“Get a f****** job or hang yourself”: Jobcentre official suspended over Facebook rant at dad-of-three

PhilDidge wrote:

sphinx wrote:  


://?roflmao?/:  - You can tell nobody on here has the foggiest what I look like.  I am still the archetype top boy - think Miss Congeniality but much much uglier to start with.  

lol fair enough sphinx, but as seen it has benefits maybe not for yourself mind

sphinx wrote:

PhilDidge wrote:You can type and your English is good enough, how are you at excel and power point for example? If you have some basic knowledge of these things you can do administration work

Very very rusty at excel - I have never liked spreadsheets.  Powerpoint I am not as bad but not good - its 10 years since I did anything on it. All part time administration jobs are asking for apprenticeship qualifications which I dont have (and which I am not at the standard of).   Its a case of companies do not want to spend money on basic training for someone there less than 10 hours a week.

I will keep plodding and in the meantime keep learning stuff.

Costa wrote:

sphinx wrote:

Very very rusty at excel - I have never liked spreadsheets.  Powerpoint I am not as bad but not good - its 10 years since I did anything on it. All part time administration jobs are asking for apprenticeship qualifications which I dont have (and which I am not at the standard of).   Its a case of companies do not want to spend money on basic training for someone there less than 10 hours a week.

I will keep plodding and in the meantime keep learning stuff.

Sphinx, where do you get the idea, that all part time administration jobs are asking for apprenticeship qualifications?

That is the type of job I do (along with Receptionist), and I am always seeing jobs advertised, where they don't ask for that.

There are plenty of part time admin jobs out there, so much to choose from. And I live out in the sticks.

sphinx wrote:

Costa wrote:

Sphinx, where do you get the idea, that all part time administration jobs are asking for apprenticeship qualifications?

That is the type of job I do (along with Receptionist), and I am always seeing jobs advertised, where they don't ask for that.

There are plenty of part time admin jobs out there, so much to choose from. And I live out in the sticks.

Not where I am - not in the sticks not city but highly populated and with loads of people brimming over with qualifications it seems - I think around here employers can demand them because the demand is met.  I am limited the distance I can look at as well - I cannot actually see the point of earning just enough money to cover the travel costs to get there (not to mention I have to consider the effects of travelling on my health)

I am also not quite convinced about upping sticks and moving just to be able to find part time work (besides the unknown effect the stress of moving would have)

That is the reason a major part of my focus is on possible work from home - I am doing a course at the moment that would give me something to look at from home.

Costa wrote:

sphinx wrote:

Not where I am - not in the sticks not city but highly populated and with loads of people brimming over with qualifications it seems - I think around here employers can demand them because the demand is met.  I am limited the distance I can look at as well - I cannot actually see the point of earning just enough money to cover the travel costs to get there (not to mention I have to consider the effects of travelling on my health)

I am also not quite convinced about upping sticks and moving just to be able to find part time work (besides the unknown effect the stress of moving would have)

That is the reason a major part of my focus is on possible work from home - I am doing a course at the moment that would give me something to look at from home.

But there is a point to it Sphinx, if you are only earning just enough to cover your travel costs.

You would be gaining experience and most importantly .... you would do it for your own self worth, your own self esteem.

sphinx wrote:

Costa wrote:

Sphinx, where do you get the idea, that all part time administration jobs are asking for apprenticeship qualifications?

That is the type of job I do (along with Receptionist), and I am always seeing jobs advertised, where they don't ask for that.

There are plenty of part time admin jobs out there, so much to choose from. And I live out in the sticks.

Not where I am - not in the sticks not city but highly populated and with loads of people brimming over with qualifications it seems - I think around here employers can demand them because the demand is met.  I am limited the distance I can look at as well - I cannot actually see the point of earning just enough money to cover the travel costs to get there (not to mention I have to consider the effects of travelling on my health)

I am also not quite convinced about upping sticks and moving just to be able to find part time work (besides the unknown effect the stress of moving would have)

That is the reason a major part of my focus is on possible work from home - I am doing a course at the moment that would give me something to look at from home.

