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10-14-2010, 08:19 AM | #1 |
Filecard Maker
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Okay some of you know by now my job closed up in late September.
And at 38 this is the first time I have ever applied for unemployment. Which as my job was closing they instructed me to do online via my states web site...and I did. Now yesterday was my first day to call in for the by weekly...did you look for a job...are you now working, BS phone call which I did...and its all automated, so I follow the steps and it asks me for a PIN number. Wait PIN number? We never set up a PIN number? So I don't have one, and the automated system kindly hangs up on me when I don't enter one...very nice of it. So I check my literature they sent me...sure enough if you open a claim online...you do not get a PIN number...okay now what? So I call my local office which gives me this oh so kind recording all day yesterday, "Due to the high volume of calls please hang up and call back later." Which I do...ALL DAY LONG. Nice system they have going here, enter a Pin number we don't set up and you can't talk to anyone about this. So I call today crack of dawn at 7am when the office opens...and get put on hold for the next operater who will be with me in "25 mins" and at 7:20 its still a 25 minute wait time....how is that? I mean what does 1 person work there? I say on hold until 7:50am (which is a lot longer than said 25 mins) and get this snotty woman who once I explain the situation says..."You were supposed to call yesterday." REALLY? So she does some keyboard magic and says, "Your check is being mailed out you'll have it in a few days." Uhm okay well can we set up that PIN number now so we don't have to do this again? "When you call on your next scheduled date you can do that." Yeah but there was no way to do that yesterday when I called, the automated system just asks for you pin and when you don't give it, it just hangs up. "Well it won't do that next time." CLICK WTF? Ugh needed to vent. |
10-14-2010, 09:06 AM | #2 |
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I have a friend who spent 2008 and much of 2009 ranting on facebook about socialism and his taxes going to support the dead weight and trash of our nation. Some thing about drug use and mules and 40 acres. The whole time he was on unemployment. He still has no job. Unrelated, but the only sort of on topic story I've got.
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10-14-2010, 03:28 PM | #3 |
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I have a friend who spent 2008 and much of 2009 ranting on facebook about socialism and his taxes going to support the dead weight and trash of our nation. Some thing about drug use and mules and 40 acres. The whole time he was on unemployment. He still has no job. Unrelated, but the only sort of on topic story I've got.
Did you punch your friend in the face and de-friend him? Cause that's what I would have done for him being such an idiot. As for the unemployment office BS, that sucks man. I hate running into employees that aren't helpful. I know a lot of people are misserable in their jobs and they don't give a shit, but if that's the case, quit! But if you're going to work, have the courtesy of answering questions properly and being helpful. People ask me stuff all the time that I have no control over or have nothing to do with, but I try to help them as best I can. So many people lack any sort of real work ethic. At any rate, I hope you get back on your feet again, man. Dealing with bureaucracy sucks donkey balls. |
10-14-2010, 03:54 PM | #4 |
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Welcome to the unemployed club!!! If anything, theres always fast food. They are loving this economy right now, tons of experienced and educated people working shoulder to shoulder with me at my first fast food job out of college!
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10-14-2010, 06:59 PM | #5 |
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its usually the last 4 digits of your ss number
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10-14-2010, 07:24 PM | #6 |
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I feel misled by the title of this thread.
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10-14-2010, 07:40 PM | #7 |
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what a load of caca dookie. The worst part about it is, there isn't much you can do about it. I suggest maybe going down to the office. It'll suck being there, but they'll have to help you.
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10-14-2010, 07:54 PM | #8 |
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That's not to say it wasn't a douchey way to approach the situation. |
10-14-2010, 10:14 PM | #9 |
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Just a sample of what our healthcare system will be like now. Just like the DMV and every other government office you try to conduct business with.
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10-14-2010, 11:04 PM | #10 |
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FYI the only way you will get through is if you call at the crack of dawn. My wife delt with it for a bit and that is the only time she ever got through.
just remember you and about 200,000+ are all trying to get through to talk to about 10 case workers all at once.
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