Chat - Unemployment / The End of the Season

This chat will cover what happens at the end of your summer job. Do you get unemployment? Do you move to a different seasonal job? Do you go home? How do you say goodbye to your new best friends?

Join us on Monday, April 6 at 9pm Eastern / 8pm Central / 7pm Mountain / 6pm Pacific / 5pm Alaska

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Comment by Christopher Holodnak on April 6, 2009 at 9:09pm

since the job was in alaska, will you have to apply for unemployment from the state of alaska?

Comment by reggie on April 5, 2009 at 3:27pm

i know some people that was on umeployment after getting done with seasonal work its the same thing as saying your job ended or being laid off due do lack of work

Comment by Christopher Holodnak on April 5, 2009 at 3:24pm

Hey peoples. My name is Chris and I was wondering the same kinds of things. I'm working up at the McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge this summer and I know I'll need to be thinking about what to do next. It's my first time leaving my home city so I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. I'm glad mycoolworks has a job posting. Should help a bit. But any more info from the seasoned vets of this seasonal stuff would be greatly appreciated.

Comment by Drew on April 5, 2009 at 10:19am

I wouldn't count on unemployment to make it through the off season. Just because you signed a contract to work for a company from one date to another date and you complete that contract. How does that make you eligible for unemployment benefits??

Comment by Kevin Blankenship on April 4, 2009 at 10:23am

I never thought about unemployment. I assumed since it was contracted work we would not be eligible. Is there a limit on the amount of time you must have worked or other things such as state of residency vs. location of job?

Comment by reggie on April 3, 2009 at 12:13pm

if u apply like in july or aug its should be easy to get an winter job since u going to denali they have an job fair about aug for winter work

Comment by Brian Cross on April 3, 2009 at 12:08pm

So as long as we finish our contracts we will be able to get unemployment even if i live in California and am planning to move to Nevada. on another note is it easy to find a winter job to move on to?

Comment by ken horner on March 31, 2009 at 5:29am

unemployment is great. I live in Ohio and as long as I fininsh my contract, it is easy to collect thru an interstate claim. The amount I get is just enuf to cover the camping spot I use in the Virgin Islands and an occasional/daily bottle of rum. it doesnt get much better.

Comment by aggie71 on March 29, 2009 at 4:12am

It will be hard to be thinking about the end of work before I have even started. It's like going to a dinner party and immediately asking the host when you can leave. But being new at all of this seasonal work, it is something else to learn about.