Problems with Job Coaches?
Thursday June 5, 2008
Rosiea2008 has shared her work story on the forum. It is a bit long, but what is intriguing is what she has to say about her experience (and others') with job coaches.
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Comments
Job coaches treated Deaf/ HOH community like preschool children. I noticed some of job coaches looked at Deaf/ HOH people were not well prepared for any interview. Job coaches forgot some of Deaf/ HOH are already have college educated and more than 5 years job experiences. They still think we are like “Corey” from Life goes on TV Show. Sorry, I had to be very blunt and straightforward about Job coach.
Job coaches treated Deaf/ HOH community like preschool children. I noticed some of job coaches looked at Deaf/ HOH people were not well prepared for any interview. Job coaches forgot some of Deaf/ HOH are already having college educated and more than 5 years job experiences. They still think we are like Corey character from “Life goes on” TV Show.
I have exactly same situation as Rosiea2008. She is NOT alone. I believe there is more people are same situation as we do! I lost EVERYTHING. February 2005, I left the company for 9 years due to serious family emergency. I already have BFA degree and 18 years computer skilled. I am excellent personality and work ethic person BUT… VR, DHHS, Job coach and others treated me like WORSTEST of all like stoop us under Corey’s level.
I lost house, cars, saving account, children, divorced…. SSI are wasting my time to get benefit check for three years. I lost all the freedom. I am preparing myself to go under 6 feet under the ground.
What I’m about to write wouldn’t be good for anyone to read. sorry in advance…
Rosie’s English sucks! I wouldn’t want to hire her!
Julie B.
Hey, You are so disrespectful and insecure person. You seem do not care what Rosie’s story. You are really focused on her ENGLISH instead of a plain and simple story!!!
She is human being like everyone. I bet one day you will go through same situation as Rosie’s. I USED to be like you while I worked for the company in 9 years like being egoism and arrogance. Until I left the company which I had to deal with serious family emergency. My world flipped upside and down big time and live through H E L L.
she is right the hearing community dose take advantage of the deaf in the work place. i lost my job in 2003 due to my hearing prob’s
i had to have surgery and they refused to keep my position open until i could return to work. i was told either my job or the surgery i had to give one up . so i gave up my job to have my surgery & i had a baha implant . since then i have not been able to work .
I am 90% deaf now and the baha is only used when needed. I am now disabled but i still feel i can work a part time job . but there far & few between . I am also looking for ASL classes so that i can learn to communacate when i do go totaly deaf . there is nothing here where i live in hopkinsville,Ky .if anyone as any ideas please feel free to email me @redneckwoman61@aol.com there is a group of about 8 people here that are hard of hearing or deaf and none of us know ASL . thats sad that we don’t have no one here to help us . as for roseia you go girl !!!!
you have a right to be heard just like the rest of us !!!!!!
To Julie B.,
Quit being disrespectful to the Deaf/HOH. Why don’t you think about about Rosie’s story instead of focusing on her English, or for anyone’s English (hearing or deaf).
Rosie is a human being, and quit getting such a big ego about her English.