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I saw this - I thought the bit about 'there not being any jobs in his line of work' was particularly cutting - most would think after finding no jobs in their line of work for 10 years that may be they should consider alternative employment?
As he's a software engineer, then maybe he could get a job doing that; it's not as if he's a gas lamp lighter or gramophone repairman!I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
These lay abouts that are unemployed and claiming benefits should be made to work for the money. Get them out there doing community servince type jobs, painting, litter picking etc, and while they are doing it they should have a high visit tababrd on with 'lazy benefit claimant' on the back.
In Denmark (a very pro-state social assistance country) once you've been unemployed for a certain amount of time - either 3 or 6 months, I can't quite recall - you have to accept whatever placement type job they give you or your benefits are ended. I believe it's a reasonably recently introduced initiative and was only initially rolled out to a certain age group I believe. The OH did a few months' work in a local nursery school (for 3-7 year olds) where incidently the other members of staff thought it was excellent having a young male in what, even in egalitarian DK, is a predominantly female occupation, and then six months in a municipal-run museum.
Another initiative in DK I thought was good is that the unemployment benefit level is calculated as a percentage of the claimant's salary for a defined period prior to unemployment up to a cap and is therefore linked to contributions etc.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »As he's a software engineer, then maybe he could get a job doing that; it's not as if he's a gas lamp lighter or gramophone repairman!
My OH works in IT, the idea that he hasn't been able to get employment in his "line of work" (is he telling the truth?) made him laugh when I read that bit out :rotfl:He thought I was joking (making it up as I read the bit out loud.)
Is that guy for real? My OH doesn't work in e-learning or educational software, but I do wonder if he did some sort of 6 week job centre course and is now claiming to be a software engineer... or else he does have the skills and background, but he's basically unemployable for another reason (comes across as arrogant buffoon in interviews, whatever)...?0
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