<prompt> Human: I live in the North Bay Area which is currently burning to the fucking ground. It just hit me, as Im packing a bag and waiting for evacuation orders, that I am now jobless. I have absolutely no idea what to do in this situation. Any advice would be appreciated, and Im sorry if this is not the right sub to post this in.Edit: North Bay Area, California. Sorry for the confusion, my polite Canadian friends.Edit 2: got a hold of my GM. Hes been evacuated and has been up all night. He is understandably frazzled right now and doesnt really know what to do either. He said he will get in touch when he knows something ad he is currently stuck in traffic.Edit 3: Thank you everyone for all your advice and well wishes! I filed a claim with unemployment and they were extremely helpful and understanding. If it turns out that I will still be getting paid I can cancel the claim, but if not, it has been filed ASAP. My heart goes out to all those who have lost their homes, business, and have missing or injured loved ones.Assistant: 1. Just because the location is no longer usable at this time, does not mean you are no longer an employee of that company. You should be talking to the HR department andor Manager of your Hotel to find out if you are actually Unemployed and will no longer be receiving a paycheck. They may have some sort of insurance set up to continue to pay employees in an event like this while they rebuild. 2. If 1 does not apply, you should be filing to Unemployment immediately.Sorry, stay safe and good luck.Human: Its an independently owned business so theres not really an HR department to speak of. Cell service is down so I cant contact my manager. Thank you for letting me know that Im not officially unemployed as of yet and that I should file for unemployment ASAP.Assistant: If you are still employedwhich has a a legal definition and file for unemployment, you will owe everything they gave you plus fines. Do not file for unemployment unless you know you are unemployed.Human: Thank you for that tidbit! I have never filed for unemployment before and Im sure, knowing me, that is a mistake I would make.  <response>: Its a good idea to read the instructions for your area for yourself. In my state, these are easily accessible online, and they explain how many days of lost work count. Keep records of how youre attempting to reach your employer and how youre job hunting. Try to contact them on days when youre normally scheduled to work, prior to your shift. The manager may not have forwarding on the mail, phone number or email addresses yet, but they might set that up tomorrow or next week. They may intend to return soon and pay you to help with order cancellations or cleanup. 