Why Is Collecting Unemployment Benefits In Florida So
Damn Difficult?  Posted: May 16, 2012 in My Crazy World  One of
the concepts that I’m used to as a union electrician is that no
matter what job I take the goal is still the same: work yourself
out of a job. Unemployment is a given and filing claims after my
layoffs is part of my job. Yeah the funds really suck (Florida
benefits equal $275 weekly), but in the big picture it’s better
than nothing at all. All the bills get paid and allows me to
live easier each day as I wait for the next job. For awhile,
filing unemployment and claiming benefits was a breeze. I never
had much of a problem when claiming. I went online and answered
the questions and my money was deposited a couple of days later.
No hassles. No problems. Unfortunately things have changed and
it’s starting to piss me off.  In the past couple of years
claiming my benefits have been met with opposition from the
unemployment agency where they would hold back my money by
making me fill out questionna