Congrats on getting through it! Your update is really helpful for others who might be nervous about their first RESEA appointment. It sounds like most people have positive experiences when they're prepared and honest about their job search efforts. The fact that your phone notes were accepted is especially good to know since not everyone has access to a printer. Thanks for following up to let everyone know how it went!

As someone new to this community who might be facing a RESEA appointment soon, this whole thread has been incredibly helpful! It's great to see people sharing their actual experiences rather than just speculation. @Yuki Yamamoto your update really puts things in perspective - it sounds like going in prepared and being honest about your job search efforts is the key. The fact that digital records on your phone were accepted is especially good to know since not everyone has easy access to printing. I'm curious though - did your advisor give you any specific tips during the meeting about job searching that you hadn't thought of before? Thanks for taking the time to update everyone on how it went!

I've been following this thread closely because I'm in almost the exact same situation! Just got my UC approval with a $142 partial credit and $472 WBR. Reading through everyone's experiences has been incredibly reassuring - I was honestly scared to take any work at all because I didn't want to mess up my claim. But seeing so many people successfully managing part-time work while on UC gives me the confidence to move forward. I love all the practical tips about record-keeping, especially the photo backup system and daily tracking notebook. I'm definitely going to start that routine before I even begin working. One thing that really helped calm my anxiety was realizing that PA actually designed this system to encourage us to work while job searching, not to trap us with confusing rules. Thank you to everyone who shared their real experiences here - this thread should be required reading for anyone starting on PA partial benefits!

I'm also dealing with PA UC for the first time and this entire thread has been a lifesaver! I was completely overwhelmed by the partial benefits system and kept putting off taking any work because I was so scared of messing something up. My partial credit is $156 and WBR is $520, and I've been offered some shifts at a local coffee shop that would keep me well under that threshold. Reading everyone's experiences here has given me the confidence to say yes to that opportunity. The detailed advice about record-keeping is exactly what I needed - I'm going to start with the notebook + photo system that so many people recommended. It's incredible how this community has turned something that felt impossibly complicated into something manageable. Thank you all for sharing your real-world experiences so openly - you're helping people like me who just want to do everything correctly while trying to make ends meet during job searching!

Just wanted to add my experience for anyone else who might be searching for this info later! I went through this exact same timeline about a month ago. Transaction numbers appeared on a Tuesday, and the money hit my account Thursday morning - so exactly 2 business days like most people here experienced. I'm with a smaller local bank and was worried they might be slower, but it worked out fine. One thing that really helped my anxiety was remembering that the transaction numbers appearing means the state has already processed and approved your payment - at that point it's just the normal banking system doing its thing. The hardest part is definitely those first few times when you don't know what to expect. Now I know the routine and it's much less stressful! Pedro, so glad you got your money and shared your story - posts like this are invaluable for people going through this process for the first time.

This thread has been incredibly helpful! I'm currently on week 3 of waiting for my initial claim decision, so reading Pedro's success story gives me so much hope. It's really reassuring to see that once you get past the approval hurdle, the payment timeline is pretty predictable at 2-3 business days after those transaction numbers show up. I'm definitely bookmarking this for when (fingers crossed) I get approved. The mobile banking alerts tip is genius - I'm setting that up now so I'll be prepared. Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences and creating such a supportive environment here. When you're dealing with financial stress and navigating this confusing system, having a community like this makes all the difference!

I went through this exact same situation about 3 weeks ago and it was absolutely terrifying! Got the exhaustion email at week 24 and immediately thought I was losing my benefits early. The lockout happened because I panicked and kept trying to reset my PIN over and over. What everyone here is saying is 100% correct - that exhaustion email is just their poorly worded automated warning that you're approaching your 26-week limit, NOT that your benefits are actually cut off. I still got my full remaining weeks once I got back in. The 7:58am calling strategy with 1-3-1 is legit - that's exactly how I got through after 4 days of failed attempts. Make sure you call from the phone number on your UC account and have your SSN ready. The agent unlocked my account in literally 2 minutes once I got through. Also definitely keep filing by phone at 888-255-4728 while you're locked out so you don't miss any weeks! Hang in there, this will get resolved and your benefits are still there waiting for you! 💪

I'm dealing with this exact same situation right now! Got the exhaustion email yesterday at week 23 and have been completely panicked thinking my benefits were cut off early. Then I made it worse by trying to reset my PIN multiple times and now I'm locked out too. 😭 This thread is seriously saving my sanity right now - I had no idea this was such a common issue with PA UC's terrible system! The fact that so many people have confirmed the exhaustion email is just an automated warning and not an actual cutoff is such a huge relief. I was convinced I'd somehow lost my remaining 3 weeks. Definitely going to try the 7:58am calling strategy with the 1-3-1 button sequence tomorrow morning. I've been calling in the middle of the day and getting absolutely nowhere. Also had no clue about being able to file by phone while locked out - that's a game changer since I was stressing about missing this week's certification. Thanks to everyone who shared their experiences and tips. It's honestly ridiculous that we have to become detective experts just to navigate their broken system, but at least we're helping each other out! 💪

UPDATE: My payment finally posted this morning (Thursday) at 5:43am. So it took 4 business days instead of the usual 2-3. Must have been because I reported those temp hours like someone mentioned. Thanks everyone for the help!

So glad your payment came through! For future reference, I've found it helpful to keep a little buffer in my budget for weeks when I report earnings since those extra processing days are pretty consistent. Also, if you're doing regular temp work, you might want to consider setting up a small emergency fund from your UC payments when possible - even $20-30 set aside can help bridge those longer processing times. The uncertainty is definitely stressful when bills are due!