Zero hours contract

Stellar
Stellar Community Member Posts: 584 Trailblazing
edited September 11 in Work

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.

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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,692 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    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
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,887 Championing
    edited September 11

    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
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 584 Trailblazing
    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
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,887 Championing

    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
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 584 Trailblazing
    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
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,887 Championing
    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.

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