BigAndy9 wrote:

Costa wrote:

But there is a point to it Sphinx, if you are only earning just enough to cover your travel costs.

You would be gaining experience and most importantly .... you would do it for your own self worth, your own self esteem.

Very true costa, and on the ladder to bigger and better things.

My wife worked full time when our first child was 6 months old - salary only just covered costs, she is now doing a similar job 12 years afterwards but is considerably higher up.

Costa wrote:

sphinx wrote:

Not where I am - not in the sticks not city but highly populated and with loads of people brimming over with qualifications it seems - I think around here employers can demand them because the demand is met.  I am limited the distance I can look at as well - I cannot actually see the point of earning just enough money to cover the travel costs to get there (not to mention I have to consider the effects of travelling on my health)

I am also not quite convinced about upping sticks and moving just to be able to find part time work (besides the unknown effect the stress of moving would have)

That is the reason a major part of my focus is on possible work from home - I am doing a course at the moment that would give me something to look at from home.

But there is a point to it Sphinx, if you are only earning just enough to cover your travel costs.

Yes Sphinx there is a point to it...you would be making a tory fat cat even fatter...at your expense...on the (false) promise of jam today pie tomorrow

You would be gaining experience and most importantly .... you would do it for your own self worth, your own self esteem.

of course, the fact you starved in the meantime would make it all worth while, you would be so full of esteem, you wouldnt need feeding....  (sorry that was facetious)

Costa wrote:

sphinx wrote:

Not where I am - not in the sticks not city but highly populated and with loads of people brimming over with qualifications it seems - I think around here employers can demand them because the demand is met.  I am limited the distance I can look at as well - I cannot actually see the point of earning just enough money to cover the travel costs to get there (not to mention I have to consider the effects of travelling on my health)

I am also not quite convinced about upping sticks and moving just to be able to find part time work (besides the unknown effect the stress of moving would have)

That is the reason a major part of my focus is on possible work from home - I am doing a course at the moment that would give me something to look at from home.

But there is a point to it Sphinx, if you are only earning just enough to cover your travel costs.

You would be gaining experience and most importantly .... you would do it for your own self worth, your own self esteem.

Sassy wrote:

sphinx wrote:

Not where I am - not in the sticks not city but highly populated and with loads of people brimming over with qualifications it seems - I think around here employers can demand them because the demand is met.  I am limited the distance I can look at as well - I cannot actually see the point of earning just enough money to cover the travel costs to get there (not to mention I have to consider the effects of travelling on my health)

I am also not quite convinced about upping sticks and moving just to be able to find part time work (besides the unknown effect the stress of moving would have)

That is the reason a major part of my focus is on possible work from home - I am doing a course at the moment that would give me something to look at from home.

How do you equate that statement with thinking that people should work for their benefit money (and they have to travel to do the job) when they are supposed to be using that time to find a job?

grumpy old git wrote:

Costa wrote:

But there is a point to it Sphinx, if you are only earning just enough to cover your travel costs.

Yes Sphinx there is a point to it...you would be making a tory fat cat even fatter...at your expense...on the (false) promise of jam today pie tomorrow

You would be gaining experience and most importantly .... you would do it for your own self worth, your own self esteem.

of course, the fact you starved in the meantime would make it all worth while, you would be so full of esteem, you wouldnt need feeding....  (sorry that was facetious)

Beekeeper wrote:

sphinx wrote:Firstly she is claiming her facebook was hacked - she should not be fired until that is investigated only suspended as is the case because if it does turn out to be true she should not be punished for it - obviously if it is not true and she wrote those things then yes she should be fired.

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PLEASE tell us how one goes about "hacking" what is basically a public noticeboard website, Sphinx ?

AS YOU obviously seem to believe that you know so much more about the internet than us mere pleb's...