After 13 yrs of not working due to MH probs I have got a job!!!
I had a telephone interview last week and went on a selection day (group interview & 1 2 1 interview) on Tuesday (yesterday).
I got the phone call earlier today, I have been offered a position as Passenger Services Executive for an airline at Manchester Airport!
I am so Excited, Nervous, Proud, Ecstatic, Scared, Happy, Worried!!!!
Training is 40 hours a week for 2 weeks, which will be a big shock. I have only done 1.5 days of volunteering a week for the past year and before that nothing for 13 years.
After the two weeks of training I will be working 20 hours a week on shifts. Most starting at 3am or 4am which will also be a shock to the system.
I am looking forward to it. It is until 2nd November so for a finite length of time which will make it easier to cope with.
I'm going to have to sort out working tax credits and how working will affect my housing benefit and council tax benefit. I'll be put on an emergency tax code and have no money until the end of the first month of working so I may have to get a crisis loan.
Ho hum. It's certainly not easy going back to work.
I haven't mentioned the scars on my arms. I'm hoping to just wear the short sleeve polo and long sleeve fleece all the time while at work so I don't have to just wear the polo shirt.
Also, am on the waiting list for DBT. My cousin, who works for a big company as an HR Manager has said that I should get time off work for DBT sessions as I am disabled and it should be seen as a 'Reasonable Adjustment' if I get my Consultant or GP to write a letter saying DBT is key to keeping up stability in my mental health. So that's good. I won't actually have to work less hours, I'll just need shifts to work around the DBT sessions.
I'm so excited about this job. And very nervous.
Its such a big step when I've been on benefits for so long. It is scary as it's like a safety net being taken away, but I know that if this job doesn't work out there will be other jobs out there.
This airline has taken a real flier by offering me a job after I've been unemployed for so long.
That is wonderful, well done!! I am so so happy for you, and the job sounds really good. I hope everything goes well :)
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Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
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