Why do I bother?!

[FoxyLady]

I sent off my application for full membership MAAT status on the 02nd of September. After hearing absolutely zero for several weeks I eventually get an e-mail requesting more information. That was mid October. I had only 8 months experience with my current employer and because my old boss totally disregarded the AAT qualification I would not contact him for previous work experience even though I have worked in practice for over 5 years. Therefore I did not fulfill the AAT work experience criteria. I sent off my CV, all the hugely irritating forms, etc. I rang the AAT this morning and my application is with the assessors (yet again) and I should hear back in about 3 weeks. How long does it take to look at one application?! What do these assessors do all day?! I have now been with my current employer 10 months and by the time I will hear back no doubt I will have fulfilled the work experience requirement anyway!<BR>I would like to get this sorted out as I want to progress to onto ICAEW, maybe with another employer. Has anyone else feel as though they have been treated like this? Or am I the only one who keeps forgetting how 'professional' the AAT is in dealing with people? Sorry to moan but I've had it up to here waiting.

[sjcjd]

hi, did you manage to get it sorted? <BR><BR>Sorry to hear youve had all that trouble-did you visit student services when you enrolled at your college? they should have warned you!!! <BR><BR>i lost my exam form for Dec04 PCR. rang up an requested a new copy three weeks before the deadline. luckily i found the original, im still waiting for the duplicate!<BR><BR>Hope you can get your previous boss to help. i can sympathise with your situation, i had to wait four years til i got made redundant to b able to do the courses i wanted because my old boss didnt think i needed the qualifications and thought was a waste of my time, wasnt prepared to give me any support, so i left it. (more like he didnt want to give me a pay rise!)<BR><BR>SJ<BR>