If you're unemployed due to disability - What would be your perfect job?
Personally I'd love to work in retail, as a Checkout Assistant in a fairly busy Supermarket, but because evenings and weekends are pretty much mandatory in retail, and for various reasons I can't, I keep getting rejected for work.
Anyway, what do you wanna do?
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That's the only negative with these type of jobs unfortunately but some are rota'd so you're not working every weekend. Would that be do-able for you or do you have obligations every weekend? Have you tried our support to work team? They have specific partners they work with so there might be something in that arena or similar that supports your need to have weekends free - Support to Work | Disability charity Scope UK.
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Due to having support workers and living in supported residential care, that's the reason I can't do evenings or weekends.
Hence I keep getting rejected whenever I apply for anything in retail.
There's also the issue that the ONLY frontline retail experience I have is working in Charity shops, again because of the hours.
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That must be really frustrating. I'm surprised retail isn't supporting people who need different hours in this day and age. Is there anything else you'd like to do @SheffieldMan1976?
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Yeah computer based Office work, but again, most of it's 40 hours a week which I can't do.
I particularly want to work in the games industry.
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I recommend trying Tesco. They are very disability positive and have been amazing with me. I've been off for 6 months and I've had constant support from them to the point that I'm doing a phased return to work and I can pick how many hours, what day and time for 8 weeks before they like to see you return to your contracted hours.
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I have been unemployed for almost 6 years but have been volunteering at my local organisation.
I wiah to work with policy development that promotes inclusion and equity, particularly for disabled people.
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Testing out beds by sleeping in them, pizza taster, video game player, TV watcher, etc.
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Working with animals , but as I don't drive and the buses are terrible as they seem to be more in rural areas. Plus now my mobility not good. But also creative things, I like doing
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I was going to suggest Tesco too @Scubalou I know some people who work school shifts there so 9.30-2.30 and have heard good things about them generally!!
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A retired layabout like I am now😂
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Diamond art, junk journaling which is like scrapbooking, drawing.
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I have done, and if I hadn't had a meltdown in the shop the day before my interview, I'd probably be working for them now.
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So you want to be asleep on the job and get paid for it? 😂
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I'd love to work in an archive or library, like a university one, I enjoy helping people and "knowing" where stuff is to get for them. Or a museum.
Working in the games industry sounds great but it was pretty rough at times and generally not great for disabled folks.2 -
I really dont know everything becomes so overwelming for me ive started every job off so good id work my socks off for good couple of months then id crumble hide in the house with phoneoff
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A Scope moderator 😁
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