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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Elite Pete on 30 October 2008, 11:02:09
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Ive just returned from the Job Centre, now the last time I was there (many years ago) there were boards with cards on and on the card was a brief discription of the job, pay and hours, not anymore. I walked in to be greeted by a young lady just inside the door, she told me all the jobs are now advertised on the Job Centre website and updated daily. The only thing I could do there was make an appointment to claim benefit, but its not quite come to that yet as I have some money to get by on. How things have changed, I must be getting old :(
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
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Ive just returned from the Job Centre, now the last time I was there (many years ago) there were boards with cards on and on the card was a brief discription of the job, pay and hours, not anymore. I walked in to be greeted by a young lady just inside the door, she told me all the jobs are now advertised on the Job Centre website and updated daily. The only thing I could do there was make an appointment to claim benefit, but its not quite come to that yet as I have some money to get by on. How things have changed, I must be getting old :(
Getting?? ::) :D
At least you've got a Jobcentre, they closed ours down years ago. Nearest one is now about 6 miles away, so if you're out of work and need to collect benefit money you've got to fork out money for transport to get you there!! :-?
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
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It was far better with the old fashioned cards -- you could browse jobs and had a good chance of something catching your eye that you'd never have thought of doing .... now you have to be pretty specific and probably miss out on some other decent opportunities ---- they never make getting work easy in these places !!!
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
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It was far better with the old fashioned cards -- you could browse jobs and had a good chance of something catching your eye that you'd never have thought of doing .... now you have to be pretty specific and probably miss out on some other decent opportunities ---- they never make getting work easy in these places !!!
Quite so. I only visit mine once a fortnight to sign which is enough.
I hate the bloody place, i feel like the rest of the layabouts, though i'm not one. Written out my CV & sent to various firms, but still waiting.
Have an interview tomorrow, because i rang them :y
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
She does my head in, she phoned this morning from work and said "on your way to the Office can you drop my glasses of for me". The Office she was on about was the Job Centre but she didn't want anyone in her office to know where I was going :'(
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It was far better with the old fashioned cards -- you could browse jobs and had a good chance of something catching your eye that you'd never have thought of doing .... now you have to be pretty specific and probably miss out on some other decent opportunities ---- they never make getting work easy in these places !!!
Quite so. I only visit mine once a fortnight to sign which is enough.
I hate the bloody place, i feel like the rest of the layabouts, though i'm not one. Written out my CV & sent to various firms, but still waiting.
Have an interview tomorrow, because i rang them :y
Good luck Pete :y
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It was far better with the old fashioned cards -- you could browse jobs and had a good chance of something catching your eye that you'd never have thought of doing .... now you have to be pretty specific and probably miss out on some other decent opportunities ---- they never make getting work easy in these places !!!
Quite so. I only visit mine once a fortnight to sign which is enough.
I hate the bloody place, i feel like the rest of the layabouts, though i'm not one. Written out my CV & sent to various firms, but still waiting.
Have an interview tomorrow, because i rang them :y
Good luck Pete :y
Thanx mate :y :y
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
She does my head in, she phoned this morning from work and said "on your way to the Office can you drop my glasses of for me". The Office she was on about was the Job Centre but she didn't want anyone in her office to know where I was going :'(
Just register for benefits Pete. The wife doesn't have to know. Once you've got your plastic card, all you have to do is pop in to the post office and withdraw any money you are entitled to.
Not the best marriage guidance advice, I know, but you're not scrounging, you pay into things so that you benefit when you need to. It's just like insurance, in fact, it is insurance, National Insurance.
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
She does my head in, she phoned this morning from work and said "on your way to the Office can you drop my glasses of for me". The Office she was on about was the Job Centre but she didn't want anyone in her office to know where I was going :'(
Just register for benefits Pete. The wife doesn't have to know. Once you've got your plastic card, all you have to do is pop in to the post office and withdraw any money you are entitled to.
Not the best marriage guidance advice, I know, but you're not scrounging, you pay into things so that you benefit when you need to. It's just like insurance, in fact, it is insurance, National Insurance.
Your right Steve, but the problem I have and the reason the wife doesn't want me to claim is because she works for the Council Benefits team who work side by side with the DWP.
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
She does my head in, she phoned this morning from work and said "on your way to the Office can you drop my glasses of for me". The Office she was on about was the Job Centre but she didn't want anyone in her office to know where I was going :'(
Just register for benefits Pete. The wife doesn't have to know. Once you've got your plastic card, all you have to do is pop in to the post office and withdraw any money you are entitled to.
