Full-Time or Casual Work - Low-Skilled

Sblogz

Hi all,

I'm soon to be returning to Blighty's shores after some years away.

It's quite likely that I'll need to find work for 6 months or so, before I study.

My work while away has been in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and given that the pickings look slim, coupled with the fact that I'm coming home to leave that kind of work, means I will probably need to start afresh in something else.

I have no usable qualifications or experience, I might have a motorcycle driving licence that is legal in the UK by then, but not car.

I'd be pretty keen on manual work to keep me in shape, but then I remembered the UK is perishing cold 10months of the year. :rotfl: Then again, I suppose if it really was manual work, It's keep me warm!:T

Failing the chance of full-time work, what kind of casual work might I look for? I have no qualms in travelling anywhere in the UK if the work somehow pays for it + accommodation, but this seems as unlikely as full-time work. I can live with relatives between work gigs if necessary, although I'd prefer to be able to pay my way!

Any ideas what I should look for?

I had somehow envisaged that being mobile, without commitments and having free accommodation to fall back on would mean I could gravitate between temporary casual jobs quite well. Coming to the end of this post, I'm starting to change my mind!

Can I do night work on motorways or something with a tent pitched somewhere, hoping to avoid hypothermia? :eek:

Go easy, it's been a good few years since I've been in the UK and I really haven't got a clue any more.

dawyldthing

There can be quite a bit of temping work but it's not guaranteed work and can let you down. Might be worth looking on the jobcentre website to see what's available in the areas you have contacts in?

27col

For your information the UK is not perishing 10 months of the year. It might be colder than what you've been used to. But that is a purely subjective thing.
The UK has one of the mildest climates in Northern Europe due to the influence of the Gulf Stream.
Feeling cold is easily avoided by having the correct clothing. I've been working in the garden today in a short sleeved shirt.

Sblogz

dawyldthing wrote: »

There can be quite a bit of temping work but it's not guaranteed work and can let you down. Might be worth looking on the jobcentre website to see what's available in the areas you have contacts in?

Hi Dawyldthing,

Thanks for the advice. I have taken a look. The pickings look slim, but it looks like labouring is a possibility if I get a CSCS card and my own gear.

Sblogz

27col wrote: »

For your information the UK is not perishing 10 months of the year. It might be colder than what you've been used to. But that is a purely subjective thing.
The UK has one of the mildest climates in Northern Europe due to the influence of the Gulf Stream.
Feeling cold is easily avoided by having the correct clothing. I've been working in the garden today in a short sleeved shirt.

Thanks for the enthusiasm, 27col. I am only going on what my UK friends tell me and the fact that all months of the year there are colder than the coldest month of the year here.

Still, if you think working outside during Winter is worth a go, I'm all ears. Any leads?

HappyMJ

Sblogz wrote: »

Thanks for the enthusiasm, 27col. I am only going on what my UK friends tell me and the fact that all months of the year there are colder than the coldest month of the year here.

Still, if you think working outside during Winter is worth a go, I'm all ears. Any leads?

When you're working outside you're moving about and warming yourself up feeling the cold less. It's much easier working outside in the cold than it is working outside in the middle of summer. I can't do gardening work if the weather is above 25 degrees. It's too hot. The only time you can't work outside is when there is heavy snow or a downpour of rain which in reality is quite rare and when it does happen it doesn't last long.

If I was looking for "any" job with no experience I'd look for work in warehousing. Warehouses tend to be unheated but they'll be dry and they will be just above freezing on the coldest days of the years. Work hard wearing plenty of layers and you'll be fine.