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ruby_eskimo

26, Project / System Support Officer for the NHS: £21,500 (or there abouts).

Has absolutely nothing to do with my degrees but I love it. I'm leaving soon for an analyst post at a different hospital where my salary is going to be £25,600 roughly.

PeteW

dave4545454 wrote: »

There are some people who do work to help others.

Like the rest of us who work hard to pay your mortgage for you?

Jasonlucas93

Sainsbury's Nightshift 13300 a year

motorguy

dave4545454 wrote: »

Completely wrong.

Work by definition is the "physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something". Look it up if you want, there is no mention of money in the definition of working.

'Volunteer work' is work, there is a hint in the title. Just because you associate work with money it doesn't mean everyone is as selfish as you, there are some people who do work to help others rather than any financial gain to themselves.

But you are getting financial gain - you're claiming off the benefits system!

You're exploiting a system designed to help people while they are looking for work - NOT to sponsor the lifestyle of someone who decides they dont want to do paid employment.

There is no moral high ground you can take here - you're a parasite living off the welfare system when clearly you have no intentions of engaging in paid employment - and we as tax payers are having to pay for you.

motorguy

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

No it is possible to work for nothing - some refer to it as a calling.,

And its then ok to claim off the benefits system to pay for your lifestyle as dave is doing is it?

I refer to that as being a parasite.

motorguy

PeteW wrote: »

Like the rest of us who work hard to pay your mortgage for you?

Exactly.

Dave is chosing not to actively seek paid employment and instead is exploiting the benefits system to pay off his mortgage and pay for his lifestyle, yet seems to think he has some moral high ground because hes doing "charity" work.

But i guess all dole heads think its ok.

PeteW

John_Pierpoint wrote: »

No it is possible to work for nothing - some refer to it as a calling.,

It is possible to work for nothing, but means you must either live off other income/funds or chose to go without.

Unfortunately, that's not what Dave is doing - he's chosen not to be paid by his employer, and instead is forcing the taxpayer to pay him instead.

devils_spawn

34 - Credit Risk Manager for a Financial Institution, £57,250.

I'm actually one of the credit risk managers that stops stupid financial risks.

Broke_Kitty

23, Administrator, £17k

There was a period of my life where I was out of work so took a part time job in retail as it was all that was going and I wanted to be doing SOMETHING. A year along and still no full time employment opportunities, I realised I was actually losing money because I was paying for petrol and uniform costs, out of a wage which was less than the weekly JSA payment. I quit said 'job' and went on JSA for all of three months before finding a full time Administrator job which I am still in.

It was a miserable time, but I must say I was less miserable on the dole than in that part time job due to the people I worked with being a bit nasty and my losing money. It was also the main reason I'm in debt today, as I wasn't able to make ends meet.

I absolutely can't understand how so many people get benefits to such a high amount that they can live off it, but clearly plenty do.

John_Pierpoint

motorguy wrote: »

Exactly.

Dave is chosing not to actively seek paid employment and instead is exploiting the benefits system to pay off his mortgage and pay for his lifestyle, yet seems to think he has some moral high ground because hes doing "charity" work.

But i guess all dole heads think its ok.

I am still not 100% that Dave is not a troll - perhaps he can make time in his busy week to tell the rest of us what he does.

Then we can compare his usefulness to society against someone like a tobacco sales man, who raises oodles of income tax VAT and excise tax and does his bit in killing of useless wasters like pensioners, by making sure they die two years earlier.

Now who is trolling?;)