[Soph.Jade]

(Original post by . . .)
Just come back from my interview I passed. They will get back to me in the next couple of days to see whether they want to take me or not as a couple of others have passed the interview today too and they will look over them.

Ooh congratulations
hopefully things are looking up for the people on this thread haha

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(Original post by Soph.Jade)
Ooh congratulations
hopefully things are looking up for the people on this thread haha

I told them I may be going uni in september so that's just cocked up my chances. It felt wrong just lying to their face like that.

[Soph.Jade]

(Original post by . . .)
I told them I may be going uni in september so that's just cocked up my chances. It felt wrong just lying to their face like that.

Aw no :/ would they not consider you as a seasonal worker?
I'm leaving the whole uni part out of it and if I get the job I'll use clearing as an excuse haha. Maybe you'd be better off applying for jobs where you study now as realistically no one is going to train you when you're leaving in a month.

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(Original post by Soph.Jade)
Aw no :/ would they not consider you as a seasonal worker?
I'm leaving the whole uni part out of it and if I get the job I'll use clearing as an excuse haha. Maybe you'd be better off applying for jobs where you study now as realistically no one is going to train you when you're leaving in a month.

They did say if I don't get the job they will keep me on record so if they need me they will just contact me. True.

[MrHappy_J]

(Original post by . . .)
I told them I may be going uni in september so that's just cocked up my chances. It felt wrong just lying to their face like that.

could you not say perhaps that you were hoping they might transfer you to a shop nearer your uni?

[Iron Lady]

@ original_username

Are you going to answer me?

What's wrong with getting a job?

Captialism has its flaws, but it's a million times better than socialism.

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(Original post by MrHappy_J)
could you not say perhaps that you were hoping they might transfer you to a shop nearer your uni?

They said that depends on if there are any vacant jobs for the position I applied for.

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(Original post by Iron Lady)
@ original_username

Are you going to answer me?

What's wrong with getting a job?

Captialism has its flaws, but it's a million times better than socialism.

Nothing is wrong about getting a job but getting a job that you don't necessarily enjoy doing just to buy useless crap you don't need is a pretty **** way of life and way of thinking (Read fight club). If you have a job which you enjoy doing then it's a different matter.

That's arguable and this thread isn't about capitalism Vs Socialism so nobody is going to argue with you.

[Iron Lady]

(Original post by . . .)
Nothing is wrong about getting a job but getting a job that you don't necessarily enjoy doing just to buy useless crap you don't need is a pretty **** way of life and way of thinking (Read fight club). If you have a job which you enjoy doing then it's a different matter.

That's arguable and this thread isn't about capitalism Vs Socialism so nobody is going to argue with you.

OK, but the job may be short term and it can get you onto the career ladder by gaining experience.

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(Original post by Iron Lady)
OK, but the job may be short term and it can get you onto the career ladder by gaining experience.

It may get you onto the career ladder. For most jobs retail experience means **** all.

[Copycats&Acrobats]

RIght. I'm in need of some advise. I currently have a full time job working in a nail varnish factory, however we only get piece rate for labeling which is what I do. By law however if we don't make minimum wage a week our employer has to top it up. But some time we get ****ty labels Ect and it is literally impossible to make minimum wage and we get shouted at a lot. And two days ago we had to recap a load of nail varnishes, however the ventilation that we have for the filling part of the factory (which is a single room) just moves the fumes from one end of the room to my end, and despite the fire door being open that combined with the fumes from all the recapped nail varnishes we had to do has made me really ill and I've been noticing signs tha you get from inhaling fumes, such as really bad sore lips, feeling sick/faint and bad hradaches. I've been calling in sick for the past two days because I feel really unwell but I don't get sick pay and feel bad for letting people down and I do kinda need the money :,(
I really don't know what to do because my bosses don't care about the fumes and make you feel guilty for complaining... And I'm dreading quitting... Any advice?

[Copycats&Acrobats]

(Original post by Llamageddon)
Maybe so but it really is a million miles away from something actual employers care about. Tbh I've come to the conclusion that it's luck anyway. After 7 months of applying to lots of really **** jobs I got the most competitive and hard to get into thing I applied to that year. HR don't look at CVs, they just flip coins.

Trust me. No matter what they say it defiantly is more who you know not what you know that will land you a job. I know this from both intensive observation and personal experience.

[Llamageddon]

(Original post by Copycats&Acrobats)
Trust me. No matter what they say it defiantly is more who you know not what you know that will land you a job. I know this from both intensive observation and personal experience.

I think everybody knows that. I got my first job after university because a family friend happened to manage that group.

I got my second job because my old dissertation supervisor sang my praises to somebody in the dept next door.

[rock_climber86]

ask if u could do work somewhereore ventilated for health reasons. If they refuse/sack you then claim or unfair dismissal/constructrutive dismissal and you will have a string case as i'm fairly sure sacking one for medical reasons is illegal!


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[stayce88]

Did an undergrad, couldnt get a job, did a postgrad, couldnt get a job, came to Afghanistan... Probably not going to be able to find a job again so going to set up on my own

[Formerly Helpful_C]

I struggled to find a job during my gap year, but I earn £10 an hour now. Don't give up hope.

[original_username]

(Original post by Iron Lady)
@ original_username

Are you going to answer me?

What's wrong with getting a job?

Captialism has its flaws, but it's a million times better than socialism.

I did reply to you, didn't answer the question mind. I would like to see a more co-operative system/economy when it comes to businesses (John Lewis, Co-op etc), even that is too much to hope for though.

Oh and nothings wrong with getting a job, I would just like for employees to be valued a bit more by their owners when they spend ~90% of a year slaving away for the ****ers. The modern idea of 'life' just leaves a lot to be desired.

[sassy123]

Been reading this thread it I thought it was just me that was sick of it.I have been looking at Apprenticeships and no luck no matter how good my application is.I keep hearing people getting jobs i suppose i will just have to keep trying.

[rock_climber86]

just spent an hour and a half applying for jobs, tailoring my CV's for the jobs and writing covering letters and hat not. So ****ing depressing, ARGHHHH.....feel like dying . Wish I had a job

[original_username]

(Original post by rock_climber86)
just spent an hour and a half applying for jobs, tailoring my CV's for the jobs and writing covering letters and hat not. So ****ing depressing, ARGHHHH.....feel like dying . Wish I had a job

I know how you feel, I was on the dole for about 6 months collectively from june-2011 to March 2012. Just keep plugging away.

Try to find something else to fill your time other than job searching, you dont have to spend every waking hour obsessing over finding that elusive job.