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Originally posted by Jiggyfly...However, it seems like a bad use of human resource to take her from a job in her field for a spec job at a retailer.
Originally posted by EvillerBob
Originally posted by McGinty
I wonder how many great artists and academics who have enhanced society and our species over the years would never have done so if they had instead been forced to work mind numbing jobs because the masses wouldn't support them over the inevitable in-between stages of their worthy pursuits.
Just out of interest, how long do you think these welfare systems have been in place?!?
Originally posted by ottobot
reply to post by McGinty
Makes sense.
In this case, though, the job in question was for a term of two weeks. Ten business days.
Not quite going to make or break her fame.
Originally posted by ottobot
reply to post by McGinty
That's a bit of a stretch there.
She is claiming government money in lieu of an earned paycheck, under the pretense that she cannot work.
She can work, she just does not want to work in the available jobs.
She is not being "forced" into anything. A stipulation of receiving the money is that she must take a small job training position.
She does not have to continue receiving the government aid if she does not want to follow the guidelines set forth by the governing party.
Originally posted by kidohno
"LABOUR". Jesus christ. It's people like you who contribute to the failings in society. How is sweeping the floor and stacking cans at poundland labour? Do some rearch on Asian sweatshops or the slums in India... that's labour. I can't believe you are defending some stupid little girl who's been funded through University and got a degree (not hard these days, any idiot can get a degree) and now whilst scabbing from the UK taxpayer is refusing to do anything in the process unless it's in her field. LABOUR!?!?!? You're having a laugh. Doesn't matter if it benefits the private sector or not (would be better if she perhaps cleaned the streets or something, but again she'd probably cry about that) - she is LAZY and the process is LAZY and the system is LAZY AND VOID.
Originally posted by kidohno
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
reply to post by kidohno
You never know in the current economic climate, how secure your job is. More and more people are loosing their jobs and there are less and less job opportunities available. YOU could be next. Lets hope that never happens , but if it does I hope people don't accuse you of being a lazy scrounger.
Myth. There are plenty of jobs available, if I lost my job now (I won't) I could easily walk into at least 10 other jobs, some in the same field, some in a different field. These jobs might be higher paid or lower paid than my existing one, but I can sure tell you now... I have never, and will never, claim benefit from the government or anyone else.
That's the problem with our society as a whole today. Not just the UK, but world wide.
STEP UP, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE WORLD DOES NOT OWE YOU A LIVING.
EDIT: Just to add. There is high unemployment because people are f*****g lazy and as per the example in the Daily Mail with this moron "Cait" - people are letting their ego determine where they work.edit on 13-1-2012 by kidohno because: (no reason given)