There's a bad assumption. Lots of people aren't getting money in the mail. I'm one of them and my current contract runs out of money on April 17th. I'm getting a layoff notice on April 3rd as a "courtesy" two week notice. That's loyalty for putting in 70 hour weeks to rescue a project (for 40 hours pay...salaried, of course).
So, have 1 million Californians died yet from this flu thing? We was promised?
I thought 4000 per day was your estimates by now? What’s the hold up?
This thing isn’t as deadly as a Ford Explorer with Firestone tires yet!
well, apologies, but I was trying to keep it generalized. If your contract isn’t going to be renewed (and it might, see govt program on loan forgiveness if ppl keep their ppl), then apply for UE now. You can research your state’s inventiveness on how they will handle gig workers. Or if you have to do the self-employed, see your bank, route.
Ours is a client based business also, manufacturing, and we’re finding it difficult and dangerous to travel. Hotels, rental cars, flights. Not to mention a few are months out on payments. But that’s widgets for ya. So you’re not in a boat alone, my FRiend.
I can’t say much else but hope some of my optimism and get-er-done attitude rubs off a little. This is not long term reality. Trust yourself. Find a way. Stay calm and scream later. That’s what Americans are made of.
Will you be able to get unemployment? Some people claim the $600/week is too high and will dissuade work, but I think it’s appropriate, since it could also cover medical bills if you get Wu Flu.
That’s sort of how my 1099’s (jobs) worked too. My last one was for 25 hrs. a week, pretty so-so hourly pay rate, and actual time was more like 40 hours a week (higher on travel weeks once a month or so to / from the customer/”employer”, well over 1k miles away). OTOH I really dig the work, and on non-travel weeks there was lots of flexibility to work in care for my Mom (even if I was up @ 3 a.m. - might be for Mom, might be for work, or some of both. Even half(?) the travel weeks were on my schedule as much or more than theirs.)
My “notice” came several days ago (CEO phone call to me on a Sunday afternoon! - he was making others, too) - I should be jealous.
No bitterness here, tho’. My customer really wanted to hire me as a regular employee and have me move there, but made special allowance so I could be here for my Mom, and has been very very flexible and helpful in other regards too.
The biggest problem is that the products I specialize in are very much a discretionary (even semi-luxury) consumer item, and a poor economy just devastates sales in that category. (See 2001 [late] - 2003, and worse, 2008-10). This time ‘round, I expect much worse: over 50% contraction in this product area. Maybe 70% or more. Duration: at least 2 years, judging from prior experience, if things go well.
Hard course correction at (almost) 65... If I can find a “lane”. ;-)