Need to face the Music

Ames

My sister's even been turned down for call centre work because she doesn't have experience, same with admin stuff.

ZTD

LouiseJ wrote: »

People have several career changes these days so to tell kids this is there ONLY chance of getting a job by getting high grades is just bonkers.

My kids happiness will always come before grades although that doesnt mean that I am not proud as punch if they do well.

When it gets to this stage, people just ask "How many GCSE's/O levels do you have?"

No one is bothered about grades once you have A-levels/degrees etc. For better or worse, the gift of the gab is far more important.

ZTD

Ames wrote: »

That's why we're so proud of my sister (and maybe why we're so soft). She didn't have a secondary education, only got dual award science, but managed to get through a levels and a degree. She'd have been written off long ago if there wasn't the second chance at sixth forms etc.

Of course, it's all pointless cos she's graduated in the middle of a recession and can't get a job for love nor money, but that's by the by.

So did I.

Tell her to take anything - shelf-stacking or whatever she can get.

Once she gets "experience", then things will start to take off. It's getting that initial traction thats hard.

LouiseJ

Halfway though my final week off:eek:

Lots to do, not enough time......

I had better get my skates on hadnt I. Matched bet has paid out so today I will be looking for another freebie.

I have booked in for a financial review at my bank as I am not happy with some of the accounts I hold there also going to apply for the Halifax reward current account where you get £5 a month so long as you pay your salary in. Cant be bad and they are open Sat mornings too.

List to do today....

• Flylady bathroom and finish off kitchen from yesterday
• Hang out washing and iron when dry
• Go to financial review
• Pop to Asda for a couple of things, I need some ham, bread and fruit
• Carry out M Shop
• Sign up for new Bookmaker offer
• 6 mile walk

Better get on with it then:rolleyes:

LouiseJ

List to do today....

• Flylady bathroom and finish off kitchen from yesterday Done
• Hang out washing and iron when dry Done
• Go to financial review Done
• Pop to Asda for a couple of things, I need some ham, bread and fruit Done
• Carry out M Shop Done and entered results
• Sign up for new Bookmaker offer Might do this Tomoz
• 6 mile walk later when OH gets in and it cools down a bit

Interesting and productive day, signed up for new current account with Halifax and not only do I get £5 a month I also managed to wrangle £50 out of them as a thankyou:D

jinky67

skint_spice wrote: »

Sorry, I thought he was younger, that's not too bad then. Is he going back for 6th year?

he is yes, but is only re-sitting one of them, he wont listen

Ames wrote: »

Highers are like A levels aren't they? I'm not surprised that doing 6 means lower grades, the workload must have been horrific!

oh not for my DS, he did ferk all, all year

not that i ever did either BUT you always want your kids to learn from our mistakes, shame they never do:rotfl:

LouiseJ

Kids are weird Jinks........all of them:rolleyes:

Just as long as my 2 arent up to the things I was up to at 16:eek::rotfl:

jinky67

LouiseJ wrote: »

Kids are weird Jinks........all of them:rolleyes:

Just as long as my 2 arent up to the things I was up to at 16:eek::rotfl:

should we ask?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

As if you would know anyway:p

beanielou

LouiseJ wrote: »

Kids are weird Jinks........all of them:rolleyes:

Just as long as my 2 arent up to the things I was up to at 16:eek::rotfl:

my point exactly:eek::eek:

redsquirrel80

LouiseJ wrote: »

List to do today....

• Flylady bathroom and finish off kitchen from yesterday Done
• Hang out washing and iron when dry Done
• Go to financial review Done
• Pop to Asda for a couple of things, I need some ham, bread and fruit Done
• Carry out M Shop Done and entered results
• Sign up for new Bookmaker offer Might do this Tomoz
• 6 mile walk later when OH gets in and it cools down a bit

Interesting and productive day, signed up for new current account with Halifax and not only do I get £5 a month I also managed to wrangle £50 out of them as a thankyou:D

Well done - how did you manage to get £50 out of the bank, that is impressive!