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work trial

icecrypt
icecrypt Posts: 18 Forumite
in Employment, jobseeking & training
im a unemployed single parent,and the jobcentre has told me i have to go on a 13 weeks work trial at, tk maxx in the town centre as any one worked here ,just wondering what it will be like,

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  • AdaptiveSequence
    AdaptiveSequence Posts: 51 Forumite
    It'll probably suck big time. Work trials in the retail sector are the absolute pits.
  • bunnyy
    bunnyy Posts: 6 Forumite
    icecrypt wrote: »
    im a unemployed single parent,and the jobcentre has told me i have to go on a 13 weeks work trial at, tk maxx in the town centre as any one worked here ,just wondering what it will be like,

    Hiya
    its not that bad you might like it.

    they'll probably ask you to either work on deliveries or maintaining . .:) depending what time you work.
  • icecrypt
    icecrypt Posts: 18 Forumite
    ill be working 20 hours a week as im a single parent,they have not discussed the times yet ill be starting in may.
  • dugdale_2
    dugdale_2 Posts: 470 Forumite
    Is it a worktrial for a permanent job or is it launchpad?
  • bunnyy
    bunnyy Posts: 6 Forumite
    icecrypt wrote: »
    ill be working 20 hours a week as im a single parent,they have not discussed the times yet ill be starting in may.

    For the new comers its manly maintaining on shop floor.

    depending if they keep you then there might be some till work too.
    :)
  • dark_lady
    dark_lady Posts: 961 Forumite
    TK Maxx? That makes a change. From what ive seen on the internet its usually Poundland.
  • dave4545454
    dave4545454 Posts: 2,025 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    dugdale wrote: »
    Is it a worktrial for a permanent job or is it launchpad?


    it's free labour for the company
    Martin has asked me to tell you I'm about to cut the cheese, pull my finger.
  • dugdale_2
    dugdale_2 Posts: 470 Forumite
    dave4545454 wrote: »
    it's free labour for the company

    Thanks for the comment Dave but is it a work trial for a permanent position or is it Launchpad?
  • scooby088
    scooby088 Posts: 3,385 Forumite
    For me these companies give false hope to many people, i always offer to do a half day trial when i go to interviews for me anything longer is exploiting the unemployed, it's time these companies were made accountable and to prove they actually have jobs to give instead of these trials.
  • floss2
    floss2 Posts: 8,030 Forumite
    To give a slightly different view - my eldest son did a work trial 2 years ago for a company as an admin / IT clerk, did his 13 weeks, tey took him on and have given him 2 payrises since then.

    So it isn't always just "free labour" or a non-existent job.
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