advice on claiming job seekers allowance.

StriderX said:
Also just because the JSA is seen only in the light of chavy families and such, doesn't mean that people that it is designed for to be berated by *******'s.
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Its not designed for people like the OP, its designed for people who don't have jobs and need help while they try to find one - the OP is already in work, wants to quit and expects the rest of us to subsidise his existence while he finds something he'd like a bit more... what if, after 6 months of scrounging off the state, the job centre eventually recommends something not too dissimilar to the job he quit in the first place.

The point is - he already has a job, claiming an allowance designed to help you find something you already have is a farce - he'd be better off trying to find something else when already employed than leaving a gap on his CV.
 
Kamwah said:
O I didn't know we were all the same.
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In a lot of ways, in clinic depression, we are actually.
But clinical depression, you dont simply "snap yourself out of it", it just cant be done.
Theirs plenty that can get down about things, this is a problem in itself, as with anxiety, its estimated that as much as abotu 80% of the population actually go through bouts of their life with some anxity, but by their 30's will have passed over them. That doenst mean they know what Anxiety driven panic attacks can be like.
 
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Cant you set up a PC or Xbox etc at work and just spend the night gaming or watching films etc? Doesn't sounds like a bad way to spend an evening. If you get 'found out' and sacked then you get to claim you JSA without a problem

Sounds like win win to me!
 
Freakbro said:
As hard as it might be, your best bet is maybe to look for other work while in the current job. Though I appreciate you sound at the end of your tether.

If you think doing nothing and getting paid for it is bad, doing nothing and being on the dole is probably worse, at least the job gives you some stability and routine.
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This.
 
Being sat at home won't do you any good, try and make your current job more enjoyable. If you have no-one watching you then take in a book or something to pass the time.

I don't suffer from depression so can't understand where you are coming from but being unemployed was my most "down" period and took quite a lot of effort to get out it and find work.
 
Kamwah said:
Man up and get on with it.

The way the economy is you're going to get worse just sat at home being repeatedly pushed back when no-one wants to hire you.

Plus I'm pretty sure you won't be able to claim due to leaving your job voluntarily.
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This ^^

The are plenty of us worse off than you, man up.
 
JSA issues aside, if you quit your job voluntarily it's going to look very bad when applying for another position.

Get yourself on the job market whilst still in employment. It'll look so much better to a potential employer.
 
Kamwah said:
I'm not against him or anyone claiming JSA when they're looking for work. The fact is though is that he's in a job that he says isn't helping his mental health but how can he know that leaving that job is going to help?

Can he guarantee that he's going to find a job with more human interaction if that's what he wants?

I don't think he realizes how bad being sat at home everyday is for your mental health.
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You any idea what stress does for someones mental health when struggling with depression? Stop talking out of your backside. All your comments so far seem to be backed with zero idea of what depression is or how to cope with depression. But you know. Yeah carry on telling them to man up. Its obviously a great solution. Manning up has always corrected chemical imbalances hasn't it. Yeah carry on doing the job that has you visiting the doctors, you have no idea if his job is a cause or part of a problem.
 
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wannabedamned said:
You any idea what stress does for someones mental health when struggling with depression? Stop talking out of your backside. All your comments so far seem to be backed with zero idea of what depression is or how to cope with depression. But you know. Yeah carry on telling them to man up. Its obviously a great solution. Manning up has always corrected chemical imbalances hasn't it. Yeah carry on doing the job that has you visiting the doctors, you have no idea if his job is a cause or part of a problem.
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Absolutely. Thankyou.
 
wannabedamned said:
You any idea what stress does for someones mental health when struggling with depression? Stop talking out of your backside. All your comments so far seem to be backed with zero idea of what depression is or how to cope with depression. But you know. Yeah carry on telling them to man up. Its obviously a great solution. Manning up has always corrected chemical imbalances hasn't it. Yeah carry on doing the job that has you visiting the doctors, you have no idea if his job is a cause or part of a problem.
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Is quitting his job and being on JSA with (possibly) no route back into work going to correct the chemical imbalances? The 2 issues need to be dealt with separately.

I do speak partly from experience here, my father having gone down the same path as the OP is considering. He, sadly, is no longer with us.
 
Adz said:
Is quitting his job and being on JSA with (possibly) no route back into work going to correct the chemical imbalances? The 2 issues need to be dealt with separately.

I do speak partly from experience here, my father having gone down the same path as the OP is considering. He, sadly, is no longer with us.
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This.

Those chemical imbalances are going to be fixed by quitting job and leaching off the tax payers.

Definitely will help. NOT.
 
The job to me does not sound the route cause of the issues here and perhaps should be disconnected from getting the key issues addressed. Spend time finding a new job, you had the ability to post here eloquently so put that into finding some new roles. Resigning and going on benefit is going to make it worse as you will spiral our of control as you will most likely struggle to find a new role and this will add to your woes.

Seek help for the depression and associated issues and work to resolve the job problem at the same time.
 
Just forget these idiots. Just do what is best for you. You can go straight onto JSA if you want after leaving, or if you cant, you can go onto ESA for a couple of weeks/month then go onto JSA.
 
What I would add, is if you quite work only to sit at home all day, that's the absolutely worst possible thing you could do to yourself and will only make depression, but the anxiety much worse when you DO go out to get another job.
 
cu3ed said:
Then I'm sorry, but you where not clinically depressed.

I am convinced their is absoltuly nothing more soul destroying than feeling trapped in a job you utterly hate. To the point serious mental issues can arise or be made worse.
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There is one thing which is equally as bad, and that's not being able to get a job after countless rejections. So quitting might actually make things worse.

What you have to ask your self is this, if sitting at work is making you depressed, how is sitting at home going to make it any better?

However you don't need to claim JSA, there are other benefits you can claim if your doctor has signed you off as depressed and unfit to work.

I don't think that would solve anything though, after a few weeks or months you will start to get depressed again and the whole thing will start all over again, only this time you can't afford to do anything as you have no money.

You need to find the real cause of the depression and tackle it head on.
 
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