Jobcentre Plus

I’ve visited this Job Centre a couple of times, looking for a job. When I graduated from University a few years back, I honestly thought I’d never find a job at all. So, I was constantly going to every single Job Centre I could travel to; to try and have a look at what jobs they had on their systems.
It’s the same old same old really, if you’ve been into a Job Centre you’ll know what I mean. They all look they same, they all seem to have a lot of people who look like they’ve never worked for a very long time (I’m so sorry to be stereotypical) but the day I walked in it wasn’t a good picture of Job Centre’s. There was a guy in there who was shouting because he hadn’t received his benefits in time and he looked like he hadn’t been to bed that night.
It was interesting to see how the security handled the situation, because the man was soon sent packing which I thought was so funny.
I always find some staff in Job Centre’s not very helpful but in this centre they went too bad– could have been better but I was expecting excellent!

As a freelance writer I know how it feels to have no money between my work assignments. Rules have been tightened with the new government in power. This means that it is even harder than ever before to claim state benefits.
As you walk up the steps you feel that you are entering a government owned enterprise. The staff at check in are unfriendly and over worked. The queue to use the free phones are usually quite long, and once you get a phone the waiting times are phenomenal.
To ensure the public are kept acquiescent, a cardboard cut out of a rather large male police officer stands in pride of place by the waiting area. Just as a reminder that if you get upset, then they will arrest you.
If you are like many and are unlucky enough to be out of work then you may find yourself in this place, or one very close to it. I would recommend that you put your patience cap on and do what they say as they have the right to take your benefits away.