>> Tracy says:
>> Uhhhh, slap me for being stupid, but I thought who
>> initiated the separation *was* the difference between
>> quitting and firing?
>> 
> -----------------
Brice replies:
> I think what MB means is, in Carly's case, HP initiated the action,
> and it was not for a good enough reason to make Carly ineligible
> for unemployment.
> 
> It really does not make a difference who initiated the action, what
> is important is the reason.  The reason indicates if the person is
> treated as available for work, and being available for work is what
> most states regard as a condition of being allowed to collect
> unemployment benefits.

This is true but the opposite side of the equation boggles the mind!

I mean how does an employee initiate *involuntary* separation?
It is like saying the employee is forcing himself to quit. 

Like Bart in Blazing Saddles holding the gun to his own head saying: 
"The next man makes a move, the [judicious snip here] gets it."  
Citizen #1: "Hold it, men. He's not bluffing."  
Citizen #2: "Listen to him, men.  He's just crazy enough to do it."


BT


Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

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