I’ve been on benefits for 10+ years due to chronic illness. Over the last year I’ve started feeling a bit better and have been managing to increase my activity levels over the year. I still get some symptoms if I’ve overdone it but no where near as bad as it has been in the past.
I’ve been applying for jobs for the last 6 months and haven’t been offered any, I think because I’ve been out of work for so long with illness I must seem a big risk for employers? I was looking for part time jobs but most of the ones available are care/shop work which would be too physical for me to manage.
I would love to get into work and have been applying for any I thought I could manage the last few months. I’ve just been offered my first interview. It’s for a full time office job. Driving to the workplace would be 25mins each way.
I feel really scared about not managing full time work with my health not being 100% and the struggle to get back onto benefits if I needed to if they’ve thought I’ve been well enough to try full time work?
I realise I haven’t actually got the job yet! And am over the moon to be offered an interview after so many rejections. I’m just really worried about how I’ll manage.