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To think people on benefits can’t win

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Flamingosareflummoxed · 21/05/2026 07:35

I’ve heard so many people this week, in real life, moaning about people on benefits. I get it that we are all struggling. The cost of living is crippling.
But every week there are posts on here from women who were in 70K per year HR positions who are finding it difficult to get interviews for MW jobs.
There are no jobs.
The few jobs that there are will be flooded with applications, why would recruiters chose someone who has been unemployed for years?
Plus all those with long term disabilities who need reasonable adjustments.
Its like people want to bash people knowing there is no real alternative.

OP posts:
PicaK · 21/05/2026 07:42

Yesterday I snapped at screamed at my daughter in frustration.
Because of her needs she can't cope without a 1:1 in school. So she can't do before or after school clubs. So I have to be there. She can't cope on her own. She wakes at night.
So I'm limited in the jobs I can do and I'm on benefits. And I don't want to be. And I'm really frightened of Reform getting in and losing that money because I don't know how I'll cope. And all I want to do is have a ft proper job. And I lost it with her cos I'm stressed.
So yanbu.

FlowerSticker · 21/05/2026 07:38

There are jobs.

Just people are too fussy a lot of times.

Also sometimes you're better off in benefits. My sister wants to work, but what's the point, because now she has hugely reduced rent, council tax, gets free dentist etc the kind of work she could realistically do, means she'd be earning around minimum wage.

Like my friend, he got fired from his job, has no money and absolutely refuses to even consider retail, hospitality, factory work or any "menial" roles.

Where as my nephew who is 21 finished his temp contract, applied for everything and was in a job within 2 weeks, working at Nero, whilst he finds a "proper" job.