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270,000 Civil Service Workers To Strike For 2 Days
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It's all about perseverance.
I have worked in the private sector for the last 25 years. I got made redundant Jul 2009. I have applied for numerous public and private sector vacancies and have just received a letter to say I have been successful with a public sector role. The role is 6K less than what I was earning in my previous private sector role, The hours are longer and I have to travel much further than before. However, a job is a job and I am very grateful.
BTW to obtain this job, I had to complete a 75 minute online test with a pass rate of 95%, then attend an interview on a Sunday (Mothers Day). I was told by the HR dept that there were 1800+ applicants originally, the original newspaper advert did not explain there was 25 posts available, it just looked like one post.
I'm hoping that because they are an 'Equal Opportunities Employer' and due to me having a disability, that I get treated with more respect than other private companies I applied to for a role who saw that I was disabled and wrote me off prior to investigating whether I was capable of doing the job first!
I have no idea what I am letting myself in for by taking this public sector role. However, it's not a life unless you have experienced as much as possible - so fingers crossed.
It sure beats sitting at home feeling sorry for myself and having no cash. I can assure you that although I do sympathise with public sector workers and their views on recent retrospective changes. I will not be striking myself over terms and conditions that will certainly benefit me personally from any private sector role I have had in the past.
Thanks for letting us know about your situation.
No doubt the morons who keep saying that public sector workers earn megabucks be saying that this is just an exception!
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