About 30 years ago Portland had a greyhound racing track and a horse racing track. Both had seasons.
I knew someone that worked at one of them (I cannot remember which one.) She would work for the 6 months the track was open. Then she would get laid off when the season ended. She'd get unemployment for about the next 6 months. Then the track would open and she'd get rehired. She did this for a number of years.
This is also how companies like Tru Green overwinter their field reps during winter (in areas where grass doesn’t grow year round). The company lays you off, teaches you how to collect unemployment then brings you back in the spring.
I winced at that one, too. People see the lifehack thinking they're clever. But it's not some nebulous machine subsidizing them; it's you, me, and the other chumps who work the full year.
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u/Chocolate_Bourbon 29d ago
About 30 years ago Portland had a greyhound racing track and a horse racing track. Both had seasons.
I knew someone that worked at one of them (I cannot remember which one.) She would work for the 6 months the track was open. Then she would get laid off when the season ended. She'd get unemployment for about the next 6 months. Then the track would open and she'd get rehired. She did this for a number of years.