*expletive, expletive, expletive*
i had such high hopes for today.
IDES is not letting me certify for my unemployment money online. it keeps telling me that my certification date is not until next monday, when the pattern we've been on since i was laid off and the paperwork they sent me clearly indicates that TODAY is my certification date.
i'd been trying to call the Teleserve number, but it's busy and i can't get through. (busy signal? what is this animal? i have not heard it for years. you'd think they would have at least figured out a way to make it less annoying.) and even when i did get through, since i never set up a PIN number (because i've been certifying online for the past 5 months), i can't certify by phone. and with the offices ALL closed today for MLK Jr. Day, i can't call someone to have them reset the damn PIN. i reeeeeeeeally hope that someone can help me when i call tomorrow. they can't screw me out of this money, i need it!!! :*(
i don't know what to do.
sure, assuming they still refuse to let me certify until next monday, i can transfer money from savings and cover my bills, but that is obviously less than ideal. if i call tomorrow, can they fix it so i get paid on wednesday? this is a system flaw on their end; i will be supremely pissed if they make me take the hit. which, hello, it's government. you know they will.
my beloved mother isn't helping either. she wanted to know what the problem was, i told her. and no, i'm not exactly in the best frame of mind over this right now. in fact, i'd say i'm downright pissy. she has to go and take it all personally, saying she's not the enemy. not the point. i'm sorry i'm not all rainbows and puppy dogs over this, but it's a really big, really important, and right now, really frustrating situation. she then made the mistake of saying she understood. to which i replied, "no. you don't." she went downstairs after that, and i haven't heard from her since.
which is probably for the best right now.
also, felt really positive about the job i interviewed for last week. was really hoping i'd hear today. was almost banking on it, because my Aquent lady had told me they were hoping to fill the position ASAP.
come to find out this morning when she called me that now the company is interviewing a couple people on their own, outside of Aquent. (which i would think would be against some contract rules somehow?!?)
so now i'm not feeling so confident anymore. we don't know if it's just that they have procedures to follow, where they have to interview a minimum of 3 people, or what. jeni is trying to get some sort of solid answer from tammy today, or at least get ahold of her to remind her that she could lose the perfect candidate if she waits too long. (not that i've really got anyone banging on my door to hire me, but they don't have to know that.)
ergo, the day which originally held so much promise has gotten significantly more gray.
not saying it can't improve. IDES could get their heads out of their sphincters tomorrow and agree to pay me. jeni could hear from the company that yes, they do want me, and they want me now. my mother... well, there's not much that can be done there. we'll just hope she leaves me alone and stops pretending she always knows how i feel.
but right about now, nothing's looking all that fantastic.
:*(
IDES is not letting me certify for my unemployment money online. it keeps telling me that my certification date is not until next monday, when the pattern we've been on since i was laid off and the paperwork they sent me clearly indicates that TODAY is my certification date.
i'd been trying to call the Teleserve number, but it's busy and i can't get through. (busy signal? what is this animal? i have not heard it for years. you'd think they would have at least figured out a way to make it less annoying.) and even when i did get through, since i never set up a PIN number (because i've been certifying online for the past 5 months), i can't certify by phone. and with the offices ALL closed today for MLK Jr. Day, i can't call someone to have them reset the damn PIN. i reeeeeeeeally hope that someone can help me when i call tomorrow. they can't screw me out of this money, i need it!!! :*(
i don't know what to do.
sure, assuming they still refuse to let me certify until next monday, i can transfer money from savings and cover my bills, but that is obviously less than ideal. if i call tomorrow, can they fix it so i get paid on wednesday? this is a system flaw on their end; i will be supremely pissed if they make me take the hit. which, hello, it's government. you know they will.
my beloved mother isn't helping either. she wanted to know what the problem was, i told her. and no, i'm not exactly in the best frame of mind over this right now. in fact, i'd say i'm downright pissy. she has to go and take it all personally, saying she's not the enemy. not the point. i'm sorry i'm not all rainbows and puppy dogs over this, but it's a really big, really important, and right now, really frustrating situation. she then made the mistake of saying she understood. to which i replied, "no. you don't." she went downstairs after that, and i haven't heard from her since.
which is probably for the best right now.
also, felt really positive about the job i interviewed for last week. was really hoping i'd hear today. was almost banking on it, because my Aquent lady had told me they were hoping to fill the position ASAP.
come to find out this morning when she called me that now the company is interviewing a couple people on their own, outside of Aquent. (which i would think would be against some contract rules somehow?!?)
so now i'm not feeling so confident anymore. we don't know if it's just that they have procedures to follow, where they have to interview a minimum of 3 people, or what. jeni is trying to get some sort of solid answer from tammy today, or at least get ahold of her to remind her that she could lose the perfect candidate if she waits too long. (not that i've really got anyone banging on my door to hire me, but they don't have to know that.)
ergo, the day which originally held so much promise has gotten significantly more gray.
not saying it can't improve. IDES could get their heads out of their sphincters tomorrow and agree to pay me. jeni could hear from the company that yes, they do want me, and they want me now. my mother... well, there's not much that can be done there. we'll just hope she leaves me alone and stops pretending she always knows how i feel.
but right about now, nothing's looking all that fantastic.
:*(