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Jobseeker's Allowance Megathread ver. We're all overqualified!

Same here, i do want to work because the days are fucking long and empty and im living off my life savings with no income, but so far no one's been willing to take the chance on me. Im changing my stock response to the question 'why did you leave your last job'. The JC advise you to say 'because there was no room for progression' but i dont think anyone's ever bought that line from me, and it doesnt sit right or even sound credible, even to myself. So in my interview yesterday i answered slightly more honestly and said that 'it was time for a change, as I'd been in the same place for a long time.'

I think i stand a fair chance that i might have been succesfull yesterday. I've got the experience they need, and was polite, friendly, coherent, reasonably confident (just half an etiz this time !) neat and tidy etc etc. What the hell else do they want. :\ Im not applying to be Alan Sugar's next Apprentice ffs, or for some high level whizz-kid job, just an everyday humdrum job.

I can trust my key worker to be honest with me, and she gave me the feedback yesterday that in no way do i give the impression that im 'on drugs'. I was starting to get paranoid about that.
 
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mydrugbuddy said:
My motivation and energy has gone, even with the kratom. Had an open day this morning but am not in the right frame of mind. My feedback was that i didnt seem to want the job as much as other people for my last interview, and that was when i was genuinely feeling positive and keen. Now that Im not there's no point even going to interviews and open days and all that if your heart's not in it. It was for a full time job, which might have been too much too soon. And the medical questionnare was intrusive and hardcore, i'd have stood no chance anyway, depending on what my Dr tells employers if they ask questions.

Anyone know if i ask my Drs to keep quiet about my drug use if they will do that ?

I have another interview on Thursday for a part time job. That's what i need for the moment. Hopefully I'll be able to muster up some positivity and enthusiasm for that one.
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Of course they'll keep quiet.
Patient confidentiality.
You ok? You know you're welcome to contact me if you need to talk or owt.
I 'm worried about you xxxx
 
Anyone with experience on No Fixed Abode? Signing times, amount, if it bumps you up the housing register? Been on Silver - Homeless for an age, and after a few lies from my gf's housemate, the filth and shit got involved because I was hiding away from a fucking murder I committed?! Then to top it off said I tortured a frog, suffocated it and then lobbed it down the garden, with no medical aid.

[The frog was dead and I thought 'what toad do?' it fell off the plank of wood, you had to be there *edit I did put the dead hopper in the rubber*. I don't know if it's illegal what I did, though it was 100% expired before I got the idea.]
 
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I don't know if things have changed now but a few years back when a friend of mine was homeless he had to go to the jobcentre each day to sign on.
Afaik he still got the same amount of money as everyone else did. He was considered low priority for the housing list as he was a single man in his 30s.
Eventually he got a place in a hostel where he stayed for about a year before being given a really nice flat that was only 5 years old to live in by a housing association.
 
plmar said:
This Jobseekers allowance is so fkn annoying and pointless I might as well go look for a job myself and stop wasting my time with this.

I had an appt today and they've told me they won't pay me this week and made me fill in a form because I haven't written down what I did to look for work etc, basically haven't logged anything down in that booklet of theirs for this past week.
I understand, my mistake... whatever.

So I fill in the form with legitimate information (I looked online over the last couple days for jobs and couldn't find anything suitable), as well as some fabricated info (sent out emails got no response etc), and after filling it out, half an hour later she tells me she got to send it off to get it checked whether it's acceptable or not.
How many fucking jobs do you want me to write down then?
So now I got to wait "a couple weeks", for confirmation on whether I can keep my claim or not.
I'm broke right now I'd love to know how they expect me to get there next week when I haven't even got bus money. It's been like a month since my claim started and I've only been paid once so tbh they are being complete cunts.

If you don't want me and my claim just tell me to fuck off and stop wasting time with these forms and fill-outs and booklets and universal job match shit. I don't need their help to find work I just wanna get paid. Isn't that what everyone is there for?

I can't tell whether I'm in the wrong or if it's them but either way I don't care at this point.
At least I'm getting free meds and dental treatment for the time being.
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Sounds a bit harsh does that. If you made a mistake of not filling in the book but have looked for work---and can prove so, I don't see their problem. It's a mistake n you've only made it once. This government is going over the top. Honestly the stress they are putting people through is disgraceful People will end up turning to crime If this continues because people just simple don't have the money to afford to live. How can they when they are being denied their JSA like this.

Can you go to an agency for now? They're not idea I know but if it could get you some mone then it may be worth looking into it. Isn't there something called a social fund when people are really broke? Do you have a welfare rights near you?
You don't have to answer this by are you single and do you have any children living with you? Just because you can get certain benefits.

I think right now your best bet is the CAB because you need to live. Explain everything to them and ask what possible advice they can give you.

All the best n so terribly sorry you're going through this.
Evey xxxx
 
I've been working full time since I was 16 years old except for these last 3 months. It's been absolute hell. It would take me way too long to tell the entire story of what happened at my last job but now all I get are calls from places that wouldn't even make financial sense to go interview with. I'm just hoping to get a chance anywhere as I am hoping to break out of retail into a different industry since I did invest 30k into college (yeah, I know).

On a related note, today family members came up to my parents house for a funeral and I had to explain 6 different times why I am not working and what happened at my last job. Good thing I don't have anxiety (sarcasm). On top of that, I took a week break off kratom and was relying on that package to get here today so I could deal with aforementioned situation. Didn't happen. Not having a job has done a lot to me and my previous boss was so insane that I am traumatized by the whole event. Jesus, I wish I didn't leave my prior job before that but the money from the latest employment opportunity was too good. One thing I did learn was that despite how much a job may pay and it does have to pay a certain amount, it's not going to make everything great. I made more money at my last job than many people my age do but I contemplated suicide for the last 3 months, literally. At least at the job before last I liked the people and they liked me. I miss it.

