After the Work Programme

AP007

Chester666666 wrote: »

You need skills for retail
But that is hard to believe when you see and hear some of the ones that gets employed

I doubt you do since I went into retail with House of Fraser from leaving school and then was asst manager of a dept by the time I was 19.

Damalt

I visited the jobcentre yesterday and had a lovely time.

I noticed that my advisor was a lot happier than usual. What could be the cause of this? Her birthday? A marriage proposal from her long suffering other-half? But no - "work experience is coming up soon".

When I asked if admin was available, there was no answer. She just started talking about it "being good for you" and that "it'll look good on your CV"

Then she started waffling about the retail sector again, despite me telling her twice before that I don't have the personality for it. So she reminded me that I have to do any job that I'm capable of. So I asked her if dancing around the shopping centre in a clown suit, would be deemed "capable" within the JSA requirement. She replied "obviously within reason" haha. These advisors are incredible, they know me better than I know myself!

donnajunkie

Damalt wrote: »

I visited the jobcentre yesterday and had a lovely time.

I noticed that my advisor was a lot happier than usual. What could be the cause of this? Her birthday? A marriage proposal from her long suffering other-half? But no - "work experience is coming up soon".

When I asked if admin was available, there was no answer. She just started talking about it "being good for you" and that "it'll look good on your CV"

Then she started waffling about the retail sector again, despite me telling her twice before that I don't have the personality for it. So she reminded me that I have to do any job that I'm capable of. So I asked her if dancing around the shopping centre in a clown suit, would be deemed "capable" within the JSA requirement. She replied "obviously within reason" haha. These advisors are incredible, they know me better than I know myself!

dont they realise over time an endless list of pointless courses on your cv will be just as bad as having nothing on it.

Damalt

donnajunkie wrote: »

dont they realise over time an endless list of pointless courses on your cv will be just as bad as having nothing on it.

As long as the box is ticked.......

Chester666666

Damalt wrote: »

As long as the box is ticked.......

Which was part of the problem so the WP was created it was claimed, now it's part of the supposed solution, tucking boxes doesn't help when each person and situation is different, onesizefitsall was a problem and now it's a solution so this shows that they are extremely desperate for ideas and getting beyond just scraping the barrel

AP007

By my Job centre on Twitter this morning:

Create a memory, log in and get your dream job with Universal Jobmatch? 100s of jobs advertised daily go see for youself

I should reply to the Tweet and tell them how to spell 'yourself'

dufc_2

I've got my post work programme meeting next Tuesday at the Jobcentre. Whats it all about? Just extra help or is it mandatory courses etc? Or just sign on every 2 weeks as normal? Just wondering as i have alot on my mind the now looking after my dad who is not well.

Chester666666

dufc wrote: »

I've got my post work programme meeting next Tuesday at the Jobcentre. Whats it all about? Just extra help or is it mandatory courses etc? Or just sign on every 2 weeks as normal? Just wondering as i have alot on my mind the now looking after my dad who is not well.

Mine was to say about signing every week and a pointless fortnight course and loads of paper that belong in the recycling bin, I erred in giving a mobile number that they never use and they lied that they need permanent access to UJM, it's just pointless nonsense to punish us for the WP's massive failure
I hope your dad will be ok

AP007

dufc wrote: »

I've got my post work programme meeting next Tuesday at the Jobcentre. Whats it all about? Just extra help or is it mandatory courses etc? Or just sign on every 2 weeks as normal? Just wondering as i have alot on my mind the now looking after my dad who is not well.

For me is sign as usual and one meeting with the advisor so far, that's all

dufc_2

Sounds pretty much like the work programme, did they put you on the 2 week cours right away? Gf gets her baby gender scan on 5th and theres no way im missing that