How to get a job after being in prison? Divine intervention?

PlymouthMaid

Welcome back to your thread Scuffer. I am so pleased to read your update.

Older_But_Not_Wiser

Hi Scuffer

I came across your thread a few days ago, have read it all and just can't tell you how impressed I am with your work ethic and attitude. You sound lovely and you, and your Mum, should be proud of the thoroughly decent person you have turned out to be.

I'm SO pleased that your life is on the up again and I'm sure your future is a positive one as you're just too good a person to do anything but succeed.

Scuffer

Older_But_Not_Wiser wrote: »

Hi Scuffer

I came across your thread a few days ago, have read it all and just can't tell you how impressed I am with your work ethic and attitude. You sound lovely and you, and your Mum, should be proud of the thoroughly decent person you have turned out to be.

I'm SO pleased that your life is on the up again and I'm sure your future is a positive one as you're just too good a person to do anything but succeed.

You just made me blush

Scuffer

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Actually, talking to your mum again and having her support and love is worth more than a dozen jobs, in a way Delighted to hear your update - it really feels that your life is turning around!

As for university, have you considered the Open University? When I did my degree I know there was someone at Summer School who was on special leave from prison at the time, so I can't think that they will discriminate against people who have paid their debt to society

noelphobic wrote: »

I've just finished a degree with the Open University. There is no selection process as such, unlike with brick unis. If you can afford it or can get funding for it then you can study with them. The social side is missing though as there are few tutorials on most courses, although some do have summer schools.

Can either of you tell me more about open university degrees, like how long they take and do employers see them the same as university degrees.

liuhutOz wrote: »

Just found your thread, it's great that you got a job sorted, and even more so that you are reconciling with your mum. I'm currently doing a degree through distance, I would certainly recommend it, I can study when I want to...normally at 6am before the kids wake up! I wouldn't put it off else you could find it hard to start once you are in a routine with work. Good luck with everything :-)

Who are distance?

Just found multi-quote, what a neat tool that is

ampersand

Well Scuffer - what an honour for you from moi, considering circs which we doe knowe:-)
Great news indeed - this is my 2nd 30 min run - sweet kiwi girl is taking pity on me, prob. because I caught a new-hatched tiny frog[it left a frogspawn fishtank display] that I saw in the bookshelves! They're kind at the Huntley Public Library, New Zealand - except when they're booting the kiddies off gaming online. It's a shocker, but it'sendless gambling druggery, so long know, here, so long unfixed still.... Easter hols - so what else to do in a ex-mining town -'N.Z.'s 1st coal-fired power station' re-surfaces, factoid-like, from my 50's primary schooling and i saw it again an hour ago, as I parked down by the mighty Waikato River.
And of course - not atypically, I burble on off-topic - this is your Thread scuffer - and here I am, as directed by a certain pm[de qui? je me demande:-)], to read your great news. This is blessedly good stuff. I am so , so glad.
Mum will be feeling a lot better, too.
Scuffer, there is so much more to say about all of this and I look forward hugely to reading more as and when I fetch up at a putah over the coming 6 weeks.
You have leanrt a survival of one kind\: this kind is, as you found[and will find again throughout Life]can be a whole 'nother set of tests and curves....the whole blutty lot can be like a relentless hill climb, at times.
We call it Life...and we are damned lucky to have it.
I pray that as I visualise you, Mum[whole family eventually]all reading through these Threads you have built, that something even more healing is happening for you all.
It is a growing experience on the beauty of Life for you, and us, all. These after-birth pains and pangs such as you have all your peronal perspective on now are the richness that will one day maske you a glorious parent in turn.

There's a bit of an old/new MU analogy at work there, for the phan in you too scuffer. No Moyes you!!!

Excuse this very jet-lagged post please. I'm about to make my escape - as I did back in the 60's from another town not dissimilar...head South, living in car...freedom!!! Then I'll knock on a door...hence my toad avatar.
Such great news to read though, the best.

