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th3 · 01-10-2012, 05:45

For fear of lengthening the above post... (it got deleted, no surprise)

I worked in the computer industry for 5.5 years. I then went on to spend time working in charity abroad for 2 years where natural disasters/wars had struck, completely voluntary, all expenses mine. I sat and slept on the floor with insects and cockroaches, just to be clear. I then returned to the UK and had been offered work in KSA within a month, was meant to leave any day, but in Feb 2010, randomness struck.

That all took 2 years for the multiple ops and recoveries, and so on. 2 years wasted and again no income, no benefits.

Now, since being fit enough to walk/speak, been hunting for work since Jan 2012. What do I get?

You may ask the lethargic Job Centre how shocked they were at the proof I supplied them of the applications I've sent and so forth. The whole JC floor was shocked. I applied to 1873 jobs inside 3 months there, I phoned many more and I walked in to and asked every firm I could find upto the outskirts of Blackburn in addition. I felt like a piece of scrap. I couldn't believe what was happening. I said to each and every, "any basic job, minimum wage or not, any hours you want me to do". Yes, I walked it from Richmond Road to the Whitebirk Industrial Estate area's and Shadsworth/Roman Road Industrial area's (Blackburn) and back, begging for work, four times. My old friends and paternal uncles drove past sneering and jeering. I registered with 13 agencies as far as Stockport and Warrington. I applied for jobs as far as Bradford, Warrington and Liverpool. I didn't apply for any specialist field expect computer related and accountancy, since I had work experience and knowledge of these. I applied for every general work that I can do without lying. 99.9% of them never phoned/replied back (most were online/email).

I wasted +£120 just phoning these firms, and on phone interviews, and so forth.

I'm not illiterate. I went to a grammar on scholarship and have A-Levels and finished one year of BSc Optometry. But that was near a decade back. I've worked in an Accountancy, an Optician, a few warehouses, a call center, a takeaway/restaurant, ran my own I.T. business and self-employed on contract hire in the computer industry. And what do I hear repeatedly (they lie blank faced, and never give a reason, except the odd one or two)?

Over qualified
Too far away
You'll leave if you find better
Jobs too low for you

FFS. Any training I asked for, even saying they can deduct costs after I find work in the trained field later, was turned down. Sham courses which very few employers care about were shoved in my face, all costly, all I could not afford. Duh.

I left back to abroad because the idiots there robbed some land and property that belongs to us. Now, every penny I had is gone fighting flawed cases, and I'm supposed to be returning any day but dreading it. 4 months back, I had savings to drip on. Not anymore.

Just my car insurance would be minimum £3000, hence why it's sleeping in the garage. I've never claimed or done fraud/theft of any kind in my life. This is what honesty gets you in the UK.

01-10-2012, 05:45	#63
th3 Junior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 8 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	re: Does it pay to work? - Workfare For fear of lengthening the above post... (it got deleted, no surprise) I worked in the computer industry for 5.5 years. I then went on to spend time working in charity abroad for 2 years where natural disasters/wars had struck, completely voluntary, all expenses mine. I sat and slept on the floor with insects and cockroaches, just to be clear. I then returned to the UK and had been offered work in KSA within a month, was meant to leave any day, but in Feb 2010, randomness struck. That all took 2 years for the multiple ops and recoveries, and so on. 2 years wasted and again no income, no benefits. Now, since being fit enough to walk/speak, been hunting for work since Jan 2012. What do I get? You may ask the lethargic Job Centre how shocked they were at the proof I supplied them of the applications I've sent and so forth. The whole JC floor was shocked. I applied to 1873 jobs inside 3 months there, I phoned many more and I walked in to and asked every firm I could find upto the outskirts of Blackburn in addition. I felt like a piece of scrap. I couldn't believe what was happening. I said to each and every, "any basic job, minimum wage or not, any hours you want me to do". Yes, I walked it from Richmond Road to the Whitebirk Industrial Estate area's and Shadsworth/Roman Road Industrial area's (Blackburn) and back, begging for work, four times. My old friends and paternal uncles drove past sneering and jeering. I registered with 13 agencies as far as Stockport and Warrington. I applied for jobs as far as Bradford, Warrington and Liverpool. I didn't apply for any specialist field expect computer related and accountancy, since I had work experience and knowledge of these. I applied for every general work that I can do without lying. 99.9% of them never phoned/replied back (most were online/email). I wasted +£120 just phoning these firms, and on phone interviews, and so forth. I'm not illiterate. I went to a grammar on scholarship and have A-Levels and finished one year of BSc Optometry. But that was near a decade back. I've worked in an Accountancy, an Optician, a few warehouses, a call center, a takeaway/restaurant, ran my own I.T. business and self-employed on contract hire in the computer industry. And what do I hear repeatedly (they lie blank faced, and never give a reason, except the odd one or two)? Over qualified Too far away You'll leave if you find better Jobs too low for you FFS. Any training I asked for, even saying they can deduct costs after I find work in the trained field later, was turned down. Sham courses which very few employers care about were shoved in my face, all costly, all I could not afford. Duh. I left back to abroad because the idiots there robbed some land and property that belongs to us. Now, every penny I had is gone fighting flawed cases, and I'm supposed to be returning any day but dreading it. 4 months back, I had savings to drip on. Not anymore. Just my car insurance would be minimum £3000, hence why it's sleeping in the garage. I've never claimed or done fraud/theft of any kind in my life. This is what honesty gets you in the UK.