Unemployment Insurance Dancing with the Devil

Unemployment Insurance â€" Dancing with the Devil I have a lot of opinions on unemployment insurance (UI). I went through the process from start to finish while looking for my job. I worried that the state would cut off my UI, or after-the-fact would do an investigation and want me to pay some of it back. I wasnt doing anything wrong but, hello, were dealing with a system that is broken, and many people abuse it, and I think there is little fairness or recourse for state misconduct. Its scary. Its humiliating and humbling. For me and my family, it was necessary to carry us through. A long-time reader has recently lost their job after just a couple of months (and before that, a long bout with unemployment). Heres a question from her: I was let go (fired) because of unsatisfactory work performance according to the employer. I am trying to fill out the unemployment form asking my side of why I was let go. I am wondering what I can put on the form that is the truth, but will help me get unemployment. When I was hired my boss told me I might need to work a few extra hours a few days a month. I was there 55-60 hr every week and still couldnt get everything done that they wanted. The expectations were too high. The company went in and fired everyone in another location and sent us boxes of stuff that was far from organized. They expected us to figure everything out in a few days, which is very hard since this other branch did things their way and didnt have organized files. I was told when I started that it takes 3-5 months to figure out what you are doing and they let me go after 2 1/2 months. I am a hard worker and willing to put in overtime, but this definitely wasnt a good fit. What do I write on the unemployment form, so that I can get some money for a few months until I can land another job? Ill have my biased thoughts on UI later how would YOU handle this problem? Unemployment Insurance â€" Dancing with the Devil I have a lot of opinions on unemployment insurance (UI). I went through the process from start to finish while looking for my job. I worried that the state would cut off my UI, or after-the-fact would do an investigation and want me to pay some of it back. I wasnt doing anything wrong but, hello, were dealing with a system that is broken, and many people abuse it, and I think there is little fairness or recourse for state misconduct. Its scary. Its humiliating and humbling. For me and my family, it was necessary to carry us through. A long-time reader has recently lost their job after just a couple of months (and before that, a long bout with unemployment). Heres a question from her: I was let go (fired) because of unsatisfactory work performance according to the employer. I am trying to fill out the unemployment form asking my side of why I was let go. I am wondering what I can put on the form that is the truth, but will help me get unemployment. When I was hired my boss told me I might need to work a few extra hours a few days a month. I was there 55-60 hr every week and still couldnt get everything done that they wanted. The expectations were too high. The company went in and fired everyone in another location and sent us boxes of stuff that was far from organized. They expected us to figure everything out in a few days, which is very hard since this other branch did things their way and didnt have organized files. I was told when I started that it takes 3-5 months to figure out what you are doing and they let me go after 2 1/2 months. I am a hard worker and willing to put in overtime, but this definitely wasnt a good fit. What do I write on the unemployment form, so that I can get some money for a few months until I can land another job? Ill have my biased thoughts on UI later how would YOU handle this problem?