I had my JSA new claim appointment today, it was really fun!
As usual, it's like trying to prove you're not a complete moron and are capable of being able to look for a job without having it bloody spoon fed to you!
Obviously I'm not thrilled to back in the JSA but it's the way it is. I was looking before I left my role at SEARCH but I didn't have loads of spare time so it's a bit pants, really. I was in the job centre today and I get the feeling that they deal with a lot of people who don't put actions into place before they attend the job centre.
I showed up with my ID, the response I got made me think that a lot of the people they see don't even make it that far. The woman I was due to see was late seeing me, annoying because I was on the meter but what can you do? I told her about it and she finished two minutes before it was up which is annoying, lucky I parked near isn't it? Urgh!
Because I want to work, and am determined to find work I have already made contact with a few companies to be able to do work experience with then. I'm due to do some work experience at the place where I have applied for a job I really want. I still want the experience even if I'm not shortlisted for an interview, I told her because I don't want it to look like I'm keeping anything from them because they find all manner of stupid fucking (sorry) reasons to stop your benefit.
She started going a bit crazy, and ringing loads of people saying that I've organised my own work experience so they'll have to get me to sign all these forms. Further to that, they'll have to contact the place I'm working to make it official, for gods sake.
You know what annoys me, I've taken the initiative to find some work experience so that I'm not claiming for very long and I get it thrown back in my bloody face! Next time, I might just wait until they force me to go on a work experience placement and become a really lazy claimer, because if you do try and get more experience you are met with questions and suspicion.
HEAVEN FORBID you actually do something for yourself. The system is wrong, all wrong. Dicks!
There is absolutely no trust. Surely, being out there getting more experience whilst still looking for a job isn't a bad thing?
Well they can get stuffed from now on, not going to give them the satisfaction of getting higher figures for their targets now. I'm doing it my way.
Always on the lookout for work experience... contact me if you have any you could offer me.
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Stevo xo
I went in to the job centre for the first time on friday (not for myself but tagging along for the experience:|) It really is as grim as they say, isnt it? Im dreading have to go there (6 weeks to go) & I am sooo grateful to have had my xmas temp job extended as I seriously am going to give them shit. Its so shit shit shit & I haaaate the system. I hate it from my end and I hate it from the opposite. I work (voluntarily) with the homeless & the system fucks them over at that end too. They need to claim to afford the rent on their hostels, so cant get a job as they wouldnt be eligible to claim, so then theyd be homeless again as their wage wouldnt cover rent costs in the hostels. Anyway long story short im with ya girllll and im not even on JSA yet!
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Sorry if you get this twice, just wrote the whole comment but apparently my computer didn't feel like publishing it! I feel your pain!! I had the exact same issues when I was on JSA. I was told going on work experience, which I spent months arranging, was 'wasting job searching time' and basically meant they couldn't be bothered to pay me. Kept cutting me off every time I went on job seekers and even tried to get money back off me. I was scorned rather than congratulated on everything! Even when I got TWO interviews, their response was 'well, what if you don't get either job.' Brilliant encouragement there!! I hope you're not in the system too long, good luck on finding a job :) x
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