Universal Credit is a debacle, that much is agreed. However, is the original system actually any better? I've been claiming for 3 hellish months, and now it's over I'm taking a look back.
Tag: unemployment
Always searching
Life is full of searches, whether it be for happiness, a life partner, a home, or a new job.
Looking up
Another week, and still nothing definitive. However, I am not going to let this cause me issues. Today is not one for negative reflection. Good days are not at an end!
Two weeks
In two weeks I leave my current role; the experience has been good (ish), and a massive learning curve, but the move is a positive thing, and I can't wait to start something brand new.
Pleasantly surprised
Promising interviews and unusual interview days don't necessarily go hand in hand. Well, I didn't think so, until now.
Something stupid
Finding a job is hard, but knowing when the job isn't right for you when you're worried is even harder. I have an interview for something I KNOW is not right for me, how do I get out of it?
Tears of a depressive clown
Waking up at 5am has it's benefits (in the summer), but the darker it gets in the morning the more likely you are to find me being pathetic and beating my chest in frustration at the cruel fate which has me seeing the hour from the wrong side.
Soul-destroying
So, it's been a while. Unfortunately, I am still searching for a job and it's really become soul-destroying. I feel as though the end of the tunnel isn't in sight, and even worse I want to give up. Last week I went to an interview; it was unlike anything I'd ever been to before and I [...]
Challenges
It's only Tuesday, yep, the second working day of the week, and already I have been rejected by three, read that, THREE companies. I am starting to wonder if my last job didn't do incredible and possibly irreversible damage to my CV, if only because people can't seem to see beyond the bloody thing! I was [...]
So sad it’s almost funny
It's only Thursday and already I feel as though I've been through a whole week. Last week things were a little bit odd. After the disappointment of Monday, I still had to get through the whole of the week knowing that there was initially nothing on the cards. However, by Wednesday afternoon things had already [...]