Going to the unemployment office. Apparently I "Take a Number and Wait" [sigh]. [takes a totally unread Anita Blake book (the earlier, pre-sex ones) for company] Wish me luck, guys. <3 to you.
Huh! Down here in Houston, you can apply for unemployment online. You have to go to a local TEC branch before you start getting payments though. I dunno....I didn't mind being on unemployment. I've been on it twice in my life and the last time was a cakewalk as you never had to go in to turn in forms or anything, you just made phone calls and punched your answers in.
Sorry to hear about your employment woes and I hope things get better for you.
I'm going to get to do phone calls for the rest of it, so that should be easy. I'm a little worried about what'll happen when I go on a trip to Israel in a month, though.
Hmmmm...did you mention that when you went in for your meeting? You might have to re-apply or something because they will NOT send you checks for the weeks you are not in the country (part of the TEC concept is that you are supposed to be healthy, willing and able to work at any given time since you are supposed to be actively seeking employment.
Hmmmm....HOWEVER...you might say that you were applying for jobs in Israel...then you could stay on unemployment. You'd just have to telephone in from Israel for each pay period. And make a few token efforts to find work (ask relatives, for example). ;)
If you phone them to ask about it, don't identifty yourself. ;)
I'd be more inclined to just phone in from Israel and cook up some "job application" dates/contacts to have ready in case you need them. I suspect it would be a huge hassle to try to get them to re-start the unemployment after a one-month lapse. You don't wanna lose your benefits.
I dunno...it's been 6 years since I was on Texas unemployment. I have heard that things changed for TEC after Katrina because the state of Texas didn't want a bunch of slackers from Lousiana on the dole.
Oh, I'm going to Israel IN a month, but the trip itself is only for 10 days. (It starts two days after the Watchmen movie opens, actually, so the release date is filling me with excitement AND dread that I won't be anywhere near ready.) That might be easier to fudge than a month of stuff. :-)
Yeah. You just have to be sure to phone in on the EXACT dates that they tell you to. Do NOT deviate from the norm and always answer the questions in exactly the same way each time. I used to keep a little check list handy so that I could just key through the answers quickly (and also keep track of the answers I was giving). :)
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Sorry to hear about your employment woes and I hope things get better for you.
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Hmmmm....HOWEVER...you might say that you were applying for jobs in Israel...then you could stay on unemployment. You'd just have to telephone in from Israel for each pay period. And make a few token efforts to find work (ask relatives, for example). ;)
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I'd be more inclined to just phone in from Israel and cook up some "job application" dates/contacts to have ready in case you need them. I suspect it would be a huge hassle to try to get them to re-start the unemployment after a one-month lapse. You don't wanna lose your benefits.
I dunno...it's been 6 years since I was on Texas unemployment. I have heard that things changed for TEC after Katrina because the state of Texas didn't want a bunch of slackers from Lousiana on the dole.
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