> filed for unemployment I would like to point out that filing for unemployment is risky: - it's not a guaranteed approval, - you don't automatically get

> filed for unemployment I would like to point out that filing for unemployment is risky: - it's not a guaranteed approval, - you don't automatically get health insurance (and COBRA moves all of the cost to you, rather than split between employer+employee), - there's little hope of a bonus extension, and - there's a chance that your state exhausts their unemployment fund in the near future.