Sorry for the rambling but I haven't been able to discuss it with anyone.
 
mydrugbuddy said:
I think i stand a fair chance that i might have been succesfull yesterday. I've got the experience they need, and was polite, friendly, coherent, reasonably confident (just half an etiz this time !) neat and tidy etc etc.
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Oooh the etiz

Took 1 to my interview/sign on and it didn't help at all. I was shitting myself by the time I got there & was too anxious.
I was having such a good day until that point, went home took 2 or 3 more and got drunk.
The rest is history.8(
 
I don't know, I don't feel secure at all about talking to any doctor or anyone about my anxiety. I don't want it to come off as if I'm trying to get something out of them or like I'm overreacting. I dont know...
Also I think these assholes canceled my pay and I've got an interview tomorrow with them. What should I do? Fill in the damn booklet and wait another 2 weeks before I get paid yet I haven't got shit for the last 1 month.
Ridiculous.

I am in a fucking shit situation right now. I doubt I'll even be able to take the bus to get there and both the brakes on my bike are broken.
 
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Obviously you're never going to ask a Dr "please can you give me diazepam or something like that" or words to that effect, as they are allways on the look out for 'drug seeking behaviour' but just explaining that you have anxiety issues is all thats required. Im not recommending diazepam as something you should get hold of to cure yourself either, as you will highly likely become addicted to it or dependant upon it, and handcuffed/crippled to some extent by the addiction, and it will only make everything much worse in the long run.

The fact that you are anxious about seeing the Dr makes the whole thing self evident and the Dr will see that, even the heartless bastards at the job centre will be able to see it. One of the cuntiest cunts there transferred me over to a 'disabilty advisor' as he must have picked up on some level of problems i had going on at the time. Im slightly more together now, but my confidence is suffering from being unable to get a job and earn money for 13 months.

Just seen a job for working in a cafe this morning. Gonna apply for it, get creative with my CV, those 6 years spent getting A levels and a degree 25 years ago can become 6 years working in a shop/hotel/cafe that closed down 20 years ago and the owners are now at location unknown and uncontactable. I dont like being dishonest, but as i have been unable to get any 'better' jobs, and would be perfectly willing to work in a cafe, but they'd probably think i was 'over qualified' or something like that if i told them the truth. So i end up getting nowhere with 'humble' jobs that i would snatch their fucking hand off for:! Minimum wage 20 - 30 hours a week, Id snatch their hand off for it. Gonna re-do my CV and letter now.
 
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Havent even heard back from that cafe job. Perhaps there is some race discrimination going on there, as it's all Asian owned and Asian employees. Fuck knows. I might try again, handing my CV to the manager personally and trying to make a good impression, as emailing my CV has lead to FA once again. Fucking hell why is it so difficult to get a job atm. Never before have i tried so many times just to get so many knock backs and rejections. There was some computer programmer guy interviewed on the news the other day who spends at least 2 hours every day applying for jobs, he's been trying for 3 years.

I'm hoping that as the length of time ive been off opis increases and that my benzo dose reduces that my energy and motivation will keep on rising. Hoping. Here's to hope.
 
MSB you have been trying hard n it seemed unfair that you're not getting anywhere. Hopefully you will when you least expect it.

Are you doing vol work like I suggested before? Because it helps. Employers look more favourably than if you're doing nothing at all.

How long have you been out of work for if you don't mind me asking?

Also ask your disability officer for help/advice n do whatever they suggest.

Evey xxxx
 
13 months now Eve. Yeah I'll have to look into vol work. I'm no longer seeing the disabilty officer becuase i no longer sign on, due to my 'unusual circumstances' i would probably get about £2 a week in benefits, which is completely not worth all the fucking song and dance and degrading bullshit they make you go through. When I'll be entitled to about £10 or more a week I'll start signing on again, as it will then start to become worthwile to go through all that bullshit.
 
I only been with these fucks for 3 months tops and they only paid me once (£70), for a week and a half. They got pissed at me and sanctioned my pay for like a month and a half or something now I got involuntarily signed up to some 2 week course.
They want me to attend every day from monday to friday 9am to 4pm, to discuss work skills and improve on 'team building', 'jobsearch approaches', 'money management', and all this stupid shit... what the fuck is this, school? If it wasn't for the fact I wanna get some teeth done and perhaps get a script for something for free I'd go and get a job again right now. If I want to get paid again I've got to attend this thing.
These clueless people even printed me out a google maps journey map to show me the way there, as if I don't know my way around London! I am fucking offended. So pointless.
Also this list mentions 'Involvement with gangs, recreational drugs, bereavement, ASBO, homelessness, conflict with family.'
If I decide to go this should be real fun.
 
the 'good' thing about these courses is that the time allowed seems to be for people with language or literacy difficulties, if you dont have such problems and are reasonably quick you'll probably complete the afternoon shit in ten minutes flat, and they will let you leave early. Unless the person running the course is a tight bastard.

It seems i may be entitled to some further council tax reductions and some income support as i have an extremely low income (doesnt even cover monthly council tax) and my savings are below the threshold and falling fast. I dont know where to begin with the council tax thing, the council tax web site is a maze that goes round in loops without giving any answers. I would have called the CAB before, but they gave me duff advice / info last time. If even they cant get it right it doesnt exactly fill one with hope. Its not exactly as if im inundated with things to do and cannot spare the time. I'll bookmark a few links and make a few phone calls. :\
 
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