I had the opportunity to speak with a local reporter about my layoff and search for work. One of his questions was whether I had advice for other people. I was hesitant. I don’t have a complete success story to tell yet, but I can describe what I’m doing and why I’m doing it. I [...]
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Advice to Unemployed
Update 2/20/09: The policy I purchased, after the long analysis below, turns out to not satisfy the minimum requirements of Massachusetts law. It fails to provide insurance adequate for an individual to avoid paying the penalties Massachusetts imposes on individuals who fail to purchase health insurance. If you are willing to pay those penalties, you [...]
Massachusetts has some of the best social insurance programs of any state, but a confusing array of choices and misinformation makes it impossible for many to get the help they need. The process is needlessly complicated, but could be fixed with a checkbox. A few weeks ago, I blogged about what I’ve learned about the [...]
This is not a blog about unemployment. But many laid-off individuals have told me they found my posts helpful, and I hope that has made things slightly better for them. I want to illustrate another problem and solution here that I hope gets the attention of someone who can do something about it… This morning, [...]
This article provides advice and tips for residents of Massachusetts who are unemployed. It is the most popular post on my blog. Please read the related posts in the category “Navigating Unemployment” and the comments below. Please consult the Mass.Gov website for improved information regarding unemployment benefits. No legal advice. This blog post relates my [...]
I need your help to find a new job. Confronted with the nonexistence of venture capital funding in our troubled economy, my company has made the understandable and right decision to cut staff down to the core contributors who will execute on the plan and vision our team built. I have been here before. There [...]