment, corporate transfers, or any other circumstances that motivate such a move.

Did not know that. Always thought it was valid it you were let go not by choice.

Thanks for the info.