<prompt> Human: I was fired Monday at the End of the Day from a software support position in Central Texas. Our company was recently acquired approx 9 months ago and there has been a huge amount of refreshing. Weve gotten a full new set of C level management including CEO, CFO replacement CFO was fired within the year, COO, as well as many non-C level managment which have been with the company since day one 15 years ago. Im feeling super relieved, but also a little scared. Specifically I wanted to know if this sub has some good resources for how to or whether to navigate and apply for unemployment. I believe I was let go without warning under dubious circumstances, but Im sure 103 of all fired people feel this way. Are there any rules of thumb for applying for unemployment or some decision-trees about when you should or should not?Although I should have, I dont send my work emails to my personal email so all the times I emailed management to give a status update on the huge work backlog or to request help but never received it exist, I just dont have them. Im afraid a battle of he said, company said will be trivial if I dont have any documentation to provide. Does everybody horde their info like this in the off chance theyre fired and Im just screwed because I didnt? Or is this not even worth it?Any help and advice would be appreciated from this sub, Ive found you folks very helpful and insightful in my main accts.Assistant: You should apply for unemployment ASAP whenever you are terminated from your job i.e. it wasnt your choice. Unless you got fired for gross negligence, your unemployment claim will be approved. Human: I feel like Ive heard horror stories about employers fighting back and all sorts of stuff. This is probably just the small minority but it worries me. Is this something I should worry about to your estimation?Assistant: Are you suggesting that you wont apply for unemployment because youre afraid you might not get it?If they fight you, youre not gonna land in legal trouble, you just might not get unemployment.Apply for unemployment yesterday and deal with a fight if it comes.Human: No, not suggesting this but definitely asking about it. Knowing whether there repercussions or not is helpful. For example whats to stop me from lying and claiming all sorts of crazy things? Surely there is something in place that would prevent this. I would not intend on being malicious or lie, but if I dont have copies of emails itll look the same as if I just made it all up.  <response>: The onus is on the companyunemployment office to prove youre misrepresenting your claim. Its not on you to prove youre not misrepresenting your claim.Worst case scenario youll be denied. Youre not getting in legal trouble if youre not lying. 