Unemployment Making Me Utterly MISERABLE!

rosered1963

scrooge2008 wrote: »

Hi Sackcloth. You mentioned in a previous post that you thought it would be polite to start another thread, rather than hijacking one of Truego's.

I was thinking you could set one up along the lines of "Meeting the Challenge of Unemployment" - but I am sure that some of the creative types can come up with something more eye catching and punchy! She throws down the gauntlet ....

Brill idea scrooge!

rosered1963

scrooge2008 wrote: »

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rosered1963, if I can put my professional hat on, (puts on her lollypop outfit). I think you are being very hard on yourself. You sound like you have had a huge amount of stress over the last couple of years, but you have always behaved honourably. You could easily have been suffering from a kind of burn out. One person can only cope with so much, before the brain needs a good rest.

Baby steps are called for, which you know you can achieve, and give yourself a big pat on the back and a reward when you achieve them. Build on this foundation. If you aim too high too quickly, you could get discouraged.

Thanks very much Scrooge - I had never thought of that, but it's so true.

rosered1963

Louise22 wrote: »

This is my first post - hi everyone

First of all, this thread makes me feel better (not the being unemployed part, but the part that makes me realise I am not alone).

This will be my 7th week without work. I graduated from uni last year with a degree in law, and got a job with RBS. Things were going wel until I lost my job in May. Its the first time I have ever been out of work and its awful, truly awful.

Luckily, I have lots of interviews coming up, although its only been the last week that this has happened. Its a horrible place not knowing where the next wage is coming from, and so annoying to know that I am not using my skills, but cant afford to retrain to do what I really want to do. I am lucky that my boyfriend has been supporting me since I moved from Edinburgh to Manchester to be with him - goodness knows what I would do if I had kids or my own mortgage.

My experience of the staff from the job centre...well, I wont even tell you all what I think. Not good, to say the least. I dont qualify for dole (although I went to uni, I didnt pay enough NIC. How funny to think I did what was drummed into me from a young age and went to uni in order to get a better job, got in debt, and now that I dont have one, I am not getting much help. Thats another moan for another day though .....)

Some of the posts here are funny, and are making me realise that things could always be worse, so thanks, and hello to all

Hi Louise - amen to of that. I am intrigued - what is it that you would really like to do but don't have the money to retrain for? There are always ways, and you have a good degree..

RR

Louise22

Hello

I want to get into Social work - the fees are a lot, and apparently the chances of me getting funding is slim. I am just going to take any jobs I can and save up some money in the hope I can go back to uni in a couple of years. I dont think I am a 'corporate' type of person. I am confident that I will get a job and that this will happen for me.

I really wish I hadn't picked law at uni :rotfl:

rosered1963

Hi Louise - I know what you mean about corporate. I'm the same.

So, you would need to do a post grad one year course in social work, I think. I can see why you don't want more debt! My degree is in Politics so I think yours is more use hope to see you again on the thread. I am off to tart up my CV
RR

Louise22

Its a two year course unfortunately, but I am determined to do it and I am sure I will

Good luck with the CV X:o

rosered1963

Louise22 wrote: »

Its a two year course unfortunately, but I am determined to do it and I am sure I will

Good luck with the CV X:o

Good Luck Louise - of-course you will, and meanwhile you can get work and earn some money

Oldernotwiser

Louise22 wrote: »

Hello

I want to get into Social work - the fees are a lot, and apparently the chances of me getting funding is slim. I am just going to take any jobs I can and save up some money in the hope I can go back to uni in a couple of years. I dont think I am a 'corporate' type of person. I am confident that I will get a job and that this will happen for me.

I really wish I hadn't picked law at uni :rotfl:

Wouldn't you be eligible for the Social Work bursary for the post grad course?

Louise22

Yeah, I did look into that but was told by someone over the phone that I wouldnt be guaranteed it. Is it something that most students get? That is certainly what I thought.

Oldernotwiser

Louise22 wrote: »

Yeah, I did look into that but was told by someone over the phone that I wouldnt be guaranteed it. Is it something that most students get? That is certainly what I thought.

I don't think you're guaranteed it in the way you're guaranteed a Student Loan but lots of people do get it. I'm surprised you were put off so easily when you say you're so keen to do it.