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Suitable jobs?

Sioux

I'm on universal credit and it is very true that they constantly press you to apply for any job whether suitable or not. I'm really struggling to deal with the dwp and fear that I will be sanctioned over my inability to accept that I must apply for any and all jobs over minimum wage. Zero hours contracts and rotating shift patterns don't suit me but I can't seem to express myself clearly and these are the jobs they are forcing me to apply for. I need my routine as I get lost in time regularly otherwise. Why can't the dwp accept that some of us can't work chaotic hours? My last job changed from set shifts to a rota and after 9 years there I just couldn't cope anymore. I feel so stressed that I can hardly function at all at the moment, worrying that my benefits will be cut when they are already too low to live off, and stressing about becoming homeless if I can't find suitable work. It's all a bit too much for me right now with the dwp focusing on getting me a job in a supermarket at the moment I could just cry. I can't stand those places, I practically never go shopping unless I really have too. How can they expect me to be able to hold a job down in a setting I can't cope with for short visits, never mind a week's work hours? Grrrr sorry for whinging.

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  • If you have a diagnosis ask if they have a disability team you can be transferred to. They tend to be far more realistic in expectations than some of the other advisors around.

    I used to get iritated with them and their instructions. Short answer is you need to at least try to do what they ask so you are not sanctioned. I got to the stage where I was regularly applying for 50 odd jobs a week I never wanted or would not be able to do. If I got to the interview stage I would be honest and when asked why I applied I would tell them because I was instructed to.

    In the end I could easily apply for between 10 and 20 an hour then spend longer on jobs I actually wanted. Even then they were not happy and would complain about something.

    When I transferred to the disability team I at least stopped wasting my team and was able to spend more time actually trying to get a job, which I eventually did.

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  • If you have a diagnosis ask if they have a disability team you can be transferred to. They tend to be far more realistic in expectations than some of the other advisors around.

    I used to get iritated with them and their instructions. Short answer is you need to at least try to do what they ask so you are not sanctioned. I got to the stage where I was regularly applying for 50 odd jobs a week I never wanted or would not be able to do. If I got to the interview stage I would be honest and when asked why I applied I would tell them because I was instructed to.

    In the end I could easily apply for between 10 and 20 an hour then spend longer on jobs I actually wanted. Even then they were not happy and would complain about something.

    When I transferred to the disability team I at least stopped wasting my team and was able to spend more time actually trying to get a job, which I eventually did.

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