My Experience At The Job Centre #2

Welcome to my blog,

I recently did a blog on my first experience of going to the job centre so I thought I'd do my second experience of attending.

I had an appointment set up with my young persons advisor (the person you meet up with every now and again so they can see how you're doing on job searches and take a look at your cv). I had a man as my advisor and soon as I sat down with him I knew I wouldn't like him they are all quite moany in the job centre and he was definitely one of them. I didn't feel comfortable with him or even talking to him, I didn't want to be there and the time felt like it went by ridiculously slow.

I started telling him about my depression and anxiety explaining how I didn't want to go to a meeting that had been set up with him and  a few others that attended the job centre I spoke about it not helping me in anyway at all and I already didn't want to attend. 

He really didn't give a s**t about me and my feelings and I ended up breaking down telling him how I felt all because I didn't want to attend. He just came across so rude and didn't even offer me a tissue to wipe my eyes I had to ask for a tissue myself (because you know someone crying in front of you doesn't make you think of asking if that person would like a tissue?). 

He still was so persistent about the meeting and me to attend it, but that day came and I ended up emailing in saying I had been sick because of my anxiety and depression wasn't at all handling this situation well as you could guess. 

I ended up having another meeting with him and had to go through telling him all about my situation again and this time he said I'd probably be better off on ESA (for those who haven't heard of ESA its a different claim but you go through the doctors to get a medical sick note as proof of being to ill to work).

I preferred this if I'm honest there was no stupid meetings it was just between me and my doctor the only thing I was worried about was the fact that when I would end up having a meeting about my health that they would determine whether I am ill enough to be on ESA or whether I should be back on JSA (job seekers allowance) I really didn't want to be back on that again but luckily I never was on it long enough to have a meeting about my health.

Beautiful Belongings

My Experience At The Job Centre

Welcome to my blog, 

I first went to the job centre to sign on around my 18th birthday. I had just finished doing a beauty course in life skills  and when I completed it it was to late to head back in to college for my education so I took a year off to get myself a part/full time job to earn myself some money.

The first time I went in for my interview with them my boyfriend came with me for support as it says on there website you are allowed to, as soon as I walked in and said what I was there for they automatically wanted to know why my boyfriend was there and that they didn't have 'enough room' for him to stay. 

I told them that the website said it was ok for him to be there and that maybe they should read it for them self before jumping down my throat about it. The lady was so rude continuously saying there wasn't enough space for him to be there so I said it was fine and that he could stand. I really wasn't expecting to be there that long I know they pay you money for these things but why do they all have to think they are better than you because of you being there. 

It's just not needed and they all make you feel like crap for going there. 

Avoid going to the job centre for as long as you can jstay in education, if you don't enjoy the course you are doing then do your best to change it or have a job you can go to so you don't have to go to the job centre. 

Worst decision I've ever made and I will do everything in the future to avoid it if I ever have to go back. 

Beautiful Belongings