walked out of jobcentre work experience

topaztiger1983

fierystormcloud wrote: »

I don't think there is anything wrong with people working 'for free' if it's a worthwhile job with prospects and a future.

But who the fluff wants 'work experience' in chuffing POUNDLAND?!

I would happily work for free (for work experience) in an animal sanctuary or a school or something, but in crappy POUNDLAND? LOL no thanks! :rotfl:

Some people have no option but to work in these places, I work at KFC so are you going to now say that I am the lowest of the low as I work in such a demeaning job, a job is a job my friend

I hope some of you people never find yourselves unemployed as with your attitudes you would be there a long time

Poppie68

topaztiger1983 wrote: »

but the reason for selection to do such community work would surely only be made to the long-term umemployed (say 18-months plus), therefore giving people with a good work record adequate time to find alternative employment

Maybe but I was thinking more on the lines of the leave school and joined the family unemployment business....
No matter what rules they bring in there are those that still manage to sit on their backside and not attempt to engage in even looking for employment let alone actually partaking. There's still whole families that really do expect benefits to be their only income for life. It's time to shake them up and get their lazy bums into!a bit of payback. Local authorities all over the country have had to cut back on services such as grass cutting, park maintenance, litter picking so these shirkers should be made to work for the money.

Poppie68

topaztiger1983 wrote: »

Some people have no option but to work in these places, I work at KFC so are you going to now say that I am the lowest of the low as I work in such a demeaning job, a job is a job my friend

I hope some of you people never find yourselves unemployed as with your attitudes you would be there a long time

It's a job that you do an honest days work in....no shame in that.

topaztiger1983

Poppie68 wrote: »

Maybe but I was thinking more on the lines of the leave school and joined the family unemployment business....
No matter what rules they bring in there are those that still manage to sit on their backside and not attempt to engage in even looking for employment let alone actually partaking. There's still whole families that really do expect benefits to be their only income for life. It's time to shake them up and get their lazy bums into!a bit of payback. Local authorities all over the country have had to cut back on services such as grass cutting, park maintenance, litter picking so these shirkers should be made to work for the money.

I agree that they should be made to do it, but as you say for some people it is "monkey see, monkey do" if you get what I mean

marleyboy

topaztiger1983 wrote: »

And so this thread has turn in to a "MY DAD IS BIGGER THAN YOUR DAD", argument now has it, with your qualifications you should never find yourself out of work then should you

No hopefully not. But I know many a steel worker who thought their jobs were for life. I dont know what your beef is about my qualifications, the point still stands. However BIGGER my Dad is than yours, no job is 100% safe, the very idea of Poundland telling me its ok, all Dads are equal here, isn't really going to fill me with temptation to work there for zilch now is it?

fierystormcloud

topaztiger1983 wrote: »

Some people have no option but to work in these places, I work at KFC so are you going to now say that I am the lowest of the low as I work in such a demeaning job, a job is a job my friend

I hope some of you people never find yourselves unemployed as with your attitudes you would be there a long time

Is this a serious post?

topaztiger1983

but it may help the long term unemployed, who do want to work, back into work, so surely I can only be good in that sense

If you work hard for nowt how hard are you going to work for money

Some people have the wrong idea about low paid, "demeaning" jobs, and I think they need to wake up and get an idea, low paid jobs can only be a stepping stone to better things

topaztiger1983

fierystormcloud wrote: »

Is this a serious post?

Your point being

Poppie68

I never realised there are so many job snobs!
My husband has a highly successful career, before I had to take medical retirement I had a very good well paid job but I would never ever look down on someone because they worked in retail or such and call the job demeaning. These 'demeaning' jobs keep the world going round.

marleyboy

Nothing wrong with demeaning jobs whatsoever, so long as you are happy and get paid for it.