Right..... I have been unemployed for 3.5 months.... I'm pissed off, depressed...and feel totally worthless. (Warning this rant will contain swearing..... I have something i really need to write)
Today for the third time i went to the unemployment office to try and get some sort of benefits so as to help my family finacially (Me being unemployed has put alot of stress on the houseold budget). I have avoided this for the past 3.5 months because i know how much of a pain in the arse it is to deal with these people.
So, I got up bright and early this morning headed down to the local office in hopes of getting an appointment so i can discuss my options and get my application for benefits processed. OK, the place has been open for 45 mins.... I wait in line for close to an hour, listening to most horrible radio music. Get to the front desk finally..... The guy checks to make sure i have all my documents (Yes, i had them checked the last time i went there trying to get an appointment)... He starts asking me the usual... How long have you been unemployed, what have you been living off, why did you leave your job?.etc etc.... I have already been asked this 3 times.... You think they could make a note on my file or something.??
So, to end up having him tell me.... We have no appointments left today...........................................................I got there 45 mins after they opened!................. I had maybe 5 people in front of me in the que......................I waited almost an hour in the fucking que!!!........................................For him to say, I have already turned 4 people away this morning, our appointments have filled up...
DO you think in a fucking recession where obviously there are going to be more people applying for unemployment benefits they would have more people working at the unemployment office to cater for this demand?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 45 mins and no appointments left for the whole day!!!!!!
To make matters worse i had the exact same thing happen to me on Friday.... "Sorry we have no appointments left"................ I walked 40 mins each way to get to the fucking joint and they tell me to come back tomorrow... They want me to finalise my claim by this comming Friday....... If they keep turning me away i'm going to go nuts..in the office... I am at wits end.. I never wanted it to come to this, I just want a fucking job, I'll seriously do almost any job..... BUT NO, FUCKING NOTHING................................. I left the office, jammed my mp3 on and put the volume on max... listened to Painkiller for the walk home. Got home and threw a few things around and yelled some abuse. I think i have finally calmed down. But I swear.... Tomorrow i will be getting to the office 20 mins before they open... so as to make sure i get an appointment. And if they say they need more documents or some shit i will explode.
Welfare is a fabulous thing............... IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't even want to begin to go into talking about the kind of fuckers that are typically on benefits (People who don't actually want to work... just want to be lazy).... I fit the bloody criteria, I do not want to stay on benefits. I just need a little help now to sort my self out, I need help getting a job. My own efforts have thus far failed... | 