Whats the worst thing about being unemployed to you?

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I am considering Pre-Emptive Strikes to aim at our cuddly pals the Benefits Bashers. Watch this space.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

The Command from On High the Benefits Bashers Kingdom doth pronounce' Thou shalt have no Luxuries'
Mobile phones are essential they can replace a landline.
A £200 tablet say a Samsung can get you online helping job apps etc.
Being yourself keeps you sane. I live under a miasma of mentally ill people and depression no wonder I do what I do.
Holidays are out!! no rest for the wicked aye.
And you are pronounced 'guilty' Sentence Pronounced by the Judge Juries and Executioners of varying shades of grey by the Almighty right wing welfare hating Benefits Bashers.
HOw dare they tell us how to live!!!!!!!!!!!
We are denied justful help and influence. The kind non interference on a thread and disussions generally. The amateur would be welfare rights advisor non judgemental would be very handy these days.
Reading the rightsnet welfare rights discussions comforting!

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

With benefits bashers everything has to have a USE there are no frivolities trivia let alone luxuries. A veritable lot of Mr Gradgrinds they are happy to consign those on benefits to live of Victorian obesence because they are unfortunate enough to have to live on the state.

Ynayesta

When I was unemployed the worst things were
*Not being able to afford a social life (my friends wanting to go out for meals or for a quick drink - tip, Tonic water is free, it's all I was ever able to have)

*Being treated like utter dirt, by many people, stigma I guess. Taking everything those wonderful politicians said personally. Being treated like a scrounger, being told I was lazy all sorts.

*Crying myself to sleep because though my mother (whom I live with) was very generous in not asking for any of my JSA, I still only had £56 (under 25) a week to live on, and that doesn't cover the buspass they expected me to get, (they never paid any of my travel expenses for mandatory courses) - I managed to swing that by mostly walking, and riding my bicycle, and getting daysavers when I didn't have the energy.
Doesn't cover food properly and doesn't cover clothing.

So over the course of being unemployed I lost 5 stone, which is both a good and a bad thing. I was living on the worst food and not a lot of it, and have many clothes that are too big for me (even still) as I couldn't afford new ones. They worst part of all that though was being treated the way i was by other, job centre staff, media, and the rest of the list.

After weighing it all up, definitely the stigma.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

^^^^^^ ((((((ynasta)))) you HAVE to enjoy life, make ways to ENJOY yourself regardless of the hazards involved, benefits bashers being one of the most depressing aspects of life.
Benefits bashers need to be countered by rigorous arguments, sound statistics etc that they cannot countenance.
And you and others of us stand up for being ourselves in the only body we will ever have having the life that we desire for ourselves however difficult that is within limited financial means.

lexilex

The stigma and boredom.

I have been in and out of work (mostly in fortunately, but all short-term jobs) since graduating in 2010, but have only signed on for a couple of months during that time because the JSA was simply not worth the embarrassment, and the feeling of worthlessness every fortnight. I hated having to explain myself whenever I spent any money, and the money never felt like my own. I hate meeting people, and the first thing they ask is "What do you do" or "Have you been at work today". There's only so many times I can say "I wish!".

One of the worst things is waking up in a morning and not knowing how you are going to fill your day. My latest job finished last month. It's only now the boredom is really kicking in. I got used to having people around over christmas, and days didn't feel quite so empty. Now I am so bored and lonely. Job vacancies are few and far between so I can't spend time filling in applications like I have previously. I have done voluntary work to fill time and gain experience, but it was me chasing them constantly and it made me feel even worse; even when I was offering to work for free I was still not good enough.

Shelzstar

My husband has been unemployed for nearly two years ( in 25 years of working he had never been out of work for more than a month). It has been really tough for him however unlike others I know we are lucky because I earn. His benefits were stopped after around 8 months but because I am working we can just about manage.

He tells me the issue for him like many of you is the stigma; lack of dignity; respect, and independence. He has worked for most of his adult life and although never earned much more than minimum wage-he felt like he was some worth something (his words!). He applies to all the jobs he can per week (there aren't many!) The job centre told him he was doing everything he could to find a job. He has applied to do voluntary work – but was told actually there is a waiting list for that!!! He was offered access to courses, signed up and waited for it to start. Today he has been told he can no longer join the course because he is no longer in receipt of benefits. Obviously he is already out of the unemployment statistics so there is no point of giving him access to any courses.

He has worked in factories for most of his life and needs to try to retrain but whilst we can manage my salary cannot pay for training fees. Does anybody have any information regarding support (job search / courses??) for people whose benefits are stopped? The job centre is no longer interested in him as he is not even a statistic to them anymore!



Would be grateful of any advice and wish all of you looking for work the best of luck.



Shelz

Missskint

I would say they way you get treated by job centre staff/ when you ring on the phone. it's like your a criminal/ they try and trip you up or make you not entitled to any money at every oppertunity.

also going to the j centre in the first place lumps you into a catergory and people do see you a certain way i pray that no one i know drives past the centre before and after i get out , the staff refuse to treat me like a human being so i do not look directly at them and just give them my book, the worst part for me is being ill and not suposed to be signing on because atos screwed me over.

The fact that it takes so bloody long for them to pay you when you make your claim and then they act like it's your fault. The public seem to think they just give you money but it's not like that,they leave you desperate and ashamed, they give you money when they feel like it (can be 4-6 weeks) they impose all these rules on you you'd think you were on leave from prison, it's just the worse experience.

aside from that i hate knowing that im wasting my life, that oppertunities and an end to it is not going to come, there is no future, the boredom etc,

dacouch

Jeremy Kyle

stix62

dacouch wrote: »

Jeremy Kyle

How come?

I don't watch it personally but would imagine it could only make me feel better about myself / situation.

The worst thing about being unemployed is trying damn hard to find work and being told I should be doing this, or that, a million bloody times per week by JC and WP people.
It's stressful, soul destroying, time wasting beyond belief and a bloody pain in the !!!!. (=soft area round the back)

..and of course, the money's !!!! (= not so good)