Unemployment Benes - Page 3

morethanpretty · 12-16-2010, 08:19 AM

That was unnecessary bruce.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-17-2010, 06:28 AM

I know, but it so easy.

Every once in awhile something like that comes along that just sounds so incredible, so impossible, it become a joke rather than a challenge.

Shawnee123 · 12-17-2010, 07:40 AM

Heh...yeah, there is room in this world for us less than superhuman beings. We aren't all like Francisco Franco (or whatever his name is) or merc.

Spexxvet · 12-17-2010, 08:49 AM

I am mediocre and proud. I am a face in the crowd and proud. I am middle class and proud. I am riff-raff, hoi polloi, and don't want to be anything else. Hear me roar!

TheMercenary · 12-17-2010, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Heh...yeah, there is room in this world for us less than superhuman beings. We aren't all like Francisco Franco (or whatever his name is) or merc.

What a tool...

Shawnee123 · 12-17-2010, 08:53 AM

Rowr, you go spexx!

monster · 12-17-2010, 05:32 PM

If it weren't for all the overachievers, there wouldn't be any room for the slackers.

Sundae · 01-01-2011, 12:55 PM

We have a Conservative MP who I did not vote for and have very little respect for (as he has two homes because he works in London, yet constituents like my bro only have one and commute - proving it is easily possible grrrrrrr)

But maybe you're right. I'll find out when his next surgery is and try to get an appointment. It's another route I haven't considered.

ETA - just sent him an email. I doubt it will help, but it's certainly worth a try. Perhaps it might even lead to a question in Parliament. It certainly ties in well with cutting money paid to people on benefits - I DO NOT want to be on benefits, I want to WORK! Even if it doesn't help me at least it raises an issue many people mucst be facing; except of course that the majority of TAs are wives and mothers and aren't claiming benefits to start with ....

be-bop · 01-01-2011, 06:34 PM

SG do you want to know why your CBR check is taking so long?
Cuts.....
The last Govt and this present shower have decided that there's far too many Civil Servant's so the numbers that work in various departments are being slashed, leavers, retirees are not being replaced but the workload increases as more and more people require checks due to legislation changes.
So in the years to come when you want benefits, tax refunds,passports or any other Government services be prepared for a long wait because there won't be enough bums on seats to cope with the increased workload.
And it's not as the Daily Wail suggests Lazy, Feather Bedded, Gold Plated Pension, Receiving Civil Servants who cock up the system.

Sundae · 01-02-2011, 06:14 AM

Oh don't worry - all of my family have worked in the public sector at some point, and I am appalled at how the Hate Mail makes out you are living off the fat of the land because you happpen to work for a PCT or for the Ambulance Service. I bet journalists don't have to bring their own stationery or toilet paper into work...

The irony is, it's being held up at every stage, but longest with the Police. My Mum used to run CRB checks... She said "I could have done it for you in five seconds flat!" But the office she worked in when she retired is now disbanded and working all over the County - she really got out at the right time. As she says, "I wonder how I managed to keep my occupied all day now - obviously the six of us [two separate shifts] weren't doing anything if they can just scrap all those jobs!"

Big Sarge · 12-19-2013, 10:14 AM

Monster will give you a spanking and send you to your room without supper

fargon · 12-19-2013, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

Monster will give you a spanking and send you to your room without supper

OOH Baby!!! Make it hurt good.

Stormieweather · 12-19-2013, 01:00 PM

**cough **

So, one needs to learn how to fiddle with their resume, and to keep busy while unemployed. Go volunteer, intern, consult, do something to put on that resume to fill up the holes. I was laid off in 2002 and went for 5 years without a 9-5 job. I did not collect unemployment benefits after the first 2 weeks because I consulted, volunteered, waited tables, and was otherwise "self-employed" so that my resume stayed presentable. And in 2007, just when the shit was hitting the fan, economy-wise, I obtained a good job (which I still have).

This isn't the first time I've been laid off, nor is it the first time I had keep my resume looking pretty. Another thing I learned was to have different resumes focused on different skillsets, and to apply for jobs outside my comfort zone. Hey, I've done payroll for a company, I can do HR, right????

