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Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
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Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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- DO post questions about your issues.
- DO answer questions and support each other.
- DO post tips & tricks to help folks.
- DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)
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Paolo Rizzo
Update us when you get your first payment! Always nice to hear success stories on here since there's usually so much frustration with the unemployment system.
Ethan Wilson
•Will do! Fingers crossed it comes through by Friday like others have said.
Paolo Rizzo
•🤞 Hope it works out smoothly for you!
Amina Sy
The whole unemployment process is so stressful. Even when you get approved you're still worried about whether payments will actually come through. The system really needs to be more user-friendly.
Ethan Wilson
•Totally agree. The uncertainty is the worst part. You'd think after approval everything would be straightforward.
At least Washington ESD has improved from a few years ago. It used to be even worse if you can believe that.
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Final suggestion - if calling doesn't work out, you can also try the 'Ask ESD' feature on their website. It's not as fast as calling but sometimes they respond within 24-48 hours with specific account information that can explain payment delays.
Grace Patel
•Good idea, I'll try that too if the phone doesn't work. Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.
Zoe Walker
honestly just try the claimyr thing, saved me so much stress when my payments got messed up
Grace Patel
•Yeah I think I'm going to have to try it. This waiting around is killing me.
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Don't forget about the job search requirements when you file your new claim. They might be different than what you had to do before.
Not stricter, but they might assign you to different WorkSource activities based on how long you've been unemployed total.
Yeah I had to do more intensive job search activities on my second claim.
Bottom line: file your new claim immediately when your benefit year ends. Don't overthink it or wait for some imaginary waiting period.
Good luck! Hope your new claim gets approved quickly.
Diego Rojas
•I'll update this thread once I hear back from Washington ESD.
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Andre Dupont
This thread was really helpful. I'm in a similar situation and was also worried about qualifying. Good to know about the Claimyr option for getting through to check wage records.
Zara Khan
•Definitely recommend it if you're having trouble getting through the normal way.
For anyone else reading this later - the key numbers are $5,265 minimum base year wages, earnings in at least 2 quarters, and total wages at least 1.5x your highest quarter. Most people who worked steadily will qualify.
ThunderBolt7
•Thanks for the summary. Bookmarking this thread for future reference.
Kendrick Webb
Thanks for starting this discussion. Really helped me understand why Washington ESD seems so overwhelmed and why so many of us are experiencing the same delays and frustrations.
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Ayla Kumar
•You're welcome! It's been really enlightening to hear everyone's perspectives and experiences.
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Lim Wong
•These kinds of discussions are important for understanding the bigger picture behind individual struggles.
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Hattie Carson
The fact that we're all here having this conversation proves unemployment is a social problem! Individual issues don't create community discussions like this.
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Lorenzo McCormick
•Exactly - shared experiences indicate systemic rather than individual problems.
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Noah huntAce420
•this whole thread has been really eye-opening about how connected all our experiences are
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