Ok they waived the requirement to apply for jobs but you still have to be willing to work. Which I finally found that information so I severely messed up when I filled out the form and now I can't fix it. Their fAQ is buried . So I guess at this point it will be denied and I have to go from there. I'll call tomorrow and hope I can get in the phone queue and just wear stuff with pockets and keep my phone on me.
I don't get why you have to be available to work but then they aren't requiring you to job hunt. It just seems like a half way measure. Athough I'm sure I'm not the only person who didn't understand this and messed up . I got the letter that has a date from 3 days ago and I had to respond in 5 days of the date so I just filled it out the best I could.
Unfortunately the regulations for unemployment remain the same regardless of the situation at large.
Not in Texas. They normally require 4 work search contacts per week, but that went to 0 as of today (I think).
IU thin I can scratch trying to do anything tomorrow. I am going to try to get back in the phone queue for the unemployment office but I did take my anti anxiety medicine because my brain has decided to spiral me into-- I've fucked this up completely and will get no money and how could I be so stupid and not be able to find the answers or understand the difference
You are not stupid. It is super complicated and the information is hard to find or understand.
What Jesse said. I hope you can get it fixed tomorrow.
Intellectually I know that but all my anxiety just.. makes it hard to remember. I know they have people who are struggling with this and it's just hard because I can't get in touch with anyone. I'm feeling calmer so maybe the medicine is working because I stopped myself from spiraling. So points for that I guess.
Askye, I think you can trust they WANT this to work for you. Filing is a shit show because of the circumstances, but they're on your side and will help you sort it out.
In New York, at least, the calls from unemployment are coming from "private caller" and give no number because some staff are using their personal phones. You might want to pick up things you normally would not.
there was a section to put an explanation and I literally wrote "I didn't think I had to look for work if I was furloughed because of covid 19" so maybe that will help. I just have to wait this out.
I'm trying to embrace the ethos of "our best is all we can do."
Because no one has any spoons at the moment; certainly not enough to actually do everything that needs to be done. So, we will put on our adult (inside) pants and do what we can without killing ourselves because this is apparently gonna be A Year, and we're in it for the long haul.
I have a nearly-full package of foil star stickers and I will send one to anyone who needs it.
