Has anyone here filed for unemployment?
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Anonymous
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How did it go? Were you able to get anything?
TIA |
Anonymous
| Yes, a few years ago. I qiut as boss threatened me for taking maternity leave. They were really nice and helpful. |
Anonymous
| I did. It made me sick but since I had paid into the system for years, why not get it if entitled? |
Anonymous
| I had to for a few weeks after a temp job ended and my start date at my new job was about a month away. It was nice to have some extra money to help cover the moving costs associated with my new job (I was fresh out of school without a ton of savings). The Virginia online system was fairly easy to use. |
Anonymous
| Yes. You collect unemployment from the state you worked in, not where you live. My old job had been in Maryland; it took the state officea few weeks to contact my former employer to verify salary & the fact that I'd worked there. |
Anonymous
Your employer pays SUI. Employees do not pay. |
Anonymous
| Yes, 4 years ago in DC. The process was very streamlined and the checks came in on time. Fortunately I found a new job within 3 months. |
Anonymous
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Yes, DH got laid off in 2009 and unemployment kept us afloat until he got a new job 3 months later.
Why do you ask? |
Anonymous
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OP here. Thanks for the responses.
I ask because I looked at the website and the process looks complicated and I was just feeling it out to see if it will be worth it. We've got savings. Glad to hear that someone here thought it was streamlined. |
Anonymous
| I have filed and collected unemployment- it seems like a lot but it's not- once you're in, it's rather regular and easy to keep (as long as you are looking/keep notes). I had a friend that thought it seemed like too much and never collected- that's crazy, your employer pays for it (and you indirectly) - it's your right. There are so many people playing this system that as a legit unemployed person I feel perfectly ok about collecting this when I was not working. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I did look at the criteria and I do legitimately qualify. I should do this. Been working full time since I was 17. Now age 43. This is the first day I've ever had of being unemployed. |
Anonymous
| Typical DC. I have in hand one letter saying I was approved and one letter saying I was denied. I have tried for days to talk to a real person with no success. |
Anonymous
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In MD I had not problem filing (2 different times.)
And I am typically a person who gets very overwhelmed by things like this. |
Anonymous
wait wait wait.....how were you eligible for unemployment? you quit! Last time I checked you are eligible if you are fired. Just curious.... |
Anonymous
NP, There are certain circumstances that you can still get unemployment even if you quit like if it's a hostile or dangerous environment. My Dh quit his job after a co worker attacked him and he was able to get unemployment. |