Oh~ The inhumanity!

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ZenderRailen's review of Job Centre Plus jobseekers.direct.gov.uk

“Oh~ The inhumanity!”

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written by ZenderRailen on 30/10/2015

As in the title, the job center is exactly that. Inhuman. The most difficult thing infact is that... their frontline IS human by comparison.

What this means is fairly simple, in countless situations the frontline have to deal with the frustrations and complaints of the individuals that are bieng wronged every day, and of course those who have been geniunely sanctioned.

Unfortunately, i'd like to say the ones bieng wronged are uncommon, but as the reviews have proven here, that isnt purely not the case.

Amongst my first expereances, was the absolute lack of guidence. The amount of times i got sanctioned because of following what one individual has said, and then suddenly it wasnt enough, was too much. And thanks to this i couldnt exactly fight it.

Well, what follows is a story of how to deal with them if you're in the right.

Before my victory, there was one last straw. I phoned in to re-arrange a simple sign in date thanks to an injury i had sustained on my achiles tendon.

The individual i talked to on the phone was more than happy to oblige, but little did i know. I had done "wrong"

When i turned up to the re-arranged pointment of just literally 2 days later, giving me a chance to arrange transport. I discovered that i had to give a statement as to why i failed to attend.

You know, ignoring the fact i pre-emptively explained my case. While i mentioned i had a "gash on my achiles tendon" i spotted that she worded it a little... differently.

"i had a sore foot."

Yeah that'll go down well, naturally i was sanctioned and an appeal had no effect, tbh, no matter how you word your appeal, its not going to work out.

As you'll find in my second story.

Following this i was given a work placement, mandatory, but i didnt care since it was actually something helpful to me and what i wanted to do, it was actually a really rare case.

Most of the time you get stuck in charity shops and the like. well, two days after i attended and passed my interview with this work placement, ANOTHER arrived in the post. This one didnt involve an interview, it didnt involve any communicatin, i just literally had to be there at Ye time following a scrict time table.

So naturally i gave them a call, and it was sorted relatively quickly....

Or so i thought, two weeks later after starting and enjoying my new workplacement, i recieved a letter, a sanction. A lengthy one at that.

So promptly i phoned in a rage, i dont rage like most people. I actually start to fling big words around more often than not despite my modest use of language most of the time, as you can see during this im fairly angry as i write this since i hate the job center, though not as angry as i was this day.

Especially after the call.

My first comment was(keeping it brief to keep this essay smaller for you readers), you guys have made a mistake im calling to amend it.

I began the game of pass the complainer with the job center, many of you know what this is like. Well, i dont think you all realize where it ends.

I was stuborn, more stuborn than you could imagine, i didnt let it go, and eventually they told me. If you can wait a few hours we'll have an "expert" phone you.

...an expert.

When that time finally came, she pretty much told me the same song and dance. Appeal. i told her, i will be doing naturally, but i shouldnt have to, this is your mistake. Amend it.

Now at first, my phone had bugged out, and i couldnt hear her very well, i eventually managed to find a way to place my ear against the speaker and hear her perfectly. but well.

Every time i was mid sentance, she would interupt me, saying the same stuff over and over. Eventually she hung up on me.

I phoned her back right away to her surprise, and told her outright. That was extremly rude. Im trying to solve YOUR error.

Ultimately, she grew more and more annoyed. (professionalism!) And i simply said.

If you cant help solve the problem i would like to speak to someone who can.

Promptly she said. The prime minister.

I laughed and hung up.

Following this event, i appealed, of course it was denied, appearantly i can clone myself.

Naturally, with that mantra, i did something a little more... extreme. You see, my cousin knows his law, and i knew a fair amount by extention.

You can actually request information regarding your case. So i did just that. I sent in a letter of request for evidence asking for them to provide the information that they had used to determine my sanction.

oh and dont you worry, i got the line about cloning myself in this letter, damn straight i did. I completely skipped the whole appeal tribunal process that serves to utterly scare you out of going further.

And asked for the evidence myself, i was literally prepared to go through EVERYTHING, and do the decision makers job for them. Because they sure as hell dont.

I just commented on a poor guy who's had issues bieng paid, while his youngen was forced to ration. Its absolutely freaking insane how inhuman these people are. they see us as numbers, statistics, ever wondered why the noose seems particularly tight towards christmas? to boost unemployment numbers.

My most recent case, prompting this review. is something silly really, but it perfectly highlights the inhuman nature of the job center.

I was given an appointment within a weeks time, instead of the usual 2 weeks. This caught me off guard, and i was open and honest about it.

Yet im almost certainly going to be sanctioned as a result.

Im bieng sanctioned over a hiccup? i mean.. is that TRULY a good reason to stop a persons INCOME?!

Im lucky i dont rely on this nonsense, but for those who do? fathers, mothers, the disabled?

My friend has a very weak constitution, and its only serving to get worse. Was in a car crash, prompting to extreme anxiaty. He was ESA? i think, the sick one.

And it was eventually stopped, just... suddenly, he now has to sign on despite an overwhelming amount of conditions, its just disgusting. And my stories are weak compared to some.

Many people suffer at the hands of the need to rely on this money, suffering because of idiotic reasons. Forced hoops of fire to jump through with absolutely no choice at all.

Forced to work for small time shops without pay, working for scraps.

People who must rely on this money, they are one thing. You are one thing.

Its a horrible thought, its something that shouldnt exist in society today. Society doesnt exist today, what it stood for, what it was built for, is all completely destroyed by these idiotic decisions.

What you are.

Is a slave.

If at all possible, do not ever rely on the money they provide. Always ensure you have the choice to tell them where to go.

Families need to help each other, friends need to help each other, help people survive, help people feed one another. The entire planet has the resources to supply for more than tripple the current population, if it was simply SHARED and SUPPLIED.

A single country, thats filled with the rich, billionaires and more, its disgusting that they dont. But we have to survive.

Remmember that kindness, compassion, and the bravery to tell people like the job center to go screw yourself if they push you into slavery.

It's thought of as the norm, so it isnt really in perspective. Its almost an accidental form of brain washing. The people suffering at their hands may or may not have even realised it.

1 star, terrible. That rating is too god for the likes of the job center.

Those within this institution have organised it so that you cannot amend a simple mistake that their own people have made. its statistical, its all to prevent people proving them wrong. All to make that simple task of amending one of their mistakes nearly impossible.

Hardship forms completely ignored and forgotton about, leaving countless people unaware of their entitlement.

its utterly disgraceful for any HUMAN to act the way they do.

Inhuman is innacurate. They are utterly, and completely. Demonic.

True evil.

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