Where do I stand with this?

Martynb_

iammumtoone wrote: »

This ^^^ if you have been diagnosed with depression make sure the JC know, they will make a note on your file regarding this. You might need a doctors note to prove this. If you have not been diagnosed by a doctor then unfortunately you do not have a leg to stand on, in fairness to the JC everyone could just say this, then nobody would be able to work nights!

I've been diagnosed with "maladjustedness" and had counselling years ago. The Job Center know I have aspergers but they also know that I am not diagnosed. I tried to get a diagnosis but the doctors rebuffed it and put me on endless ante-depressents. I don't trust doctors. That's from experience.

swingaloo

Just looked back at your previous posts and it seems that you have been in the same frame of mind for 3 years.

Your quote in 2011 says it all 'I don't dislike being on benefits, it gives me free time and no stress. I am not a robot'.

Face it, your ideal job doesn't exist, you will have to do the menial boring stuff just like a lot of the rest of us.

Suicidal because you are on a production line- Get a grip.

Man up and get to work.

busymumy

I haven't read all the replies but just want to point out that there is a medical condition related to low Melatonin levels which can cause depression including SAD and bipolar disorder. If someone works nights then their body doesn't produce Melatonin as its a hormone that only comes out in darkness hours, so could cause depressive tendencies. If working nights is going to make you ill then I think you were right to refuse, however you need to backup your argument.

iammumtoone

Martynb_ wrote: »

I've been diagnosed with "maladjustedness" and had counselling years ago. The Job Center know I have aspergers but they also know that I am not diagnosed. I tried to get a diagnosis but the doctors rebuffed it and put me on endless ante-depressents. I don't trust doctors. That's from experience.

If you taking anti-depressants then you are depressed. If you really can't face the doctor try taking a copy of your prescription in, a simple google of the tablet name will tell the advisor its an anti-depressant, that might be enough proof for them, its worth a try. As you have a diagnosis I suggest you go to the doctors to get it in writing to show the JC it will help with situations like these.

How do they know you have aspergers if you are not diagnosed, do they have their own test?

Martynb_

swingaloo wrote: »

Just looked back at your previous posts and it seems that you have been in the same frame of mind for 3 years.

Your quote in 2011 says it all 'I don't dislike being on benefits, it gives me free time and no stress. I am not a robot'.

Face it, your ideal job doesn't exist, you will have to do the menial boring stuff just like a lot of the rest of us.

Suicidal because you are on a production line- Get a grip.

Man up and get to work.

My dream job doesn't exist? Excuse me? I think you'll find it does exist because I got very close to it recently.


Another joker. So how much do you get paid for making people laugh?

swingaloo

So just out of interest what would be your dream job?

Why is anyone who has an opinion which happens to be different to what you want to hear labelled as 'a joker'?

jacques_chirac

busymumy wrote: »

I haven't read all the replies but just want to point out that there is a medical condition related to low Melatonin levels which can cause depression including SAD and bipolar disorder. If someone works nights then their body doesn't produce Melatonin as its a hormone that only comes out in darkness hours, so could cause depressive tendencies. If working nights is going to make you ill then I think you were right to refuse, however you need to backup your argument.

SAD affects both day and night workers. Office workers also see very little natural light at this time of year! The individual needs to learn how to manage their condition through other means, such as light therapy.

swingaloo

QUOTE=Martynb_;54791723]It is a dream-ish job. But I have to think about my finances as well. I'm hardly going to last very long at the job if it becomes a burden. I would, and I think I can speak for almost everyone, like the benefits that come with having a job. There must be benefits to having a job. I mean having a car, holidays, new clothes, etc, etc. I'm hardly going to last very long at the job if the benefits are zero.

Besides, my definition of a dream job has to come with those benefits I mentioned, or else it is not a dream job. It is just another job...a low-paid one at that.[/QUOTE]

Question already answered in one of your previous posts. How can a job be a burden if it pays your bills, ie food , rent, utilities.
Holidays and cars are luxuries and to refuse to work because you cant get those luxuries is pathetic.

SingleSue

As someone who has 'battled' mental illness and has other health issues, I would still give it a go. Mind you, I am also an insomniac, work better at night and after having a caring role for the past 17 years, am used to having my sleep disturbed by noise.

For me, the perfect role at the moment would be nights, then I could be around during the day for all the school meetings, appointments and therapies for the boys.

I find having a more positive attitude works wonders, I have been in some really horrible jobs and at weird hours but money is money, a job is a job and once in employment, it is generally easier to find a different one if it really becomes unbearable.

I am not unsympathetic to your worries OP (I have a son with Aspergers and one with complex autism) but sometimes, we have to force ourselves to do something we would rather not, something I tell my boys all the time and in fact, is the basis of the therapies I do with the boys all the time. Without that therapy, we would not be able to go to a supermarket, go to the cinema etc as they found those situations very difficult and stressful.

fruitedeli

Refusing to work in production line without physical condition preventing you from able to work will get you sanctioned. You have a better defense refusing to work night shifts. Just claim you are not nocturnal and won't be able to adjust sleeping in the day.

If you attend an interview just keep stuttering, and if asked why you want the job say uh you feel comfortable working, and if asked about yourself, say you're punctual most of the time, get on with people most of the time, and don't often make mistakes which makes you a decent candidate. No employer will hire someone who makes a backhanded admission to being a dumbass.