why are these government systems so awful?? in what universe should it be THIS HARD to fix a simple typo? ridiculous that you have to jump through all these hoops for something so basic. and of course they make it impossible to reach anyone...

One more important thing - when you do reach an agent, ask them to place a note on your account about the SSN correction. Then request they email you confirmation that the change has been made. This creates another layer of documentation. Also, if you're planning to call tomorrow, try right at 8:00 AM when the phone lines open. That's typically when you have the best chance of getting through.

Just to update you - I checked the ESD handbook and confirmed that payments generally begin processing within 72 hours of adjudication approval, regardless of the employer appeal deadline. If your payments don't start by early next week, I'd recommend calling ESD directly. Their current call center hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.\n\nOne thing to watch for: make sure all your weekly certifications are complete and don't have any errors. Sometimes a single error in one week can hold up all your payments.

Update: My status just changed to

To answer your follow-up question: When filing weekly claims while waiting for standby approval, you should still report your job search activities until the standby is officially approved. Once approved, you'll see a message in your account indicating you're on standby status and exempt from job search requirements. Standby approval typically takes 1-3 weeks in my experience, but can take longer during busy periods. You can check your account for the status or call ESD directly if you don't see any updates after about two weeks.

i didnt file for like 3 weeks once and lost all that money!! dont do what i did just file every week its not that hard takes like 5 mins

I was having the same issue last month - couldn't get through on phones, no response to messages, and my claim was stuck in limbo. I ended up using the Claimyr service someone else mentioned above and it actually worked. Got through to an agent in about 40 minutes who was able to see that there was a flag on my account that needed to be removed. She fixed it while I was on the phone and my payment was processed the next day. If your issue is that your claim is in adjudication (saw you mention this in another comment), unfortunately even getting through to someone may not speed things up much. Adjudication has its own timeline and even ESD phone agents can't always expedite it. But at least they can tell you exactly what's happening and what to expect.

Following up on your mention of quitting due to unsafe working conditions - this type of claim almost always requires adjudication because ESD needs to determine if your reason for quitting qualifies as "good cause" under Washington law. The standard adjudication time for voluntary quit cases is currently 4-6 weeks (though it can sometimes take longer). Your best course of action is to: 1. Continue filing your weekly claims while waiting for adjudication 2. Make sure you've uploaded all documentation about the unsafe conditions to your eServices account 3. Be available for when they call for your adjudication interview (they often don't schedule these in advance) 4. Contact your state representative if it goes beyond 6 weeks Driving to an office won't speed up this particular type of issue since it's in a specialized adjudication queue. Focus your energy on making sure your documentation is thorough and continuing to file weekly claims.

my cousin works at the bank and he said sometimes the ACH transfers get delayed in the federal reserve system or something like that

mines coming on thursdays now too! guess were all in this together lol