[at-l] I Have This Friend

[stephensadams at hotmail.com (Steve Adams)]

Waterfall,

Reference your post, dated 03-28-05.

?... I have this friend.  ...  She really hates her job and is planning to 
resign ... she heard ... she might get laid off ... but ... doesn't know 
(when).  (S)he's wondering if she should just wait it out (to) get 
unemployment, or if she should ... hand in the resignation letter this week 
...  If she stays at the job much longer ... she'll end up in ... the loony 
bin ...?

You solicit, ?Any suggestions/advice??

First, she should confirm she qualifies for unemployment.

Second, she needs to determine what she will be required to do, to continue 
drawing unemployment benefits.  E.g., some places would require her to 
actively seek re-employment, inhibiting her hiking and Trail Days plans.

Third, she may be able to get it all.  Why don?t you (er, why doesn?t she) 
submit her application for vacation / leave to take off for hiking and Trail 
Days?  Her employer may just come to see her as an ideal candidate for 
lay-off.

Regardless what happens, your friend (yeah, right, hah, hah, hah) should be 
able to extend her sanity anticipating her hiking and Trail Days fun.  At 
worst, she maintains her sanity and resigns after her therapy sessions have 
concluded.

Steve