Nearly half of all furloughed workers now believe their temporary layoff will become permanent. (via CNBCMakeIt)
"I've been lucky in that regard," he tells, noting that he's glad to be back at work full time at 40 hours per week, and that he isn't underemployed. "I've heard there are still 40 to 50 people still waiting to be called back [at my location]."
"I don't know what I would be doing if I was still unemployed," he adds. "It's really a benefit to go back to work. I'm not making as much as I was not working, but that wasn't the point of unemployment [benefits] — the point was to stay at home during the pandemic." Balzan says he was part of his location's third round of callbacks and consulted with colleagues about how to stay safe at work, though he's continuously concerned about navigating the virus in his store. Florida is among the handful of states that have seen a"My first day back to work I felt scared. I was really watching myself," Balzan says. "But as time has gone on, I'm getting more comfortable.
He does worry how long his position will last as the city navigates health and economic recovery during the pandemic. "I am worried if we go into lockdown again that the store won't open back up," says Balzan, who is also studying full-time to earn an IT degree. "It could also close again, reopen and I don't get called back. Those are two things on my mind."Still, millions of other out-of-work Americans find themselves in limbo wondering when, or if, they'll be called back to their previous job while the economy continues to free-fall.
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