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imcolee · Newbie Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Career Advice: +0/-0

I live in California (USA) and need some advice about collecting unemployment.

I am quitting my job for the following reasons:

1) When I first started this job I was married. I have since divorced and can't afford to live in this county, so I had to move. Since then I've been commuting 45 miles a day, each way, and it takes too much time and money.

2) My position has changed drastically from what I was hired to do. I was supposed to be doing "creative design". I still have the offer letter which states this. In the past year my role has shifted to doing production work, which isn't part of my job description and something I hate doing. I have brought this up several times and it never is addressed.

3) I have been in a hostile working environment ever since I filed a formal sexual harrassment complaint against my supervisor. My boss defended his actions, which were later found by HR to be innappriopriate, and has been treating me different ever since. Examples of this are micro-managing my time. Not giving me projects that are supposed to be mine. Marking my record if I am not in the office by 8:00 (which has never been an issue before since I have to drop my son off at school).

I just can't take this anymore!! I've been looking for another job, but it's hard when I work on one end of the county and live on the other end of the county, and am not allowed time off to go go interviews, etc. What do you think the chances are that I'll be able to collect unemployment if I willingly quit?

Randy · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject:

As far as I know, if you quit, there is no unemployment compensation.

imcolee · Newbie Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Career Advice: +0/-0

Well, everything I've read says that if you quit for a good reason you could be eligible. Although, there doesn't seem to be a black and white answer to what's a good reason and what's not. Changes in your job environment, or a hostile environment are usually listed as good/acceptable reasons to quit. But just what that means (what qualifies as hostile or bad job environment) is what I'm trying to figure out. It seems to me that if my job description has changed to something that I didn't sign up for, I should be able to leave. But I don't know if that's true.

Randy · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

You reckon if you call the unemployment commission they could give you details, specific examples? (I wish I'd known of this....) But if there are certain "conditions," they ought to be able and willing to help, or at least point you to someone else who can.

Nothing but the best and please do let us, or at least me (!), know how this plays out, okay?

imcolee · Newbie Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Career Advice: +0/-0

I certainly will, Randy. Thank you.

lexa10881 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject:

I don't think CA allows you to quit because of commuting distance. i think the answers Randy gave you were right on. I hope everything works out for you in the end. Good luck.

http://www.cvtips.com/surviving_unemployment.html

officequeen · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject:

As far as I know if you quit a job you cannot collect unemployment. Maybe there is an exception, I may be wrong, things change all the time. Call unemployment and find out.

Hope everything turns out in your favor!

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