Help, Unemployed Medic

conradmum

Sorry but I just don't believe this. This poster has Level 1 literacy. It's either impossible he has a medical degree or extremely worrying.

Thriftylady

conradmum wrote:

Sorry but I just don't believe this. This poster has Level 1 literacy. It's either impossible he has a medical degree or extremely worrying.

and he/she hasn't come back since making the original post - you would think that if they were genuine they would want to defend themselves......I agree with conradmum, I think its all a bit strange

clarew

if it is true, then in answer to your question..i qualified as a nurse and was in a similar situation for a couple of months too many staff, not enough jobs etc - i claimed job seekers allowance for these 2 months. I wondered if i could initally, and also felt bad initally- but my parents worked hard all their life and paid taxes, i worked my holidays and payed taxes, so in the end i did-however did seem odd as well when on the form you have to say what job/salary you would consider...i put nurse and nothing under £13.000 (london) I did this for the 2months, then found employment as a nurse full time-and have been working ever since (1998)-and contributed back to the system via tax and ni.

Hopefully i will remain working, unless the continued threat of nhs redunancies continues....

clairehi

conradmum wrote:

Sorry but I just don't believe this. This poster has Level 1 literacy. It's either impossible he has a medical degree or extremely worrying.

what if he's dyslexic?

lil_me

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1300366#post1300366

Something not quite right. With that high an amount in savings (pressuming you still have some or most of them) I doubt there would be any benefit entitlement as that is limited to about £16000 I think. I suppose I would also pressume Dyslexic or not someone with a degree in medicine would be able to spell it.

Penelope_Penguin

lil_me wrote:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1300366#post1300366

Something not quite right. With that high an amount in savings (pressuming you still have some or most of them) I doubt there would be any benefit entitlement as that is limited to about £16000 I think. I suppose I would also pressume Dyslexic or not someone with a degree in medicine would be able to spell it.

You don't appear to know much about dyslexia, then.

It's believed to be an issue with wiring in the brain, and has nothing to do with a person's intelligence or ability to achieve. People with dyslexia simply cannot see that a word is wrongly spelled, and can write a piece spelling the same word in several different ways, and don't notice that either.

Some of the highest achievers and entrepreneurs have dyslexia, and those who I know who have it have other far more useful skills to compensate.

I appreciate this is well off-topic, but why do people think spelling is so important? In this post, we all understand what the OP was meaning. Being unable to spell doesn't mean that someone is stupid, despite what many people, including teachers imo, might think.

Penny. x

conradmum

I teach English and this person's writing does not strike me as dyslexic, otherwise I would not have made that comment. I can go into detail if anyone's really interested, but this is more the writing of someone who doesn't do a lot of writing and/or isn't aware of many rules - such as a question mark at the end of a question.
No, spelling isn't important and normally I would never comment, but I wouldn't expect this level of literacy in a doctor. Everyone makes typos on a forum like this, but it seems he'd be able to cope with the high level of literacy required for a medical degree.
Furthermore, there's still no reply from the OP. I smell a rat.

nillhouse

Thriftylady wrote:

and he/she hasn't come back since making the original post - you would think that if they were genuine they would want to defend themselves......I agree with conradmum, I think its all a bit strange

Or maybe hes a bit scared for being vilified if he does?

seven-day-weekend

Why can't we give the person the benefit of the doubt and answer their question?
I presume that if s/he is £15k in debt, unemployed and looking for work then s/he would be eligible for JSA.