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(1,306 posts)And I know that is little comfort. I have 2 children in that same boat. Both in their 20's. One never got the help, because her workplace saw what was coming and just fired a bunch of new hires before this state locked down. And because all of those fired had only been there a few months, none received unemployment because they had not been at the job long enough, and none got the $600 because their firing "was not coronavirus related."
It was a bank that did that, naturally.
I've been giving her $100/week to help her get through. I've been giving my son more, because he rents a $1000/month apartment off my wife and we've dropped his rent until he can find a new job. (We're possibly a few months away from losing that building because of it)
I thank the universe, daily, for my situation. I can work at home. And my job got busier, far busier, with the lockdown because I've had to work to stand-up work from home applications for 25,000 employees. Plus, my team has done such a great job we got an article about our work in a national magazine and all got promotions and raises.
But, I know that I am the exception, not the rule. My heart aches for my kids, and everyone in that situation. I don't know how to help them move forward.