Zero hours contract

Stellar

So I managed to secure a zero hours contract at a venue scanning tickets. never dealt with anything like this before.

after waiting three weeks for the october shifts to open up, I jumped onto the app to apply for a handful of shifts to start planning my time.

Only to find within a few hours, the manager rejected me for most of these slots and hasn't gotten back to me on a couple more.

Is this normal? I know being declined for shifts is not personal towards me in any way (i imagine a lot of people have applied for the shifts), but it's intensifying my rejection sensitive dysphoria and it's putting me off trying to find work.

As it is, I dont think this role will be viable for me to regulate my nervous system if i'm just gonna get declined for the shifts i need to regulate my nervous system. so i'll be back to the drawing board, once again de facto trapped in long term unemployment.

Mary_Scope

That sounds very frustrating @Stellar, I can see how that could impact your rejection sensitive dysphoria.

Is the manager meant to let you know why you were rejected?

Hopefully you'll be able to pick up a couple of shifts soon.

ChrisR777

I used to do agency work in warehousing, driving, factories etc, and it was very often the case that if they wanted you the next day, you got an early morning call. Not great for planning any sort of live, and I was glad when I secured full time work as a bus driver.

Stellar

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1148882#Comment_1148882

Not as far as I'm aware.

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1148908#Comment_1148908

So given i've shown interest in a handfull of shifts, is it possible ill get called on the day if they want me to do it? they should have info on the payroll.

ChrisR777

When I said I used to, we are talking 30 years ago, a different world I suppose. I was registered with an employment agency, and when I was called, I never knew where they would send me prior to the call.

Stellar

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1148953#Comment_1148953

yes it was a different world. as i said on another thread, a lot of people your age have no idea how dire it is getting and keeping work if you're a yonug person.

ChrisR777

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1149110#Comment_1149110

I don't know if that applies to all young people? My daughter has more tattoos than a sailor, but got a supermarket job no problem. I am told this isn't a barrier to work these days, i've even seen A and E doctors with sleeve tattoos etc.

My two local Co Ops are staffed by some very young people, and I doubt they are anything special. There was even a young guy who dresses full time as a woman, but he recently left to join another supermarket chain. Of course a disability makes it much harder, as I found out once I became one of that group.

I would imagine that attitude to work is a relevant as it always was, and that the jobs won't come to us.