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jobcentre staff

craigmason71

After finishing the joke of scheme "The Work Programme" that lasted two years and was of no help to me i had to go and see the jobcentre for an interview i found the advisor at the jobcentre very rude & intimidating treating me like some thick layabout just because i am autistic has anybody else been treated like this at the jobcentre?

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    • longman said:
      Judging from craigmason7's latest experience - what exactly bigger than zero understanding are they hoping to refresh?

    Longman you crack me up, I love the way you explain things.  And yes, quite right - how can you refresh nothing!

    They also say they are "currently looking at how we can personalise employment support more to ensure that we always look at someone's abilities and barriers rather than their disability". Evidently a case of more than what?

    ...how do you remove the massive barriers that exist:

    • NT expectations of group working/socialising (which also impact promotion/appraisals)
    • Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustment awareness by employers
    • Company rules that are unfair for autistic people
    • Providing the sort of work environments that work for autistic people...

    ...and no doubt lots more.

    It's not simply about a Job Centre robot finding out what physical tasks an autistic person can do and not sending them for things they are unqualified in.

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    • longman said:
      Judging from craigmason7's latest experience - what exactly bigger than zero understanding are they hoping to refresh?

    Longman you crack me up, I love the way you explain things.  And yes, quite right - how can you refresh nothing!

    They also say they are "currently looking at how we can personalise employment support more to ensure that we always look at someone's abilities and barriers rather than their disability". Evidently a case of more than what?

    ...how do you remove the massive barriers that exist:

    • NT expectations of group working/socialising (which also impact promotion/appraisals)
    • Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustment awareness by employers
    • Company rules that are unfair for autistic people
    • Providing the sort of work environments that work for autistic people...

    ...and no doubt lots more.

    It's not simply about a Job Centre robot finding out what physical tasks an autistic person can do and not sending them for things they are unqualified in.

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