Archive for August 2009
Having a party
Friendgirl associate was having a housewarming party. I was invited to the party. So, I asked the question.. This is not some Amway or Primamerica shit.. No it’s not.. The hostess tells my friendgirl to bring a housewarming gift, some friendgirl’s b/c they’ll be men,ample opportunities to network and bottle of Grey goose. The hostess calls back and ask for a platter. This party is supposed to catered and have a dj.
In my head, I’m thinking this is a stand alone house. How in the hell you gonna demand a gift and likker (brand name too boot!)? Shouldn’t the caterer have platters?
The party starts 8pm. We show up at 930pm. the caterer is JA. We are having courses,Hor’s, main and dessert. The place is a townhouse. It’s hotter than a mofo. I asked politely is the air on. Hostess said yes.I stayed outside more than inside too hot. Folks are holding up the wall and talking in their groups. No dancing..
The caterer has the oven on, pressure cooker, and stove tops on in the small kitchen. The dj is bumping the music like it’s a club.The place is too small for the music to be so loud.Soundproofing was great for the front and back. But the side connecting walls….
Towards 12am, I’m like oh hell naw.. I want to go. I asked the caterer for a plate. The caterer sd the hostess did not want folks to have plates b/c it’s 2 or 3 pl did not eat.. I sd ok.. The caterer made me a plate anyway. She made some great carribean food
As I was leaving, the hostess had a look on her face. The neighbor had checked her on the music and folks being in the front of the place. The hostess did not take the neighbor serious. I left. The neighbor called the popo.. Popo came and shut the place down. When you move from the hood to nice place.. They dont play. The hostess got a citations from the popo and possible fine from the homeowners association. Damn..
Come to find out, the hostess (homeowner) is 21. No wonder we were listening to Gucci man and boolshit.
This is why I dont like Condo/Deed restriction boolshit.. If I pay this money for this shit, I dont want no restrictions. I do not want folks on either side of me. I want 1 acre all around. Yes, the hostess should have been respectful. Especially because she is new to condo.
I saw a difference in generational partying. We 70’s kids like to play games, drink and dance. Folks of gen x’ers are holding up the wall and texting on their phones. Shidd or talking on their phones. How in the world you at a partying or sitting at a table with someone .. your texting?.. Socialization skills are so lost.
Add comment August 30, 2009
Ha Ha! Work search sheet
Get your list together of jobs that you have applied for …
Yes, they have added it to the list of questions. Geesh! They could have done this all along. Folks losing their minds because the check did not come in the mail. They could have sent emails or letter to UC claimants asking for work search list. Make sure that you apply for 2 jobs a week. If you have trouble remembering who you sent your resume to .. set your sent setting up on your email system.
During the week ending did you look for work as instructed by this agency and will you list your contacts later in this certification process as tangible evidence? Please note: the first two weeks you claim for Extended Benefits do not require you to list your work search contacts
If you work for a temp company, your assignment ends. The next day email and call that temp company to save you some tears. You have to notified them that you are still available. This is how some people lose their benefits. You need to have documentation that you have called them. Trust me! When you call the temp agencies, you should document who you talk to, time , and job offer or no job offer. If you turn down a job or temp job, God Bless. You better have an absolute reason such as another job. Sick is not a good reason. Remember, you have to be employable.
UC is not entitlement. Ya’ll know we getting fat off of these checks. We are going Asia and Honolulu on $275.00. *insert roll of the eyes*
UC checks, I would not bet on them. The slightest thing could flag your account. I would not write a check till the money is actually in the bank. At 1st, the check would come the next day. Shoot, it’s coming 2 days later. Nah! I would not bet on it.
I think, When this is over. I’m writing a nice letter to department of labor and Florida AWI-UC. This is the craziest thing that I’ve ever experience in UC benefits. Prayfully I’ll never be on UC again. But you know what they say about never.
Lastly, Please be nice to those UC workers. They dont make much money. They do not make the rules. Even those with jobs are struggling too.
