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I've decided I NEED to quit my job
shardian:
The way I understood unemployment, you can't get it if you quit or are fired - only if you are laid off, your job eliminated, hours cut back, etc. Man, I would LOVE it if I got unemployment after getting fired! I could get paid while looking for a new job. That would be sweet.
shardian:
And on bridge burning - I've thought alot about that. I hate doing it too. I've never quit on anything before. Any time I've left a job, it has been on good terms - no matter the job.
We'll see how tommorrow goes on if I'll burn the bridge.
myntik1:
check your state regs. I've never needed to collect before, but I felt the need to google it.
Here are some general rules, but don't hold my feet to the fire on this since I can't afford to support your fam along with my clan.
If you are fired or suspended, you may be disqualified for benefits if the employer can prove one of the following:
Wilful misconduct in the course of your employment. The term wilful misconduct means deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of the employer's interest, or a single knowing violation of a reasonable and uniformly-enforced rule or policy of the employer, when reasonably applied, provided such violation is not a result of the employee's incompetence. In the case of absence from work, an employee must be absent without notice or good cause on three separate instances within a 12-month period
Conduct which is a felony under the law and occurred in the course of your employment
Larceny of property or service whose value exceeds $25 in the course of your employment
Participation in a strike which is illegal under law or regulations
You were sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 30 days or longer and had begun serving that sentence
You were discharged or suspended because you were disqualified by law from performing the job for which you were hired as a result of a drug or alcohol testing program mandated by law
If you are discharged, it is the employer's burden to prove that there was wilful misconduct. When applying for benefits after being discharged or suspended from a job you will be scheduled to attend a pre-determination hearing to determine eligibility. Your employer will be notified of this hearing and will be invited to attend or to send in a written statement.
ChadTower:
That hearing is probably a state thing - I've been on unemployment twice after layoffs and didn't have any hearings of any sort.
shmokes:
I'm not talking about careless bridge burning. I'm talking about insisting on being treated properly, with dignity, at work. I didn't say that he should just go to work and do nothing. I said that he should stand his ground instead of being pissed on. If that leads to being fired, than so be it. Refusing to be pissed on is not careless bridge burning. It may lead to a burned bridge, but not without good reason. And if Shardian is representing the situation accurately, there's no reason that he should have to quit to escape inappropriate behavior on the part of his employers. He has every reason to stick around, politely demand respect, and if it leads to being fired, collect unemployment while he finds a more suitable job. That's my opinion.
I have never been in a situation like the one Shardian describes. Employers tend to love me. But I have had supervisors here and there who have treated me inappropriately, and in my experience it usually takes only one time of setting them straight. Most bullies don't even want to go after someone who isn't easy. Even if they think they can win, they usually can't be bothered with someone who will fight back. My 2 cents.
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