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Rich -you are a star!!!
As Suzanne says- invaluable for the forum.
Maria
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Hi Rich, Just read your blog, A very informative one at that. You really do know your stuff and can be a great help to those who need it. I like the fact you are so positive it definitely makes a difference to RA. I do hope you start to feel better in yourself soon and can apply to jobs of your choice. Good Luck Lorna 
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Thanks for all your comments :) Just found out today ..by email .. the closing date for the application was midday today and i only posted the form on Saturday !!! ..but i have an interview ..with the Disability Alliance on Friday :) wooohooo. It's a perfect job and even though i'm just beginning treatment ..i'd be a fool not to try ! The job is advising people who are on benefits on what they should be able to claim on return to work , and also writing fact sheets etc :) Ypu might even see my name on The Disability Rights handbook (I can but dream !) Watch this space ..but i'd better do some revision between now and Friday :O as its a 45 minute test then a 45 minute interview:O Im off to celebrate with some Milk as i've just started (10 days) on Leflunomide :O Rich XX "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Well done on getting an interview. Fingers crossed
Rose
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Yay - well done on the interview date Rich. It sounds exactly what you are good at, so fingers crossed (in a crooked sort of RA-way!) Comiserations on the celebratory glass of milk, from a fellow Leflunomide-taker! XX Ailsa
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Fantastic news on getting the interview, lots of best wishes for Friday.
Sheila
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Well Thank you all :) Had the interview yesterday ,eeek , first interview in over two years ,interview went ok , i think , but i know i didn't do well on the 45minute benefits test which annoyed me hugely, as i can normally do them at the drop of a hat :( oh well will find out by the middle of next week . I originally wasn't too bothered if i got the job , but now if i don't ..i will be gutted :( Oh well we will see :) Looks like London has given me a throat infection too :( Rich :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hi Rich, Well done for getting the interview. I am sure it all went well. I hope they let you know soon Would be interested to know if you disclose your RA? either on application or during interview and how did you find that? Is it full time? I have been applying for jobs too (part-time) - nothing yet which is downheartening filling in the application forms are hearing absolutely nothing.  Mari
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Well didnt get the job but got good feedback despite this :( Just aswell as now my hands are killing me and cant type too long or use a mouse :( C'est la vie:) Mari ..i disclosed for this job ..if a company has the disability logo on it and advertises a job ..and you fit the minimum criteria , they have to give you an interview :) Rich :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Sorry to hear this Rich, but think of it as Interview Practise, and hold on to the Good Feedback.
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Thats part of the reason i went for it :) as i know i am not well enough for full time :) but hey ho :) Still working towards that goal .. and as it's a drastic change from being a copier engineer, i have done very well so far :) Thanks for the empathy :) Rich :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hello Rich Sorry that you did not get the job, but very well done on having the good feed back. Keep applying. Sorry your hands are not good today.  Rose
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Hi Rich
Thanks for the post, you did really well to get to interview stage I would think in the current climate ! Pretty tough at there.
Hope your hands feeling little better, I love to soak mine and arms too in lots of really warm water when they are hurting - really seems to work for me.
Take care, Julia
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Thanks everyone ..means a lot :) It's only me i have to look after(and the mice under the floorboards) so no real problem. Always had the work ethic and it's difficult to let it go... and I'm a stubborn one ;) R :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hi Rich,
just read your posts, sorry it wasnt ment to be, something better will come along. any how you have plenty to keep you busy here.
Take care
Anne xx
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Thanks again Anne and my local CAB couldnt live without me :) ( i'm dreaming again) mind you if my hands don't start working then im stuffed and "Dragon Naturally speaking" won't work there ;) hehe i WILL find an angle :) Rich ;) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Well here is round two .. saw the Disability alliance job that i went for a while ago (on this thread) advertised again , so i emailed them , and i got an answer back that they do not need to interview me but i just have to do a similar benefits calculation test as i did last time (and i knew i had mucked that up last time) Still not well enough for full time but with the Equality act they have to make reasonable adjustments :) (eg (working from home etc) So now i am doing calculation after calculation of all the benefits :) January 13th is the date :) so plenty of time :) Nice to know they are still interested in me :) Not sure what i will do if i don't succeed this time and also not sure what to do if i get offered the job :O Got to try though :) Rich :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Good luck with it Rich! Doreen xx
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Thanks Dorat :) and like the new avatar BTW :) R "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Oh Rich, i wish you the very best of luck, I know what you are saying about full time, i went part time 3 yrs ago, it made my life a lot easier, but there are times when i try and keep up with full timers, i think other put the pressure on, i then have to reign myself in, as i know i will go down fast as the stress becomes to much. I hope this job is all you are after, Just remember, you cant do a full time job on part time hrs. This is what i tell myself often. lol lol Happy new year to you! Anne-m xx
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