Does anybody actually work?

[Athravan]

I work out of choice - I was on incapacity benefit before I worked, and I am working against my doctors recommendations - I got more money when on incapacity benefit than I do now which is a little sad really! I know a lot of people who are on incapacity who would give just about anything to be healthy and get back into the working world.

I am unfortunately not in good enough health to get a full time contract job, and being self employed gives me the flexibility to work at a pace that won't be a detriment to my health, and just about enough cash to not need to claim benefits.

[Marinam2]

Brat three people including myself have now commented on your attitude towards this issue would you like to explain yourself??

Marina

[shell2909]

me and my OH work full time and wish we could afford more reps

[Montage_Morphs]

I work 20 hours a week as well as being in full time education doing my degree in mental health nursing. I don't own a single credit card and haven't got a penny of debt. I still manage to afford rather expensive animals and care for them to the best of my ability because I work my butt off to do so.

I don't see why people recieveing benefits can't enjoy keeping reptiles, but I find it rather funny how some individuals have literally hundreds of reptiles that they keep AND BREED yet still claim benefits. Yes the hobby does tend to pay for it's self once you produce your own offspring to sell/trade however benefits are not intended for the purchasing and upkeep of reptiles, but rather to help individuals take care of themselves and enable them to have the resources to get back into work!

I think things get out of hand when you have more animals than resources. For example, spending every last penny on a new creature and not thinking about the electricity bill at the end of the month. Then what happens, you need to sell the new creature to pay that bill. I know a few people who operate this way and I absolutly disagree with it. But then how other people live their life and spend their money is in all honesty none of my or anyone elses business

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by Marinam2

Brat three people including myself have now commented on your attitude towards this issue would you like to explain yourself??

Marina

make that 4...
im awake most nights with terrable back ache, esp now its cold and damp, i take meds so 4 times a day im knocked out...it hurts bending, walking and lifting and it hurts if i dont do owt....so would you employ me?

with some peoples comments, im the scum of the earth scrounger on society...and would be better off with Hitler wanted...

[sparkle]

Originally Posted by Brat

Ahhh, some people sponge off their OHs. I'd hate to do that tbh, independent woman is me

Nat

you never know hunny maybe one day you wil get chronically ill and realise life isnt always about choices..


sometimes its about what hand you are dealt..

I dont sponge off my other half.. he doesnt even live with me..

nor am i a sponger at all..

I have 6 ogrades 5 highers

a diploma in arts and one in counselling and i worked from age 14 to 31..
as i said at times 2 jobs at a time.

as i said i have a serious neuro condition and i worked till i was 31.. way past what the doctors recommended..

i knew once i stopped working and was in a wheelchair allbeit temporarily and only a few times a week I wouold have to accept daily seizures and extreme and chronic pain were going to get the better of me earning a tidy sum .

Your sweeping generalisations are not very accurate.

Perhaps one day you wil know what it is like to not be healthy and able to work.. that would indeed be karma..



id swap my health in a second to be able to sit even just as a tesco cashier..even though I am trained highly and have diplomas to work in a job sector that could earn me a lot of money...
its not going to happen.. i have this illness and its here to stay.. so i will never ever be able to work again..

so for people who genuinely need income support and dla.. surely they are allowed then to choose what to spend that money on.??

[tashaprincess]

being ill doesnt count as scroungin in my opinion, tbh i wudnt employ ya cooljules, and a lot of ppl are in similar situations! i think the prob is with people that can work but just cant be bothered!

[cooljules]

Originally Posted by Montage_Morphs

I work 30 hours a week as well as being in full time education doing my degree in mental health nursing. I don't own a single credit card and haven't got a penny of debt. I still manage to afford rather expensive animals and care for them to the best of my ability because I work my butt off to do so.

I don't see why people recieveing benefits can't enjoy keeping reptiles, but I find it rather funny how some individuals have literally hundreds of reptiles that they keep AND BREED yet still claim benefits. Yes the hobby does tend to pay for it's self once you produce your own offspring to sell/trade however benefits are not intended for the purchasing and upkeep of reptiles, but rather to help individuals take care of themselves and enable them to have the resources to get back into work!

thats crap, i bred some bairds rat snakes this year, and even if i had sold them all by now, it wouldnt have covered 2 months leccy....never mind the food, eq etc etc...

[StevenPeri]

Originally Posted by sparkle

HI

to answer your question

I am 35 and worked till I was 31.

I have a serious neurological condition which involves daily seizures and also ataxia. I have suffered from this since I was 13 but chose to work as hard as I could until the condition became too severe.

i also have mild brain injury.

I went to Uni and worked amongst other things as a mortgage advisor then a youth counsellor. I am trained in Community Arts and also Person centred counselling.

i have also had jobs when i was a teenager in shops and a paper round.

I Live in a wheelchair adapted bungalow and receive dla and income support. This allows me to have an income which I feel after working very hard al my life sometimes two jobs at a time is deserved. I did not want to stop working as I had an excellent career however sometimes life isnt what you wish for.

since i use a wheelchair and also suffer from extreme muscle spasm and pain i do not go on holiday, or clubbing or bowling or to the movies. IN fact I do very little out of the house.

I am basically housebound unless someone takes me out in the car.
I got into reptiles when I was 19 but only kept for a few years.

I returned to my passion of reptile keeping when I was told by my GP working would no longer be viable and I was putting my health in serious danger by trying to work even part-time.

I therefore dedicate my time and money to caring for reptiles within my own home.

I also occasionally rescue animals.

I do not smoke rarely drink and dont give a jot for fancy clothes or shoes.



I have worked very hard in my life.. earning when I was at the height of my career 35k per anum.

Since i will now not be able to work again.. due to my condition being both chronic and untreatable I would prefer to live out my life with some happiness.

Keeping and caring for my reptiles gives me this.

I do not need to leave my house to care for them and this suits me very well due to the nature of my condition. I do not feel I am wasting my money on crap like cigarettes and wine. My animals after my children are my life.

I hope that gives a concise answer to your question

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[Moosmoo]

I have 3 jobs and the OH works full time