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This thread should be pinned - probably answers the most common question people have about dealing with Washington ESD. There are no walk-in offices, calling is nearly impossible, but services like Claimyr can actually get you through to an agent.
Agreed - would have saved me weeks of frustration if I'd found this information sooner
The key is knowing what options actually work vs what you think should work
One last tip - if you do get through to Washington ESD (however you manage it), take notes during the call. Write down the agent's name, reference numbers, and exactly what they tell you. Makes follow-up much easier.
Excellent advice - documentation is crucial with Washington ESD
Wish I'd thought of that during my call today, but good to know for next time
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The weekly filing system actually makes sense when you think about it. Your employment situation can change week to week, so they need current information to determine if you're still eligible.
True, but the system could be more user-friendly. Half the questions are confusing and the website crashes sometimes.
I agree the technology could be better, but the concept is sound from a policy perspective.
Make sure you keep records of everything - every job application, every weekly claim filing, all your documentation. If something goes wrong you'll need proof of what you did.
Company name, position applied for, date, method of application. I keep a simple spreadsheet with all this info.
Screenshots of your online applications are good too, in case websites change or job postings disappear.
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This whole thread should be pinned somewhere. So many people don't understand how the base period calculation works and end up accepting lower benefits than they qualify for.
Agreed. The Washington ESD website doesn't explain it clearly enough.
Yeah, they make it sound like your benefit is just based on your recent job, but it's much more complicated than that.
Update #2: Got approved for alternate base period! My weekly benefit went from $180 to $412. They're also sending me back pay for the weeks I already certified. Huge relief!
This is so encouraging! I just submitted my request for alternate base period yesterday.
Congrats! That back pay is going to be a nice chunk of change too.
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Been collecting for 8 weeks now and still have 18 weeks left. The weekly claims are pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Just make sure you keep track of your job search activities for each week.
Are they strict about the job search log? I've been kind of lazy about documenting everything.
I'd definitely keep better records. Washington ESD can audit your job search activities and if you can't prove you did them, they can make you pay back benefits.
One more thing - your 26 weeks doesn't reset if you find a job and then get laid off again. You'd need to work enough to establish a new base period to get a fresh 26 weeks. So try to make them count!
Good point. Definitely want to find something stable so I don't have to go through this again anytime soon.
Actually, you can sometimes get a second benefit year if you worked enough in the meantime. But yeah, better to find stable work.
Sebastián Stevens
Just wanted to add that Claimyr really does work for getting through to Washington ESD. I was skeptical at first but it saved me weeks of frustration. As for the 1930s, I think a lot of it was just bad timing - everything that could go wrong did go wrong at once.
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Isla Fischer
•Thanks for the recommendation. And yeah, it was like a perfect storm of bad economic factors all hitting at once.
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KingKongZilla
•Multiple system failures happening simultaneously. No single cause but everything amplified everything else.
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Bethany Groves
Great discussion! It really puts our current Washington ESD problems in perspective. Yes the system is slow and frustrating, but at least we have something. People in the 1930s faced unemployment with zero safety net. That's terrifying.
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Isla Fischer
•Absolutely. Complaining about Washington ESD delays seems petty compared to having no help at all.
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Rebecca Johnston
•True, but we can still demand better. Just because it's better than nothing doesn't mean it's good enough.
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