Gateway- Be Aware
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GATEWAY – be aware!!!
Please make sure that if you are asked to join Gateway to NOT allow the jobcentre/DWP to view your activities.
I went for my usual sign on and my booklet (which you complete to show how many times and how you have tried to find a job) and it showed that I had used Gateway, the lady at the desk said “right, lets have a look then” she looked shocked when she couldnt access my account and said “can you tell me why you wont allow us to see your searches, if you allowed us I wouldn’t have to read your booklet” (like reading my booklet is such a hard task!).
I said “well, my booklet shows that all the posts I have seen on Gateway were either false, had no options to apply for the post, were closed vacancies or didn’t exist at all. Furthermore they often asked for a word document – I do not have Word nor do i have the means to buy it.” Suggesting I use the library is an impossible ask,I was on ESA but the delightful people at ATOS deemed me fit to work – I can only go to my sign on in my mum takes me and she works full time so I would be unable to get there.
My booklet showed that I had used other means to find employment (because I am able to tie my daughters hair and was well presented i was deemed fit to work and i know local companies are just crying out for well dressed people to fit bobbles onto nine year olds…) If she just looked at Gateway and ignored my booklet it would look like I had done very little – this use this to sanction you, if it shows little activity or if the dates don’t match up (I have poor memory so dates never match up!) they use it as evidence to show you aren’t looking.
Please be aware and make sure you do not allow them access!
Same Difference 
You are full of excuses aren’t you “my memory is poor so the dates never match up” hopeless even applying for jobs with an attitude like that!!
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“full of excuses”
And you are full of shit! What’s really “hopeless” is a government hell bent on penalising those GENUINELY unable to work, due to disability, mental health problems, etc.- resulting in the massive increase of breakdown and suicides we’re seeing now – thanks to Ian Duncan Dick and his incompetent bunch of clowns, Atos; – who clearly don’t give a toss about the people they’re supposedly ‘helping back into work’ – when any fool knows Atos main concern is lining its own pockets with big fat profits, at the expense of the unemployed. Which you appear to neither know or care anything about. Don’t judge others till you’ve walked in their shoes.
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Educate yourself. Take a look at this. Whose “attitude” needs changing? Look in the mirror.
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“Me” I sincerely hope you NEVER have to find out what it’s like to survive on ESA, then have to PROVE you are unfit to work, then to be called a liar, then to have to survive on JSA, then to have to prove you are looking for work – when you know you are not well enough.
Silly fool, it’s nothing about ‘attitude’ surely this writer is just being honest? He/she can’t recall dates very well….why do you have such an issue with this? It’s your attitude I worry about. Moron.
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