Unemployed ,no money, no future?

Badger_Lady

It is a frustrating circle of trying to get a job to get experience to get a job... but yes, do keep at it! Do what you can for now - working in a shop, cinema, Office Junior - even part time is much better than nothing.

I went on the dole when I was 20, but carried on working 15 hours per week minimum wage as a Shop Assistant. My wages meant that I didn't get any dole money (50p a week or something) but still had the benefits of the Job Centre. And I was also demonstrating my employability - I had a reference from the Shop Manager who understood my need to find full-time work.

Anyway, I then found a fabulous job as a Marketing Assistant and my career's gone nuts from there! Seven years later, I'm a senior manager at a very well-known brand earning nearly three times what you say you need. And I never even did my A-levels.

So hang in there, dude! It can be done The only things you need in this life are confidence and determination.

wireframe_2

Person_one wrote: »

Are you really comfortable suggesting that with the number of flag draped coffins appearing on the news in recent months?

"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"

I assume we'd all be speaking German now if you had your way, nein?

Woody01 wrote:

Are you French?

LOL!

Person_one

woody01 wrote: »

Spoken like somone that knows nothing about the forces except what is on tv.
OR
Are you French?

I spent of 10 years in the Royal Marines, and unfortunately, being killed or injured is an occupational hazard. SOme of us get lucky...some don't.
Facts are though, that the forces teach you discipline, self confidence and most of all, how to cope with ANYTHING life throws your way.

When i left (1999 after 3 Gulf Tours), i was offered job after job. And no.....not NMW stuff, but all £30+K.
I now run a multi-national company.

Employers love ex-forces people.

I know my friend lives in fear that her fiance won't live to marry her. That she has nightmares most nights and that he's seen friends killed and horribly injured in front of him.

Employers might love ex-forces people, but if you ask me there's too high a risk of becoming ex-people in the forces for me to ever suggest it to somebody desperate for work.

Its not a 'job' really is it? People shouldn't go into it purely because they feel they don't have any other options.

BigLee_24

Got to agree with Harry and Woody not only do the Armed Forces offer all that Woody said but they will also give you free education Ive just finished my second GCSE with them and are now looking at an A level all paid for.... :j

Hammyman

Person_one wrote: »

Are you really comfortable suggesting that with the number of flag draped coffins appearing on the news in recent months?

To be honest, there's only been a few hundred over 10 years which is nothing. Its only recently exceeded the number killed in the Falklands War which only lasted 2 months and 2 weeks.

Person_one

Hammyman wrote: »

To be honest, there's only been a few hundred over 10 years which is nothing. Its only recently exceeded the number killed in the Falklands War which only lasted 2 months and 2 weeks.

I know its not the most dangerous job you can have (I wouldn't recommend deep sea fishing either, which is!) but its not a 'job' in the usual sense. Its a life, and a risky one. As well as the deaths there are great numbers of people with life altering injuries returning home.

I think it would be easy for someone young, out of work, despondent and desperate to join the forces for all the wrong reasons, and they can't just resign!

Of the people being killed and injured, a disproportionate number are young, from poorer backgrounds and have low levels of education.

BigLee_24

Person_one wrote: »

I think it would be easy for someone young, out of work, despondent and desperate to join the forces for all the wrong reasons, and they can't just resign!

Why exactly cant people resign?? You have 6 months from when you join to leave at anytime.... (Under 18's can leave at any point up until they are 18) After the 6 months there is a 3 years return of service then you can leave.... :beer:

Person_one

BigLee_24 wrote: »

Why exactly cant people resign?? You have 6 months from when you join to leave at anytime.... (Under 18's can leave at any point up until they are 18) After the 6 months there is a 3 years return of service then you can leave.... :beer:

I admit I don't know the details, I'm very glad there's a 6 month probationary time, but you can't exactly down tools and go home in the middle of a tour of duty can you?

What sort of thing would you be doing in the first 6 months? Is it representative of the full picture or army life?

BigLee_24

Agreed you cant 'down tools' but the first 6 months is probably the hardest depending on the job you do obviously (home sickness is probably the hardest thing in training).... It is impossibe to give an acurate picture as everyday is different! Also to go against public belief the Armed Forces is bigger than the Army....

ariarnia

woody01 wrote: »

Facts are though, that the forces teach you discipline, self confidence and most of all, how to cope with ANYTHING life throws your way.

It really does seem to depend, I know several ex-squadies that have been really messed up by being in the forces and find it really hard to cope with an unregimented life where they're expected to make their own choices and function when there aren't strict rules - always depends on the person on how they respond to a situation.