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Old 02-09-2012, 11:56 AM #1
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And sometimes, it's having the right attitude. Sometimes it's being in the right place at the right times. Sometimes it's applying for roles that are within your capabilities and not above or below. Sometimes it's targetting the right companies.
When your "luck" changes, I'll bet you won't be boasting then .....

I worked in the Insolvency Service for a while and dealt with hundreds of previously well-employed people who lost their jobs/businesses through no fault of their own and who had to seriously downgrade their lifestyle ..... I also worked for the DWP on DLA - again, life-changing injuries and illness can happen to anyone (there are over 3m claimants) - if there is anything that my jobs have taught me, it's not to be patronising or smug about employment .....
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When your "luck" changes, I'll bet you won't be boasting then .....

I worked in the Insolvency Service for a while and dealt with hundreds of previously well-employed people who lost their jobs/businesses through no fault of their own and who had to seriously downgrade their lifestyle ..... I also worked for the DWP on DLA - again, life-changing injuries and illness can happen to anyone (there are over 3m claimants) - if there is anything that my jobs have taught me, it's not to be patronising or smug about employment .....
You make your own Luck Omah....

Who's being patronising or smug..... it's called a discussion based on factual experience.
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You make your own Luck Omah....
Like I said, I have learned not to be smug or patronising .....

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Like I said, I have learned not to be smug or patronising .....
I'm sharing my success story Omah and showing that there is life after the dole queue...... and not only my own but of others around me.

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I'm sharing my success story Omah and showing that there is life after the dole queue...... and not only my own but of others around me.
Such an inspiration to us all, I see a Pride of Britain award in your future.
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So it's meant to be hard getting a job....???!!!
so please... someone care to explain to me why there are those in society who bleat on about it being so hard to get work - or work that pays well.... because from the evidence I've seen over the past few weeks: getting a new job is far from difficult.

This is the title of your thread and a quote from the OP.

Not being rude pyra but it does sound just a little smug and patronising.
Especially if like me you are a jobseeker who is not finding it at all easy.
My points have been valid since my opening post.


Or it is more that members are only happy to hear of bad luck stories - or are only delighted when bad things are happening to others?? They aren't wanting to hear or discuss the possibility that the world is not all a place of gloom and doom as far as job seeking goes: that jobs are there - that they can be got.



Your own situation may be reflecting negatively on your view Kiz - that's all I can say to you.

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Such an inspiration to us all, I see a Pride of Britain award in your future.
Thank you Dezzy. I know you wrote that without any hint of sarcasm, dig or attempt to have a rip at me.

Now.... anyone wanting to actually discuss the topic - and the areas which appear to have been guilded over - you know, the part about temporary work in the intermin - that part seems to be have bodyswerved in no small amount.
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My points have been valid since my opening post.


Or it is more that members are only happy to hear of bad luck stories - or are only delighted when bad things are happening to others?? They aren't wanting to hear or discuss the possibility that the world is not all a place of gloom and doom as far as job seeking goes: that jobs are there - that they can be got.



Your own situation may be reflecting negatively on your view Kiz - that's all I can say to you.



Thank you Dezzy. I know you wrote that without any hint of sarcasm, dig or attempt to have a rip at me.

Now.... anyone wanting to actually discuss the topic - and the areas which appear to have been guilded over - you know, the part about temporary work in the intermin - that part seems to be have bodyswerved in no small amount.
Your point is only valid in relation to your own situation. It is subjective and not representative of the plight of jobseekers in todays society.

I don't feel members are happier with bad luck stories, I am very happy for you and your collegues. However, I don't agree it is as easy as you found it to find work and to suggest it is and the current economic crisis has not impacted on the jobs market is wrong.

You may be right I may be feeling negative, to hear your suggestion that jobseekers deliberately hinder their own progress I find personally insulting.
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You make your own Luck Omah....

Who's being patronising or smug..... it's called a discussion based on factual experience.
So it's meant to be hard getting a job....???!!!
so please... someone care to explain to me why there are those in society who bleat on about it being so hard to get work - or work that pays well.... because from the evidence I've seen over the past few weeks: getting a new job is far from difficult.

This is the title of your thread and a quote from the OP.

Not being rude pyra but it does sound just a little smug and patronising.
Especially if like me you are a jobseeker who is not finding it at all easy.
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When your "luck" changes, I'll bet you won't be boasting then .....

I worked in the Insolvency Service for a while and dealt with hundreds of previously well-employed people who lost their jobs/businesses through no fault of their own and who had to seriously downgrade their lifestyle ..... I also worked for the DWP on DLA - again, life-changing injuries and illness can happen to anyone (there are over 3m claimants) - if there is anything that my jobs have taught me, it's not to be patronising or smug about employment .....
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