I Just Averaged My Paychecks Reply #30 – November 22, 2010, 10:25:25 PM Quote from: vinnietbird;342640Haystack,what kind of work do you do now? I'm working at a Veteran's Center. Long term nursing for Veteran's. I train new people and run one of the Units (floors). I was working as a cable tv lineman as a sub for comcast. I worked peice rate, and made real good money. I also worked ridiculous hours and never had time for me or my family, and the job was very dangerous.Right now I am in the same line of work, but now I am working for a much smaller local company, and don't do as much with communications. Mostly right now, I am just a gopher. I run parts and equipment for the crews and mechanics. For the most part it keeps me busy. When I started here, I was working for the utopia project in brigham city, utah. That was a very big job and lasted a long time. After that job was over, they really didn't have anything planned for me, but they try real hard to keep me busy and let me learn new things. Right now they are paying for me to get my CDL so I can drive a 80,000 GVWR freightliner, which would keep me busy, and running alot larger equipment.My work does not offer insurance right now, and paying for it would be very hard for me to get by. Quote Selected
I Just Averaged My Paychecks Reply #31 – November 23, 2010, 09:34:55 AM Quote from: dragon574444;342661It's very difficult to find -any- job these days. I graduated highschool last June, and I've been trying to get a job since. No luck at all. I've applied at over 50 places, many places twice now. Always give a call a few days later, completely open schedule, etc. I've gotten only 2 interviews since, and neither place hired me. It's crazy, not even McDonalds is hiring!!!I graduated 4th in my class, but with no money I figured I'll get a full time job and save up some money; figure out where to go next. Throw some money at the Thunderbird, maybe finance a beater truck to establish credit. But nope...been stuck at home. My thoughts......If i were in charge, if a student put forth that much effort, there would be a low intrest student load waiting just for you. There is no reason why someone of your motivation and character simply based on your being 4th in the class should be sitting around not getting that piece of paper you can easily earn.I totally disrespect what happens to people like you and the good kids that hit a brick wall.I didnt do bad in school but it was hard doing well in my situation which is a totally different story but lets just say things were not ideal.I hate hearing this ,,, me off if you really want to know the truth.so,, here's an idea that worked for me at least.we were setting a tower and being the guy responsible for everything, i noticed a new face in the crew. No one knew this guy and he was just picking up s metal and putting it in the bin. I approached him and introduced myself. This was a recent high school grad. I asked him why he was here since no one knew him. he replied, "i have been watching this project for a few days so i went and got me a hard had and borrowed my dads boots , i figured i could at the least help for free to get some experience."His story nearly kicked my ass , like a lump in my throat but can you believe this guy actually had a minilla folder with all his paperwork from school and other certificates he was able to manage along the way. I let him help for the few days and made a few calls. I never saw him again after that but found out he was hired by one of my subs because i had refered him. theres a lot of good people out there hitting brick walls an i get sick thinking about it. Quote Selected
I Just Averaged My Paychecks Reply #32 – November 23, 2010, 09:43:33 AM Quote from: jcassity;342849theres a lot of good people out there hitting brick walls an i get sick thinking about it. you'd have to be a real ass not to feel for the people who try hard and still get nowhere.. it's just proof that this country is all about taking our money and leaving us broke and stranded.. there needs to be more scholarships out there for the kids who deserve to further their education. i'm by no means and never was college bound, but there are so many kids getting out of high school that could be doctors, lawyers, etc.. just because their family isn't rich, they're either forced into massive debt over school loans or left with the option of not going to college at all.. it's BS Quote Selected
I Just Averaged My Paychecks Reply #33 – December 05, 2010, 12:16:35 AM Well, got my dreaded email from Corp,, looks like Nancy P has really physically affected my household directly and not in a good way. its been and is going to be a tough next couple of years if not more.Employees, this year’s open enrollment announcement is below. We would like to point out a couple of important notes to this year’s renewal. This year we experienced a high volume of claims and therefore our premiums are increasing. Additionally, there have been national healthcare changes which have also impacted our rates. As always, Alpha subsidizes a large portion of this increase. A chart outlining both your portion and the company’s portion of the total monthly premium is attached. Also attached is a summary of the average monthly premium rates for our area and how this compares to Alpha’s rates. This helps to illustrate that Alpha’s healthcare plan continues to be competitive in terms of cost and coverage. Supervisors, please share this message with those in your group who do not have email access. *************************************************************************************December 3, 2010 All Employees: Alpha's healthcare and cafeteria open enrollment period is here: First, this open enrollment period is for the calendar year of 2011. It will be another twelve months before you will have the opportunity to make most coverage changes. So please give this period careful consideration. Second, healthcare premiums for the 2011 plan year have increased. The new rates are listed below. ---------------------------------Per Check Per Month Employee $53.82 $107.64Employee + Spouse $191.36 $382.72Employee + Children $134.44 $268.88Family $286.22 $572.44 There are some plan changes for 2011: Ø No Pre-Existing Conditions Limitation for Covered Persons under the age of 19Ø Coverage for dependents up to age 26Ø Dollar maximum does not apply to covered dependents under the age of 19 for Preventive and Restorative Dental ServicesØ Routine vision exam through age 18 covered with no co-payment or deductible Ø No co-payments or deductible for preventative care – defined by federal task force – see attachment for more detailsØ Removal of hazardous sports deductibleØ No lifetime limits Third, this open enrollment period is your only opportunity to enroll or re-enroll in the Medical Reimbursp00get Account (MRA) & Dependent Care Account (DCA) and to make any changes in covered family members in the healthcare plan for the calendar year of 2011. All healthcare and cafeteria elections must be made online through the EBMS website. See below for instructions. Ø Employees hired on or prior to 12/01/2010 are able to sign up for MRA cafeteria elections. Ø Current 2010 MRA and DCA cafeteria elections will end on December 31st. Partiting employees who wish to continue MRA/DCA pre-tax deductions must re-enroll for the new 2011 plan year. The 2011 MRA maximum cafeteria election remains $3,000. Ø **For 2011, there will be no MRA reimbursp00gets for OTC drug items without a Rx prescription; this is due to federal healthcare changes (see attachment for more details)** If you are not making any changes to your healthcare enrollment and are not interested in enrolling for MRA/DCA, no action is required from you; your current healthcare enrollment options will be rolled over for 2011. Separate instructions are required for employees who wish to drop themselves or drop dependents from the Alpha Healthcare Plan. See your HR dept for details. Quote Selected
I Just Averaged My Paychecks Reply #34 – December 05, 2010, 12:52:54 AM The whole health insurance thing makes me sick. When I had my kid and the wife had insurance through her work, AFTER the insurance I paid 11k. If you count the emergency room visit and ambulance that her work called, alittle bit over 12k. I just finished paying it off before my son turned 2 years old.The whole finding work thing sucks too. It took me almost 2 months to get hired on to do pizza delivery. I had a 3rd interview for a job as a janitor, graveyard shifts about 30 hours a week that they said I was not qualified for. I asked why, and there was a 20 year janitor that wanted the job. Most of the people out of work right now are either in a very specific field with little cross over, or do not want to work in a job that they feel is beneath them. It took me almost 4 years to get the the point I was making good money at my last job, and I am starting all over again here. Quote Selected
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