The law firm where I work three days a week is dissolving.
This firm has been a Toronto institution for more than 40 years, and the news is rocking the Toronto legal community. My co-workers are all freaking out - and of course everyone will be going after the same jobs.
My situation is different, since I want to work on weekends. There aren't many weekend positions, but there are even fewer good people to fill them. Plus, I was already looking - trying to find something with better hours. Of course, I was hoping to be employed while I looked, but hey.
The firm is paying us until June 6. That's a decent amount of time to find something. And if nothing comes up, I can always temp.
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Wow. Sorry to hear the decision was made for you, but glad to hear that it isn't entirely soul-crushing for you.
Hang tough and here's hoping that a wonderful opportunity will come your way in short order!
Thank you Miche, I appreciate it.
No chance of this being soul-crushing, thankfully. This is my "day job" that supports my real work as a writer. My freelance writing is the (usually) poorly paid work that sustains me in all ways but financially. The law firm work is the steady income that supports the writing and a decent lifestyle. I need both, but the legal support work is a lot easier to come by.
It is a drag when the decision is made for you, though!
Well, that's got to be a nuisance, even if it isn't a disaster. Sorry to hear it.
Hope you find a better job, ideally with a nice little bit of time off to enjoy in the middle.
Thanks Ferdzy. Yes, that's what it is - a nuisance. A %^&?# nuisance.
I definitely don't want time off in the middle. The lack of paycheque would be a drag, especially since I have some little trips ($$) coming up.
I'm hoping to find a new position before this one ends on June 6.
Sorry to hear this! Unemployment sucks! Here's hoping you'll find something soon.
I wanted to share with you some good news, if you haven't already seen it:
http://www.therecord.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=record/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=1024322398726&c=Article&cid=1173847028214
The vagina crackdown (okay, is there any way to talk about this without naming potential porn movie titles?!) has been lifted, and the hoo-ha brou-ha-ha is ended. Good news all round. Eve Ensler has also been invited by parents to speak at the school -- an extremely cool outcome.
In fact the only problem I have with this story is the comma in the headline. Literally.
M@, thanks for the link and the news! I hadn't heard, as I've been in my own writing universe. I'll post a follow-up.
Thanks for the good wishes, too. :)
The vagina crackdown (okay, is there any way to talk about this without naming potential porn movie titles?!)
:-)
That's a real bummer and I'm sorry to hear that. I was where you are about a year ago.
Just the same, you can get unemployment benefits, no? And I understand that the Canadian benefits are rather generous, at least what you'd get in the states.
Best of luck with the job search.
Thanks for the good wishes.
Just the same, you can get unemployment benefits, no?
I suppose I'm eligible for EI (employment insurance), but if I don't find something, I'll get temp work, so I don't think I'll apply. It would only be a last resort.
And I understand that the Canadian benefits are rather generous
No, actually, they're not. Not in Ontario, anyway.
Oops, my mistake, EI is administered at the federal level, not provincial.
Employment Insurance is about 55% of previous earnings, up to a maximum of $413 per week, which is taxed.
The one time I colleceted Unemployment in the US, the maximum was $300. That was in 1994. It was also subject to income tax, at a very high rate.
Hey, sorry to hear that. With your experience and skills, though, I'm sure you'll find something very soon!
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