[arista]

Vicky Harrison died after taking a massive drug overdose.
Her mother said: 'Vicky found it humiliating
that she had been out of work for so long and couldn't take it any more'







"A young woman who left school with three
A-levels and ten GCSEs killed herself because
she felt 'humiliated' about not getting a job.
Vicky Harrison, 21, failed to find work after
applying for more than 200 jobs over two years.
She took a massive drug overdose a day after receiving
a rejection letter following an interview.
She left a suicide note saying: 'I don't want to be me anymore.' "

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0lqlqVbKO

This is So Wrong.


The Legacy of New Labour

[Lewis.]

What the hell? 200 jobs! I'm 15 and I've had a job for 8 months.. got it 1st time. Surely some company had a vacancy somewhere! That's really quite sad.

[Jordan.]

Poor Girl

[Z]

That's awful!

[InOne]

Damnnnnnn :/

[Stu]

Well this hardly makes her more employable.

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Stu

Well this hardly makes her more employable.

pmsl. I feel awful for laughing at that. I nearly choked on my Dorito as well. I guess its what I get for laughing.

[Lewis.]

It's her family I feel sorry for. They must be so upset yet angry at the same time.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Thats just awful

[CaraRawr]

that's horrible!

[Beastie]

Aww She could have gone travelling or something?

[Braden]

Such a shame

[BigSister]

Thats where i live well the next door town anyway i saw it on local paper tonight its so sad

[sooty]

It is awful.

I wonder how other job seekers are coping generally.
It must be depressing.

[Loukas]

Poor girl..
Thats really upsetting

[Angus]

Another tragedy that can be laid at Labour's door - their obsession with getting as many kids into higher education, even if they study mickey mouse degrees, has resulted in a culture of unrealistic expectations from said kids who think they should be walking straight into a well paid job, instead of which they find themselves saddled with massive debt and unable to land even a part time job at McDonalds.

Dumbing down qualifications means that even those with several A levels are often found by employers to be semi literate, semi numerate, and frankly unemployable.

Academic qualifications are a worthy aspiration but don't let's forget that the name of the game is to leave education with the ability to find work and support oneself, not arse around at uni for several years doing "media studies" and then expect to fall into a lucrative career. It's about time that more kids were diverted towards the trades -that's where the real shortages are and where there's money to be made.