The One Show, revolutionary new speaker?

[Barry]

I may even ask him if he's heard about Quad's revolutionary new speaker, as seen on TV.

Quad's revolutionary speaker, which one is that? Sounds interesting.

[struth]

Oi - I heard that!

SoHvaD qar

[Barry]

SoHvaD qar

Tu Quoque!

[Minstrel SE]

So what were you feeling stressed about?

Marco.

Its alright Marco I was trying to avoid that one. Forced out of a job and it seems meaningless on a cv like my whole career ...gonna have to start something for myself but it all costs big time...would rather retire but my financial situation doesnt allow that yet. Limited work out there to tick over while thinking what to do

Its all pressure at the moment. Im trying to get some direction and inspiration from Philippe Petit

Im not a moaner I will get through to the end somehow

[Marco]

Sorry to hear that, Martin. What are you trained in, and what sort of jobs are you looking for?

Marco.

[Minstrel SE]

I'm trained in the art of laziness and pontificating...highly trained Seriously though there is no quick work to rush to at the moment. Age discrimination is rife.

Ive just walked out of a work trial for a couple of hours a day at a car dealership...only menial stuff but working with drongos. I have sales and admin experience but Im getting treated like an idiot. I needed the work to tick over and build on. Jobs available because everyone else is avoiding them. You cant get trained as a mechanic because they are only training kids and so on.....and on

Have you seen the costs of just putting a private hire taxi on the road. I did a free tiling course but dont want to do that

Seriously Marco its a catch 22 in that the money I could risk in setting up would tide me over until my first private pension kicks in.

No ultimate worries but you know how stress can build up
All the best
Martin

[Pharos]

There is much wrong with the job market, and I spent years struggling living from '96 to '08 on what became £29 per week at the end.

This was not due to lack or qualifications or experience, and the JC said to me that employers were scared of me. (imagine how I would get on with Philip Green.)

There is massive waste of talent and ability, and also energy, which could increase the productivity of the country as well as feeding it. God knows how we are to be a wealthy nation after leaving the EU, with the massive reduction in the last 40 years in engineering output.

[Macca]

Ive just walked out of a work trial for a couple of hours a day at a car dealership...only menial stuff but working with drongos. I have sales and admin experience but Im getting treated like an idiot.

I've had dozens of jobs and that's pretty normal IME. Most places will assume you are an idiot when you start. The trick is to keep your head down and just do the job, they'll soon realise you are not an idiot and then other avenues may open up. Most employers are desperate to find people who are not idiots, or lazy, or who go off sick all the time. Possibly why all the eastern Europeans seem to have no trouble getting work.

[Macca]

BTW I've never had a problem working with 'drongos' - in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

[Macca]

Last two jobs I've had I just got sent down by the agency to cover absence. They've got no idea who I am or what I've done, you're just a 'temp' to them. So you get treated like you can't do anything and don't know anything by the management and other staff. Both times the contract has gone on much longer than it was supposed to and they ended up offering me a permanent job. Suck it up, don't make waves, don't get into conflicts, turn up every day, do a good job, the rest will take care of itself.


In the long run that's a much easier way to get work than filling in application forms, going to interviews and so on. I could never be bothered with all that hassle. Just join an agency and let them send you wherever.