The Work Programme New Thread

donnajunkie

Mara69 wrote: »

LOL responses as expected - and from the usual posters. To be honest, we've not had any of the problems you all claim - clearly we are lucky and you're not. I just thought it fair to balance the complaints with a compliment.

You all carry on whinging and whining to each other - feeding off each other's misery. I have far better things to do than to wade through your miserable ramblings - off to catch some rays

going by this it is obvious what your motives are.

donnajunkie

looby75 wrote: »

maybe if you had been through the WP yourself you might not be so quick to judge.

if they think its so great i wonder what they think of the recent figures quoted by an mp that in this region 22000 have been refered to the work programme and only 500 have got a job.

looby75

donnajunkie wrote: »

if they think its so great i wonder what they think of the recent figures quoted by an mp that in this region 22000 have been refered to the work programme and only 500 have got a job.

they would probably say it's because everyone on the WP is workshy :cool:

For someone who's work shy I've filled in 3 application forms just today. 2 of them are sadly 0 hour contracts but I'm so desperate I'll try anything I can physically do right now. If I don't get a job soon I really think I'm going to crack up (well I already have but thats a whole new post lol)

dandelionclock30

The whole thing is absolutley mental- they know theres no jobs, we know theres no jobs, yet there is an ongoing pretence, that its the jobseeker that must try harder. This suits the Tory ideology.
It would be more honest just to say it like it is, but they wont.
I think what would be a better idea like someone elce said on here would be to guarentee a full time minimum wage job for everyone whos been unemployed for a year or so.This is instead of paying these silly providers to get unemployed people to try harder.
They will never get results because its impossible- because the work isnt there.

kazzah60

Mara69 wrote: »

LOL responses as expected - and from the usual posters. To be honest, we've not had any of the problems you all claim - clearly we are lucky and you're not. I just thought it fair to balance the complaints with a compliment.

You all carry on whinging and whining to each other - feeding off each other's misery. I have far better things to do than to wade through your miserable ramblings - off to catch some rays

but your son hasn't ACTUALLY got a job yet................
I find your comments offensive - I am "not the usual poster" but even if I were my comments were valid, honest AND borne out by other professionals on this board

your attitude MIGHT change when your son still hasn't managed to secure employment and they are hounding him with inane suggestions such as " do you know how to conduct yourself at an interview?" from an adviser with BO and a very strange sense of business dress- who is earning approximately £15-20,000 less than the claimants they are seeking to help.

LadyMissA

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

The whole thing is absolutley mental- they know theres no jobs, we know theres no jobs, yet there is an ongoing pretence, that its the jobseeker that must try harder. This suits the Tory ideology.
It would be more honest just to say it like it is, but they wont.
I think what would be a better idea like someone elce said on here would be to guarentee a full time minimum wage job for everyone whos been unemployed for a year or so.This is instead of paying these silly providers to get unemployed people to try harder.
They will never get results because its impossible- because the work isnt there.

Not totally true. Lots of jobs and lots of descrimination.

wantsajob

LadyMissA wrote: »

Not totally true. Lots of jobs and lots of descrimination.

Yep, those first in line to get jobs will be those who already, or recently had a job for a long period, and those without disabilities. Employers can pick and choose these days.

LadyMissA

wantsajob wrote: »

Yep, those first in line to get jobs will be those who already, or recently had a job for a long period, and those without disabilities. Employers can pick and choose these days.

I had my last job for 5 years and has done me no favours.

Or if you are over qualified too goes against you. No one is going to take on someone with loads of experience for a junior role when they know you are going to leave as soon as you get something better.

dandelionclock30

What really gets on my nerves is when people say things like "just get a job in a shop/cleaning/admin etc while your looking". This just shows how little people understand about the current situation, theres not even that much going in these areas.

LadyMissA

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

What really gets on my nerves is when people say things like "just get a job in a shop/cleaning/admin etc while your looking". This just shows how little people understand about the current situation, theres not even that much going in these areas.

I have applied for jobs in shops like Primark, Boots etc and never got past the application process. You can't get a job unless you are offered one.