tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8172751080990103380..comments2024-03-13T23:43:03.755-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Call the unemployment office.Wait for them to say "Thank you".Hang up.Steve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-74560398271795729342009-11-17T08:23:30.935-08:002009-11-17T08:23:30.935-08:00I can not get through here at all! Even with the &...I can not get through here at all! Even with the "welcome" greeting and using the above prompts. Now it says after you are told to have you SSN ready that they are overwhelmed with calls and to call back later. Then, you get hung up on. I have been trying for weeks! I try every day of the week at all different times including EXACTLY at 8am... HELP!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-3292488055433847022009-09-17T13:56:30.672-07:002009-09-17T13:56:30.672-07:00Thank you so much for the tips! This is also my fi...Thank you so much for the tips! This is also my first time filing for unemployment. I called three times today, Thursday, at 1:45pm and got the "Thank you.." message the first two times. The third, I got the "Welcome..." and dialed 12117, waited less than a minute, and I am now talking to a live person! <br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-28033689798454250322009-08-11T10:42:12.597-07:002009-08-11T10:42:12.597-07:00WOW! This is my first time filing for unemployment...WOW! This is my first time filing for unemployment and my first time calling the office in California and got in within 5 minutes! Fixed my problem within 10 minutes! Took me three tries but I followed the directions above and it works. Keep trying until you hear the "Welcome..." and you're in! Good luck to all and thanks for the post, you saved me a lot of stress lol.<br /><br />Thank You!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-18591562893451089132009-06-11T12:29:25.518-07:002009-06-11T12:29:25.518-07:00THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I have been tryi...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I have been trying to reach a human body since October of last year. Your tip on dialing the 1242 extension got me to an actual human body after waiting only about seven minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-24821519590126859972009-03-11T00:03:00.000-07:002009-03-11T00:03:00.000-07:00I tried the method recommended above - to no avail...I tried the method recommended above - to no avail. The few times I got the "Welcome" message, it then went on to tell me that EDD had more calls than it could handle, so please try again. In desperation, I went to the EDD home page and found a Contact EDD option at the very bottom of the page.<BR/>This option allows you to send an email to EDD. You choose from among various topic areas - including (ironically)"Told to call EDD". I left an email - and amazingly - someone from EDD CALLED ME the next day.<BR/>I strongly recommend this method for getting thru to EDD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-62192880481219639372009-01-29T12:38:00.000-08:002009-01-29T12:38:00.000-08:00In order to even get the form to print I had to an...In order to even get the form to print I had to answer 3 questions relative to working in another state in the last 18 months. So the next window I'm given says due to the circumstances of my situation I need to call. I was in an EDD office yesterday. They wouldn't file a claim in person. The directed me to a phone that was a direct line, but you still had to keep trying repeatedly per the instructions above. I sat there for 20 minutes waiting for others before going home to try with the new dialing method. 24 hours later still no luck. P.S. I've been trying on-and-off since November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-86206376596203029332009-01-26T08:20:00.000-08:002009-01-26T08:20:00.000-08:00I am in the same boat. I've worked outside CA dur...I am in the same boat. I've worked outside CA during the past 18 months, which requires you to call in. I'm currently on hold...I made it all the way through the process only to get disconnected. Not hung up on...just disconnected. Has anyone who worked outside of CA tried just mailing the form in that's online? I'm wondering what other information they need from me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-55996051184767697052009-01-05T12:04:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:04:00.000-08:00Thanks for your advice. However, even if you dial ...Thanks for your advice. However, even if you dial the 12117 extension, you may still get a "please call again later" message because there are too many people on the line. I've been trying for ages to get a hold of these people! I can't file online because I worked in two states this past year. So, I have to keep calling... and calling. As if being unemployed wasn't frustrating enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-11777363019909225632008-11-24T11:35:00.000-08:002008-11-24T11:35:00.000-08:00WOW! Totally worked for me. I had been trying fo...WOW! Totally worked for me. I had been trying for over an hour the Monday after the second emergency unemployment extension was signed into law. I got through in 7 mins after being disconnected repeatedly for over an hour! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-63250158133957697862008-07-23T11:37:00.000-07:002008-07-23T11:37:00.000-07:00we tried for days and days to get through and then...we tried for days and days to get through and then we went to this website and all the things they told us to do worked....BUT!!! those freaks from the unemployment didnt fix our problems but made them worse by saying that we arent gonna get a damn until we file more forms and an appeal!!! how hard is it to send us the check they promised to send!!!??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-50643857242185625632008-01-31T09:48:00.000-08:002008-01-31T09:48:00.000-08:00I'm not a member of TAG (but I'm AFTRA so we're br...I'm not a member of TAG (but I'm AFTRA so we're brothers and sisters) and came to your blog by Googling something like "how in the name of God to get EDD to answer their fricking phones!". I'd been trying for weeks after I had a problem with my initial claim....even knowing your secrets, I had no luck until I tried calling at 8:45 AM on a Thursday. But I did get through and got my problem fixed, so thank you Jeff!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18331929710436554637noreply@blogger.com