Is a bad job better than no job at all?

falko89

mildred1978 wrote: »

You're expecting more than £30k in redundancy money?

Your contributions aren't a savings fund for you to draw on. They repay your (dubious) education, healthcare etc as well. presumably your claiming housing and council tax benefits too.

What sort of job do you class as a good job?

No, any JSA received between being made redundant and the redundancy pay out is taken of the unpaid notice pay.

I do not have high expectations when it comes to jobs, as long as its secure, earns enough to let you live rather than survive, and has prospects. That is my definition of a good job.

falko89

thorsoak wrote: »

So you think that we "less-sensitive" souls should fund the lives of those who are too finely-tuned to work?

I don't think people should judge until they take a walk in someone else's shoes.

ILW

falko89 wrote: »

I don't think people should judge until they take a walk in someone else's shoes.

Fair point, but surely those that are paying are entitled to an opinion.

falko89

ILW wrote: »

Fair point, but surely those that are paying are entitled to an opinion.

Very true.

The_One_Who

falko89 wrote: »

I don't think people should judge until they take a walk in someone else's shoes.

How do you know that they haven't? Judgement can work both ways.

Personally, I think no one should consider themselves "above" a job, no matter what it is. Whilst it may not be ideal or intellectually stimulating, a lot of people are doing a lot of jobs that they don't particularly like out of necessity.

Also, there is a difference between not loving your job and absolutely hating it. Few people love everything about their job.

thorsoak

falko89 wrote: »

I don't think people should judge until they take a walk in someone else's shoes.

Please show me where I was judging? I've worn many, many shoes in my life ...shop assistant, office junior, senior,dogsbody, barmaid, queenbee. I've scrubbed operating theatres and hospital toilets, been a cook, cleaner, clerk, paralegal . Worked in telesales offices, data processing .....Some jobs have been great, some have been absolutely horrible. But I've done them.

Humphrey10

A job that makes you ill, either mentally or physically, is worse than no job. I've done minimum wage jobs that I hated, and were totally pointless - you can't earn enough to live on a part time minimum wage job, so you have to claim benefits (eg housing benefit), so you are just living off taxpayers in the same way you would be if you were unemployed.

falko89

thorsoak wrote: »

Please show me where I was judging? I've worn many, many shoes in my life ...shop assistant, office junior, senior,dogsbody, barmaid, queenbee. I've scrubbed operating theatres and hospital toilets, been a cook, cleaner, clerk, paralegal . Worked in telesales offices, data processing .....Some jobs have been great, some have been absolutely horrible. But I've done them.

I've equally done my fair share of crap jobs anything to survive really, and I would do them again hence why I just recently applied for a job sorting out rubbish:( but I don't resent those who turn their noses up at them, more power to them, they've got more sense than me, it's not worth it.

mgdavid

thorsoak wrote: »

So you think that we "less-sensitive" souls should fund the lives of those who are too finely-tuned to work?

great post, and fully agree it's a question that needs a straight answer.
It's akin to the situation we now have where a huge proportion of mothers are too proud to push so lay claim to expensive operations and bed-time as if by right. (sorry for the digression)

mildred1978

falko89 wrote: »

I've equally done my fair share of crap jobs anything to survive really, and I would do them again hence why I just recently applied for a job sorting out rubbish:( but I don't resent those who turn their noses up at them, more power to them, they've got more sense than me, it's not worth it.

So whatif the welfare state disappeared overnight? What then?