Tag: unemployment

New Week – New Start

So the weekend was kind of a downer – I got not one but TWO automated “thanks but no thanks” emails on job applications on Saturday night. What’s up with that? The automated systems just want to ruin our weekends? 

So now it’s Monday and I just certified for unemployment for the first time. That was weird. I’m still VERY uncomfortable with the whole unemployment thing. I want to work, not collect. Sigh….

And because it’s a new week and I’m logging the “no thank you” emails, I’ve opted to put all my job search activity into a spreadsheet this morning instead of the notebook I’ve been using. Nothing like a little digitizing to get my week off on a good note? 

I’m the queen of organizing. I’ve color coded my new spreadsheet to reflect what version of resume I used and I’m toying with using a drop down menu to make logging the source of the job lead easier. It’s certainly going to be easier to use the spreadsheet to track the followups I’ve been doing. So now I’m off to start my weekly follow ups – wish me luck please?

Unemployment

So I finally filed for unemployment today. Yes – I’ve been procrastinating about it. I had REALLY hoped I wouldn’t need to do it but the job offers are not flooding in so pragmatically, I took the plunge and finally did it.

I cannot imagine why scammers do this – they’d earn more money if they just got a job! During the Covid shutdown, someone tried to claim unemployment in my name so I get to jump through a bunch of hoops to prove I’m really me. I had to call in, upload multiple documents to prove I’m me, and then this afternoon, I get to call again and review the documents with them. Oh joy…. But I suppose it’s better that way so a scammer can’t claim to be me again?

So that’s on my to-do list today – kind of a bummer. Tell me something good on your to-do list to even out the karma in the comments!