I had a six-figure job and a beautiful family but lost it all. This is what it's like being a middle-class dad at rock bottom, how I've applied for 100 jobs and my mortifying experience at the Jobcentre: FRANK GIBSON ⊕

The timing felt cynical; the tone of casual friendliness a little too contrived. A 'quick catch-up' was what my line manager proposed. But my instincts were right.