I've been sick since the week before Christmas. Upper respiratory infection and sinus. It's had me flat on my ass most of that time.
About half way through, I decided I was better, and resumed a few days of regular activity; which, of course, made me even sicker.
I'm FINALLY, mostly, recovered.
In the meantime, I missed a review appointment with the Idaho department of Labor, which caused me to miss a week of unemployment. Yay. Got that sorted out yesterday; and because I couldn't get it sorted til yesterday I actually miss two weeks (a little under $700). Not good.
No, they don't pay back benefits either (some states do), they just tack the extra two weeks onto the end of my eligibility.
Yay.
Oh and the IDOL are actually great, and this wasn't their fault in any way.
Because I was sick, I missed the notice that they sent me saying I needed to go to the review (apparently they sent it the wednesday or thursday before christmas. I was already sick when it got in the Monday after christmas, and didn't notice it). I got the second notice, saying my unemployment was suspended, last Friday, after close of business. It was automatic based on my not showing up, or responding to their initial notice.
First thing Monday I called them up and we were able to do the review over the phone; it was only because of the holidays messing with mail delivery timelines etc... that things got so screwed up. They were extremely helpful, courteous and professional; and they view their job as helping me return to gainful employment, not to try to catch me cheating.
Meanwhile, theres a $700 hole in my already limited budget for the month.
Again, yay.
