Day 26

In order for me to get CalWorks one of the hoops I had to go through was filing for Unemployment.  They didn't seem to care the outcome they just wanted to know I filed.  I worked for Safeway for two months and because they would not transfer me because of my short time there not for any other reason I had to quit.  I was moving for my daughters future and couldn't ask her to hold off on her dreams for another 4 months to stay in an area she hated, stay poor and work at a job that paid only minimum wage, still collected union dues out of that minimum wage and would only guarantee me 24 hours a week to have the opportunity to transfer down to where we are with the same minimum wage and still only a guarantee of 24 hours.  Besides Safeway is not my dream it was a means to an end.  This meant since I quit I most likely did not qualify for and unemployment and since it was only for two weeks at part time the amount would most likely be zero.  I got the letter confirming the Zero dollar amount but I was still expected to have an interview to see if I was approved or denied unemployment.

Yes that is right I needed to have a interview to determine if I qualified or not for $0.00 per week for 26 weeks.  I missed my interview time because I ended up having a job interview but I called back within 48 hours. I needed to otherwise they would make a determination on the facts at hand whether or not I qualified to get the $0.00 or not without my interview answers.  She then told me after I was done answering her questions that I needed to remember to keep turning in my biweekly sheets to make sure my payments didn't get interrupted if it was found that I qualified and that the letter showing what I would qualify for should be there any day.  I told her I already received the letter and it said I got $0.00.  She said yes but that was only a letter telling me what I would receive only if I got approved.  It took all my strength to say thank you and hang up.  So I am now waiting to hear their determination now if I qualify or not to receive unemployment for which if I am unfortunate enough to get approved, I will need to fill out every other week for 26 weeks a questionnaire asking me if I looked for work, got paid for any work, if I was sick any part of the time and if I would like to have taxes taken out of my $0.00 biweekly payment.

Now at least someone is getting paid to waste time and paper... Maybe I should get a job at the EDD since it obviously doesn't require much skill or common sense for that matter.  Actually they probably would think I am too overqualified...