Fear of a Lockdown Planet

I fear another lockdown. Without a job, and steady income, all I do is eat, drink coffee, browse the internet and impulsively spend.

The sale of our place can't come soon enough. I feel that my home has become a clandestine prison. Whenever I try to see positives, I get kicked in the teeth.

I am still applying for jobs, but I feel that there is so much effort for such little return. If I was looking benefits, this country would bend over backwards for me.

Whenever this, long-awaited, windfall arrives, I would let my PIP expire without renewal. Again, too much effort for little reward.

I remember being at Victoria Tube Station in 2017 - whenever I spent a day visiting friends in Brighton - and it just resembled a cattle-market. Belfast and Dublin are heading the same way.

This will pass. But, for now, I'm low. Disappointed

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  • I agree this country has it all wrong, I studied years and aquired a student debt to get my Masters degree in engineering and I worked in two jobs after graduation which didn't last very long due to my social difficulties. But the standard benefits I get now is 70% of what I used to earn for 40 hours working + 5 hours commuting in a stressful job all week, so where is the incentive to work? I am just trying to enjoythe freedom and still working on my dream career at home every day. I no longer feel guilty about the benefits after the way this country treats us

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  • I agree this country has it all wrong, I studied years and aquired a student debt to get my Masters degree in engineering and I worked in two jobs after graduation which didn't last very long due to my social difficulties. But the standard benefits I get now is 70% of what I used to earn for 40 hours working + 5 hours commuting in a stressful job all week, so where is the incentive to work? I am just trying to enjoythe freedom and still working on my dream career at home every day. I no longer feel guilty about the benefits after the way this country treats us

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