About a month ago, I tried calling the EDD to clarify a letter they sent me. After many many tries, I gave up and wrote a letter on January 7th. Well, yesterday during my surgery, they finally called back, twice, and left a voicemail. They also sent me an email basically telling me that my claim was approved. This is after sending me several checks in the mail already.

Seriously, I’m not sure how things get done in the California government. Again, if private companies worked with the same speed and efficiency as government, we’d all be unemployed.

I just realized I have to call/write/email the EDD again. My cardiologist put February 14th as my return to work day. I don’t know if the EDD will pay me until that date. However, my actual “return-to-work” date was January 30th. I’m taking vacation days for January 31st onward and you can’t be paid while getting disability from the EDD.