9 months ago, i was forced to take a 40% pay cut, with notice via text message when i was hundreds of miles away from home. we were told this was temporary, or, id have drove straight home, and quit the next day due to severe breach of contract, anyway, to 'help out' for 2 months, i still worked as usual, on the promise that 'at the end of the summer everything would be sorted out for those who help during this difficult time'
fast forward to now. over those 9 months, ive used up the entireity of the small amount of savings i had, just to pay bills. my contract states that i work from 9am-5:30 PM, so as i now only work 60% of the week, it means i work 25.5 hours (even though some weeks, in 3 days i spend more time than that on the road) which means i work more than the 24 hour 'part time' window
i pay FULL rent and council tax, and get ZERO benefit in any shape or form, after my reant and council tax is paid, i am left with around £120 FOR A MONTH to pay gas, electric, water, car insurance, house insurance, buy food, pay for fuel and keep some towards car tax
if i was on JSA, i would get my rent and council tax paid, and have more than twice the monthly income i have now for everything else
but, if i quit the job im in now, i get nothing, if i do something to ensure i get fired, i get nothing, so im stuck, living in poverty compared to most of the estate where i live, who all claim benefits, BECAUSE i work
the whole system is fooked up as fook
