*BUMP*

Now that I've been unemployed for over a month, thought I'd dig this thread up to see if others that are on the same boat want to share their story.

I expired 9/4 and my job put me on a 60 day leave. I was really hoping I would get an approval before the first 30 days was up, but alas, no such luck with USCIS. Now I'm counting down the last 26 days I have left at this point along with any hope that I will be able to return to my job

I've been living a frugal life to the max for about 2 months now and have relied on my savings to pay the bills this last month that I've been without income. I was considering taking up Uber/Lyft but haven't done so because I want that to be a last resort if I see myself struggling to make ends meet.

In this month-long, unemployed wait, I've tried to keep from losing my shit from anxiety and worry by keeping busy with house work. Now that that's drying up, I've been taking up more exercise. Have stayed away from Netflix like the plague — don't nobody need to be binge watching right now. I'd rather be semi-productive while doing nothing.

And I think that is key for those of us that have been put on leave; try to use the time to be productive. Do things that you never had enough time to do before, work on skills to improve at your job and if necessary, start preparing to go on the hunt for a new one. The free time available is the only silver lining in this otherwise total shit pile of a situation; use it and use it well my friends.