I don't tell interviewers because like you say, they could very well think you can't do the job but do tell them soon enough after I've started. I've not been fired yet and only once a boss said I should've told him before. Which there's no way I was going to do.
The term disabled does appear to be used very loosely by councils though or maybe just in my area. For example, would you call someone disabled if they're partially sighted and need glasses to fix this? If glasses make them able to see, I wouldn't.
Those disabled car parking spots often seem to be put just about anywhere, without any thought put in place. Where I live there's a row of them (about 3 I think) and then none for the remainder of the streets in the area. 99% of the time they're always empty with cars parked on double yellow lines and the what over night (there's not enough parking, obviously not connected to the disabled parking spaces).
gasteropod wrote:I can't work full time but to my knowledge can't get benefits, really shitty situation.
Have you confirmed you cannot?
grim_tales wrote:Just because you are not 'visibly' ill doesnt mean you don't have an illness/condition!
That's a tricky one though. Plenty of people who say they cannot work are able to use a computer and therefore you'd imagine are able to sit at a desk and use one. I'm obviously simplifying things but there are definitely people who do exaggerate how ill they in order to get out of working period. The trouble is those who really are unable to work get lumped in with the rest. Obviously I'm very much generalising here.
I thought you had a job?
grim_tales wrote:Its actually fucking hard and demeaning filling in forms to claim benefits (DLA which I am entitled to) as well.
True. I find it more demeaning having to speak to the likes of the jobcentre who can be rude, clearly don't want to be there and talk to you like you're thick as shit. When in reality they do sweet F all except pay your jobseekers stamp. Proactive they certainly are not.
Markgway wrote:I don't need to read the article to know that Rod Liddle's a "penis of the highest order".
I suggest you do because whilst it shows a great deal of ignorance it also says some relevant points about people fraudulently claiming benefit at the loss of those who need it too.
This man is a penis of the highest order with his ill informed comment about M.E! Just because you are not 'visibly' ill doesnt mean you don't have an illness/condition! Its actually fucking hard and demeaning filling in forms to claim benefits (DLA which I am entitled to) as well.
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