14 DAY TRIAL // After being unemployed for more than one year, Grace Newton turned to her local job center for help and was stunned by the staff's attitude and lack of concern for the jobseekers' needs. She decided to test the staff's interest by filling out job applications with hilarious entries.
The 24-year-old says that she started frequenting the Jobcenter believing that they could actually help her, but after a few meetings where she saw that no one cared if she got a job or not, she decided to test her theory and fill in hilarious entries on applications.
In the section entitled “What will I do next?” Grace wrote “continue to do pointless bull so I can get the dole.” She then added “This is your last chance for you to pretend you care about my future,” following “I stared intently into your eyes,” in the “What Happened column,” notes Daily Mail.
As she assumed from the beginning, the disinterested staff members didn't even notice that the applications were bogus and signed them off, and that she wrote “heroin's treating me well.” Ms. Newton was shocked by her adviser's lack of interest and started becoming less and less optimistic about her future.
When the Department for Work and Pensions found out about the incident, they denied it and assured that workers were interested and cases like this were not accepted. “Every day Jobcenter Plus advisers across the country successfully help people move off benefits and work. Advisers are focused on making sure people get all the help and support they need,” the Department's spokesman said, according to Daily Mail.
Confronted with official response, the 24-year-old said she wouldn't fake her application because she has “more productive things to do with her time.” The woman just wanted to see if the Jobcenter workers pay any attention to the applicants' form entries.
UK's current unemployment rate is estimated to be around 7.6 % and is considered to be the lowest rate in the last three years, with statistics pointing to an even more positive change in the future.