People on the dole

Iom-rf

TurkishDelight wrote: »

Okay, I am gonna come clean. This came up on a different thread, but instead of hijacking (again :eek:) I thought i'd start a new one- I'm scared, but here goes.
I'm on the dole.
I'm sorry, really, really sorry.
There are no jobs.
I have no qualifications.

I'm one of the people who "hates" scroungers on dole money.

The system is there for people who fall out of work, to keep them going till they can find another job, whereas there are a lot of people who just abuse the system.

I believe there is always *something* that can be done, Ie if you really can't find a job, work in a charity shop, A) it looks better when you do get a paid job, you'll feel that you've earnt the money, C) the charity shop will appreciate the help.

As long as the people on dole money are genuinely looking for work (IE making a real hard effort/keep trying no matter how repetitive/annoying it is) I don't have a problem, however mostly the teenagers that seem to sit around smoking/drinking all day with no intention of working annoy me...

Oh and what sort of jobs are in your area, there is always *some* work, even if its part time/seasonal, the longer your out of work the more depressed you'll feel, not being able to afford a car or generally nice things etc..

Iom-rf

bookemdano wrote: »

I have thought of a solution to all your problems Turkishdelight. You marry me and I'll look after you. After all you are a gorgeous Welsh woman

Shes young enough to be your daughter! :rotfl:

bookemdano

Iom-rf wrote: »

Shes young enough to be your daughter! :rotfl:

SUGAR DADDY :rolleyes:

TurkishDelight

southernscouser wrote: »

Well get off your @rse and get some qualifications then. There are umpteen out there that are free or government funded or whatever.

If you really want to get a job, and if you really want to get that dream job, then you're gonna have to work your @rse off to get it. You get out what you put in and it's not a cliche!

If you can't be bothered or don't want to then fine. But like you say, this is the only pub you can afford to go to and thats how it should be (not that you were arguing any different )

I'm with the OU

southernscouser

TurkishDelight wrote: »

I'm with the OU

Good on you. Work your nads off and look back with no regrets. Good luck.

Carmina_Piranha_3

TurkishDelight wrote: »

I've already answered this- I can get to my nearest big town by 10-30 and I have to leave by 4. Strangely there aren't any jobs there that can accommodate this.

what about mcdonalds? that's what i did when i wanted to go to disney with the rest of my family but we couldn't afford it on my husband's wages - i got a lunch time job in mcdonalds. they always need people between ten thirty and two thirty. they change over from breakfast to normal food at ten thirty so they need people to wash up and sort out the kitchen, then work on the till for the lunch rush. it's not glamorous but it pays minimum wage, or higher depending on if it's a franchise. they're pretty flexible about hours. i only worked when my boy was in school.

a 4 hour shift would earn you over a hundred a week, you don't need a lunch break on those hours. that would leave enough for driving lessons.

Carmina_Piranha_3

TurkishDelight wrote: »

My work experience was in a kitchen, and I hated it- it was loud, smelly, repetitive, I had to get up at a ungodly hour (my mum is friends with the kitchen manager so I got a lift), and I had to deal with rude kids. I am a vegetarian and I would come home reeking of bacon and sausages- it was really demoralising, (not to mention exhausting)

but it's like that for all the people who work in loud, smelly, repetitive jobs

i think you should move. go to the nearest haven holiday park and ask for work there - perhaps you could go back to your parents during the winter if they are closed, or better still move to england and get a job at alton towers because their hotels and water park are open all year round.

bookemdano

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

but it's like that for all the people who work in loud, smelly, repetitive jobs

i think you should move. go to the nearest haven holiday park and ask for work there - perhaps you could go back to your parents during the winter if they are closed, or better still move to england and get a job at alton towers because their hotels and water park are open all year round.

Tell me about it..........I make sandpaper for a living at the moment :mad: :rolleyes:

TurkishDelight

Iom-rf wrote: »

I'm one of the people who "hates" scroungers on dole money.

The system is there for people who fall out of work, to keep them going till they can find another job, whereas there are a lot of people who just abuse the system.

I believe there is always *something* that can be done, Ie if you really can't find a job, work in a charity shop, A) it looks better when you do get a paid job, you'll feel that you've earnt the money, C) the charity shop will appreciate the help.

As long as the people on dole money are genuinely looking for work (IE making a real hard effort/keep trying no matter how repetitive/annoying it is) I don't have a problem, however mostly the teenagers that seem to sit around smoking/drinking all day with no intention of working annoy me...

Oh and what sort of jobs are in your area, there is always *some* work, even if its part time/seasonal, the longer your out of work the more depressed you'll feel, not being able to afford a car or generally nice things etc..

The only charity shop I could get to, well I know the people who work there and believe me it would be a step backwards :rotfl:(they don't need anyone anyway- I asked) there is work but I can't get to it- even the seasonals need sundays and evenings (cos it is mainly pubs and hotels etc) and the buses from my village don't run then. I've asked when they come up if they would be flexible but there is enough demand for the job that they don't need to.

TurkishDelight

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

but it's like that for all the people who work in loud, smelly, repetitive jobs

i think you should move. go to the nearest haven holiday park and ask for work there - perhaps you could go back to your parents during the winter if they are closed, or better still move to england and get a job at alton towers because their hotels and water park are open all year round.

You did miss out a bit