Anyone been down the Job Centre?

space_rider

Can`t you sign on online. I went to DSS 20 years ago when I was pregnant and about to go on maternity leave for maternity benefit. It was awful so I never went back and didn`t bother with the maternity benefit. When I had my 2nd child they changed the rules so you you didn`t have to go.

WTF?_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

It might be. But apart from that 3 years, I just don't get it ... life ... all of it. I don't get how you pick something, how/where you study it ... and more importantly, how you know that there will be jobs that you can get when you've finished.

If it were just 3 years and if I knew how/where to study and if I knew where/what jobs (and how much) would be available at the end, I'd feel confident enough to think about that, or something else.

You know, it wouldn't be a bad idea to do a degree as a mature student. You probably have enough saved to support yourself and pay fees and you ought to be able to supplement that somewhat with web work like you currently do.

I wouldn't worry about the randomness of what would happen - do you prefer sitting in a studio flat all day because it is predictable?

PasturesNew

kunekune wrote: »

You are absolutely right about NHS IT, PN (did I get it right, that it is IT?). Even top level experience in another country's public health service does not help.

I was actually looking at "anything I could reasonably over-perform at", so even Grade 5 secretarial jobs. There wasn't actually any IT jobs on the listing we were looking at.

But yes, in IT there's no chance.

To get a job you really have to be an exact match, like a clone, of the last person they had. Or an exact match of their perfect candidate.... because somebody will be.

PasturesNew

!!!!!!? wrote: »

You know, it wouldn't be a bad idea to do a degree as a mature student. You probably have enough saved to support yourself and pay fees and you ought to be able to supplement that somewhat with web work like you currently do.

I thought about it, but was overwhelmed with the whole "what?" and the "is it financially actually worth it at my age?". I'd still end up being locked out from lack of experience in those closed shops.

!!!!!!? wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about the randomness of what would happen - do you prefer sitting in a studio flat all day because it is predictable?

If you don't have enough information to make a decision, then sit until there is enough information, which saves an expensive and irreversible mistake being made. The world according to aspies.

PasturesNew

mewbie wrote: »

You're right about the cliquey thing, but I don't quite understand. Do I need to?

No. I was just feeling really bad at myself for thanking your post where you reported a moron, but not thanking his post. When in black/white, he was right and you were really wrong.

Yours was in humour, but he was right.

And I thanked yours because "you're my mate". Which is now causing me pain because I know that is wrong and immoral.

But I couldn't help it.... I could see the funny side of it all.

So I slapped my own wrist.

WTF?_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I thought about it, but was overwhelmed with the whole "what?" and the "is it financially actually worth it at my age?". I'd still end up being locked out from lack of experience in those closed shops.


If you don't have enough information to make a decision, then sit until there is enough information, which saves an expensive and irreversible mistake being made. The world according to aspies.

It strikes me that some day you may look back and see sitting around in your little flat waiting to find out what it is you want to do as an irreversible mistake. Just find a subject you have a real interest in and explore the possibilities of doing a degree/diploma in it.

It's worth a punt.

beingjdc

PasturesNew wrote: »

Unless you start at the bottom in those sort of Govt jobs it's difficult to progress.

Definitely can be easier to work from the ground up.

That said, my flatmate just moved from the private sector to the not-quite-private (council IT, but outsourced) sector at a level somewhere between team leader and proper management. She is really talented at what she does, mind.

mvengemvenge

PasturesNew wrote: »

Yours was in humour, but he was right.

And I thanked yours because "you're my mate". Which is now causing me pain because I know that is wrong and immoral.

But I couldn't help it.... I could see the funny side of it all.

So I slapped my own wrist.

I did the same, thanking both, being torn two ways.

PasturesNew

!!!!!!? wrote: »

Just find a subject you have a real interest in and explore the possibilities of doing a degree/diploma in it.

And there's the trouble.... what if you've no idea what you're interested in? Just lots of bits and pieces bobbing about through your mind idly occasionally?

beingjdc

PasturesNew wrote: »

And there's the trouble.... what if you've no idea what you're interested in? Just lots of bits and pieces bobbing about through your mind idly occasionally?

Become Leader of the Conservative Party?

(edit punchline to taste)