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
Author: Janet Fernihough
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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