But I do agree about the credit scores. I ran from an abusive husband, lived in motels for a few months while I saved up for an apartment, only to promptly be laid off from my job. This perfect storm of problems tanked my credit. A credit score is not always a good indicator of employee reliability/dependability.

12-16-2010, 08:19 AM	#1
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	That was unnecessary bruce. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

12-17-2010, 06:28 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I know, but it so easy. Every once in awhile something like that comes along that just sounds so incredible, so impossible, it become a joke rather than a challenge. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-17-2010, 07:40 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heh...yeah, there is room in this world for us less than superhuman beings. We aren't all like Francisco Franco (or whatever his name is) or merc. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-17-2010, 08:49 AM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I am mediocre and proud. I am a face in the crowd and proud. I am middle class and proud. I am riff-raff, hoi polloi, and don't want to be anything else. Hear me roar! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

12-17-2010, 08:53 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Rowr, you go spexx! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-17-2010, 05:32 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	If it weren't for all the overachievers, there wouldn't be any room for the slackers. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-01-2011, 12:55 PM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	We have a Conservative MP who I did not vote for and have very little respect for (as he has two homes because he works in London, yet constituents like my bro only have one and commute - proving it is easily possible grrrrrrr) But maybe you're right. I'll find out when his next surgery is and try to get an appointment. It's another route I haven't considered. ETA - just sent him an email. I doubt it will help, but it's certainly worth a try. Perhaps it might even lead to a question in Parliament. It certainly ties in well with cutting money paid to people on benefits - I DO NOT want to be on benefits, I want to WORK! Even if it doesn't help me at least it raises an issue many people mucst be facing; except of course that the majority of TAs are wives and mothers and aren't claiming benefits to start with .... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-01-2011, 06:34 PM	#9
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	SG do you want to know why your CBR check is taking so long? Cuts..... The last Govt and this present shower have decided that there's far too many Civil Servant's so the numbers that work in various departments are being slashed, leavers, retirees are not being replaced but the workload increases as more and more people require checks due to legislation changes. So in the years to come when you want benefits, tax refunds,passports or any other Government services be prepared for a long wait because there won't be enough bums on seats to cope with the increased workload. And it's not as the Daily Wail suggests Lazy, Feather Bedded, Gold Plated Pension, Receiving Civil Servants who cock up the system.

01-02-2011, 06:14 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh don't worry - all of my family have worked in the public sector at some point, and I am appalled at how the Hate Mail makes out you are living off the fat of the land because you happpen to work for a PCT or for the Ambulance Service. I bet journalists don't have to bring their own stationery or toilet paper into work... The irony is, it's being held up at every stage, but longest with the Police. My Mum used to run CRB checks... She said "I could have done it for you in five seconds flat!" But the office she worked in when she retired is now disbanded and working all over the County - she really got out at the right time. As she says, "I wonder how I managed to keep my occupied all day now - obviously the six of us [two separate shifts] weren't doing anything if they can just scrap all those jobs!" __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-19-2013, 10:14 AM	#11
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Monster will give you a spanking and send you to your room without supper __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

12-19-2013, 01:00 PM	#13
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	cough So, one needs to learn how to fiddle with their resume, and to keep busy while unemployed. Go volunteer, intern, consult, do something to put on that resume to fill up the holes. I was laid off in 2002 and went for 5 years without a 9-5 job. I did not collect unemployment benefits after the first 2 weeks because I consulted, volunteered, waited tables, and was otherwise "self-employed" so that my resume stayed presentable. And in 2007, just when the shit was hitting the fan, economy-wise, I obtained a good job (which I still have). This isn't the first time I've been laid off, nor is it the first time I had keep my resume looking pretty. Another thing I learned was to have different resumes focused on different skillsets, and to apply for jobs outside my comfort zone. Hey, I've done payroll for a company, I can do HR, right???? But I do agree about the credit scores. I ran from an abusive husband, lived in motels for a few months while I saved up for an apartment, only to promptly be laid off from my job. This perfect storm of problems tanked my credit. A credit score is not always a good indicator of employee reliability/dependability. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

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