Not the best marriage guidance advice, I know, but you're not scrounging, you pay into things so that you benefit when you need to. It's just like insurance, in fact, it is insurance, National Insurance.
Your right Steve, but the problem I have and the reason the wife doesn't want me to claim is because she works for the Council Benefits team who work side by side with the DWP.
Erm......Bugger!
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
She does my head in, she phoned this morning from work and said "on your way to the Office can you drop my glasses of for me". The Office she was on about was the Job Centre but she didn't want anyone in her office to know where I was going :'(
Just register for benefits Pete. The wife doesn't have to know. Once you've got your plastic card, all you have to do is pop in to the post office and withdraw any money you are entitled to.
Not the best marriage guidance advice, I know, but you're not scrounging, you pay into things so that you benefit when you need to. It's just like insurance, in fact, it is insurance, National Insurance.
Your right Steve, but the problem I have and the reason the wife doesn't want me to claim is because she works for the Council Benefits team who work side by side with the DWP.
So it's all about pride, i know how that feels. Sometimes mate, you have to put that aside & do what's needed. I really didn't wana go & sign on either, but sometimes you have to do things you don't want to
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
She does my head in, she phoned this morning from work and said "on your way to the Office can you drop my glasses of for me". The Office she was on about was the Job Centre but she didn't want anyone in her office to know where I was going :'(
Just register for benefits Pete. The wife doesn't have to know. Once you've got your plastic card, all you have to do is pop in to the post office and withdraw any money you are entitled to.
Not the best marriage guidance advice, I know, but you're not scrounging, you pay into things so that you benefit when you need to. It's just like insurance, in fact, it is insurance, National Insurance.
Your right Steve, but the problem I have and the reason the wife doesn't want me to claim is because she works for the Council Benefits team who work side by side with the DWP.
So it's all about pride, i know how that feels. Sometimes mate, you have to put that aside & do what's needed. I really didn't wana go & sign on either, but sometimes you have to do things you don't want to
Im going to have too soon Pete
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Just do it....
Get the money you are entitled to....and do it NOW.
Christ, every other bugger does inclduing those who have never contributed!
Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
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Just do it....
Get the money you are entitled to....and do it NOW.
jings, every other bugger does inclduing those who have never contributed!
Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
Yep, gotta agree, but the wife bit's a bit harse ;D
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Just do it....
Get the money you are entitled to....and do it NOW.
jings, every other bugger does inclduing those who have never contributed!
Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
Who's going to want a 63 looking 43 year old, who's 4 stone overweight and unemployed.
www.blindrussianbride.com ;D
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WTF! She wont let you claim, but she wont let you do a "menial" (I'm making assumptions here) job to tide you over until something more suitable comes along?
Been there - done that. Got made redundant and ended up working in a distribution warehouse for a month order picking until a job i was more qualified for came through. Money, hours and conditions were cr#p and i was working alongside a bunch of dis-interested agency workers, but it was still work and i was proud to be doing it.
Put your foot down with a firm hand mate.
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Just do it....
Get the money you are entitled to....and do it NOW.
jings, every other bugger does inclduing those who have never contributed!
Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
Who's going to want a 63 looking 43 year old, who's 4 stone overweight and unemployed.
www.blindrussianbride.com ;D
Sell your properties in Kensington. That will see you through to November ;D ;D
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Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
The "Diplomatic Corps" needs you!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Just do it....
Get the money you are entitled to....and do it NOW.
jings, every other bugger does inclduing those who have never contributed!
Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
Who's going to want a 63 looking 43 year old, who's 4 stone overweight and unemployed.
www.blindrussianbride.com ;D
Sell your properties in Kensington. That will see you through to November ;D ;D
;D ;D
Thats a nice little money spinner but the two we have in Winsford have cost us a fortune. 2 brand new houses and we've lost £2400 in the last 4 months because the tenants have disapeared each owing 3 month rent and add in the falling house prices :(
Where's that rope ;D
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Just do it....
Get the money you are entitled to....and do it NOW.
jings, every other bugger does inclduing those who have never contributed!
Sod the wife, you can always get another one of those.
Who's going to want a 63 looking 43 year old, who's 4 stone overweight and unemployed.
www.blindrussianbride.com ;D
Sell your properties in Kensington. That will see you through to November ;D ;D
;D ;D
Thats a nice little money spinner but the two we have in Winsford have cost us a fortune. 2 brand new houses and we've lost £2400 in the last 4 months because the tenants have disapeared each owing 3 month rent and add in the falling house prices :(
Where's that rope ;D
I'm starting to feel a bit less sorry for you.