Scuffer

ampersand wrote: »

Well Scuffer - what an honour for you from moi, considering circs which we doe knowe:-)
Great news indeed - this is my 2nd 30 min run - sweet kiwi girl is taking pity on me, prob. because I caught a new-hatched tiny frog[it left a frogspawn fishtank display] that I saw in the bookshelves! They're kind at the Huntley Public Library, New Zealand - except when they're booting the kiddies off gaming online. It's a shocker, but it'sendless gambling druggery, so long know, here, so long unfixed still.... Easter hols - so what else to do in a ex-mining town -'N.Z.'s 1st coal-fired power station' re-surfaces, factoid-like, from my 50's primary schooling and i saw it again an hour ago, as I parked down by the mighty Waikato River.
And of course - not atypically, I burble on off-topic - this is your Thread scuffer - and here I am, as directed by a certain pm[de qui? je me demande:-)], to read your great news. This is blessedly good stuff. I am so , so glad.
Mum will be feeling a lot better, too.
Scuffer, there is so much more to say about all of this and I look forward hugely to reading more as and when I fetch up at a putah over the coming 6 weeks.
You have leanrt a survival of one kind\: this kind is, as you found[and will find again throughout Life]can be a whole 'nother set of tests and curves....the whole blutty lot can be like a relentless hill climb, at times.
We call it Life...and we are damned lucky to have it.
I pray that as I visualise you, Mum[whole family eventually]all reading through these Threads you have built, that something even more healing is happening for you all.
It is a growing experience on the beauty of Life for you, and us, all. These after-birth pains and pangs such as you have all your peronal perspective on now are the richness that will one day maske you a glorious parent in turn.

There's a bit of an old/new MU analogy at work there, for the phan in you too scuffer. No Moyes you!!!

Excuse this very jet-lagged post please. I'm about to make my escape - as I did back in the 60's from another town not dissimilar...head South, living in car...freedom!!! Then I'll knock on a door...hence my toad avatar.
Such great news to read though, the best.

Thanks Amper, and have a good time. I'm not sure if i will let my family see the other thread with the people trying to argue over absolutely nothing, unless the great MSE team do some editing. Its my first day at my mums place later on and even though i know everyone there, i'm still nervous! She even offered to pick me up in the morning, but i'm enjoying the cycling too much and have found other cyclists to be very social. There is another reason why i choose to cycle, maybe i'll share that at a later date

Oh and sort your inbox out, second time now i've not been able to reply.

noelphobic

Scuffer wrote: »

Can either of you tell me more about open university degrees, like how long they take and do employers see them the same as university degrees.

Who are distance?

Just found multi-quote, what a neat tool that is

I took 7 years to complete my degree but I had health problems, as did my mum and son, and also worked full time during that period. It can be done in as little as 3 years, the same as with a brick uni.

Most employers would value OU degrees as much as 'brick' uni degrees and the OU IS a university and it is a university degree. In many ways an OU degree is almost more impressive than one from a brick uni. Distance learning can be harder in many ways and many students are working full time while studying.

Distance learning just means that you are studying at home rather than going to college or uni. The OU is probably the biggest player in this field but there are others.

This link will tell you more about what's available

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/

and this one about the funding

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/qualification/ways-to-pay/index.htm

gallygirl

Scuffer wrote: »

There is another reason why i choose to cycle, maybe i'll share that at a later date

Oooohhhhh, ding dong methinks :happyhear

saker75

I've been following this thread but haven't contributed so far.

Richard Branson is very keen on the Virgin Group hiring ex-offenders. Might be worth seeing if there is scope there locally.

I'd have no problem hiring an ex-offender to my team and it seems so wrong to tarnish somebody for life.

Best wishes.

liuhutOz

Scuffer wrote: »

Can either of you tell me more about open university degrees, like how long they take and do employers see them the same as university degrees.

Who are distance?

Just found multi-quote, what a neat tool that is

I'm in Oz, a lot of the unis here do courses that are either on campus or through distance learning. My degree is 6 years, although because I've done summer modules I will get it done in 3.5 years. I know my employee sees it the same, they are funding half of my course! Sorry I cannot help with links as I'm not up to date with the ones in the uk :-)
Hope the first day went well.