For the first time in my life I feared for my mental health
We are not recalcitrant children to be bullied into submission.
APM
Dangerous to me, but also not applicable
They have criminalised unemployment, turned providers into probation and parole offices staffed by quasi police officers.
These systems are humiliating, dehumanising and cause so much stress and pressure
The job was meant to be landscaping. I am physically disabled and at the time had no access to a wheelchair.
I learnt nothing
It’s bloody hard work out on the trucks picking up and delivering furniture.
Work for the Dole sucks badly
My provider caused a problem with my poverty payment
Providers police welfare recipients and provide no support
The disability provider is no different to the provider I was previously assigned.
Lured to switch provider through SEEK job ads
Imagine how much better this country would be if you didn’t force jobseekers to piss away their time.
Profile: APM Employment Services
A for-profit employment services provider, APM is politically connected and was richly rewarded with Workforce Australia contracts despite a notorious record of abuse and mistreatment.
APM review, anonymous, 7 July 2023
The provider would encourage me to vent my issues with her, I did, this was a mistake, she then used it against me.
APM review, anonymous, 3 July 2023
Medical condition not recognised.
APM review, anonymous, 20 June 2023
I specifically recall being called an “arrogant prick” for asserting my rights.