Gack, Kristin! Isn't there anything they can do to waive the four-month constraint, given that this is entirely THEIR FAULT?

It just happened yesterday -- I haven't filed yet, so I dunno, Tep.

I would imagine that they will, though. I'm gonna file, anyway, and see.

Oh Erin, I'm so sorry.

Gack, Kristin! Isn't there anything they can do to waive the four-month constraint, given that this is entirely THEIR FAULT?

Yeah, that's what I asked in the email I just sent. I'm trying not to freak out.

It just happened yesterday -- I haven't filed yet, so I dunno, Tep.

Okay, I totally misunderstood someone's post, then.

I would imagine that they will, though. I'm gonna file, anyway, and see.

I always thought -- although it might not be true -- that if you're fired for performance, you can't be denied unemployment; it's if you're fired for stuff like theft that you can be denied unemployment.

But I could be full of shit.

Resort companies will find a reason to weasel out of things. Hubby and I had signed up for a free weekend in Vegas to hear a condo spiel, and the form had a place that said you met a minimum income level. The guy who signed us up said that didn't really matter and initialed that line on the form that we didn't check.

Six months later, we're trying to organize the trip, and the phone minion asked again about the income thing, and I said, no, we don't meet the minimum, and Oh, look, here's my copy of our form with that line unchecked but which is initialed by your representative. Minion's brain locked up at the discrepancy, she got a supervisor on the line who said, "Sorry, you don't meet the requirements, and according to the fine print your deposit is nonrefundable." Unfair and cheesy, but legal.

I always thought that if you were fired for performance, you couldn't file for unemployment.

I think it varies by state, but most places do make a distinction between being fired for performance and misconduct.

Unemployment eligibility varies by state -- here in the land of "workers? have rights? you must be joking!", you're basically screwed if you're fired (as opposed to laid off). In other places, the regulations are a lot more liberal. So the general rule is document everything, find out as much as you can about your specific state rules, and be ready to contest if needed.

I always thought that if you were fired for performance, you couldn't file for unemployment.

Maybe it's because Ohio is an at-will state, because it would be perverse to deny someone unemployment when their employer fired them with the reason of (and I quote) "You're not working out."

Wedding~ma, Kristin. I hope they can sort it for you.