Redundancy

[mondatoo]

Also huge sigh that the finding a job is easy debate is going to be brought back up,must remember to ignore rest of this thread.

There are always jobs, its people being fussy about the job they do that is the problem.......

Like I say cba to have the same debate again but at work recently we had a minimum wage job become available and there was at least 150 applications for it.

[Girgy85]

Also huge sigh that the finding a job is easy debate is going to be brought back up,must remember to ignore rest of this thread.

There are always jobs, its people being fussy about the job they do that is the problem.......

Like I say cba to have the same debate again but at work recently we had a minimum wage job become available and there was at least 150 applications for it.

I took a polish guy to work the other day. Was his first day at the job and spoke limited english, but had found a job on agency working at asda warehouse. Pretty sure theres jobs out there to be had but like woodsey says its the people being too fussy in what they want to do!

[Acidmouse]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

[StuartHopkin]

Also huge sigh that the finding a job is easy debate is going to be brought back up,must remember to ignore rest of this thread.

There are always jobs, its people being fussy about the job they do that is the problem.......

Like I say cba to have the same debate again but at work recently we had a minimum wage job become available and there was at least 150 applications for it.

Did this job have some prospects or training involved?

[Waz1892]

yeah be careful what you wish for.  I thought being made redundant last year was one of the best things that could have happened to me at the time.  Not so great 18 months down the line, money all gone, stuck on the dole queue and can't even get a reply to 20+ applications a week for the crappiest of jobs due to sheer number of applicants.

I thought u chose to quit? No?

yep - it was voluntary.

So you didn't do your sums properly or investigate the labour market, really.

bit harsh, without knowing her personal situ at the time?!...redundacy  is "fanstatic" IF you have other options at the time, if not it is a big decision, and i'm sure it wasn't taken lightly by claire.

Work with Royal Mail group who are losing 2000 jobs, so going through the process at mo..it isn't pretty, and I do have a good package if I want it..still a big hard, and worrying decision

[Woodsey]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

[Acidmouse]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

some people cant offord to work min wage, better off on dole. blame the system.

[outragous76]

All I said was the post was insensitive!

The reality is that redundancy can be very stressful, for those who don't want it, especially those who are reliant on their job and won't get a big payout. I said nothing about new employment or opportunities!

Redundacy can affect peoples confidence, motivation, and although I accept that some people can be happy to be made redundant, I don't believe people should rub it in other peoples faces!

[Claw75]

Also huge sigh that the finding a job is easy debate is going to be brought back up,must remember to ignore rest of this thread.

There are always jobs, its people being fussy about the job they do that is the problem.......

it's almost the opposite.  ask tank how many knockbacks he had for 'shitty' jobs before he got his current position.  I've applied for around 200 jobs over the past two months - most of them pretty poorly paid and certainly not 'good' jobs.  100+ applicants for the ones that require some skills/experience, multiply that for jobs with no such requirements.  From those 200 applications the vast majority haven't even induced a 'thanks but no thanks' because the recruiters simply don't have time to respond to the sheer number of applications they're getting in.  It really is a jungle out there at the moment. 

[Girgy85]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

some people cant offord to work min wage, better off on dole. blame the system.

How is dole better than earning ur own crust?

[Claw75]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

try living on benefits then tell me it's easy. think i'd better turn the computer off for a bit.

[Woodsey]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

some people cant offord to work min wage, better off on dole. blame the system.

I absolutely realise that, not seen the news properly today, I hope they have addressed this to some extent.........

[Acidmouse]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

some people cant offord to work min wage, better off on dole. blame the system.

How is dole better than earning ur own crust?

financially  it can be for a lot of the low income jobs as you can lose all your benefits like rent etc.

[TightPaulFolds]

No min wage job cant pay most peoples bills and provide a level of income they require just to get by. Ofcourse there are lots of shit jobs out there...

Well imo if they don't take the shit jobs they should have benefits withdrawn, pretty simple. Life isn't supposed to be easy.........

some people cant offord to work min wage, better off on dole. blame the system.

How is dole better than earning ur own crust?

It's not really, but when you add on housing benefit and all that stuff, some are better off just sitting at home.

Good time for some peops to experiment with self-employment imo

[mondatoo]

Also huge sigh that the finding a job is easy debate is going to be brought back up,must remember to ignore rest of this thread.

There are always jobs, its people being fussy about the job they do that is the problem.......

Like I say cba to have the same debate again but at work recently we had a minimum wage job become available and there was at least 150 applications for it.

Did this job have some prospects or training involved?

Assistant in Stores dept,so not really.