Add comment August 24, 2009
Just a hint!
If your check is not in your account by said date, you need to get on the phone to Tally.
2 comments August 19, 2009
flags, no checks, on extension Florida unemployment
While reading the Orlando Sentinel…. I found this article.. I was like huh.. Why they could not send us a letter stating? Dear Dummy? send us a list of jobs of last months. All us know UC is not an entitlement program. But, they could have sent us an email or heads up about the job search. I need to type mine up and fax it over to Tally.. Goodness Grief.. Depression is a mofo!
To the folks who had their bills to come out expecting UC to be on time. Umm, you cant rely on UC for nothing..
orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bk-unemployment-checks-delayed-081509,0,3187360.story
OrlandoSentinel.com
Some Floridians’ jobless checks delayed; tightened eligibility requirements run counter to federal advisory
Jim Stratton
Sentinel Staff Writer
9:43 AM EDT, August 15, 2009
UPDATE: 9:30 a.m. Saturday:
Deep in the state’s FAQ on extended benefits, the state says that after July 25, work-search activity must be verified before a payment will be sent. But folks who have been receiving benefits say that’s not been done until this week and that the state provided them no heads up. They also say customer service representatives and managers who process claims told them they were just recently instructed to do the verifications before sending the checks.
Unemployment checks to jobless Floridians have been delayed because the state appears to have tightened its eligibility rules in recent weeks.
It is now requiring that the job-search activities of people receiving so-called extended benefits be verified by state workers before a benefits check is sent. That runs counter to a U.S. Department of Labor advisory that specifically said “it is not practical” to do so.
The practice, according to those waiting for checks, delays payments by several days and was enacted, they say, with no notice.
Robin Moon of east Orlando said an agency worker told her this week that her check was late because workers had been instructed to review the job-search activities of everyone receiving extended benefits — about 85,000 people statewide. Extended benefits are the latest round of emergency benefits approved by the Florida Legislature in May.
“She said everything had to be checked,” Moon said. “That just seems impossible.” Federal officials acknowledge as much.
A May advisory from the Labor Department stated that checks can be issued before job-search evidence has been verified because “it is not practical for states” to do otherwise.
The advisory says state officials must periodically review a “reasonable sample” of job-search evidence after checks have been sent. If they discover then that a recipient is not looking for work, he or she can be denied benefits.
A spokesman for the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation said the state was following federal law by verifying work-search activities. He said he was unaware of the Labor Department advisory and did not know when Florida began requiring verification before unemployment checks were issued.
Recipients, however, say it has started only in the past week or so. Many noticed the change after checks did not show up in their bank accounts on the days they expected. They insist the state gave them no notice.
“There was never any notification — nothing,” said Nancy Mandowa of Hollywood. “It’s not their normal process.”
Other benefits recipients say they were told checks were delayed because of confusion over what sort of job-search activities are acceptable.
State guidelines encourage claimants to look for work through a combination of methods, such as Internet searches, phone calls, job fairs and face-to-face meetings. Although those suggestions do not appear to be requirements for eligibility, some state workers appear to be interpreting them as such.
Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group, said Florida’s “heavy-handed approach” was “disappointing.” He was particularly critical of reports that the state was delaying payments until job-search paperwork had been reviewed.
He said there are too many people receiving — and depending on — extended benefits for such a policy to run smoothly.
“This is one of the worst cases I’ve heard,” Stettner said.
Most checks have been delayed for only several days, but for many people that’s too long.
Unemployment recipients are living week to week, timing bill payments with the arrival of their checks. Moon, for example, expected her check to arrive no later than Tuesday of this week. On Wednesday, money was automatically withdrawn from her bank account to cover her power bill and car payment. When the unemployment check didn’t show up, she was hit with a $200 penalty.
“That’s really the last thing I need,” said Moon, a laid-off credit counselor. “I mean, they’re playing with people’s lives here.”
Jim Stratton can be reached at jstratton@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5379.
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Add comment August 19, 2009
