Turned down a course

gay_guy

Well Friday, my Job Centre adviser told me about a course that's starting today with boohoo, 1 week is a course at another location in a office in Padiham and the other is working in the warehouse of boohoo in Burnley.



Even my adviser offered to pay for bus travel but I refused it just now when he phoned me up however he did state its not mandatory to refuse it and won't affect my Job Seekers claim and won't get another sanction but he told me to tell me now if I wanted to start because when I start it becomes mandatory so I told him no and this is the following reason.


I have been told, boohoo is hard work and have to stand up all shift. I don't think I can do that to be honest as I will get cramp and leg ache and got to do that all week, bloody hell


Don't think I am trying to get out of work, which I am 100% not, I would love a Job, I hate been in my flat 24/7 nothing to do. I just don't think standing up all shift is the Job I want. I told my adviser I want a admin Job and he just come out of it telling me, I don't have the right qualification for admin. do you think my advisor knows any courses for admin so I can get some qualifications?


He said when I said no, he said its ok because its not mandatory.

Bantex_2

Oh dear.
Are you registered disabled?

quidsy

It's funny, it sit all day with chronic back pain & need to strtch out constantly. not once did I think it was a good enough reason to not have a job. If you play the victim it is really easy to slip into that role all the time. Suck it up & take the work experience.

gay_guy

Bantex wrote: »

Oh dear.
Are you registered disabled?

No, not really into that type of work where I have to stand all time in the work shift, I want a admin Job

gay_guy

quidsy wrote: »

It's funny, it sit all day with chronic back pain & need to strtch out constantly. not once did I think it was a good enough reason to not have a job. If you play the victim it is really easy to slip into that role all the time. Suck it up & take the work experience.

What's funny? some people don't like work where it involves standing up all time.


Everyone is different.

Bantex_2

Is this a wind up?

captainhindsight_2

IMO beggars cant be choosers, grab the opportunity to work and it may be sitting around all day which is the cause of your aches and strains and being on your feet may help in the long run.

gay_guy

Bantex wrote: »

Is this a wind up?

No, what makes you think that?

SeduLOUs

The phrase "beggars can't be choosers" springs to mind.

You've been given the opportunity to get some real work experience at an actual business that could potentially turn into real employment, but you refused because you don't want to stand up all day?

Take whatever work you can get, and if you really want to do admin you can use the wages you get to fund a course for yourself to make the move later down the line.

gay_guy

captainhindsight wrote: »

IMO beggars cant be choosers, grab the opportunity to work and it may be sitting around all day which is the cause of your aches and strains and being on your feet may help in the long run.

Well he did state that its not mandatory until I have started the course which I didn't.

PasturesNew

I'd struggle to stand up all day ... I used to have a Saturday job in a small shop and stood all day... my feet were burning/aching and hurting by the end of the day, even though I was young and it was only one day a week.... I knew then that retail wasn't for me.

Maybe there are shoes that are comfortable .... I never found them. I'm part flat-footed though, no idea if that makes a difference.