The recession, benefits, the safety net, and the learning curve

PasturesNew

cocktail wrote: »

took the horse to the waterhole, wouldnt drink........
then found out it was a donkey

eh?

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mewbie_2

lostinrates wrote: »

We keep our pet mewbie for that

Thanks LIR. And thanks for saying pet, not gimp.

SingleSue

The fact is, it is incredibly hard to adapt and adjust to a life on benefits when you have been working. A lot of times you will have taken on commitments that were easily affordable on your salary (mobile and home phone, internet, Sky etc, they tend to hold you to 1 or 2 years contracts) which you cannot get out of immediately.

The career claimant would not have that adjustment to make and has already got used to what they have coming in each week..they also seem pretty good at finding cash in hand jobs that they do not declare. The newly unemployed person tends to be slightly more moral and would (in the main) play things by the book.

The idea of having large finance (say for a car) outstanding would scare the eeekkk out of me if my job was at risk!

lostinrates

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mewbie (Today),

Hey you, I've even explained why oldernotwiser's joke wasn't funny, you don't thank those ones .....yet they still keep it clear you are my number one comedian (cleaver has gone hasn't he? )

PasturesNew

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If you've been working recently you probably have plenty of interview clothes, it's when you've been unemployed for a long time that interview clothes become a problem.

Many people's work environment are a little less 'smart' than an interview outfit... over the years you can get away with stuff... but to feel your best at an interview it's time you put the shiny suit to the back of the closet and got something smart enough for interview. My interview outfits would be smarter than regular work clothes, once established. When I was temping recently I turned up on the first day in my interview outfit - and the 2nd day.... looked around and realised people were less smart, so could ease up... then realised everybody else was wearing jeans except the boss (who always wore a suit).. so being in a lot of environments people don't have those smart clothes any more. Especially if they've not changed jobs for awhile and have piled on a few pounds.

mewbie_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Hey you, I've even explained why oldernotwiser's joke wasn't funny, you don't thank those ones .....yet they still keep it clear you are my number one comedian (cleaver has gone hasn't he? )

I may have clicked thanks when the board politics require that I shouldn't. And for that I am truly sorry.

And yes Cleaver has gone. And for that I am truly grateful.

Not really. Miss him a bit.

SingleSue

One thing about interview clothes, the job centre can do discretionary grants to buy new clothes as long as you have an interview lined up and can give the details over.

Mind you, I would probably feel too embarrassed to ask!

lostinrates

mewbie wrote: »

Not really. Miss him a bit.

Me too. But he's gone to a better place.

PasturesNew

mewbie wrote: »

I may have clicked thanks when the board politics require that I shouldn't. And for that I am truly sorry.

And yes Cleaver has gone. And for that I am truly grateful.

Not really. Miss him a bit.

Has he? I never notice.
Why?

PasturesNew

SingleSue wrote: »

One thing about interview clothes, the job centre can do discretionary grants to buy new clothes as long as you have an interview lined up and can give the details over.

Mind you, I would probably feel too embarrassed to ask!

Really?
For everybody?
Or just some that meet other criteria? Like ... the long-term unemployed.

My interview outfit is:
- £15 dress I bought in 2000
- £2 jacket from a charity shop
- £4 shoes from a charity shop

But it's a good look ....