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lehigh_larry t1_j0xbp87 wrote

Reply to comment by siberiandivide81 in PA Unemployment is depressing and should be reworked by DigitalDash18

Oh. I didn’t even think of that type of seasonal work. Is it normal for people in your position to collect unemployment? I would think that if you got a second job, it would pay a lot more than unemployment though, right?

It may sound like I’m judging, but I’m really not. Just curious.

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siberiandivide81 t1_j0xc89p wrote

Generally someone who does this line of work around here welcomes a layoff come winter due to the extreme conditions of the job. Years past I could make it work because I would only be laid off a couple months. With the hyper inflation we are seeing right now I would be highly underwater come spring if I didn't pick up another job.

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Er3bus13 t1_j0xqipx wrote

Also the time off gives your body time to heal. Physical labor destroys your body.

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siberiandivide81 t1_j0y9ob7 wrote

Why does it need rest? Every asshole in here seems to believe I should just power through lol

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lehigh_larry t1_j0xctuf wrote

I guess if it wasn’t for inflation, it’s not a bad gig then, right? You work hard for six or eight months of the year or whatever, and then you get a nice prolonged break over the winter. If you do gig work for like Uber or Instacart, or something, does that mean you can’t collect unemployment too?

Sorry to hear that times have been tougher this year. 

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siberiandivide81 t1_j0xdl5e wrote

You can make a certain amount and still collect but you can't make much if that's the route you are going. Working on paving crews is shit work all around. You are a seasonal employee and management takes full advantage of that. Plus it's usually feast or famine on the hrs in the summer depending on weather, etc. Although making decent money, it is not consistent or predictable enough to really put enough back being a single parent especially

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lehigh_larry t1_j0xdtw1 wrote

I hadn’t considered how weather can impact your hours on a week to week basis. That would suck.

Is it the type of job you can make a long-term career out of? Or is it more of a stop along the way to another career? 

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siberiandivide81 t1_j0xea11 wrote

You can if you kiss enough ass to climb the ladder. It would be easier for someone that has a spouse that works as well.

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Alternative-Lock t1_j0xcvsr wrote

Almost all heavy civil construction workers obtain UC benefits yearly.

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lehigh_larry t1_j0xdate wrote

So I’ve learned. Not a bad gig if you think about it. Work hard, play hard right?

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Alternative-Lock t1_j0xelee wrote

I’m sure most of them don’t look forward to layoff season. Just part of the gig I guess.

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