Die Unterbrechung der KI-Arbeit ist da. Das Problem könnte noch dadurch verschärft werden, dass fast 75 % der Menschen kein Arbeitslosengeld beantragen

More like more greed in disguise is here.

Since I’m sure I’m not the only one, wondering why:

>Why people don’t apply for unemployment benefits
According to a 2023 BLS survey of 2022 unemployment filings, 55% of people didn’t apply because they didn’t believe they were eligible for benefits. Potential eligibility issues included their work not being covered by unemployment insurance, voluntary departures from their job, termination for misconduct, insufficient past work, and previously exhausting benefits.

>Meanwhile, another 17% didn’t apply because they expected to get a new job soon, and 10% said they didn’t need the money, had a negative attitude about unemployment benefits, didn’t know about them, or had problems applying.

It’s not only applying for, it’s getting horrible customer experience doing so.

My wife was laid off end of last year from her employer of 5 years only to apply and was denied because she used the parent company as the „employer“ and not the subsidiary. The rep saw the one name, not knowing it was part of the same company, and denied. She gave up trying to call in after hours and hours of phone delay and lack of email response.

It’s bad, intentionally, by design.

Now imagine someone not well versed with the system trying to navigate it.

I was fired for bad performance from a California company (I worked there remotely for 8 years). I am in Ontario. Different countries, different provinces/states, much stronger protections. But still, it was problematic. I think bad performance was really an excuse for AI replacement, since I worked in the translation/interpretation industry.

My problem wasn’t that I didn’t apply. I did. But the former employer made it as difficult as possible because they effectively refused to issue a Record of Employment, which was a violation of federal Employment Insurance laws. They didn’t pay severance either, so I sued them in small claims court for wrongful dismissal (employment is not at will in Canada) and got paid the statutory minimum severance (16 weeks pay) and they were made to issue the Record of Employment. For reference, I made $1640 every 2 weeks when I was working, and my benefits were originally $956 every 2 weeks, but became $1134 every 2 weeks once they gave me the ROE. I am suing them for much more than what they paid by the way, because there is no clause in my employment contract stating any limitations.

Outlets like Fortune just can’t stop salivating over an imaginary ai employment apocalypse. It ain’t happening. We’re already seeing it failing and the blowback against it.

People also have to remember that unemployment is for only a set period then individuals are not covered / on their own. That time after benefits have ended is not tracked unless of course they then file for an additional need such as food assistance programs etc. Therefore only tracking numbers of people actively on unemployment does not paint the whole picture, not even close. 

That article sucks.

First, it’s over hiring not AI that’s really causing this contraction. Studies have shown this.

Second, I can’t speak for every state but in California and Nevada you can’t file if you’re still under a severance agreement. They take that income into account which means it might be a while before you can claim. So, if you get 60 day notice and then three months of severance you won’t be eligible for at least 5 months. That means you’re not going to have your claim approved.

I wish these articles did a better job of telling the story.

I don’t think most people understand how unemployment works and the different types of compensation they can get. You can get partial unemployment checks. If you make like less than 60% of your average weekly income in my state you can qualify for a partial check which is better than nothing.