Some of you already know that I quit my seasonal job at the lobster shop last year to take on a full time job.
I did the seasonal thing for a year, but it wasn't my thing. I didn't want to live on unemployement 4 months out of the year with absolutely no benefits.
I've collected unemployment a total of 4 months in my entire life (last year).
Things were going great with the new job at first. I was hired by this company for a permanant position and I was happy to be off unemployment and feeling good.
I gave my 100%, and then some, to this company who did nothing but lie to me for 8 month, use me and then they threw me away like an old rag when we were headed into the coldest month of the winter (heating costs in mind). I also ended up having to pay $1,800 in taxes because of the income I made at my lovely new job, so I paid for my unemployment last year
Back to applying for unemployment
When I get there at the unemployment office, they tell me that my payments will be delays because I quit one job for another. This is when I said "yeah, but I quit my part time job for a full time job and I would have been on unemployment much sooner if I hadn't quit my part time job and that I was trying to do the right thing in getting off of unemployment". She then tells me that that doesn't matter, it'll still take time.
So, not only did this company lie to me and cheat me out of the benefits I worked so hard for (4 months away from my full benefits and raise), but the government is punishing me as well for trying to do the right thing.
I haven't recieved a penny of income in 3 1/2 months and I am so very unbelievably pissed off!!!!
I go to the government canada site daily to check the status of my claim, so Saturday I checked and was excited to see that my claim was sent to the main computer for processing, but when I checked it today, it was gone. Now I see the same thing I've been looking at for the last quarter of the year, which is "we have recieved your application and you will be notified when a decision is made".
I've also received 7 notices in the mail saying "we are working on your claim and a decision will be made soon".
I don't consider 3 1/2 months to be "soon" and I'm so sick and Fuking tired of be lied too, used and just plain **** on!!!!
Whoever said it pays to do the right thing, hasn't walked a mile in my shoes. I've spent my entire life trying to do the right thing, but every fuking time I turn around, I'm pulling a knife out of my back.
This just sucks and it's very discouraging, to say the least.