Walked out of job

Les79

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

In fairness its possible to get a degree and still be depressed/anxious.

Indeed it is. It is also possible to hold down a [part-time] job and still be depressed/anxious.


Where the lines get blurred, for me, is with the fact that OP walks out of one commitment and not the other; then mentions being depression/anxiety (without explicitly saying this was the reason).

I should know because i did exactly that. Granted you didn't see the binge drinking, self harm and suicide attempts, but i did eventually graduate despite that (would probably have helped if it hadnt of taken them till i was 24 to diagnose me with bipolar but there you go)

Fair enough, though you were "bipolar" and OP has "depression/anxiety". They also haven't yet mentioned binge drinking, self harm or suicide attempts. So, unless OP elaborates further, your situation isn't completely applicable to OP's situation.

GothicStirling

Les79 wrote: »

You're in for a tough few years I reckon (but not nearly as tough as someone I know who, at a very young age, had to drop out of university due to extreme ill-health).


I find it particularly comical how you are fit and able to complete your university studies (enjoy graduation) but you can't hold down a job, citing depression/anxiety in either an indirect way of explaining why you quit it or it being completely unrelated to the job quitting issue (which begs the question; what were you playing at?!).


Enjoy Universal Credit. Hopefully the job centre gets you on McDonald's books unpaid for a few weeks as "work experience" (or sanctions you if you refuse). Little tip, don't cook the veggie burgers in the same vat as the fish because all hell breaks loose!

Have you ever tried to hold down a part-time job, while studying part-time? If the OP was like me, then they are also feeling the pressure to pay their bills too, as well as very expensive textbooks.

As well as being a nasty person, you sound like you have personal experience of working for McDs. :rotfl:

Comms69

GothicStirling wrote: »

Have you ever tried to hold down a part-time job, while studying part-time? If the OP was like me, then they are also feeling the pressure to pay their bills too, as well as very expensive textbooks.

As well as being a nasty person, you sound like you have personal experience of working for McDs. :rotfl:

Common treatments for depression (and anxiety to some degree), aside from medication, are exercise and routine.


A part time job, apart from the money and the potential social benefits, also stops a gap appearing in the CV. Something which post education can be devastating.


Students can be viewed as a: conscientious, determined and focused or b: lazy, avoiding adulthood etc.


The biggest indicator to a potential employer must surely be the 3-6 months after graduation?

System

Comms69 wrote: »

Common treatments for depression (and anxiety to some degree), aside from medication, are exercise and routine.


A part time job, apart from the money and the potential social benefits, also stops a gap appearing in the CV. Something which post education can be devastating.


Students can be viewed as a: conscientious, determined and focused or b: lazy, avoiding adulthood etc.


The biggest indicator to a potential employer must surely be the 3-6 months after graduation?

All these comments. Mate i may as well give up now, I've !!!!ed up so badly quitting a part-time job to focus on my mental health and to get a decent degree. :rotfl:

Comms69

Tom0492 wrote: »

All these comments. Mate i may as well give up now, I've !!!!ed up so badly quitting a part-time job to focus on my mental health and to get a decent degree. :rotfl:

I didn't say that. In fact all my comments have been about your ambitions for after your degree.


That said, you aren't a child. You need to realise that your decisions going forward will impact your options longer term

System

Comms69 wrote: »

I didn't say that. In fact all my comments have been about your ambitions for after your degree.


That said, you aren't a child. You need to realise that your decisions going forward will impact your options longer term

I was only asking a question as I'm unsure how the benefits system works and in return I've had some quite malice comments from what are most likely middle aged people judging a young person.

Comms69

Tom0492 wrote: »

I was only asking a question as I'm unsure how the benefits system works and in return I've had some quite malice comments from what are most likely middle aged people judging a young person.

1: Literally no-one has made any 'malice' comments.
2: Age has nothing to do with anything.
3: it's your life, do whatever you want. I literally couldn't care less. Was only offering a perspective which you might encounter in the real world.

System

Comms69 wrote: »

1: Literally no-one has made any 'malice' comments.
2: Age has nothing to do with anything.
3: it's your life, do whatever you want. I literally couldn't care less. Was only offering a perspective which you might encounter in the real world.

I didn't ask for a perspective? I asked a question regarding benefits.

Comms69

Tom0492 wrote: »

I didn't ask for a perspective? I asked a completely different question regarding benefits.

... public forum... world doesn't revolve around you...


... there's literally a benefits sections... this is an employment sub-forum.

System

Comms69 wrote: »

... public forum... world doesn't revolve around you...


... there's literally a benefits sections... this is an employment sub-forum.

So a moderator could've moved it too the correct sub-forum?