Day 76 - First Day of Work at New Job

I am now off Unemployment and back to Work

LAST POST

Well, this is my last post for this blog since I am no longer 'Jobless in Hagerstown'. I have orientation for the next couple days so I can get an understanding of the company and policies. After that, I will be reporting to my job site and start orientation there with my co-workers.

I can't say this has been a fun ride being unemployed and would not wish this on anyone. My wife is still unemployed and will hopefully find a great job like me soon. I hope that this 'recession' clears up freaking soon and everyone is back to work.

How do I stop my Maryland Unemployment benefits?

Here is the simple answer that I found and verified with them as well:

When you return to work, file for credit for the remaining few days you didn't work (if any) and report wages earned for the week. Then, just stop filing - when you stop weekly filing, your unemployment benefits automatically end.

This is now the end of my blogging on this subject :P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Peace Out my Friends and Thanks for the Support - all 2 of you - LOL.

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Day 74-75: Last Unemployed Weekend

WOW - I actually start working again on Monday - what a rush!

BACK TO WORK YOU SLOUCH

Here is the final weekend that I will be unemployed. I am also hoping it will be my last one as well. Unemployment sucks and is life draining for those that actually give a damn about working. Now the weekend will actually feel like a weekend and not another day of the week.


I am glad to finish this part of my life so I can start a new one. This job seems like one that I hope will be a long one. The people that I met so far are very friendly and seem genuinely happy to have me on board.

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Day 73 - Another Class and Training

Had my Friday Class for Security+ and need to take some Training for my New Job

CLASSES AND TRAINING

Took my Lesson 4 class for my Security+ Prep Class. I am not sure if I am retaining it or just refreshing the book I read. So far, I have been able to ace the quizzes as long as I don't second guess myself. The damn crossword puzzles however are a bitch, but it does make you think.

I have my future Supervisor contact me and ask if I took the Security Training for my position. I hadn't yet as the HR directive was to not do that until Monday. He asked if I could get that done as they wanted to insure I had it done as it was needed before other things could be initiated. I will do this tomorrow as I have pending things to do tonight. Don't want to upset the boss before I even start working :P

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Day 72 - Physical for Work

This is the first time I needed to take a physical for a job.

BEND OVER AND COUGH

Well, they actually didn't say that, but it is a funny introduction :D

I had to go down to Frederick for my Physical for my new position. Since this is a place with labs, they want to make sure I have a clean bill of health - I guess.

They took my info which had some odd questions about my exposure to hazardous chemicals. I had to do an eye exam, took blood and urine, then had a quick physical. Since I was not working in the labs, I didn't have to go through the whole screening processes. I will be having a followup visit next week to review my blood work and get a Tetanus shot. Not really going to be fun as no one likes shots, but I am happy I don't have to get the others.

Have you had to take a physical for a position you were hired for?

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Day 71 - Classes and Testing

Had my 3rd class and my Wife passes her TABE exam

CLASSES AND TESTING

I had my 3rd online class today and it was okay. The instructor uses crossword puzzles for some of the assignments. I hate these as you never know what he is thinking. One of the crossword statement was "The 128-bit flavor". Since we are learning about Network Protocols, the answer should have been 'IPv6', but it only had 3 blocks - WTF!!!!!

As it turns out the thing he was looking for was just the number, so 'SIX' was the answer. You can see my issue with this. He also uses spaces in 2 word phrases which was something I learned in the 1st class. For another dozy, I had a statement noting 'It's still the one' and it is not about the famous song either. As it turns out, that answer was 'TCP/IP' - OMFG - this was the answer.

On a side note, my wife passed her TABE testing. She was happy that all but one of the 4 tests she got a 12.9 on. In the fundamental Math, she got a 11.7. She also had to take the Language test which I didn't have to take for some reason.

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Day 70 - Weekly Schedule and Family

Need to finish up this week and then be productive to society again.

FAMILY TIME AND THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE

I had to see my Dad today as we need to review what will stay and what will go. He needs to down-size and get a smaller place. I need to coordinate with my siblings what they want before the auction house sells it. We have several months to do this, but we need to start now. I will be going over later this week and check out all his old computers. There are three (so old they have CRT's and a software box of MS-DOS 6.0). I am hoping to clean all these up and set them up to be sold.

He has several floppy's that need to be reviewed and I hope these units have at least one USB port or I am screwed. My other option is a crossover cable to a laptop to transfer the files.

Here is how the rest of my week will be:

Wednesday - Class and Studies
Thursday - Physical for new Job - trip to Frederick
Friday - Class and Studies

T-Minus 6 days and counting

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Day 69 - Pile of Paperwork

Got my paperwork in for my new job.  

LAZINESS OF FEDERAL EXPRESS DELIVERY PEOPLE

I got my hire package in the mail. I would of had this sooner if the FedEx person not done a 'Ding and Ditch'. It was FUCKING STUPID as the FedEx person literally rang the doorbell and left. When my son went to look, he didn't see anyone. Since he thought it was his friends messing around, so we never opened the door. It wasn't until my wife came home from her TABE test (2.5 hours later) that she said a package was left in front of our door.

After reviewing all the paperwork, I have to take a Drug Test and a Physical for this position too. The Drug Test was done by the time I am writing this, but my physical is scheduled for Thursday. Never had to take a physical for this position and hope there will be no issues. All my other paperwork is completed for when I go for my orientation on Monday.

Still have my classes to do this week and other things to prep for my return to the Working World.

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