tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post6563144534751456676..comments2023-03-27T10:54:13.350-07:00Comments on Winston Smith: More Pointless Pieces of Paper part 2WinstonSmith33http://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-2772968492992152212011-08-10T07:10:41.229-07:002011-08-10T07:10:41.229-07:00I understand your frustrations Winston. I have wor...I understand your frustrations Winston. I have worked in supported housing in Manchester for almost 7 years working in various hostels for but one organisation. The policies and procedures put in place by funders like DAST, SP and managers are a hindrance to any kind of performance and only serve demotivate staff working on the front line. If only our residents were as accountable as we were!<br fed up form fillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022819887531502690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-52163185008280798002011-05-19T09:30:46.460-07:002011-05-19T09:30:46.460-07:00I work in benefits and will never forget the time ...I work in benefits and will never forget the time that I realised that an alcoholic was getting more in benefits than I was getting in wages. With the maximum combination of Income Support and Disability Living Allowance you can get £250 p.w plus Housing and Council Tax Benefit.<br /><br />I've often found that its the twenty somethings that fail to sign on, older job seekers manage to get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-88983105079581138072011-05-04T04:55:50.238-07:002011-05-04T04:55:50.238-07:00OMG! I had no idea thats the way the system worked...OMG! I had no idea thats the way the system worked with guys and gals like him. TO be honest I think its shocking, all this pandering isnt doing anyone any favours least of all the poor taxpayer. The only way to deal with them is to show tough love and NOT give in. Sensible rules should be obeyed and if they arent then let the consequences of breaking them deliberately take place whether it be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-4815040241338061842011-04-24T14:42:52.007-07:002011-04-24T14:42:52.007-07:00I have to say i work as a registered manager in a ...I have to say i work as a registered manager in a childrens home with some very damaged children. We have to remember that these children have been damaged by adults. Their parents are ones who need to be taken charge of.The Children Act 1989 makes it impossible for social services to legally enforce parents to accomodate their own children which places the responsibility for care on the local Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-60869977267881506202011-04-24T00:59:23.284-07:002011-04-24T00:59:23.284-07:00E2E is a completre and utter, trendy, excuse-makin...E2E is a completre and utter, trendy, excuse-making waste of time. It does however, allow the ones who deserve it least to be treated well, while deserving students etc are ignored.Lawyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529229417293305107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-32638757826752347582011-04-23T05:35:49.153-07:002011-04-23T05:35:49.153-07:00"The voice of reason and common sense is ofte..."The voice of reason and common sense is often dealt with by ignoring or suppressing it or not offering a counter argument. Why? Well the idealistic, ultra-liberal approach to anti-social behaviour is the one currently espoused by policy makers and as we can see all around us in the wider society it is failing."<br /><br />Now <i>that</i> should be tattooed on the arse of every MPs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-37585352253368510872011-04-21T07:56:14.338-07:002011-04-21T07:56:14.338-07:00@RieLouise
The housing association encourages tho...@RieLouise<br /><br />The housing association encourages those with literacy/numeracy issues to attend E2E training which attempts to give basic numeracy and literacy skills. Most of them drop out or get kicked off due to anti-social behaviour and an inability to regulate themselves.<br /><br />If a resident requests information with regards to 'spiritual' matters or religion we are to WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-89988972648496182162011-04-15T00:22:08.800-07:002011-04-15T00:22:08.800-07:00I agree with a previous comment (sorry didn't ...I agree with a previous comment (sorry didn't catch the name), I went to a private school and it was paid for with the risk to my father's life (forces) and subsidised by my parents. <br />We were punished properly which didn't always mean hitting them. I was made to stand outside in the cold while my teacher smoked all my cigarettes for breaking the simple rule of no smoking on wheredoesthisgonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-77872603323505992472011-04-13T15:11:47.876-07:002011-04-13T15:11:47.876-07:00Winston,
I'm sure your clients (however much ...Winston,<br /><br />I'm sure your clients (however much they whine) are not in a state of absolute poverty. However, I'm sure there is plenty of spiritual and intellectual poverty. What steps do those professionals who are tasked with helping them, take to ameliorate this? You once mentioned a DVD night. Do you have literacy nights? Are there any measures designed to remedy the poor Rielouisehttp://rielouise.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-69882422326761983952011-04-09T19:43:36.331-07:002011-04-09T19:43:36.331-07:00Anon@ 8th April.... I am neither politically right...Anon@ 8th April.... I am neither politically right nor left and nor am I "clueless"...LOL.<br /><br />I took an interest in history when I received my education, which gave some rather huge "clues" as to how the system has worked for a very long time. The power and authority lays right at the top of the ladder, and it always has done. From Her Majesty's House of Lords, theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-16530877124178829972011-04-08T05:45:44.755-07:002011-04-08T05:45:44.755-07:00@Anonymous
This is typical left-wing rubbish. I c...@Anonymous<br />This is typical left-wing rubbish. I can't believe I'm reading it. You are clueless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-91036982303721091112011-04-05T20:18:42.991-07:002011-04-05T20:18:42.991-07:00No Winston, I do not think that the truly poor in ...No Winston, I do not think that the truly poor in places like Calcutta or wherever have it so good at all. I am sure that life is tough for them in many ways that are very different to the lives of the "poor" in the affluent UK, USA and other rich countries. <br /><br />However, studies it has been claimed in the media, have shown that poorer people living a simple life with few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-58820850291908721382011-04-05T12:12:05.861-07:002011-04-05T12:12:05.861-07:00@Anonymous above,
