I think I've just been insulted

[prepare4trouble]

I had to go to the job centre today for a meeting about New Deal. Apparently the new deal is that you do exactly what they tell you or you don't get any money. Hmm. Fair enough, if it helps me get a job I'm up for that. And the bloke I had to see told me there's even a thing about web design you can do.

He talked to me a bit. At first it looked like he was going to act like a total git. He was going "I don't think you've been putting any effort at all into looking for a job!" I told him he was wrong, but I don't know what he thought. I don't know what he was on about either. Oh well.

So I go back next week and then I start on some course thing that's all about interview skills, applying for jobs and some other stuff. Then I do some other stuff after that, but he didn't get into that. But the funny thing is, he was explaining all this random stuff to me, and one of the things was that they have this fund so that people who don't have any decent clothes get given money to buy some to wear to interviews. He must have thought I looked a right scruffpot, because he mentioned this over and over again. Like he obviously thought the reason I hadn't got any job offers is that I turn up at interviews wearing jeans and a T-shirt! Well, I don't. I've got better clothes, I have 2 decent pairs of trousers and a few posh T-shirts that are fine for that stuff. I think they're fine anyway. Maybe they aren't... Maybe I do need something posher... But anyway, there's no way I'm going to ask the job centre for money to buy something!

And I think he must have thought I was a bit thick. He told me three times that he "wasn't trying to insult my intelligence, everyone has to do this," but then he went and told me that I couldn't ask for money for clothes after the interview I needed them for! WTF?! Oh damn, what if I decide to go back in time then? But it's all good, because I would never even consider asking them to help me buy clothes! Hahaha! As if! Even though when I got home and mentioned it to my mum, she said I should. She said if they're offering I should take. Erm..I don't think so.

Anyhoo, if I'm gonna be out of the house doing this course stuff and everything, we are so going to have to get the computers networked, or else I'll never get online. My mum owns the computer all evening, I only get on during the day and at stupid times like 3am.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I would recommend going to Skills Initiatives for New Deal.

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

Oh? What's that then?
No one's told me about anything yet, except I've got to do some sort of course.

[(Anonymous)]

It is, as far as I'm aware, a course you can do for New Deal.

Your friendly anonymous helper...

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

Thank you, friendly anonymous helper :)

Hmm, I'll ask about it when I have to see the bloke, then.

[lil-banik-slave.livejournal.com]

Yay, just think soon you could even buy your own internet connection *squeee*

Good luck with the job hunt, and just ignore the guy, he probably says the same thing to everyone. I imagine he thinks he is higher than all or something.

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah. Although as soon as (if ever) I have money I'm more likely to be saving up to move out. And to get an internet connection. And Sky TV...
Something tells me it's going to take a while!

The guy didn't seem to think he was better than... well, he did a bit at first, but maybe he realised I wasn't buying it. I could hear the woman interviewing someone at the next desk though. I am so glad I didn't get her. I might have had to kill her or something. :-D

[lil-banik-slave.livejournal.com]

Ouch!