Why you should never apply for a job without knowing the exact location

Keeping_Positive

Wow what a nightmare Gingernutty, Funny blog though.

WhiteHorse

LisaB85 wrote: »

They wanted you to use a Taxi to get to work every day do they know how much taxis cost?

They work for the public sector. What would they know about reality?

LisaB85

I've gone through all my old ase forms that we have to fill out and I haven't even written that I have applied for it so I must have a applied a long time ago :-S

I could get there in 1hr45 min but would require a walk along a country lane with no paths....fine in nice weather or day light but in the winter in the dark?

Return journey is worse taking over 2 hours with a longer walk through country roads that a friend of mine said he won't even bike down as they are dangerous.

Do people think of safety?

MonkeySaving?

If you want a job badly enough, you'll do anything to get it. If that means walking for 2hrs then I can't see the problem, buy a secondhand bike and turn it into a 30 minute commute instead.

LisaB85

MonkeySaving? wrote: »

If you want a job badly enough, you'll do anything to get it. If that means walking for 2hrs then I can't see the problem, buy a secondhand bike and turn it into a 30 minute commute instead.

Sorry but my personal safety and health is more important, it isn't a safe route and in bad weather I'd be stuck completely.

Have you walked 4 hours a day 5 days a week? No I didn't think so and I doubt you would either.

MonkeySaving?

LisaB85 wrote: »

Sorry but my personal safety and health is more important, it isn't a safe route and in bad weather I'd be stuck completely.

Have you walked 4 hours a day 5 days a week? No I didn't think so and I doubt you would either.

No, because I worked hard and bought a car, however I cycle every day for 2 hours on a purely recreational basis. £20 will get you a bike to achieve your aim. What's your next excuse?

LisaB85

MonkeySaving? wrote: »

No, because I worked hard and bought a car, however I cycle every day for 2 hours on a purely recreational basis. £20 will get you a bike to achieve your aim. What's your next excuse?

It is not an excuse it is realistic. Go and troll elsewhere.

xxJudexx

LisaB85 wrote: »

It is not an excuse it is realistic. Go and troll elsewhere.

I don't think they are trolling. When desperate people will do almost anything to get to work. My grandfather cycled to work every day. His journey was around one and a half hours each way, then he did a 12 hour shift. He did day (6am to 6pm) and night (6pm to 6am) shifts so was out in the dark. It didn't matter what the weather was like, he would have just left earlier if the weather was bad.

I have a car but when it doesn't work I walk, it takes me an hour to get there. It's just the things you have to do to earn money.

I'm sure there would be someone willing to car share. Most companies have a car share board where you can work out who can give you a lift to work. If there isn't one you could suggest it to your boss (assuming you got the job and took it!).

Good luck with your job search, I only have part time work at the moment and am searching for full time employment. I know how hard it can be.

LisaB85

xxJudexx wrote: »

I don't think they are trolling. When desperate people will do almost anything to get to work. My grandfather cycled to work every day. His journey was around one and a half hours each way, then he did a 12 hour shift. He did day (6am to 6pm) and night (6pm to 6am) shifts so was out in the dark. It didn't matter what the weather was like, he would have just left earlier if the weather was bad.

I have a car but when it doesn't work I walk, it takes me an hour to get there. It's just the things you have to do to earn money.

I'm sure there would be someone willing to car share. Most companies have a car share board where you can work out who can give you a lift to work. If there isn't one you could suggest it to your boss (assuming you got the job and took it!).

Good luck with your job search, I only have part time work at the moment and am searching for full time employment. I know how hard it can be.

While I am desperate I understand I need to look after my health and safety too, I have done the whole having to walk to work (an hour each way) then work a whole shift and can honestly say I felt !!!! and too tired to have any real life as such.

I don't have a driving licence so don't drive at all so a car share would be more of me relying on them driving all the time, would I get the job on the basis of having to get lifts or a long walk/bus ride/cycle in all weathers? they would look at me as unreliable, a lot of interviews contain questions about my transport situation, the last was a normal bus ride then 20-30min walk and when I explained she wasn't impressed and mentioned something about unreliability of bus services.

londonTiger

This is exactly why we have immigrants taking "our jobs", they'll risk life and limb latching onto bottoms of lorries to get into britain. Many even die over a long land journey from afghanistan all the way to the UK. The crusaders managed barely half of that journey.

All for what? for a chance to work, any job will do.

And you have Britons who can't be bothered to cycle an hour to work. If this is a public sector job, it has to be close to public transport for community members to have access, so I doubt it's that far away from public transport.

On my first job I traveller 1h45m one way, I carred a heavy folding bike on my shoulders into the underground, and then when I got out, I unfolded the bike and cycled for half an hour to get to my place of work.

If you want to work you will find a way, you're being lazy. Even a decent runner will cost you only £1500. It's a small sacrifice, many students go through university, who will now be paying 9 grand a year, plus student loan to get a decent education. Buy a car to get to and from work is a tiny sacrifice.