Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Call to Determine Unemployment Benefits

The call to determine unemployment benefits is done.

Conversation was awkward. In the past, it was just me and the unemployment office, former employer gets separate phone calls. The former employer joined in the conversation after 5 minutes. I told the unemployment office person my frustrations of being set up to fail, I tried to do my job well, lack of training, 2 out of 3 advisors were often gone, lack of direction, and that I have never worked a job where I had to figure out my own job description. Concluded that it was a stressful work environment. Former employer got on and complained about my mistakes after a great interview and clients were losing confidence from my mistakes. Then former employer complained how I commented about doing food delivery and being a pilates instructor so why do I would I need unemployment. (Because food delivery doesn't pay the bills, it buys groceries, and I am not a pilates instructor yet).

PS. Response received several hours later. I get benefits. X fingers this Pilates instructor certification works out. I get 45 free classes as part of my training. I want to wait a couple of weeks and build my strength up before taking on hour-long classes in a group. Next, off to my physical therapy.

PSS. Did the dry needles thing on my knee with the hope of loosening the tendons, making my knee hurt when I bend it. The other knee is fine. He asked what I wanted to accomplish in our last 4 sessions of the current plan. We can stop or continue. I definitely need to work on balance and build strength cause I need to be physically fit to be a Pilates instructor. I'm still working on that. Coming home, I noticed my dry needles knee twitching a lot.

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