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  • Tahlullah
    Tahlullah Posts: 1,086 Forumite
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    Off to a flying start... sent my first email offering to volunteer either as a worker on the street giving out food, or in administration.

    Lets see if I am successful.

    Suprisingly, lots of places say they don't need volunteers.

    oh well.
    Still striving to be mortgage free before I get to a point I can't enjoy it.

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  • TallGirl
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    Glad you can still see the positives and would want to help others I am sure you will find something soon but don't forget to look after yourself as well it sounds a bit stressful with your job.
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  • tootallulah
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    Good luck on volunteering, I volunteer in my local food bank, it is important work, I do enjoy it but also if I am honest it also makes my angry that in Britain, people need a food bank, shaming for us as a nation.

    Sorry to hear about your job I hope you get something close to home soon.

    Re Blackpool, we always ask good candidates who withdraw why, sometimes a conversation reveals misconceptions etc. They must have been keen on you. And also there aren't always lots of good candidates it is a sign that your skills are needed.
  • Tahlullah
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    I agree, it does shame us that we have so many who are now reliant on food banks, and a large proportion of those in need are working. The saying 'A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members' should make us all stop and reevaluate. We are surely falling short and should hang our heads in shame, for allowing our society to find it acceptable to judge others as less deserving and to label people as scroungers, without fully understanding the rules of engagement.

    Nothing happening with the job hunting. I am staying right where I am. As I said, I have a lot of work to do to help us back onto our feet. We have stumbled, not fallen, and like people, you can struggle to your feet if others give you a helping hand and stand by your side whilst you are a bit unsteady. So, I am digging in. I fully expect to be in this job this time next year, perhaps a bit leaner, but still here serving the community. And if I am lucky, still overpaying my mortgage and doing a bit of voluntary work on the side.
    Still striving to be mortgage free before I get to a point I can't enjoy it.

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    07/19 - £77,500. 08/19 - £76,000.
  • tootallulah
    tootallulah Posts: 2,197 Forumite
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    Good for you, I hope that all of your digging grows fruit!
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,833 Forumite
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    Tahlullah wrote: »
    I agree, it does shame us that we have so many who are now reliant on food banks, and a large proportion of those in need are working. The saying 'A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members' should make us all stop and reevaluate. We are surely falling short and should hang our heads in shame, for allowing our society to find it acceptable to judge others as less deserving and to label people as scroungers, without fully understanding the rules of engagement.

    Nothing happening with the job hunting. I am staying right where I am. As I said, I have a lot of work to do to help us back onto our feet. We have stumbled, not fallen, and like people, you can struggle to your feet if others give you a helping hand and stand by your side whilst you are a bit unsteady. So, I am digging in. I fully expect to be in this job this time next year, perhaps a bit leaner, but still here serving the community. And if I am lucky, still overpaying my mortgage and doing a bit of voluntary work on the side.
    A beautiful post.

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  • Tahlullah
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    No word on becoming a volunteer. Oh well, if it happens, it happens.

    But, I have managed to increase my monthly payments on the mortgage by £200, so the great plan of being mortgage free before my 51st birthday is still on track.

    All good.
    Still striving to be mortgage free before I get to a point I can't enjoy it.

    Owed at the end of -
    02/19 - £78,400. 04/19 - £85,000. 05/19 - £83,300. 06/19 - £78,900.
    07/19 - £77,500. 08/19 - £76,000.
  • Tahlullah
    Tahlullah Posts: 1,086 Forumite
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    Breaking news! The application to become a volunteer has arrived!

    Stage 2 of world domination to commence this evening ... complete said form...

    Watch this space for further earth shattering news on the search for voluntary work.
    Still striving to be mortgage free before I get to a point I can't enjoy it.

    Owed at the end of -
    02/19 - £78,400. 04/19 - £85,000. 05/19 - £83,300. 06/19 - £78,900.
    07/19 - £77,500. 08/19 - £76,000.
  • LydiaJ
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    Tahlullah wrote: »
    Breaking news! The application to become a volunteer has arrived!

    Stage 2 of world domination to commence this evening ... complete said form...

    Watch this space for further earth shattering news on the search for voluntary work.

    That sounds promising. What sort of questions do you get asked on a form for volunteering in a soup kitchen?
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  • icontinuetodream
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    Good luck with the volunteering!!:D When my babies were young (before I went back to paid employment) I used to volunteer at a drop in centre for people with substance misuse and also for victim support....it was a really good experience and I enjoyed it a lot - it sort of decided my future paid employment too in a way as I went on to work with substance misuse clients and in the criminal justice system for a number of years following it! ;)

    Glad to be out of those fields now, but my volunteering certainly gave me an advantage and an understanding that I probably wouldn't have been able to gain if I had been paid for it :D
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