MWC - HOME FOR THE UNEMPLOYABLE?

Last week I received an e-mail from the director of Mature Worker Connection and he wanted me to contact the office because the matter couldn't be handled over e-mail. The question: Am I over or under 60 years old?

STUCK IN THE 50S???

I received an e-mail from Roger Forrester, Program Administrator of Mature Worker Connection:

Dear Mr. XXXXX:

Because a new regulation that is related to the Mature Worker Connection, I need to get some supplementary information from you. Please give me a call at 623-3304. It should take me less than a minute to gather the information. I look forward to hearing from you.

I replied that if it would take less than a minute, why not do it by e-mail? Shortly, I called him and hsi burning question was whether or not I was under or over age 60.

I'M DISAPPOINTED

I was hoping to find a job fairly soon through Pima County's Mature Worker Connection program. I applied on line for 2 jobs on the weekend of April 25-26 and I didn't hear back until May 1st. That was an e-mail asking me to call Nancy at the MWC office. I called on Monday and was told she wouldn't be in until Thursday. I spoke to her on Thursday, I think, and explained that I don't have a phone and I would greatly prefer to answer her questions by e-mail. She seemed to understand so I was expecting an e-mail with her questions. Instead, I got this on May 14th:

Steve,

You called in requesting I e-mail you. I’m in the office until 3:30 this afternoon, please call 623-3304.

Nancy

OBAMA HAD MY VOTE

and this is only one of the many reasons why:

WHO GETS WHAT: Stimulus to pad pockets of jobless
Feb 10 01:09 PM US/Eastern
By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - More jobless workers would get fatter unemployment checks longer in the massive economic recovery package moving forward in Congress.
Helping the nation's jobless has not been a controversial part of the stimulus package. Both the House and Senate versions offer an extra $25 a week in jobless benefits to millions of workers through the end of the year. The current average weekly benefit is roughly $300.

It also would keep unemployment checks coming through the end of 2009 for more than 3 million people whose state benefits will run out after March.

I live in a typical low wage, "right to work" state and collecting only $70/week in unemployment benefits right now and that means I keep having to pay a $15 late fee every month for rent. When this goes through, I'll be able to catch up on rent.