ESA Medical - here we go again!

SueP1944

So the upshot of all of this is that you should go to one of these assessments looking like a tramp, smell like you haven't had a shower for a couple of months and smell strongly of alchohol.

And what you are then saying is that you are then more likely to be found unfit for work.

Do people actually do this and is this for real?

Who is going to turn up for an important interview looking something like the dog dragged home.

melbi_uk

SueP1944 wrote: »

So the upshot of all of this is that you should go to one of these assessments looking like a tramp, smell like you haven't had a shower for a couple of months and smell strongly of alchohol.

And what you are then saying is that you are then more likely to be found unfit for work.

Do people actually do this and is this for real?

Who is going to turn up for an important interview looking something like the dog dragged home.

Oh my! I feel ashamed now :eek:

I have been told to go how I normally look on a bad day. Well, I'm certainly not going in my dressing gown (most days I don't get dressed) On my bad days I rarely wash, brush my hair, personal hygiene goes right out of the window. In fact it mostly comes to a point where my daughter or hubby will run me a bath and persuade me to get in it.

If my daughter doesn't cook a meal I wouldn't eat, even then I struggle to eat much as I feel like I'm going to choke.

My clothes are always clean and ironed, thanks to my daughter.

My assessment is this coming Monday, how I'm going to cope is anyone's guess. Just leaving the house is going get the my anxiety levels up, then the journey (by car, courtesy of my OH) to get to the medical centre.......I'm just hoping I can make it into the building :o

Basically, I am going to be extremely anxious all day, I know for a fact I will sit here all day watching the clock, listening to my daughter keep telling me to go and get ready. Chances are, I will get ready 10-15 minutes before we set off and that will only be because I have no choice! Then the 'fun' will start :(

So yes, I dare say I will be one of those that turns up looking a complete and utter mess despite all of my daughter's hard work to persuade/coax me to get showered and do my hair.

I'll also be attending drugged up, because I will need to take my tranquillisers just to get through the day.

What a mess I am in

rogerblack

melbi_uk wrote: »

Oh my! I feel ashamed now :eek:

I have been told to go how I normally look on a bad day. Well, I'm certainly not going in my dressing gown (most days I don't get dressed) On my bad days I rarely wash, brush my hair, personal hygiene goes right out of the window. In fact it mostly comes to a point where my daughter or hubby will run me a bath and persuade me to get in it.

If your daughter does not come with, I would strongly suggest she writes a note, outlining these difficulties.

melbi_uk

rogerblack wrote: »

If your daughter does not come with, I would strongly suggest she writes a note, outlining these difficulties.

My husband has a booked a days holiday so he can take me in the car and my daughter is coming into the assessment with me.

All she keeps saying is she can't wait to tell them how bad I am :eek:

Thanks Roger

melbury

I had better remember that for the next time then, it is advantageous to "dress down"

Although I don't really see why it should make the slightest difference, you can be dress nicely and still be just as ill as someone who turns up in a really unkempt state.

FTW

SueP1944 wrote: »

So the upshot of all of this is that you should go to one of these assessments looking like a tramp, smell like you haven't had a shower for a couple of months and smell strongly of alchohol.

And what you are then saying is that you are then more likely to be found unfit for work.

Do people actually do this and is this for real?

Who is going to turn up for an important interview looking something like the dog dragged home.

Seriously - it's for real. It may sound stupid, but that's the way it is. For an Atos assessment, it's more advantageous to dress down.

melbi_uk

melbury wrote: »

I had better remember that for the next time then, it is advantageous to "dress down"

Although I don't really see why it should make the slightest difference, you can be dress nicely and still be just as ill as someone who turns up in a really unkempt state.

In all fairness I can understand why. Afterall, if someone like me (as an example) who suffers depression and anxiety, doesn't function very well and personal hygiene goes out of the window when I'm suffering badly with it. Then goes all dressed up and smart, would just not be the normal behaviour of someone suffering from anxiety and depression.

That is a big prt of my illness so they need to see that side of me.

I do draw the line at going in my pj's though!

melbury

FTW wrote: »

Seriously - it's for real. It may sound stupid, but that's the way it is. For an Atos assessment, it's more advantageous to dress down.

Well if that is true, I think it is terribly unfair and another reason why ATOS should be given the boot.

Happychappy

FTW wrote: »

Nobody's saying you should be embarrassed by him. But if there's one situation where no-one should dress smartly under any circumstances. it's an Atos assessment.

Being that the medical knowledge of at least some of their staff is, to say the least, dubious and debatable, they will base a lot on external appearance. Even if you can dress yourself at all, it automatically goes against you.

Best look like something from shameless, dont dress up for a scam, always dress down :rotfl:

FTW

melbury wrote: »

Well if that is true, I think it is terribly unfair and another reason why ATOS should be given the boot.

There are dozens of reasons why Atos should be given the boot, but the complete !!!!-up they've made of things up to this point should have been reason enough.