Jobcentre Rant (long)

vaporate

marydot wrote: »

Wait til your money runs out!!! Then who knows door you be knocking on Jobcentre no doubt.Just be grateful there is a benefit system in this country I know i am.Never bite the hand that feeds you.

haha I don't think so.

I am fortunate enough to be a fresh graduate who was unlucky enough to finish this year in a terrible job market. That's all.

I do have savings, no matter how small. Crawling back to the job centre i dont think so.

I will leave that to the ppl who dont want to work who need that money to buy beer and drugs.



As for dont bite the hand that feeds you, sorry but it doesnt.

What I claim from the government, the government will FEED OFF ME when im in work and being taxed to death. e.f 1/5 of monthly wages or more.

marydot

vaporate wrote: »

haha I don't think so.

I am fortunate enough to be a fresh graduate who was unlucky enough to finish this year in a terrible job market. That's all.

I do have savings, no matter how small. Crawling back to the job centre i dont think so.

I will leave that to the ppl who dont want to work who need that money to buy beer and drugs.



As for dont bite the hand that feeds you, sorry but it doesnt.

What I claim from the government, the government will FEED OFF ME when im in work and being taxed to death. e.f 1/5 of monthly wages or more.

Money and savings dont last forever and good luck with your job search.I am fortunate enough to be starting a new job monday and i am so glad i dont have an attitude like yours:rotfl:
Not everyone who claims benefits are on beer and drugs GET REAL!!!

Absinthe_Fairy

vaporate wrote: »

You have to be kidding.

I dare you to do a survey on fresh graduates this summer on whether they would take those jbos or remain unemployed until they find something else.

I'm confident in what the results would be.

When I first graduated (with a 2:1 from a top uni) I worked in a factory and behind a bar in order to pay off my overdraft. I knew loads of grads who did minimum wage jobs after leaving uni.

vaporate

:rotfl:

And what job is that?

i think your laughing for the fact of it. How sad. :rolleyes:

vaporate

Absinthe_Fairy wrote: »

When I first graduated (with a 2:1 from a top uni) I worked in a factory and behind a bar in order to pay off my overdraft. I knew loads of grads who did minimum wage jobs after leaving uni.

Small minority then.

liney

Vaporate, are you by chance getting interviews and then being turned down? :rolleyes:

I think we can give you a good idea why if so.

vaporate

liney wrote: »

Vaporate, are you by chance getting interviews and then being turned down? :rolleyes:

I think we can give you a good idea why if so.

Nope, if I did my ego would look like a grain of sand lol

Nah, I'm much more friendly in the 'real' world than the impression you are getting on here.

shikoku

Dabode wrote: »

This is just a rant regarding our local Jobcentre. My DH was made redundant 13 weeks ago after 40 years in the catering industry, the last 9 years at senior manager level and who has never ever claimed any kind of benefit in his life. He also suffers from peripheral neuropathy which has left him with minimal feeling in his hands so his days as a chef are gone since he would be a serious hazard to himself using knives etc. This however does not stop him being extremely good as a manager and troubleshooter.

Yesterday he was at the jobcentre for his 13 week interview where some snotty arrogant young female was interviewing him and said he must now lower his standards and apply for anything she deems appropriate. I should add that there hasn't been a week gone past that he hasn't been applying for jobs, ageism is indeed alive and well if you are 56.

She handed him a list of jobs, 3 in an industry he has no knowlege of but because they have manager in the title then they must be suitable :rolleyes: and another 3 which are chef manager jobs at just above minimum wage and they will take around 90 mins each way to get to.

He says that he has never felt so demeaned as he did while this young woman was talking to him as she smirked and told him that a 90 min commute each way for just above the minumum wage was in her mind acceptable despite him also pointing out that it is innapropriate for him to work as a chef.

I guess this is a rant about the whole demeaning process. He does voluntary work 2 days a week just to keep occupied, he studies and yet this dfemale who wasn't even born when he started working has the gall to sit and be sanctimonious and a proper jobsworth because he is claiming the grand sum of £64 a week which when this runs out he will get nothing as I also have worked all my life. There are families locally who are on their 3rd generation of unemployed and who are doing rather nicely thank you very much and who will happily admit that they have never had and never will have any intention of working :mad:

I don't suppose there is any purpose to this apart from getting it off my chest :mad::mad:

You had my sympathy until you started knocking other people. Then you lost it completely. Who are you to judge who is deserving and who is not?

vaporate

I think you are talking to the wrong person. (above poster)

DCFC79

I do think the JC do a good job or the staff who dish the the correct information out do a good job but what gets my goat is the fact that you can only call up to get the details about a job thats advertised on the job centre site, the opening hours of job seeker direct arent very useful if you work 8 30 till 530. You have a search when you get home and you see a job but you cant call untill saturday due to work and when you call up the job is closed,