‘I am in tears over this’: Marylanders struggle to claim unemployment benefits. The state says help is on the way.
The Facebook group is part therapy, part primal scream, illustrated by screenshots showing hundreds of calls to the Maryland Unemployment Insurance office and emoji — often, the ones for “loudly crying” or “on fire."
“I am in tears over this. I am about to give up,” one poster despaired.
“I been trying to get my money for three weeks," wrote another. "What is going on with this system?”
With hundreds of thousands of Marylanders out of work because the coronavirus has shut down or slowed businesses, navigating the system to get unemployment benefits has become a full-time if unpaid job.
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Unemployed Marylanders are not computer wizards. I may be but MD government ignores that.
ReplyDeleteMD's new "beacon" system may be better but than what?
God help me when the NEW tax deadline gets here.
No excuse for the glitches. It should have been updated years ago. Heck, I'm still waiting for my DE income tax refund-it's been 13 weeks now.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's Delaware
DeleteYeah, that's Delaware for you
DeleteThe Maryland unemployment system is quite broken!
ReplyDeleteMaryland Don't want you to get ANY $$$ & that's WHY they are taking their
ReplyDeleteSweet time & hoping you are back to work Before They give you ANY !!!!
They are your Enemy , not your friend !!! New website sucks too , I played
ALL day , about 12 hours on it yesterday just to FILE , after waiting over
a month for the New system ( Old one turns many us us down ) New site
keeps dumping you off & can'r get back on !!
Worse than the Old System ( about 8 pages of bullshhht) to complete !!!
They are full of Trick questions to trip you up , so they can Deny you !!!
They only give so any choices to pick on questions to confuse you !!
When you apply for the new Pandemic type, Md still trys to deny you &
ReplyDeletetrip you up !!! Md needs Far more servers or you won't get on !!!
People have been waiting over a Month , No Cards , $$ in bank Can't get it out , or Old system NO good , only will turn you down !
New site Not up until this last Friday >>> Un-excusable for MD Govt !!!
That's WHY the long lines for Food !!! More Weeks & Months of Waiting !!
Shows you How Incompetant ALL the Govt is in America !!! SUCKS
All They Love to do is to THREATEN YOU throughout the whole process !!!
ReplyDeleteTheir Pre-made Questions & Only - Their set of answers (Not yours) could
imply you did something wrong , so be careful what you choose !!
You be lucky if you don't have to fight them in the future (Fact) & they may
WANT ALL THE $$$$ BACK from you !!! Their Favorite thing in MD !!!!
They have a habit of Paying Out the $$$ and Later want it all back !!!!
Let's start complaining about not being able to go back to work. Those who deserve pay from previous weeks should receive benefits but it is time to get back to work
ReplyDeleteMaryland is crap within the next month to month and a half I'm on my way to Georgia to hell with Hogan and your lockdown laws
ReplyDeleteAnd Hogan is off on the talk shnow circuit
ReplyDeleteI have Been WAITING since Middle of MARCH & still NO $$$$$ !!!!
ReplyDeleteMaryland GOVT can GO TO HELL !!! MY WORST ENEMY !!!!
They don't give a DAMN if WE DIE & hope we do , so they can save ALL
the $$$ Not given to us , for themselves !!!!
I bet they Keep all that Federal $600.00 wk too if they don't give it to you !!!
ReplyDeleteBECAUSE THE GOVT DON'T WANT YOU TO GET ANY OF IT !!!! Period
ReplyDeleteGovt hopes you DIE , then it gets to Deny your Unemployment & any other !!
You can't Appeal, because you are Gone , easy Win Win for them !!!
The longer they keep it from you the better for them !!! That's WHY !!!!
ReplyDeleteGovt is your Worse Enemy in America & the World too !!! WAKE UP
ReplyDeleteGovt wants to put you through Hell to get benefits , so you won't Bother !!!!
ReplyDelete& they get to keep YOUR $$$ !!! FACT
Now , states & towns & countys thinking BANKRUPTCY , so , they can get
ReplyDeleteOut of paying you anything !!! They are always Scheeming !!!!
McConnell already said NO in the Senate last week !!! They ran up their
Bills , so it is Their Problem !!! Just like they would tell You !!!
States like MD are the enemy !!! You better find your own $$$ because
ReplyDeletethey Not out to help you at all !!!
Their New website Proves that !!! All they do is Threaten You over & over
The Underserved site just keeps Dropping you off if you ever get on !!!
ReplyDeleteServer Being DOWN on SUNDAY is Unforgiveable !!! This is Webcert day !!
Better Hold on some of the $$$ IF you ever get it because they May surprise
you & WANT it Back later !!! Even if you did no wrong , all it takes is
answering a question or answer (They make, which is confusing ) Wrong !!!
Hope Yall have some of your own $$ cause you NOT getting ANY soon from
MD !!!
Govt is betting on you to Die , so they get off scott free !!! Odds in their favor !!!
ReplyDeleteremember in the Beginning, they told you NOT TO WEAR A MASK !!!
ReplyDeleteWhat does that tell you ??? Dugh