Opinion
93128
Calendar Date: May 14, 2003.
June 12, 2003.
Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed March 7, 2002, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.
Nicholas P. Fierro, Selden, appellant pro se.
Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York City, for respondent.
Before: Mercure, J.P., Spain, Carpinello, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Substantial evidence supports the decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board that claimant voluntarily left his employment as an audio-visual technician and theatrical rigger without good cause. Claimant testified that he quit because he was dissatisfied with the work assignments, the unsafe nature of the work and the hostility encountered from his supervisor and coworkers. General dissatisfaction with work conditions have been found not to constitute good cause for leaving employment (see Matter of Chereshnev [Commissioner of Labor], 296 A.D.2d 804; Matter of Stearns [Commissioner of Labor], 256 A.D.2d 781). The record establishes that claimant was given cleaning jobs because he had no experience in theatrical rigging and felt unsafe given the required height involved with such work. Claimant's complaints regarding criticism from his supervisor and conflicts with coworkers also do not constitute good cause for resigning (see id.). Finally, the record fails to substantiate claimant's assertion that the work environment was unsafe due to conflicts with coworkers. Claimant's remaining contention has been reviewed and found to be without merit.
Mercure, J.P., Spain, Carpinello, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ., concur.
ORDERED that the decision is affirmed, without costs.