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    Default It's confirmed... I am unemployed and now need to work SM full time

    Well things have been VERY stressful these last few days.

    I was working as a 9/11 dispatcher at a call centre until friday. The company I worked for was a global outsourcer, but I was providing services for local police. Yup even the PD in some places "near sources" (ie hires a seperate company's local call centre to do its work).

    I pulled up into the parking lot of my job to find dozens of other employees (most who worked technical care for Bell, a few who worked GM Onstar and a few who worked 911 dispatch like me) locked out.

    My pay did not go in on Friday either...not a single soul of the 600+ workers got their pay either.

    Its becoming more apparent as the days pass that I will not be getting that last pay check anytime soon.

    Basically the company went "belly up" and now 600+ people in my small suburb are now unemployed.

    We were told to collect our personal belongings and leave.

    I probably won't be elidgible for unemployment as I have not worked the required hours this year (my employer's fault as I was often cut short on hours every week).



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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzpffiCamT8

    That's the news story. However IQT is not a telemarketer as the newstory says, rather they provide technical care/collections/help desk/call centre solutions. .

    Their main contract was with Bell Canada, which apparently they lost and that caused the fall of the company. Fuck them!!!



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    i would apply for unemployment anyway...i got it even though i worked VERY little at my last job (due to them cutting my hours, i think i made $6000-$8000 the entire year i worked there) and because of the current situation emergency extensions are readily available, so even though i was only cleared for 12 weeks, emergency extensions through federal govt allowed me to stay on for much longer. it was only $91.80 a week (because i made so little) but it's $91.80 i didn't have before, you know? on weeks you make a good amount camming you can claim it as self-employment and unemployment won't pay out that week, but the amount in your unemployment "account" will roll over for weeks where you make nothing. please please apply if you need it...you may be eligible for more than you think. and depending on what state you live in, you may be eligible for snap benefits (if you're single with no kids, it's good in some states - like virginia - and awful in others, like florida and georgia, in my experience).

    i'm so so sorry this happened to you it's completely unfair and awful. i really hope working streamate full time works out for you.

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    What also pisses me off is that I am also a customer of Bell.

    IQT was their only technical care department located in Canada. Tonight I had an outage of internet and needed to call Bell tech care. I had to speak to someone in INDIA who did not have a clue as to what they were doing and a call that usually takes 10 minutes took over 50!

    If IQT was still here I would have been talking to someone here in Oshawa about my internet and the issue resolved in a timely manner. I know because every time I called tech care (prior to this time) I always got someone here who knew what they were talking about because they live here!!

    so now not only am I missing my job and pay check, I am now dealing with people who can't help me with my internet box properly! I pay over $100/month for this internet....to speak to someone in INDIA?!!

    Fuck this shit....



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    Quote Originally Posted by tinydancer23 View Post
    i would apply for unemployment anyway...i got it even though i worked VERY little at my last job (due to them cutting my hours, i think i made $6000-$8000 the entire year i worked there) and because of the current situation emergency extensions are readily available, so even though i was only cleared for 12 weeks, emergency extensions through federal govt allowed me to stay on for much longer. it was only $91.80 a week (because i made so little) but it's $91.80 i didn't have before, you know? on weeks you make a good amount camming you can claim it as self-employment and unemployment won't pay out that week, but the amount in your unemployment "account" will roll over for weeks where you make nothing. please please apply if you need it...you may be eligible for more than you think. and depending on what state you live in, you may be eligible for snap benefits (if you're single with no kids, it's good in some states - like virginia - and awful in others, like florida and georgia, in my experience).

    i'm so so sorry this happened to you it's completely unfair and awful. i really hope working streamate full time works out for you.

    I live in Canada. We have to have a certain amount of hours worked in a year in order to obtain the EI.

    Seriously the company just left town overnight. Like 1500 jobs gone without any notice at all. The basically scattered as soon their grants dried up and another city (nashville TN watch out for IQT) Nashville TN agreed to give them a 1.6 million dollar grant to create jobs over there...

