I may be getting fired soon...

[EmCeeGrammar]

I can't really think of a way to talk my way out of being perceived as rude in a job where they take the customer's word for it no matter what, so I've been thinking about the possibility of filing for unemployment if I need to find something else.  Problem is, I see that iyou can only apply if you were let go through "no fault of your own".  Does this imply termination resulting from infractions will never fit said criteria, or is it something that can be argued for?

[demi]

You're fucked, start sucking dick on the street

[Flannel Boy]

Time to start teaching grammar.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Wait wait wait. What did you do?

It's nothing really, I just told a customer I needed a moment to get something.  They got offended.

So, does anyone have experience with filing for unemployment?

[Green Shinobi]

Wow, that's all you did?

I once tried to get a customer service rep from my bank fired. I got into a dispute with her over the phone when I called trying to get a fee waived that I thought was charged in error. The bitch reported my card as stolen and canceled it behind my back. When I figured out what happened, I called in and spent like half an hour trying to get something done about it, but everyone in that office was either a complete idiot, or they all had each other's backs, because none of them could even figure out what had happened, much less how to discipline the person responsible.

Guess the managers at your company run a little bit tighter ship

[EmCeeGrammar]

Woooooooooow. You get fired for that?

Not exactly, I'm not even sure what the fallout is going to be, but its been a bumpy few months with some of the rules they keep adjusting and I have a few "priors" for little things, nothing involving customer relations.  So no, I haven't been fired... yet.  But I'm not looking forward to wednesday.

[Akala]

will reply later. PM me if I forget.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Wow, that's all you did?

I once tried to get a customer service rep from my bank fired. I got into a dispute with her over the phone when I called trying to get a fee waived that I thought was charged in error. The bitch reported my card as stolen and canceled it behind my back. When I figured out what happened, I called in and spent like half an hour trying to get something done about it, but everyone in that office was either a complete idiot, or they all had each other's backs, because none of them could even figure out what had happened, much less how to discipline the person responsible.

Guess the managers at your company run a little bit tighter ship

They knew but accidents happen and just because a customer bitches doesn't mean anything.  In my time in retail, there were unstable customers who'd flip out over anything.  They wanted all kinds of people fired but were never taken seriously because they had some kind of problem.  It's rare that some crackpot will be successful in getting anyone fired, unless you were on their shit list for something unrelated, in which case, they'd just use it as more fodder to launch against you.

[Akala]

based on what you said, I wouldn't worry about it.

if for some reason you do get fired, the priors may give them reason to deny your claim, but you can always just go to the workforce office and try to appeal. that may not be worth the hassle though. don't you work at IHOP or something? no one else hiring?

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Unless they hate your ass (the management), this isn't anything worth worrying about.

[GoofyGoober]

Unless the customer complained about harrassment, you would need to have priors for that to get you fired.  Most retail management know that customers make stuff up to get employees in trouble, or more likely to get free stuff.

[Nintendosbooger]

Filing for unemployment is easy. In some cases, you can receive benefits even after getting fired for some foul shit you've done, provided that you lie about the circumstances surrounding your termination, but that depends on if your employer wants to go through the hassle of attending a hearing by the employment commission. If they don't/can't, the State will award you the benefits by virtue of your former employer's absence from said hearing or if your former employer is unavailable to otherwise contest your false recollections of the exact reason(s) for your release.

Traditionally, however, the mandatory requirements for unemployment eligibility is dismissal from work through no deliberate fault of your own (e.g., budget cuts, employer found someone more experienced to replace you, etc.) and - this is more important - the length of your employment. In some States, you don't necessarily have to be with that one company for a while, but they definitely want to see a recent history of steady employment within a certain time window (like 18 months).