Finding a car for work (not linked to other thread lol)

dekaspace

kingfisherblue wrote: »

If he is applying for jobs such as cleaning and gardening, he won't be told he needs a car. For some jobs it may be a requirement, but not for most jobs. There are thousands of workers who use public transport - yet they managed to get jobs. My ex was a delivery driver, but he wasn't required to have his own transport to get into work.

There is some factory work he is applying for (which is the one that said they wanted him to deliver stuff too despite it not being part of job description)

From the way he said it, employers see someone as a car as a bonus over someone without one for reasons like work at short notice so whilst in theory it shouldn't affect an application I can see why employers see it as a bonus.

A lot of jobs he has applied for though and had interviews were ones that despite being 15-20 miles away using public transport takes as much as 90 minutes as you have to go to city centre first then back out through estates but 25 minutes by car.

kingfisherblue

Some employers may see it as a bonus, especially if it is shift work, but with regular full time hours, he is not likely to be called into work on the last minute, with only 30 minutes to get there. Most employers don't even ask how someone will get to work.


It's amazing how many people live 90+ minutes (public transport) away from work, but still manage to get jobs. Just think of those who work in London but live miles away.


My daughter's first job was a carer in the community. Her first client lived a ten minute drive away, but my daughter did not drive at the time. She had to catch two buses, each of which took thirty minutes travel time, plus waiting time in between. It took her up to an hour and a half to get to work and then another hour and a half to get home. Her shift at this client's house was ninety minutes. She was there every day except Saturday, and twice a day on Wednesdays - but she managed.

dekaspace

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Some employers may see it as a bonus, especially if it is shift work, but with regular full time hours, he is not likely to be called into work on the last minute, with only 30 minutes to get there. Most employers don't even ask how someone will get to work.


It's amazing how many people live 90+ minutes (public transport) away from work, but still manage to get jobs. Just think of those who work in London but live miles away.

My daughter's first job was a carer in the community. Her first client lived a ten minute drive away, but my daughter did not drive at the time. She had to catch two buses, each of which took thirty minutes travel time, plus waiting time in between. It took her up to an hour and a half to get to work and then another hour and a half to get home. Her shift at this client's house was ninety minutes. She was there every day except Saturday, and twice a day on Wednesdays - but she managed.

It's not a case of managing its a case of employers seeing it as a huge bonus to have someone who has a car (though from what my friend has said it was because the employers wanted you to do things not in job description)

I know a lot of jobs my friend goes for are such as cleaning up gardens or parks which means not same place of work every day so that may be why too (if one task is finished and you have to go to another location and rely on public transport that time has to be allocated in)

So its NOT the applicant being lazy or anything its employers thinking if you have two similar applicants and one drives then thats more appealing to them.