Today combined both the usual signing on and the special naughty step meeting for failing to do anything constructive towards getting a job in 13 weeks. I wasn't told I had this extra delight at an appointment on Wednesday this week so thankfully Sheenagh renewed my claimant commitment with me today as I have no … Continue reading Ritual humiliation week at the job centre (March 16th 2015)
Month: April 2015
Nothing to see here……………….. (February 26th 2015)
Back to my original signing on guy today. Without checking or understanding exactly what I am doing, he has told me to carry on doing it. Keep calm........
All ready to sign on…………………………… (February 11th 2015)
........but "Kath" is clearly having a gossip about having to move her car, so her desk neighbour has agreed to do it. "It" is still standing here 15 mins later. Oh the joy. Unnamed female (they never bother introducing themselves as human beings) asked me for the booklet that has apparently been replaced by an online … Continue reading All ready to sign on…………………………… (February 11th 2015)
Networking January 29th 2015
30 people in the room, 2 other women, one of whom is ticking names off on a sheet for who's had free beer. Must be at another techie networking event
Things you learn whilst unemployed #53. January 22nd 2015
So, the focus of my cleaning wrath this week is my oven and my weapon of choice in the pictures. I clean my oven regularly, on a strict schedule, once every redundancy, so twice in 10 years now. As you can see in the image, this oven cleaner says it cleans first time, no scrubbing, … Continue reading Things you learn whilst unemployed #53. January 22nd 2015
Ritual humiliation at the job centre. January 15th 2015
Ritual humiliation at the job centre yesterday involved being told off for not having my paper booklet to write the next appointment in. I provided the response that I was perfectly capable of remembering a date two weeks in advance if by some miracle my smartphone forgot. In fact I have been turning up fortnightly … Continue reading Ritual humiliation at the job centre. January 15th 2015
I was feeling festive. December 17th
So I signed on with my Montblanc pen.
You know when you’re unemployed when…… (December 3rd 2014)
You're in town at the same time as people who wear slippers rather than shoes out. Oh, and I learned something today - you cannot take coffee into the job centre to sign on. *sigh*
The paperwork has changed but no less patronising 9 years on. December 1st 2014
If you want the princely sum of £72.40 per week whilst unemployed, this is the compulsory booklet, to fill out regularly. After I have driven into town and parked, I have lost 10% of this amount, and two hours of my life I'm never getting back again. Time that could have been spent more productively on … Continue reading The paperwork has changed but no less patronising 9 years on. December 1st 2014
My job seeker’s allowance has been awarded. November 27th 2014
Excellent, because finding out how to do this is harder than finding a job. Cannot wait for the insightful interview next monday at the job centre on what I should do next. Last time I signed on I ended up having a formal apology for the way I was treated at the job centre. There's … Continue reading My job seeker’s allowance has been awarded. November 27th 2014
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