How can I Strategically end my job and collect unemployment benefits?

Question

No ,I am not lazy! I want to go back to college and also I want to use the time while getting unemployment to start a small business. I find it difficult to work and go to school unless I am working for myself. Currently, I am a security guard through a staffing company.

Answer 1

It's really not hard to get fired.

I'm suprised they haven't fired you already!

Answer 2

As a Security Guard you will NOT be entitled to unemployment since they do not pay into the system this is part why they have a high turnover and since the majority are paid very little there is almost no incentive of becoming one. The Security Guard field is saturated with a lot of them with many desperate for a post. Stay where you are at and consider becoming a manager in the Security field since they make the money with bonus and share NONE with the basic Security Guards.

If you are successful in becoming unemployed you will have to have proof that you are looking for work.

In today's world it is better to be an owner than to work for someone but it is a difficult life.

Answer 3

Although specific eligibility requirements vary from state to state, most states have the same basic standards for collecting unemployment benefits. They include: -You must be unemployed or working less than full time -You must meet certain income requirements -You must be ready, willing, and able to work -You must have involuntarily left your job In general, you won't be eligible for benefits if: -You quit your job simply because you didn't like it -You're fired for committing a crime (e.g., stealing) -You've never worked before For more information, contact your state's local employment office. You can also look in the state government section of your phone book under Unemployment Insurance, Unemployment Compensation, Employment Insurance, or Employment Service. Or, you can try surfing the Internet using these same key terms. Regardless of which state you live in, you'll receive a weekly unemployment benefit based on how long you were employed and your prior wages. The state will calculate your average weekly wage, and you will receive a percentage of that wage based on your state's formula. You can figure out your average weekly wage by adding up 12 months' worth of pay stubs and dividing that number by 52. If you were salaried, just divide your annual salary by 52. Length will vary depends on your situation. Usually it last up to 26 weeks.. I'd recommend you to go ahead and call your local unemployment office, and get a clear answer.

Answer 4

You have to get fired, but in the right way. You can't just not show up for work again, because in some states that's considered the same as quitting, and then you have no unemployment benefits. At the same time, do not do anything that is clearly illegal, because those college courses from jail aren't all that great either. Best of luck getting fired! lol.

Answer 5

It is possible to quit your job and still collect unemployment under certain circumstances. A) if employer is asking you to work in unsafe or unreasonable conditions or violating certain employment laws or B) if you talk to your employer and they agree not to contest your insurance claim. This is rare, but if you know they want to let people go and you volunteer, sometimes you can get them to agree to it. Risky though. I worked for a smoke shop and they would leave me there minding the shop for 12 hours with no one to relieve me. The sink in the bathroom was broken so I had no way to get water. Also the manager was supposed to be training me, but would instead read dirty jokes out of a magazine to me instead. I quit and the employer contested my unemployment claim so I fired back with a letter to the unemployment office about the conditions they had me working in and I won. So I know it can be done. You just need to be prepared with some really good reasons why you could not handle the conditions they were asking you to work in. Good luck!

Answer 6

Well, depending on the company you could ask them to lay you off. But chances are they won't.

Wait, whats a staffing company? If that's a job placement agency they may do it. My boyfriend worked for a placement/temproary agency and just asked to be laid off. So they did. Now he's on unemployment. He's not lazy either lol. We're actually in the process of moving so he can't be working and looking for a job 2 hrs away at the same time.

Answer 7

The only way to get unemployment is for you to lose your job without your control, like getting laid off or the company is closing. If your former employer responded to the claim that you are unemployed because of your own doing, you cannot get unemployment benefits because it's your former employer who pays for your unemployment. You might not be lazy but you are scamming.

Answer 8

So you are not one of those lazy security guard but even lazier security guard who "wants" to go to college, no, no, wait, start a small business. I see a great future for you as one of those people who mooch off of society for the rest of your life. If everyone was like you, what would this country be like? Good luck. I really hope you make it big and help society out at the end.

Answer 9

Because you work for a staffing agency- you are probably not eligible for unemployment benefits.

Answer 10

Forget unemployment. Fall down, hurt your head/back, and get workmans' comp. Threaten to sue the firm for negligence, and settle out of court. Just don't get caught claiming to be hurt when you are not hurt. You have to be really injured. Is it worth some pain?

Answer 11

Have the staffing firm lay you off if they're willing to do it. As long as you are a full time employee of the staffing firm they can do it.