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Here is my situation. I was terminated the other day because of poor job performance. I had been at the same company just shy of 4 years, since April, 2009. I was hired as an accountant. Al my prior experience was in accounting too. Last March, my position in the accounting department was about to be eliminated, and the company offered me another position in the sales operations department, doing something completely different. I accepted and moved last April. Keep in mind when I did accounting, I was a good performed and consistently got good reviews. In the sales operations job, it just wasn't a good fit. I made a lot of mistakes. About a month ago I was spoken to by my boss and told there was a problem with my performance and put on a performance improvement plan. I honestly tried my best to improve and do the job well. I guess they just decided I wasn't good enough. Would I have any problem collecting unemployment in this case? I honestly tried to correct my performance issues. My employer isn't contesting my claim either. I also live in New Jersey, which is a very employee friendly state when it comes to unemployment benefits. I am now looking for another accounting job, which I am much better suited for, and have a few leads already. The other thing that I think would help me is I didn't ask for the sales operations job. It was the VP of Sales whose idea it was to offer the job to me and he decided it wasn't working out.
About a month ago I was spoken to by my boss and told there was a problem with my performance and put on a performance improvement plan. I honestly tried my best to improve and do the job well. I guess they just decided I wasn't good enough. Would I have any problem collecting unemployment in this case? I honestly tried to correct my performance issues. My employer isn't contesting my claim either. I also live in New Jersey
Poor performance/incompetence/bad fit/lack of skills - even though you were discharged - is not grounds for denial of benefits unless it can be proven your poor permanance was willful.
If your employer is not contesting, there is no discussion. You were discharged. You are entitled to benefits.
Also, shorten the story. It's ok that you told us that it was for poor performance, but when you submit your claim stick with, "discharged, no reason given."
Some employers say they won't contest, but they do after the fact. What you don't want to do is provide any information that might make a deputy push you through the appeals process because then you'll be without benefits for 6 months or more waiting for your appeal.
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