    *update* Since hearing about what happened over here the mayor of nashville and I believe the governor of TN have agreed to pull the plug on the grant for IQT. A wise move IMO because this could happen over there as well and cost more people their jobs and waste tax money! Oh and did I mention this is an American company? Don't get me wrong, I am all for them wanting to create jobs in their own country, but I would hope that they would never treat their own people like they have the people here in Canada.



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    fuck, sorry. i'm working on four hours of sleep and i know you live in canada, it's just somehow that completely missed my brain when i was typing that post. stupid ah well, i'll leave the info up in case it's useful for someone else.

    i really hope things work out for you.

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    awww mate that sux ass!!! stress none needs, I hope you get your pay check soon, and you bank at camming!
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    Quote Originally Posted by tinydancer23 View Post
    fuck, sorry. i'm working on four hours of sleep and i know you live in canada, it's just somehow that completely missed my brain when i was typing that post. stupid ah well, i'll leave the info up in case it's useful for someone else.

    i really hope things work out for you.
    It is still very much appreciated.

    IQT is a USA based company and has locations in Texas I believe (both the owners are from TX so i would think their locations are there). I think people need to be warned about this company, as this can happen anywhere. We were not even given notice. Heck we were not even paid our last pay checks!



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    I heard about this on the news. I so sad to hear you're being affected by it. NO ONE wants to work for free - I can imagine the frustration you're feeling right now would be like the frustration of walking with nothing after a night dancing, but 10X. I hope you get that final paycheck at some point.

    Hopefully you'll make more Camming and the money starts rolling in soon!!!



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    that has got to be illegal :\ is there some way to pursue legal action against them for it?

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    *hugs* god I hope things ease up for you. But hey, Woohoo full time camgirl! "Welcome to the jungle, we've got gmfun and games!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by tinydancer23 View Post
    that has got to be illegal :\ is there some way to pursue legal action against them for it?
    it is. We (the employees) are trying to take action through the labour board. Heck the mayor and the Premiere (I think you guys call them governors down there) are both standing behind us.

    They just basically disappeared overnight (no notice AT ALL). Heck they did not even bother to pack up!!! Like really all the computers and everything are still there....

    Just locked their doors on us and said "get your personal belongings out and leave". The police came and opened the doors for us and escorted us as we got our stuff and left the building.



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    Quote Originally Posted by OJenni! View Post
    it is. We (the employees) are trying to take action through the labour board. Heck the mayor and the Premiere (I think you guys call them governors down there) are both standing behind us.

    They just basically disappeared overnight (no notice AT ALL). Heck they did not even bother to pack up!!! Like really all the computers and everything are still there....

    Just locked their doors on us and said "get your personal belongings out and leave". The police came and opened the doors for us and escorted us as we got our stuff and left the building.
    I'm really sorry to hear about your trouble!

    I know what a tough spot you are in, as I lost my job as well (except I was fired from my job). You are lucky that you have already established a camming career. I am totally new to camming and it is a struggle to hustle everyday knowing that you HAVE to make money to pay your bills. I'm so thankful that I have an outgoing personality and haven't found too much difficulty being on cam.

    I hope that your next few weeks get better. and we are all here to support you 100%!

    x0x



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    Quote Originally Posted by AF camgirl View Post
    I'm really sorry to hear about your trouble!

    I know what a tough spot you are in, as I lost my job as well (except I was fired from my job). You are lucky that you have already established a camming career. I am totally new to camming and it is a struggle to hustle everyday knowing that you HAVE to make money to pay your bills. I'm so thankful that I have an outgoing personality and haven't found too much difficulty being on cam.

    I hope that your next few weeks get better. and we are all here to support you 100%!

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    I have been camming on and off over the past few years. Now I need to step up my game because my life depends on it!



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    Aw good luck girl. I occsinallly get hit up for people looking to hire writers to update their blogs. If anything pops up i will keep you in mind.

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    Will you go back to dancing at all Jenni?



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    ^probably not. god i would hate to



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    aww im sorry hun!! at lets you can cam until you find another job

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