AdamR28 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I put down IT, General Office, Administration as my three choices. If someone with no experience in those fields said the same thing - your stereotypical lazy chav for example, he's never gonna get the job so can live off benefits while it still looks like he's trying. He doesn't want that job and knows full well that he'd never get it. So THAT's where the system fails... I wasn't fully aware of this. That needs to be sorted out asap. Regarding benefits, lazy gimps who just sponge really get on my nerves, but for people genuinely not able to work it can be a lifesaver (from personal experience) and I think it's great we have such a system set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 So THAT's where the system fails... I wasn't fully aware of this. That needs to be sorted out asap. Regarding benefits, lazy gimps who just sponge really get on my nerves, but for people genuinely not able to work it can be a lifesaver (from personal experience) and I think it's great we have such a system set up. and you need to watch out when you start to annoy adam at tarty...cos if he gets raging...he starts windmilling!!!! why do you think stan and ali are so quiet when u speak to them when adam is around.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 and you need to watch out when you start to annoy adam at tarty...cos if he gets raging...he starts windmilling!!!! why do you think stan and ali are so quiet when u speak to them when adam is around.. I can just imagine that. Adam in a wild rage brandishing his spoke key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 If you can either walk or type you can get a job, whether it's in a factory packing boxes or in a supermarket. not picking specifically on you mule, but this is the attitude that will breed a generation of imbeciles. It's never that simple and i mentioned it in the 'oh my god this racial minority man has 13 kids, let's deport him' topic. but if you've got a degree, who would want to pack boxes? you'd leave after 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 but if you've got a degree, who would want to pack boxes? you'd leave after 10 minutes. They know this at the benefit office too, hence they wouldn't let me pack boxes or stack shelves... I've got a diploma in computer programming and 6 years experience in thigns like Trainee Store Manager, Customer Services Manager, Admin Assistant... Not massively impressive but it's certainly above warehouse work and they knew I'd just leave and possibly end up back on benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 not picking specifically on you mule, but this is the attitude that will breed a generation of imbeciles. It's never that simple and i mentioned it in the 'oh my god this racial minority man has 13 kids, let's deport him' topic. but if you've got a degree, who would want to pack boxes? you'd leave after 10 minutes. I think that's just the way I've been brought up, if I was stuck with no job I'd get anything to get me by while I was looking for better jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 if I was stuck with no job I'd get anything to get me by while I was looking for better jobs. Ditto ... and have done in the past. Marquee erection for £2.66 an hour anyone? 100+ hour weeks not uncommon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Ditto Initially I agreed with that, but I actually found it hard to get shit jobs... The only thing I could think of was that my CV showed much better stuff and they knew I'd be off ASAP... Who knows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I can't get any shit jobs either, I am working at the moment anyway, but I'm not getting enough hours. I filled in the application forms for a few jobs and nothing has come back yet. I want something for the summer aswell. A bike shop would be good, somewhere more northern so I can stay at my aunties in lancaster, something to do with trials maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 erection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 wheredidthatstaincomefrom? If I wanted/needed to get a shit job, I would just make my CV shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 wheredidthatstaincomefrom? Yeah, like I said in that other thread: I had an email address which was 'funny' when I was 13. It is now not funny. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Ditto ... and have done in the past. Marquee erection for £2.66 an hour anyone? 100+ hour weeks not uncommon... But surely as a graduate yourself, you could appreciate the merit in having time to search for a job after spending many years and thousands of pounds on an education? If you push yourself into a low end job and have to work 100 hour weeks, when do you find the time to search for something worthwhile of your capabilities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Im legally disabled.. cos of my foot and the fact it wont ever be the same again. just to give you an idea of what "disabled" covers i can walk i can ride a bike i can manage everything on my own i cant run or jump though:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 But surely as a graduate yourself, you could appreciate the merit in having time to search for a job after spending many years and thousands of pounds on an education? If you push yourself into a low end job and have to work 100 hour weeks, when do you find the time to search for something worthwhile of your capabilities? I do agree to an extent with what you're saying, for sure. A few week's worth of looking, maybe a month, can't harm, but if it's longer than that... maybe you're aiming too high, or too picky about the job you want to do... Maybe there just aren't enough jobs in your area to fit you 'ideal' situation? On the second point, I think that if you really want a better job then you will find one, no matter what it takes. I dunno... I might be just a bit biased, probably have been lucky with jobs in the past... but to me, if you want to get a job then you will get one - and even if it's not to your full potential then you will grow/rise through any company/organisation until you find the level to which you are competent at performing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty221pr Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Benefits are a good idea and they will be very helpfull to people who actually need it, Not just chavy bast*ards because they dont feel like getting a job cos they are to busy drinkin cider in the park :@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Totally agree with them, for the majority of people that don't take advantage/cheat the system by being a pikey and having twentytwelve kids, they are life changing/saving. In brief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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