I might be missing something but it seems like some people here are being much harsher than when some female members expressed similar concerns.
The one that comes to mind is actually one I respect and would never badmouth.
If it were about symptoms, a lot more of us could work.
A person with half-controlled psychosis or such that they can cope with is eminently qualified to work at McDonald’s, Dollar Stores, Burger Kings and Wal Mart’s everywhere.
Fuel to the fire, I guess.
Amazon warehouse work requires no experience or resume but its brutal…
My take? I’m grateful for my disability benefits but no benefits system is perfect, so I’ll voice my complaints when I feel I must, and I support others doing the same, especially on a forum dedicated to a demographic renowned for needing social support.
I’ve worked almost full-time post-psychosis and I handled it okay for the most part, but everyone is different in terms of what they can cope with even when they’re not experiencing symptoms. I respect everyone’s struggle.
Its the severe negative symptoms that are preventing me from work, not the positives. I used to work as a physiotherapist before schizophrenia. Now I stay in bed all day everyday, only get up to eat. In bed either sleeping or on this forum.
I’m sorry, that sounds really rough 
Let’s perform a thought experiment if we will.
Person A has their psychosis and/or mood symptoms half under control.
They can buy their own groceries, prepare their own meals albeit not always from scratch.
They have a friend or three.
They apply for a job. Employers don’t know he/she is mentally ill. How could they, right?
Person B is almost completely symptom free.
No employers should know they were ever Sz.
They have an EQUAL or NEAR EQUAL chance to get a low level job.
Person A should have a good chance to keep the job.
What if they do know but care about severity of symptoms?
Well, you just admitted they can get that information.
Anyway things are pretty equal right?
Nobody cares about that, right?
Those pesky statistics.
People in the minority decided discrimination isn’t a thing xxpoofxx
It’s gone.
I sincerely wish I could. But you know how it goes. .
I have a government job and a masters degree and am a disabled veteran. I got a 10 point preference in getting hired. I self disclosed with a serious mental illness.
Out of how many people with schizophreniform spectrum disorders?
Didn’t you say you were already in the military?
Most of us don’t get that head start.
In general, good for you, related to the subject,
So what?
Sadly, been there, done that. I took it for 4 months total.
It’s possible for us to work and go to school. That’s relevant. I have done both. The VA measured my disability and I am at 100%. I got SSDI first try, less than three months with no lawyer and reviews every seven years.
I applied for vocational rehabilitation and the VA told me I couldn’t handle school or work and wanted to put me on an independent living program. Which is where you are too disabled to work and they help you find a hobby.
I said no thank you and enrolled in school and got a third degree and went back to work.
Determination can get you far if you don’t give up. But it took a long time to get there.
I fall under this 15%. I’m currently employed and have been for the past 7 or so years. I have a science degree from a UC (University of California). I credit the efficacy of medication, a moderate amount of outside care, self-will, and the rest I’d attribute to dumb luck (no voices, fair negative symptoms, a good motor when it comes to work).
@tomcat: besides determination, how would you attribute your successes?
@firemonkey u getting 1900 pounds a months … Thats a lot isnt it … i dont have single penny…
See page 34-35 .
Where I’m from the help is a joke. Vocational Rehab is basically there so government workers can collect a check.
Let me tell you about trying to get hired into Goodwill.
I showed up every week day and busted my $##.
They hired a guy with depression instead of me. He took self assigned breaks.
One time he found erotic trans performer playing cards in the sorting pile.
He was like “Look at this hyuk hyuk!” He took several minutes to examine them.
He in no way performed better than me.
In some places help is just a joke.
I’ve hopefully found a way around everything.
But things are a joke here.
I had education lined up but transportation refused to pick me up twice for orientation.
I wonder if that’s a way to say they help while barely ever giving the help?
Like our State House and Senate ratified that they’d help, but certain elements deny it whenever possible.
I’m not saying Sz and Sza can never and should never try to work.
I just don’t get some of the criticisms of some of the things o.p.
has said as many line up with reality.
He may have been saying “I applied for every minimum wage job I could find.”
“Why don’t you want to work?”
I just don’t like being told what I can’t do. Truth be told I am not doing so well in my job. I might get let go but I am trying.
I used to be able to bring my A game to everything and I just can’t do the things I used to be able to do. I don’t even know if I have a Z game but I realize I am fortunate and have a lot of education and experience from before I got sick that I can get good jobs with.
798 pounds seems like a decent chunk of change-- not the best, and definitely not the worst.
Have you tried re-working your budget, @anon98459728?
Perhaps you can make the money stretch a little bit more with a couple of edits.
Wishing you the best 
I refused, then applied on my own to a job that paid a competitive wage. From there, I worked my way up, up until I became a foster parent. Now I am in school again. This time with special accomodations.