<human>: Give me a shortened version of the text

To make a long story short... I was told upon hiring so save up my sick days because we were not eligible for disability from the state. I saved up five years of time. 

The rebel that I am, applied for state funds and received notification i was eligible. Every week i would check my balance and it would be $0. I wrote to the state and asked if there was a mix up. They said that every week they would ask my job if i returned to work or received pay and they said i had chosen to use sick time (so the state did not pay).

If i had known that i was eligible i would not have used my time.

I wrote to HR and they called me back yelling that it was my responsibility to know that there are other options for payment and i shouldn't have used sick time for maternity leave. I asked why they did not flag my request if i wasn't supposed to and they said its not their responsibility. 

I got this entire conversation recorded. 

I'm so angry. 

I feel like i wasted my sick time when I did not have to. 

How far should I pursue this, what can I do anyway? Should I just let it go?
<bot>: my job told me i wasn't eligible for state funds but i applied anyways and received notice i was eligible but it was too late