Emilia talks about her unemployment predicament in the Kieksi documentary series.
Emilia feels that she is being punished for her past business activities and hobbies. Over
Emily founded a company in 2024 that did not turn out to be profitable. After closing the company, Emilia did not get a job and applied for unemployment services. However, they did not want to grant him unemployment benefit, because he was considered to be still an entrepreneur.
– When I looked at what the criteria are after trying to get support, they were all fulfilled, but still I was not granted it, Emilia says today on TV1 A skatein an episode of the documentary series.
Emilia did not receive any income for several months. At the same time, he tried with great difficulty to prove that he is indeed unemployed and not an entrepreneur.
– I lived on Vinted clothing sales money.
– I felt that I was not trusted, says Emilia.
Emilia felt that every detail was dug up about her and her work history.
– I was disappointed that I had made a podcast in 2021 during an internship.
At that time, Emilia had studied media for a year. The podcast was an unpaid study project that was part of the studies.
– I was asked what I would do with this, what money would this generate. Nothing, this is a study paper.
Emilia has also shared her unemployment challenges on her social media channels, where she has a total of more than 90,000 followers. Emilia has not made any money on social media.
– Many people say that you shouldn’t tell working people about your hobby. It’s not a good idea to tell them you’re writing books, because they think you’re a writer and can’t apply for a job. It’s not worth saying that you’re into theater. Hobbying is seen as trying and is punished for it.
– When you’re an unemployed job seeker, it’s best not to have any hobbies and spend all your time looking for a job, says Emilia.
Emilia tells her story in Sami Kieks’ documentary series. Over
Emilia told On his Tiktok account a year ago, that he was not entitled to unemployment benefits despite the fact that he had been unemployed for several months and had actively applied for work in various fields. The business operations of a musical theater company that has already been closed, a podcast made in 2021, the publication of music on Spotify and the production of social media content were mentioned as grounds for denying subsidies, even though Emilia received no income from any of these.
Kieksi today on TV1 at 20:00 & Arena. See all TV programs and broadcast times in Telku’s TV guide.
