So I was laid off recently and unemployment assistance requires me to setup a meeting at a career center. I received this message on the March 24th saying I need to go to a meeting by April 14th. So I do this only to find out in the entire state of Massachusetts only one meeting is available on April 12th two hours away from where I live. The only issue I have though is it requires me to do a follow up meeting by April 28th which I'm worried they wont have any meetings available before then.

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Hoosac_Love t1_je179ah wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:53 PM

#2,422,863

THe Gubby's won't hand out money without making you a contestant on the Westminster Kennel club show.

Where aprox. do you live and where's the seminar?

Diablosbane OP t1_je17gqk wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:54 PM

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Replying to Hoosac_Love (#2,422,863)

I live in East Bridgewater and the only meeting I could find available was in Holyoke.

Hoosac_Love t1_je18qsv wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:02 PM

#2,423,165

Replying to Diablosbane (#2,422,910)

Harsh ,especially if your unemployed and gas and toll money is hard to come by.And being from Plymouth county you won't know how to get off the pike sooner and take the back roads to Holyoke.You'll have to go all the way to old Ex.4 and take I-91 N

The_eldritch_bitch t1_je1k5ks wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:13 PM

#2,425,181

Are you sure? The career centers offer the seminar all over. Brockton has them online fairly frequently

Diablosbane OP t1_je1lp3g wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:22 PM

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Replying to The_eldritch_bitch (#2,425,181)

The earliest seminar meeting for Brockton is April 18th which is 4 days after my due date.

InfiniteJessica t1_je23xvm wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:16 PM

#2,428,483

Did you ask if you could do it on Zoom?

fenario58 t1_je24dj9 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:18 PM

#2,428,558

I did mine with the Boston center. All on Zoom.

jrp55262 t1_je2cqa3 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:15 PM

#2,429,980

I just went through the same thing, and I too was being sent halfway across the state. Keep trying; the third time I checked I was able to find a slot at the closest MassHire office to me. Alternately, find the number of the closest office and ring them up. There were empty seats at the meeting I went to so they can probably squeeze you in. They're actually really friendly once you get there.

melissafromtherivah t1_je2cw5p wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:16 PM

#2,430,012

Replying to Diablosbane (#2,425,463)

Call. They will move your deadline. It’s a bitch to get someone on the phone but it’s also unreasonable to make you drive that far.

Diablosbane OP t1_je2hc4w wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:48 PM

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Replying to jrp55262 (#2,429,980)

I'll start calling around tomorrow to see if I can find somewhere closer.

dogriverhotel t1_je2sgjs wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:09 AM

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Replying to Diablosbane (#2,425,463)

I was given an extension due to having to take care of my family. Good luck!

The_eldritch_bitch t1_je6rieh wrote on March 29, 2023 at 8:30 PM

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Replying to melissafromtherivah (#2,430,012)

Call the career center directly. The RESEA / seminar lady set one up for me, and she said so long as it’s scheduled I should be good. It’s a PITA though