Should I take it?

worried36

I have been to an interview for a job that I think went well. It is for 30 Hours a week.
I was thinking of accepting it if I was offered it and then continue to look for something I want to work with and also take some courses.

Today I did the calculation and if I take the job I would only earn 8 pound more a week than if I stay on benefits.

I am not sure what to do, NO I dont want to be on benefits but the job is in a industry I dont want to work in and they did say that they want someone who will stay.

Please tell me what you think

Googlewhacker

This is a no brainer, course you take it for the following reasons

1) you are not a strain on the economy anymore
2) you are in work without a long gap on the CV
3) boost the morale
4) it will be easier to get into the industry you want to compared to being on benefits


there are more but those are sufficiant

Janey3

I think it would be a morale booster too, if you took the job. I wouldn't worry about leaving them if you found another job, as unfortunately there is not a lot of loyalty nowadays and they would soon replace you, that's the way it is.

I've just gone back to work at 63 and lost my benefits but I would rather be working.

Best of luck!

Mk14:37

Judas' post is rather blunt, but your opening post does read rather like "Why put in the effort of working for the extra £8 when I can just claim it off the state?".

Googlewhacker gives good reasons to take the job. You will definitely find it easier to change your job than to get a new one when you're out of work. The job you are offered could lead to better things - including a pay rise and / or more hours, meaning that you'd get even more money than on your benefits. Not to mention the possibility that the current government could scale back benefits, who's to say they won't?

You seem to be turning up your nose at £8 per week, but that is around £34 per month or £416 over the year. Does the employer offer a contributory pension scheme, in which case they might match an £8 weekly contribution, doubling your 'additional income'? Or to put it another way, if you banked that additional £8 per week you'd have around £200 to spend at Christmas - do you have kids or a significant other who would really appreciate this?

Finally, when you were doing your calculations, did you calculate where the money for your JSA was coming from? It comes from all those people who get up and do jobs that they don't necessarily like or enjoy, and pay tax on their income. If you were to join them, you would stop being a drain on society and become a net contributor - as although you would only make a small contribution in terms of tax and National Insurance, your employers would also pay Employer's NI Contributions to the state.

DCFC79

Take the job, do well in the job and get a good reference, if anything comes up apply for it and see what happens

Evilm

Take it. It may only be £8 but you might find that you really enjoy it and currently its certainly easier to find a new job when you already have one! People who are unemployed are reasonably unwanted right now!

David_Brent

I would take the job if I were you - I know when I became unemployed a while ago I took a big reduction in pay just to get back into employment nearly half of what I was earning at my previous job just to get my foot back in the door and soon got back to where I wanted to be. Also as others have stated it will boost your morale and would be somthing good to put on your CV. Maybe if you do not mind, would you be able to show how you worked out your calculations as only coming out with 8 pound more than you would on JSA? This is a perfect example of why people earning under 10k should not get taxed shame its going to take a while to be implemented.

gingerdad

I would say take it for the following reasons:-

It's easier to get another job when your already in a job.

You may only be 8.00 a week better off now, but that will change you'll only need to a couple of extra hours a week or a pay rise and it will build a bigger gap. benefits won't rise.

Its hard now think 30hrs for 8 quid, but i have a good friend who was no better off at first when he moved from jobseakers, but now is about 250.00 a week better off.

It will help build yourself esteem and get a better job in the future (or promotion)....

robpw2

if you don't take it can you give them my name ?? i need a job lol

sagalout1954

Take it. I'm with GingerDad's comment "it's easier to get a job when you've got a job". So what if they "want someone who will stay" - that's not an obligation. While there, check out if THEY have an training opportunities you can pursue. If not, 30 hours will allow you a bit of free time to take on outside training courses surely.

Something current to put on other applications/CV, do a good job whilst there and you'll have a current referee. Who knows, maybe you'll like it more than you think, perhaps better than hanging about on benefits!

MastaM

I was in the same situation, but mine I was making less than what I was on JSA...I took the job and hated it, but yeah I tried it. I have a full time job now so I'm happy with that