This post is rather late! Sorry about that. The job centre was as always, eventful!
As usual, I arrived early and had to stay downstairs for about 10 minutes - saw someone who went to my school, pregnant with apparently her third child. When I think about how awful I think my life is, I consider being 21 with a third baby on the way - nightmare! Printed some interesting jobs off but only found like two appropriate jobs in like 18 pages..... awkward.
So apparently, when you're given your appointment time, you can show up anytime within the next fifteen minutes. This is why I am always sat waiting to see someone for at least 25 minutes after my allotted time because some people don't turn up till like two minutes before their appointment time ends. It actually amazes me how much it is drilled into me that I shouldn't be late to my appointments because it could affect my benefits... I've never been late, so I have kept to my job seekers agreement, but surely it isn't right to leave people sitting there for half an hour because they have stupid rules about show up anytime in these fifteen minutes. I understand that people's circumstances may mean that they may be late, but someone who is taking their situation seriously will show up on time and not mess about. For me, that rule is for the people who just rock up whenever they damn feel like it.
My appointment was 1.45pm, I didn't get called through to see an adviser until 2.13pm...(yeah, I noted the time) I wasn't amused. Some guy went and complained because he'd been waiting fifteen minutes, I just sat there smirking thinking wait till you've been here like half an hour and then get your moan on!
The woman I saw was fine, you know, just fine. Informed her that I was doing some voluntary work and doing a creative writing class - she had a right shit fit at me panicking about the different forms I would have to fill out. These forms are just to clarify if you are receiving any money from what you are doing. Well, I am getting nothing. The creative writing course I found is being put on by Hull Library and free, also the voluntary work I am doing says it in the job title 'voluntary work' - I am working as a cafe helper in a church for three hours every OTHER weekend. I am working completely off my own back - so basically all the paperwork is bullshit! Furthermore, I was told that the person who was hosting the creative writing class would have to write a letter explaining what it is we do, and how long the class lasts etc. I may turn up on Wednesday and say that he refused to write it because it's stupid. Hmm. Maybe not.
So basically, you can't be a good person and do voluntary work without a mass of suspicion and if you take a class that's FREE they want to know everything about it otherwise it could affect your benefits. I really don't know where the job centre get their cheek you know, knobs.
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