Things are going to get difficult very soon....
I received the letter from the unemployment office today regarding the ruling on my appeal for training approval. Since I'm going back to school I was attempting to get my schooling approved so I wouldn't have to search for employment while I was attending and still draw benefits so I could keep the bills in order. That way I could focus on my education and get it done as fast as the curriculum would allow. I was initially rejected because of the college listing my major incorrectly on the paperwork. Once I fixed that and had my advisor write a letter explaining the situation, I submitted the appeal. That was about two months ago. My hearing was by phone last Tuesday and I was told to expect a letter at the end of that call. Again, I have been turned down.
What that means for me: I still have to look for employment, which I have already been doing but nobody has really been interested once I mention that I'm attending school. My work experience is pretty much all retail sales/management based and I really can't afford anything less than that. So, I'll probably have to find a second or third shift position at one of the local factories just to make ends meet. Not a good prospect for me with my bad knee, but you have to do what you have to do right?
The argument they made for rejecting my request is that there are sufficient jobs available in my area of experience in the vicinity. Then why is it that every weekend when I get an update from the unemployment office's job listing website that there are no jobs listed at all?
I know there are jobs in the area, I'm not disputing that. But finding a job that will pay enough for me to keep my apartment and my Jeep, along with the utilities, isn't an easy task in the area that I live. I'm more than willing to trim the fat where I need to, even if it means suspending my Directv account indefinitely. I have been lucky in the past with what I've found, but I also didn't have my education to think about when I got those jobs.
I'm not above finding a roommate to help with the bills, I just don't trust anyone I know well enough to share the very small one bedroom apartment that I have been living in for the past 11 years, and I'm not sharing my king size bed with another dude. I'm kind of a private person and I don't play well with others on occasion. The only reason I gab so much on here is that I don't know anyone personally so I can't really get myself into trouble if I let too much out. I'm not really expecting too many people to be reading this anyway.
I'm also not abusing my unemployment benefits by any means. I have heard people bitch about how they're pissed that they have to pay for people to live who don't have any ambition to get off their asses and find a job. To a certain extent I agree with them, but in my case I feel that I've paid enough taxes in my time that I'm really living off myself now that I'm in the position I find myself in.
I have no agument with finding employment, in fact it'll probably be better for me in the long run to get a job and spend my time making money than to be sitting in front of this infernal monitor for hours on end like I find myself doing these days. I'm going to school for Network Administration, I'll be spending enough time in front of a monitor after I get my degree and my certifications. i just hope I don't end up as a member of Geek Squad because there's nothing else open at that time. I'm really not a fan of Best Buy and their policies on computer repair. I usually do the work myself if I can.
I am determined to turn my life around. I'm not satisfied with where I'm at and now that I thought I could see a light at the end of the tunnel, it may be farther away than I anticipated.
Anyways, thank you to the maybe two people who actually read all of this nonsense. I appreciate you wasting your time reading this and I apologize if I've killed a few brain cells in the process. If anyone has any constructive criticism or any tips that may help me in my situation I promise that I will look at them with an open mind. Feel free to comment.
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I received the letter from the unemployment office today regarding the ruling on my appeal for training approval. Since I'm going back to school I was attempting to get my schooling approved so I wouldn't have to search for employment while I was attending and still draw benefits so I could keep the bills in order. That way I could focus on my education and get it done as fast as the curriculum would allow. I was initially rejected because of the college listing my major incorrectly on the paperwork. Once I fixed that and had my advisor write a letter explaining the situation, I submitted the appeal. That was about two months ago. My hearing was by phone last Tuesday and I was told to expect a letter at the end of that call. Again, I have been turned down.
What that means for me: I still have to look for employment, which I have already been doing but nobody has really been interested once I mention that I'm attending school. My work experience is pretty much all retail sales/management based and I really can't afford anything less than that. So, I'll probably have to find a second or third shift position at one of the local factories just to make ends meet. Not a good prospect for me with my bad knee, but you have to do what you have to do right?
The argument they made for rejecting my request is that there are sufficient jobs available in my area of experience in the vicinity. Then why is it that every weekend when I get an update from the unemployment office's job listing website that there are no jobs listed at all?
I know there are jobs in the area, I'm not disputing that. But finding a job that will pay enough for me to keep my apartment and my Jeep, along with the utilities, isn't an easy task in the area that I live. I'm more than willing to trim the fat where I need to, even if it means suspending my Directv account indefinitely. I have been lucky in the past with what I've found, but I also didn't have my education to think about when I got those jobs.
I'm not above finding a roommate to help with the bills, I just don't trust anyone I know well enough to share the very small one bedroom apartment that I have been living in for the past 11 years, and I'm not sharing my king size bed with another dude. I'm kind of a private person and I don't play well with others on occasion. The only reason I gab so much on here is that I don't know anyone personally so I can't really get myself into trouble if I let too much out. I'm not really expecting too many people to be reading this anyway.
I'm also not abusing my unemployment benefits by any means. I have heard people bitch about how they're pissed that they have to pay for people to live who don't have any ambition to get off their asses and find a job. To a certain extent I agree with them, but in my case I feel that I've paid enough taxes in my time that I'm really living off myself now that I'm in the position I find myself in.
I have no agument with finding employment, in fact it'll probably be better for me in the long run to get a job and spend my time making money than to be sitting in front of this infernal monitor for hours on end like I find myself doing these days. I'm going to school for Network Administration, I'll be spending enough time in front of a monitor after I get my degree and my certifications. i just hope I don't end up as a member of Geek Squad because there's nothing else open at that time. I'm really not a fan of Best Buy and their policies on computer repair. I usually do the work myself if I can.
I am determined to turn my life around. I'm not satisfied with where I'm at and now that I thought I could see a light at the end of the tunnel, it may be farther away than I anticipated.
Anyways, thank you to the maybe two people who actually read all of this nonsense. I appreciate you wasting your time reading this and I apologize if I've killed a few brain cells in the process. If anyone has any constructive criticism or any tips that may help me in my situation I promise that I will look at them with an open mind. Feel free to comment.
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