In August I was laid off, but I didn't really freak out. I'd been working 50+ hours per week most weeks for the past 9 months which oftentimes included a Saturday if not Sunday as well. It sucked but I loved the job and most of the people there. Anyway that's besides the point, I was laid off and I was happy. Wait! Happy about losing a job?? For the most part I was, it meant I could spend an extra 10 hours a day studying for finals, and spend some much needed time with the man.
I applied for unemployment figuring I'd find a job, but herein lies the mistake with that. Unemployment Insurance is very difficult to get if you say you are a student. There are multiple forms to submit about your schooling, and whether or not your job is in demand. If their 2008 results show it is in demand, even though there are no jobs listed anywhere, your schooling is declared not warranted and you will have to decide between going to school and only doing night/weekend courses or not going to school at all. In fact the questionnaire even asks if you would be willing to drop your classes and forgo anything tuition you paid, change your class schedule etc. I filled out one form and met with someone from worksource, my job was in demand according to the 2008 results and the AA-DT I'm working on right now is not a unemployment approved training program, even though come spring I will be in one. I could wait and apply again then, however we finally got the financial aid award letter, sat down and budgeted everything. Long story short, I become a full time-stay at home student.
Staying at home allows me all the study time I want/need. At times I do wish I had taken a class on campus as I don't leave the house unless we need something from the store. Every once and awhile I do get cabin fever, but luckily this tends to line up with grocery shopping days, so I'm not going to stir crazy. Sure I could go down to the campus and study, but then I couldn't be in comfy clothes wear around the house only clothes all day long.
So for now I'll remain happily unemployed, hoping to get into a particular training class this winter, and if I do when I complete that I will look into part time work in the evenings as once the class is over I will be attending classes at EWU and from the looks of it, all the classes I need are in the mornings.
