Where do you live?
I recently applied for EI assistance here in Ontario while i was in-between jobs, but thankfully i got some part-time work now leading to permanent full-time.
It's been almost 7wks and the EI guys haven't got back to me. If i didn't have savings and didn't manage to get employed again, i'd be starving and the landlord would be getting ready to kick me out.
I'd much prefer if i can opt out of this joke we call unemployment assistance. Government are very quick to rob you of hard earned dollars, but when you come to cash in on your rights, good luck.
Nobody gives a fuck about you in this world, you have to always remember that.