SWFL man expresses frustrations after weeks of trying to file for unemployment

Weeks trying to file for unemployment

SAID CARLOS HERÁNDEZ SAID THEREWERE PEOPLE LINING UP AS EARLAS SIX IN THE MORNING.WHILE THE STATE IS WORKING TMEET THE NEEDS OF EVERYONE... WEKNOW THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE INTHE SAME BOAT.

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FOX 4’SMIANA MASSEY SPOKE TO A MWHO’S HAD NO LUCK IN THE SEVERALWEEKS HE’S TRIED TO FILE FORUNEMPLOYMENT.INTROTODAY I LISTENED TO THEHEARTBREAKING STORY OF A SOUTHWEST FLORIDIAN WHO LOST HIS JOBNEARLY A MONTH AGO AND IS NOWSTRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOATPKGHE’S ASKED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUSBECAUSE - IT’S HARD FOR HIM TOADMIT HE LOST HIS JOB.

BUT HETELLS FOX 4 THAT SINCE LOSINGHIS JOB IN EARLY MARCH HE’S BEENREACHING OUT TO THE DEO DAILY INHOPES OF FILING FORUNEMPLOYMENT.BUT TO NO AVAIL"not one time have i gotten anemail back not one time have igotten someone on the phone andthe site crashes on a dailybasis,AND YET THE BILLS ARE CONTINUINGTO COME INARE CONTINUING AND YET THE BILLSARE CONTINUING TO COME IN"even the collection agenciesare starting to call, they don’tcare they have to do a job theyhave to get paid,"STIMULUS CHECKS EXPECTED IN THECOMING WEEKS,BUT HE FEARS IT WONT BE NEARLYENOUGHNOW DOWN TO HIS LASTDOLLARSTRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ONTHE TABLE"I’ve never experienced anythingquite like it before and the sadpart is I’m not the only onegoing through it,"HE SAYS HE’S TIRED EVERYTHING,BUT SINCE BARELY ANYONE ISHIRINGHOPE IS STARTING TODWINDLE"I’d be a liar to say thatsuicide hasn’t crossed my mind"HE SAYS HIS DAUGHTER IS HSAVING GRACE"my kid is calling me asking meif she can support me, she’scollege shouldn’t happenshouldn’t happen,"TAGTHE GOVERNOR IS NOW WORKING TOMAKE THE UNEMPLOYMENT PROCESSMORE ACCESSIBLEBY OFFERING PAPER APPLICATIONSELIMINATING THE WORK AND SEARCHREQUIREMENTSAND DESIGNATING MORE STATEEMPLOYEES TO THE DEO(MAKE SURE YOU SAY THE FUNAME)IN CAPE CORAL, MIANA MASSEY FOX4 IN YOUR CORNERYOU HEARD THE STRESS IN HISVOICE AND A LOT OF YOUNDERSTAND WHAT HE’S GOINGTHROUGH.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOTHERE IS HELP OUT THERE.

IF YOUARE FEELING DEPRESS