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RE: Getting Black Balled by a Doc Manager & Filing for Unemployment-Need Advice
Subject:RE: Getting Black Balled by a Doc Manager & Filing for Unemployment-Need Advice From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:27:52 -0400
Oops, Anthony, I see that I forgot that the unemployment office told you
they viewed it as a termination -- just talk to them. They're implying that
you can collect, so that's good news.
Bonnie Granat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bonnie Granat [mailto:bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:02 AM
> To: 'techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com'
> Subject: RE: Getting Black Balled by a Doc Manager & Filing
> for Unemployment-Need Advice
>
> Anthony,
>
> If you resigned, you voluntarily left the job, so you
> wouldn't qualify for unemployment. I don't think, unless you
> can prove coercion. However, you stated that you consciously
> chose the money, so I don't see how you can now say they
> coerced you into signing the letter.
>
> You should simply tell the unemployment office exactly what
> happened. Maybe there's a way that they can help you. Don't
> hold back anything from them. They are there to help you.
>
> Bonnie Granat
>http://www.GranatEdit.com
>
>
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Anthony" <italian_scribbles -at- yahoo -dot- com>
> > >
> > > > In light of this information and the fact I have a
> > > > witness to being given the choice by my manager, I
> > > > signed the resignation letter so I could get the
> > > extra
> > > > week's worth of wages.
> > > >
> > > > While I don't really care to get my job back I do
> > > want
> > > > to file for unemployment, but I have never been
> > > > treated so horribly by an employer in my entire
> > > life.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts on handling this properly?
> > >
>
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