Basically, what kinds of things will they be looking for in this interview?

Also, if my HR department had flat refused my request for unemployment, would I even be having an interview?

I was released on April 1st. I was given the option of resigning though, but I didn’t take it as I was concerned that if the record showed I “quit” I wouldn’t be eligible for unemployment.

Also, no firm reason was ever given for my dismissal. I received a letter from HR saying they wouldn’t be renewing my contract, but they never said why.

In a nutshell, I was hospitalized in November with walking pneumonia which had been coming on for months. After emergency surgery, I slipped into an unconscious state for 3 days. After that, it was discovered I had some short term memory loss, specifically in that I can’t remember the weeks leading up to the hospitalization. There were no issues going forward after my release from the hospital.

At my bosses’ request, my husband was sharing all of those details with her, and I believe she jumped to the conclusion that I had suffered some permanent brain damage, and did in fact, take an ad out for my position in December. However, that backfired when the gal they hired backed out at the last minute.

After I returned to work on Jan 2 (per my HR I qualified for an extended leave under the FMLA, and they suggested my return date) I was assigned to the office my boss worked out of, and the employee who usually had that position was reassigned to mine (we had 4 different locations.)

For the first month I was treated as though I was an idiot. The term “memory issues,” came up so many times I lost count.

In fact, I was 100%, clearer and better than I had been in months. My boss didn’t expect that. However she had set a course back in December and she was going to fire me, period. And she did. It was her parting shot before she retired.