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Good luck with you interview elite pete.I'm self employed and last couple of years not had more than a couple of weeks down time,this last 6 months as pre booked jobs done fewer and fewer others coming in.got half day roofing tomorrow and 4 weeks whole house improvement after that ziltch,nada,zero,nowt,sweet fa.no forgot sweet old dear wants me to cut her lawn before winter whoop de whooo we're in the money now!!!!!!!!!! :'(.
All the best though for tomorrow. :y :y
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pete just do what mark says and break em ;D, you are entitled too. all the best :y
theres always hairdressing ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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pete just do what mark says and break em ;D, you are entitled too. all the best :y
theres always hairdressing ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
How many time do I have to say this. Im not a hairdresser but my boyfriend is (http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h64/pickledpepper/nerner1.gif) ;D ;D
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
Spot on advice....lets face it so many people that havent ever contributed to this country claim benefits. You have worked hard and helped the state by paying your taxes your perfectly entitled to claim your taxes back now....
You still buying and selling Cars Pete?
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Yes its all changed since we were lads ::) How come your visiting the job centre Pete. I take it you're unemployed :-? Is this recent?
Ive been self employed for about 8 years but most of the work I do is for councils and their cutting back :( The last work I did was two days worth in September, i've had my CV out with loads of agencies but i've not had a snifter as yet. My wife is doing my head in, we have a Morrisons distribution warehouse about 15 minutes walk up the road and Roberts Bakery about 10 mins away but she won't let me work their or sign on, she'd rather blow what little money we have saved :-?
You've got to claim your benefits Pete. Christmas is coming and your entitled to them. Tell your missus that you wont win any prizes for getting by on your own money, quite the opposite, people will think you're nuts.
Spot on advice....lets face it so many people that havent ever contributed to this country claim benefits. You have worked hard and helped the state by paying your taxes your perfectly entitled to claim your taxes back now....
You still buying and selling Cars Pete?
No Markie, I think people are holding on to what money they have at the moment.
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Funny thing jobs......All the really great jobs that we would all do for nothing, come with great wages and a package of perks that are second to none.
By the same token ...all the jobs that nobody wants to do ...come with the minimum wage ...poor working conditions..long hours..poor pension plans..dangerous working conditions and bad bosses who treat people like s#it.
Here is an example of a good job offer.
Ugly and uneducated teenager required to play for Manchester United.
No qualifications required...other than to be able to kick a football.
Perks include a Bentley Continental and Range Rover Sport before you reach 21...and as much sex as you like with pretty blond bimbo's despite being both thick and ugly.
A mock Tudor mansion in Cheshire is included(about 2 months salary)
Working week approx 20 hours....(to include weekends.)
Wages approx £150,000 a week .....plus any performance bonus. :y :y
It may be an advantage to your application if your surname rhymes with Looney :'(
Life's a bitch ...then you die :'(....But keep optimistic....you never know. :y :y :y
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Funny thing jobs......All the really great jobs that we would all do for nothing, come with great wages and a package of perks that are second to none.
By the same token ...all the jobs that nobody wants to do ...come with the minimum wage ...poor working conditions..long hours..poor pension plans..dangerous working conditions and bad bosses who treat people like s#it.
Here is an example of a good job offer.
Ugly and uneducated teenager required to play for Manchester United.
No qualifications required...other than to be able to kick a football.
Perks include a Bentley Continental and Range Rover Sport before you reach 21...and as much sex as you like with pretty blond bimbo's despite being both thick and ugly.
A mock Tudor mansion in Cheshire is included(about 2 months salary)
Working week approx 20 hours....(to include weekends.)
Wages approx £150,000 a week .....plus any performance bonus. :y :y
It may be an advantage to your application if your surname rhymes with Looney :'(
Life's a female dog ...then you die :'(....But keep optimistic....you never know. :y :y :y
i like your thinking :y general mundane every day jobs that keep the world ticking over are lower paid >:( half arsed idiots who do nothing for the world priceless.
waiting for comeback - and prepared
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if youve paid into the system then take it out of the system, im also unemployed & the problem im having is not the fact i cant do an advertised job, its the fact that they want qualifications in this,that & the other for the most mundane jobs, im guilty of staying in the same line of work for 20 years so qualifications havent been an issue until now,& the age issue doesnt help either, im just relieved i have my mortgage insured or i could eventually be another one of those getting their home reposessed, ive got my next meeting with the jobcentre bods upstairs [the jobsworth ones] on my 50th birthday!, what a way to start celebrating half a century :-[, they will talk to me like ive just crawled out from under a stone like they have before, the crazy thing is that due to savings they pay me nothing anyway, so to all of you fellow unemployed out there, dont let the b/stards grind you down ;)