2006-11-13
government work
Wow.
So I filled out my unemployment form online yesterday, and got a message saying Call the Telephone Claims Center. Additional information is required to determine your eligibility for benefits.
OK, I dig through the paperwork and find the number, but the line is no open. Fine. Call back this morning, get a message saying that call volume is higher than usual and people are waiting in excess of ten minutes. Great. Push some buttons, get through some menus, get asked to input to SSN. OK. Wait through the slow voice verifying my SSN. Great.
And then there's a message saying that because call volume is so high, they're scheduling callers according to their SSN. And because of the number mine ends with -- I'm supposed to call back Thursday.
Thursday.
OK, at least they're not keeping me on hold until then, but still.
So I filled out my unemployment form online yesterday, and got a message saying Call the Telephone Claims Center. Additional information is required to determine your eligibility for benefits.
OK, I dig through the paperwork and find the number, but the line is no open. Fine. Call back this morning, get a message saying that call volume is higher than usual and people are waiting in excess of ten minutes. Great. Push some buttons, get through some menus, get asked to input to SSN. OK. Wait through the slow voice verifying my SSN. Great.
And then there's a message saying that because call volume is so high, they're scheduling callers according to their SSN. And because of the number mine ends with -- I'm supposed to call back Thursday.
Thursday.
OK, at least they're not keeping me on hold until then, but still.
government work
Wow.
So I filled out my unemployment form online yesterday, and got a message saying Call the Telephone Claims Center. Additional information is required to determine your eligibility for benefits.
OK, I dig through the paperwork and find the number, but the line is no open. Fine. Call back this morning, get a message saying that call volume is higher than usual and people are waiting in excess of ten minutes. Great. Push some buttons, get through some menus, get asked to input to SSN. OK. Wait through the slow voice verifying my SSN. Great.
And then there's a message saying that because call volume is so high, they're scheduling callers according to their SSN. And because of the number mine ends with -- I'm supposed to call back Thursday.
Thursday.
OK, at least they're not keeping me on hold until then, but still.
So I filled out my unemployment form online yesterday, and got a message saying Call the Telephone Claims Center. Additional information is required to determine your eligibility for benefits.
OK, I dig through the paperwork and find the number, but the line is no open. Fine. Call back this morning, get a message saying that call volume is higher than usual and people are waiting in excess of ten minutes. Great. Push some buttons, get through some menus, get asked to input to SSN. OK. Wait through the slow voice verifying my SSN. Great.
And then there's a message saying that because call volume is so high, they're scheduling callers according to their SSN. And because of the number mine ends with -- I'm supposed to call back Thursday.
Thursday.
OK, at least they're not keeping me on hold until then, but still.
What a wonderful town
I've got to say, I'm really enjoying this unemployment thing. I don't want it to last all too much longer -- and I've got reasonable hopes that it won't, I have a bunch of irons in the fire and some decent prospects, although nothing specific at this point -- but so far it's been really great to have some time to myself to catch up on projects around the house, watch my dusty Netflix DVDs, get enough sleep, and even actually cook.
I decided pretty much on the spur of the moment (for me, planning only a week ahead is still sudden, ok?) to go to New York tomorrow, coming back Thursday. I haven't been there in almost a year, and I'm psyched to see my cousin and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
she_ragroupie, have some good kosher food, and hopefully catch a show. (I was planning to buy tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone, but I don't want to pay full price right now, and I can only find a discount code for seats halfway back in the mezzanine, and that's just not worth it to me. Yes, I do know I'm spoiled.) I might try TKTS, although standing on line for hours alone in the rain is not really how I want to spend my time.
For my own reference, I've made a google map of some of the things that I plan to do in New York one of these days. It's not very polished (or complete), but I figured I might as well mention it here in case anyone else is interested. I'm certainly open to suggestions for more things, too! I'm not big on art museums, but I love hands-on museums and tours.
I decided pretty much on the spur of the moment (for me, planning only a week ahead is still sudden, ok?) to go to New York tomorrow, coming back Thursday. I haven't been there in almost a year, and I'm psyched to see my cousin and
she_ragroupie, have some good kosher food, and hopefully catch a show. (I was planning to buy tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone, but I don't want to pay full price right now, and I can only find a discount code for seats halfway back in the mezzanine, and that's just not worth it to me. Yes, I do know I'm spoiled.) I might try TKTS, although standing on line for hours alone in the rain is not really how I want to spend my time.For my own reference, I've made a google map of some of the things that I plan to do in New York one of these days. It's not very polished (or complete), but I figured I might as well mention it here in case anyone else is interested. I'm certainly open to suggestions for more things, too! I'm not big on art museums, but I love hands-on museums and tours.
What a wonderful town
I've got to say, I'm really enjoying this unemployment thing. I don't want it to last all too much longer -- and I've got reasonable hopes that it won't, I have a bunch of irons in the fire and some decent prospects, although nothing specific at this point -- but so far it's been really great to have some time to myself to catch up on projects around the house, watch my dusty Netflix DVDs, get enough sleep, and even actually cook.
I decided pretty much on the spur of the moment (for me, planning only a week ahead is still sudden, ok?) to go to New York tomorrow, coming back Thursday. I haven't been there in almost a year, and I'm psyched to see my cousin andshe_ragroupie, have some good kosher food, and hopefully catch a show. (I was planning to buy tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone, but I don't want to pay full price right now, and I can only find a discount code for seats halfway back in the mezzanine, and that's just not worth it to me. Yes, I do know I'm spoiled.) I might try TKTS, although standing on line for hours alone in the rain is not really how I want to spend my time.
For my own reference, I've made a google map of some of the things that I plan to do in New York one of these days. It's not very polished (or complete), but I figured I might as well mention it here in case anyone else is interested. I'm certainly open to suggestions for more things, too! I'm not big on art museums, but I love hands-on museums and tours.
I decided pretty much on the spur of the moment (for me, planning only a week ahead is still sudden, ok?) to go to New York tomorrow, coming back Thursday. I haven't been there in almost a year, and I'm psyched to see my cousin and
she_ragroupie, have some good kosher food, and hopefully catch a show. (I was planning to buy tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone, but I don't want to pay full price right now, and I can only find a discount code for seats halfway back in the mezzanine, and that's just not worth it to me. Yes, I do know I'm spoiled.) I might try TKTS, although standing on line for hours alone in the rain is not really how I want to spend my time.For my own reference, I've made a google map of some of the things that I plan to do in New York one of these days. It's not very polished (or complete), but I figured I might as well mention it here in case anyone else is interested. I'm certainly open to suggestions for more things, too! I'm not big on art museums, but I love hands-on museums and tours.