Supported Housing is about supp...@Anonymous above,<br /><br />Supported Housing is about supporting people to become independent. To that effect we are not allowed to take the rent contribution from people JSA/ESA. We write a Support plan in which a resident agrees to come and pay the roughly ten pound contribution from their rent. Their electricity, heating, water, council tax are all included in their rent payment which WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-75398518498053939672011-04-04T19:25:42.520-07:002011-04-04T19:25:42.520-07:00Hello Winston....I am a first time reader of your ...Hello Winston....I am a first time reader of your blog. It really is quite sad how cynical and bitter some can become due to working with the so called underclass.<br />Perhaps this negative attitude is due to the frustration that many who work with disadvantaged, and difficult people, often feel.<br /><br />Perhaps this common attitude expressed by support workers has a lot to do with all the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-31057824818700939652011-03-31T16:47:13.527-07:002011-03-31T16:47:13.527-07:00Hi Jan,
I feel your pain. Glad you enjoy the blog...Hi Jan,<br /><br />I feel your pain. Glad you enjoy the blog if enjoy is the right word.<br /><br />Go to the training at least you can have a laugh about it afterwards no doubt there will be plenty of spouting.<br /><br />My book has some interesting pieces on 'training'.WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-10018821001834063562011-03-31T13:33:16.214-07:002011-03-31T13:33:16.214-07:00Hi, i work for a supported housing project for a c...Hi, i work for a supported housing project for a company that sounds very similar to yours if not the same. I have the same issues that you have and get paid the pittance too. Compared to approved premise hostels where the staff are paid twice the salary and do half the work.<br />If only they would do job evaluations!<br />I also work with someone just like your team mate that regularly name andjannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-91142574048938546572011-03-26T04:32:27.452-07:002011-03-26T04:32:27.452-07:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.sewa mobilhttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-29478643853313368742011-03-24T10:53:32.488-07:002011-03-24T10:53:32.488-07:00Let me get this straight: this brat assaulted an o...Let me get this straight: this brat assaulted an old lady in the street and faced no legal consequences? No wonder the elderly feel as though they are under siege. Notice how cowards always choose their targets carefully. Hopefully next time he won't be so lucky.<br /><br />It makes me want to turn vigilante.rielouisehttp://rielouise.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-85883562250127275972011-03-18T04:10:26.849-07:002011-03-18T04:10:26.849-07:00I read this blog because it is a good reminder of ...I read this blog because it is a good reminder of real problems in a real world that many of us shut out from our thoughts most of the time. But hell, it's depressing. Not the behaviour of clients but the attitudes of the managers. And to think this pervades so many parts of the public service is, well, depressing. Above all it is our powerlessness to improve matters even if appropriate Brian Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192647347775194517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-73397452480863411752011-03-17T06:39:12.850-07:002011-03-17T06:39:12.850-07:00@Brian M
Making a cigarette with his pubic hair?!...@Brian M<br /><br />Making a cigarette with his pubic hair?! <br /><br />I'm going to dread asking, but was that the filling or the paper?Zenobianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-29938366986654667892011-03-16T10:26:57.931-07:002011-03-16T10:26:57.931-07:00@Hediki
I dont know why you assume I make a lot o...@Hediki<br /><br />I dont know why you assume I make a lot of money. I make much less than the average salary in the UK and struggle to get by.<br /><br />I disagree that able bodied people need to have a state funded support worker to help them write a budgeting plan and another written plan to go to the Jobcentre and another one to go to the Housing Benefit office and another to meet with your WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-69285430112156052952011-03-15T14:05:09.307-07:002011-03-15T14:05:09.307-07:00@Anonymous above.
Register with a social care age...@Anonymous above.<br /><br />Register with a social care agency. Many of them will need you to have at least 6 months of experience with young people. If you havent got that then just volunteer somewhere.<br /><br />There shouldnt be too many barriers to entry to work with Teenagers in Care, apart from a clean CRB check, as there is a high turnover of staff for the reasons outlined in this blog. WinstonSmith33https://www.blogger.com/profile/15780806194174659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-4934313637312096772011-03-15T08:07:29.729-07:002011-03-15T08:07:29.729-07:00I have been following your blog for a while now......I have been following your blog for a while now... and surprising as it may be I'd like to know the best way of getting into your profession... I think I'd be good at it. Any tips would be welcomed :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-89659122327317847262011-03-15T08:06:59.604-07:002011-03-15T08:06:59.604-07:00I have been following your blog for a while now......I have been following your blog for a while now... and surprising as it may be I'd like to know the best way of getting into your profession... I think I'd be good at it. Any tips would be welcomed :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224377669164135329.post-16569653297980175282011-03-15T06:38:13.679-07:002011-03-15T06:38:13.679-07:00I feel your pain Winston.
I worked in a training ...I feel your pain Winston.<br /><br />I worked in a training centre for 16-19 year olds last year. I left after one guy, who was caught making a rolled up cigarette with his pubic hair, got away with having a go at me and I ended up being warned for daring to confront him for making said cigarette. I walked out and never came back. Two weeks ago said little scrote jumped me (with a mate of course Brian Mnoreply@blogger.com