Judgement from providers
This is hard to phrase but essentially I had an experience with my provider where I found it interesting how comfortable they felt expressing their judgement of me based on our limited interactions.
For reference, I have been employed for the last 12 years in customer service/admin jobs.
In the appointment previous to this interaction there was a second person in the room I hadn't met/wasn't introduced too. This was an appointment after I had missed one previously due poor time management while I was dealing with some admin to do with my previous tenancy and bond for which I was very apologetic about.
My provider tried to stress that it's important that I don't miss any appointments as it may put me under undue financial stress if my payment gets suspended and I have to wait for backpay.
I basically said that I agree but that I am also an adult and am happy to accept any consequences for my negligence, he however kept harping on this point in a way that felt very infantalising, so I stressed again that I am an adult and accept any consequences as such from missing future appointments.
In the next appointment, my provider mentioned how that was supposedly the general manager of the provider (Asuria for reference) and how she could allegedly tell that I 'am in no way shape or form 'Job ready''
I found this interesting as I generally dont go out of my way to put on a professional mask so to speak when dealing with the job provider system.
This feedback being provided outside of the context of 'if you actually do want to get a job, you need to get on top of your routine/way you present yourself'
In the same conversation I mentioned how I had a Dr's appointment in regards to an ADHD assessment and my provider just casually said 'Oh weird...I dont know about ADHD cause you don't display any of the symptoms...well maybe inattentive' this is after I have been to a grand total of 3 appointments with him.
Sorry this post is so long, I mostly just venting about how the system and society looks at the unemployed with such disdain, it reminds me of how we assume people who are homeless have made some personal choice to end up in such a situation. Me showing up to my provider in a disheveled state doesn't mean I physically dont know how to put on a professional mask and get a job, they know I have been employed for the last 13 years...