to tell jsa to stuff their money

[wannabeamillionaire]

Again short version: looked after my dad for two years (he has alz). Before that I was a Accounts Manager on a good salary. Been on JSA for two months now because dad has deteriorated. Last week I posted that they want to send me on a course to send emails, create a spreadsheet etc. I have to sign on every week because my advisor thinks I am "losing direction" :( I even asked her if she had even looked at my cv.

They can shove the course where the sun does not shine seriously.. So anyway after taking another posters advice about different websites I have found voluntary work where I would be advising in Mental Health (Lets face it I know about mental health now).

The problem is that I would still be taking a "salary" from dad's bank account each week. This is something that we all decided at the time that dad became ill that I would do and I would carry on doing until I got another job.

So the salary would tick me over until I found another job without the government's so called help.

I do not think I ABU but just wanted to get other people's advice really.

The OP used to cared for her dad full-time for 2 years, his condition deteriorated 2 months ago. At that point he went into hospital and she stopped being his full-time carer and went on JSA.

wanabe, thats just the kind of jobs they have. Its not a place to start a career

It is infuriating to have trained, to degree level or beyond and worked at a high level and then suddenly to have to cope with the idea of accepting any job that comes along.
However it is the reality for thousands of people. I have friends with first class degrees and PhDs from Oxbridge that are doing all sorts of things they never expected they would be doing in order to put food on the table and keep the roof over their heads.
To me that is one of the marks of a responsible adult. There are very few jobs I'd feel beneath me if I had dependent children.
If you don't want a minimum wage job, then don't claim a benefit under false pretences.
Go and get a job worthy of your talents, and that your pride can deal with.