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Ugh the whole system is broken. I've been unemployed for 6 months and the NYS Department of Labor job search requirements feel like busy work. Most of the jobs I apply to don't even respond. It's all about who you know, not what qualifications you have.
The whole unemployment system is designed to confuse people and trip them up. They add these random questions hoping you'll mess up so they can deny your claim. It's ridiculous that we have to guess what they want to hear just to get benefits we're entitled to.
I had such a nightmare trying to get through to NYS Department of Labor on the phone when I had questions about my claim. Kept getting hung up on after waiting for hours. Finally used this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that helped me reach an actual agent. They have a video demo at https://youtu.be/qyftW-mnTNI showing how it works. Saved me so much frustration dealing with the phone system.
This whole minimum wage thing is such a disaster. Businesses can't afford to keep people and then we all end up on unemployment. The system is broken!
Chloe Martin
just be prepared for the system to be a nightmare. took me 6 weeks to get my first payment even though everything was supposedly fine with my claim. the my.ny.gov website crashes constantly and good luck ever talking to a human being
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Diego Fernández
•Same experience here - the whole system is just broken
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Anastasia Kuznetsov
Don't forget you'll owe taxes on unemployment benefits! They don't automatically withhold federal taxes unless you request it. I learned this the hard way and owed a bunch at tax time. You can have them withhold 10% when you file your weekly claims.
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