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Unemployed Rant
fohfoh:
My friend graduated with honors with an HR degree. Didn't get any good offers she liked. Now, she's working at an airport for a company in control of the airport's food courts. She's not making that much per se, but she's paying bills, and she's steadily moved up the chain. I think she's doing paper work now. Still not an HR job, or anything similar, but at full time hours and close to minimum wage, she's still making more money than bills etc.
Also, jobs that offer minimum wage... no way it's less than unemployment insurance unless you're not getting the hours. (They hire part time only). Not to mention, even if you receive the same amount per month, there's far more advantages with work. For instance, resume. Bleh. w/e. But it doesn't look as bad as sitting on your ass for a year. Second, tax refunds. No need to explain.
And seriously, we're not going, "Ha ha ha, you have no job." We're thinking, "Hmm, that sucks, and here's a bitter pill to swallow. Methods to HELP you."
kyanwan:
I'd start buying and selling shit to prop up some of my funds. Really skimp till I've gotten things sorted out. Be creative - get some cash - think of stuff while you're sitting around - there's a load of ways to get some $ all over the place ... just need to poke around and find them.
If you've got bankruptcy laws/debt laws and such there in UK - I'd look into them. See if you can find yourself a consumer advice person, find out how you can get bills in check ( forbearance maybe? Roll your debt into current and it's like you were never late. Explain your situation to the collector before it gets screwed. )
But of course, by all means - take care of yourself first. Screw all the bills - till you get on your feet. Cut cut cut expenses, etc. You need home & food first - everything else can wait. Plus, if the jobs aren't where you are right now ... ever consider bailing from there?
I know if I needed to, I'd high-tail it out of here. I can get a kick-ass job in the right location, where I am - isn't it. If I ever needed - I'd relocate. Consider that.
Shit happens - it's not the end of the world or anything.
Just happened when you weren't prepared. Bites, but you can pick up some good experiences from the situation ... if you could say that.
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--- Quote from: Mag-X on May 25, 2010, 12:45:25 AM ---As for "zomgz if you can has internets you have enough money so stfu," I'd seriously have to shoot myself in the face without the internet.
Also, not everyone can just go get a shit minimum wage job. My skill set makes me too good to work there
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I have a 4 year degree in business from Akron University. They have a respected business school.
But no skill set is "too good" when you're desperate enough. I managed a pizza place to support myself when I was laid off. I didn't have a dad or mom to run back too. Now I'm currently in commercial HVAC. Paying bills and making a decent living. Don't limit yourself because you think you're "too good" for something. Or you know what? Do limit yourself. You'll leave jobs open for those of us who want to work. ;)
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Yeah - funny shit happens all over the place. I stared out with Computer Science, expecting to work in a nice kooshy office - and end up doing order fulfillment with some regular old computer work here and there. ( Learned a shitload about running an operation, PLUS have some unique computer problems & issuers I've seen - that I would have never ever seen in an office or standard It job. )
As for my office -
It's a beat up old office chair at a desk in a warehouse with a cold-ass concrete floor - big ol steel girders all over the place ... plenty of dust & boxes everywhere. :P ( ugh, and fucking bugs .. damnit bugs ... we also had a bat die off so there's mosquitoes all over the damn place. Damn bitch ass mosquitoes ... UGH. )
Not quite what I had in mind when I signed up to be an IT guy way back when. lol.
Hell - works & keeps me reasonably happy. I don't care. ( In other words - know your standards? That ideal job you were thinking of? Toss it all out the window. Do what you can, when you can - all that matters is how much is in your bank account. )
Chiyachan:
You REALLY cannot find a job? REALLLLLLLLY?
Utter bullshit.
Go to the place you sign on fortnightly.... (I know how it works, I used to sign on.)
And they'll normally have computers in there which will show you all jobs in xx miles from you. Just contact them all.
Or you can get their free news letter and go though them. There's about 500+ jobs in there.
I'm a certified computing professional yet I work as a minicab dispatcher and I do stupid amount of hours a week.
Tesco/Sainsburys/Co-op have a really high turn over, get a nightshift there stacking shelves.
Go to a few employment agencies and give them your CV and say you're willing to do ANYTHING.
If you ain't finding a job, it's because you've got your standards WAY too high. Stop being a whiney fag cos you'll get no sympathy from me.
Even better, drop getting JSA. It's a bigger incentive for you to get working again quickly if you have no free income you lazy bitch.
OniSamurai:
Well at least you gave him some advice on how and where to get a job before going out and calling him a "whiney fag" and a "lazy bitch". ;)
Arc-sama:
Another thing you can do is talk to your bank or wherever your loan is at & see if they can adjust your payment due to your current financial state.
As mentioned before, sells things you don't need ... your car (since it is just sitting in a car park), books, CDs, DVDs, games ... Cut expenses ... etc.
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