Am I wrong to feel a little peeved?

andygb

jellyhead wrote: »

Volunteering would help with your CV too. In my town there's a BHF shop that sells furniture and electrical items, and it's a big shop so they have lots of volunteers, and they are mostly male - it's not like the usual charity shop that's staffed by 2 kindly grandmothers.

I feel a bit lost now that my volunteering has stopped (the surestart centre has got rid of all the services I volunteered for), so until I find a job I'm going to see if they want me to volunteer at the primary school my son goes to. I wonder if a primary might want you to help with gardening club?

If I thought that it would help me to get a job quickly - paid work, then I would do some volunteer work, but there is a lot to do in my garden at the moment and I would feel quite guilty swanning off to do free work elsewhere, whilst my OH is truggling to keep us afloat.
I don't know if anyone can see where I am coming from there, but it just seems a bit wrong to me.
It really irked me when Dave Cameron spoke about all this volunteering being good for the unemployed, but when was the last time he or Osborne, Clegg, Blair or Brown did anything for free?

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

andygb wrote: »

If I thought that it would help me to get a job quickly - paid work, then I would do some volunteer work, but there is a lot to do in my garden at the moment and I would feel quite guilty swanning off to do free work elsewhere, whilst my OH is truggling to keep us afloat.
I don't know if anyone can see where I am coming from there, but it just seems a bit wrong to me.
It really irked me when Dave Cameron spoke about all this volunteering being good for the unemployed, but when was the last time he or Osborne, Clegg, Blair or Brown did anything for free?

You can read, write, and I'm guessing you're pretty good at maths - why not retrain as an adult education tutor? That could involve voluntary work for about four hours a week, a couple of hours study and then you could be qualified to teach in the lifelong learning sector. Office skills, literacy, numeracy, vehicle repair, life skills, such as budgeting, cleaning, computer skills, office work...

So it's to get you out of the house and going towards a job that at least would take some of the pressure off her. And if you're out working, you're not there to cater to her every whim. Or hear all her grumbles.


Or even a cleaning/gardening/handyman business.

treeze

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

Yeah, but I got in there first with the marriage proposal! They don't call me pushy for nothing!

Yeah,I'm not offering marriage..been there,done that..:)I'm the right age though Andy and can easily ignore a few dishes in the sink...I'm doing that now:p

thehappybutterfly

treeze wrote: »

Yeah,I'm not offering marriage..been there,done that..:)I'm the right age though Andy and can easily ignore a few dishes in the sink...I'm doing that now:p

I figured Andy's a little old for me so gaun yersel' as we say in Scotland!!

No offence Andy - it's me, not you! I need to be 10 years older for us to work

jellyhead

andygb wrote: »

If I thought that it would help me to get a job quickly - paid work, then I would do some volunteer work, but there is a lot to do in my garden at the moment and I would feel quite guilty swanning off to do free work elsewhere, whilst my OH is truggling to keep us afloat.
I don't know if anyone can see where I am coming from there, but it just seems a bit wrong to me.
It really irked me when Dave Cameron spoke about all this volunteering being good for the unemployed, but when was the last time he or Osborne, Clegg, Blair or Brown did anything for free?

Yes, I see where you're coming from. It's different for me because I have children, and we both see my being able to collect them in the playground as part of what we want in life. So, although I'm looking for work vaguely over the next year or so, it's not the same as your looking for full-time work right now.

I like Jojo's suggestions for you though

paulineb_2

Why not go into business for yourself? That was my alternative to being on the dole.

andygb

paulineb wrote: »

Why not go into business for yourself? That was my alternative to being on the dole.

I am considering that for several things which I have skills in, but I have always been employed by someone else, so this is a huge step.
I have spoken to the OH about it, and I have said that I may get business cards printed up for a number of ventures (in order to maximise my chances), but she reckoned I ought to concentrate on one thing at a time (which seems like putting all my eggs in one basket).
The following are ideas:
Car valeting - in and out, far more than just a wash and polish.
Photography - I already have some of the top end kit, as it has been a hobby for years (as well as providing friends and family with images - portraits and weddings).
Making garden furniture and repairing fencing, gates and other woodwork.

tesuhoha

Andy, on a more practical note, have you tried Bar Keeper's Friend for cleaning the oven? Cuts through grease, and brings up the hob and glass door a treat and might take less time.

paulineb_2

andygb wrote: »

I am considering that for several things which I have skills in, but I have always been employed by someone else, so this is a huge step.
I have spoken to the OH about it, and I have said that I may get business cards printed up for a number of ventures (in order to maximise my chances), but she reckoned I ought to concentrate on one thing at a time (which seems like putting all my eggs in one basket).
The following are ideas:
Car valeting - in and out, far more than just a wash and polish.
Photography - I already have some of the top end kit, as it has been a hobby for years (as well as providing friends and family with images - portraits and weddings).
Making garden furniture and repairing fencing, gates and other woodwork.

Was a huge step for me as well, but its do able.

andygb

tesuhoha wrote: »

Andy, on a more practical note, have you tried Bar Keeper's Friend for cleaning the oven? Cuts through grease, and brings up the hob and glass door a treat and might take less time.

Thanks for the tip. I have used Astonish, Mr Muscle and Dr Magic (which is great but lethal - I have to use a paint spraying mask with good filter canisters:eek: - but it costs £1).
I find the real problem is not the grease, but caramelised deposits, which may be olive oil (from grilling and when I cook roast chicken).
The oven door and hob are pretty straightforward, I use Astonish creme cleaner which again costs £1 and lasts for ages.