🐠 who were counseled out & now unable to start a new job due to COVID-19 hiring freezes—were you able to get unemployment? If so, how? Not sure how to answer the application questions about how/why I left the company. TIA for your help

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Check layoffs on the application. Tell a story that your team was reduced by xx percent and you were a causality. People will get it....

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D1 thanks for your response. I double checked my paperwork and it just says “Unemployment Benefits: For information regarding eligibility for unemployment benefits, contact your local unemployment office in your state of residence.” At least it doesn’t say you’re ineligible 🤷‍♀️ I’ve tried calling my state’s unemployment # many times for the past week or two but have never been able to get through; after answering the automated prompts, it says they’re experiencing heavy call volume, wait times are over 2 hours, then disconnects every time (not even allowing me to wait for the 2+ hours to speak to someone). After repeated lack of success I thought to ask my fellow 🐠 for their experience; thank you again for sharing that it should be ok to claim that I was laid off.

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