whoa. my dad got laid off.

[arethinn]

OMG. My dad just got laid off. This isn't as bad as it sounds; not only do we have plenty of savings to figure something else out, he's been half-hoping it would happen for several years now, as he hates the company and the people he has to work for, and has also been half-expecting it because of the various changes and mergers and whatever. The only thing really is that now he needs to work out private health insurance (not that what he got from his employer was great, because it was one of those plans where the employee had a monthly deduction as well as co-pays). But it's just so weird to me that it actually finally happened.

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[nsingman.livejournal.com]

Gosh - I'm sorry that it didn't happen on his terms, even if he wasn't happy there. He should be able to continue his insurance under COBRA for 18 months, I think, but he'll have to pay the premiums (it's worth it, generally). Best of luck to him in finding something much better!

[arethinn]

I don't know if he's going to. He turns 65 in six months. It is on his terms, kinda - he's been wanting to stop working there, but just not getting up the gumption to quit.

[zaecus.livejournal.com]

wait... Is there a mandatory retirement age and is there a pension plan?

If there is, and it's 65, his insurance issues could be resolved in rainbow colors by finding the right agency to report this to as a potential age discrimination.

Hos terms or not, the timing is interesting considering that.

[arethinn]

No and no. They laid off a bunch of other people at the same time because they are basically dissolving the arm of the company he works for.

You all are taking this way too seriously. He's glad to be out of there. I was only remarking on how it felt weird to me after hearing him talk about "am I going to quit today?" for the past, like, three years.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no fun - something we don't expect our parents to have to go through. My dad was working at the same place for more years than I've been alive, and in December they told him he had a choice: laid off or work part time. He went to a four day work-week in January. Most likely, it will change again next year.

[silentbob037.livejournal.com]

My Dad got laid off back when I was in high school in the 80's. It was a really strange thing to be going off to work while he was still at home jobhunting.

[rhiannasilel.livejournal.com]

My brother is in almost exactly the same situation. He just called today and said that they were laying off 2,000 people at his work (yay, Bush!) and his department was going to be the first that would be hit. Oddly enough, he's kind of looking forward to it because he really wants to move back to MD where the family is.