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Originally posted by HelenConway
What I want to know is why we the people allow out leaders to treat us with such contempt.
Originally posted by hoonsince89
Most of my friends in their 20's have just finished their degrees/apprenticeships and now cant find work.
Up to the heads in debt, most depressed and some are borderline suicidal.
Originally posted by ~Lucidity
It is sort of the new normal. And it was sort of the plan all along, in my opinion.
Example: Microsoft outsources all tech support phone jobs to India. Indian rates go up, customer satisfaction goes down. Microsoft decides to take advantage of this for some good PR (eyeroll) and offers Americans they were key in helping unemploy their jobs back again...at one third their past rate. True story.
Originally posted by sparky31
to me i feel lost in the system and cause of my illness its like well hes got an excuse so its like they leave me to do as i please which really isn,t helping me.
Originally posted by LarryLove
reply to post by HelenConway
I work in publishing, but only for the last two years. Before then marketing and seven years with the same company before redundancy. You are right and although some might say it was just the 'good times' I believe benefits a decent salary, bonuses etc. create better workers. Yes, you will always get those out to cheat the system, but invariably they are removed and those capable and willing were properly renumerated; as it should be.
The publishing industry has always offered low wages as people put the job before the salary, but with the digital evolution a whole new skill set is required and guess what: expected to do more (new skills) with less.... (salaryn)
thank you....at moment i have all clear but as i say it seems to be harder to get employment cause i have to disclose to employers i would need time off to attened hospital appointments.
Originally posted by HelenConway
Originally posted by sparky31
to me i feel lost in the system and cause of my illness its like well hes got an excuse so its like they leave me to do as i please which really isn,t helping me.
Sparky - I hope you get better soon and that things improve for you, that is a terrible way to be treated. Bloody crap politicians, the welfare of people like you should be at the top of their agenda, not the rubbish they bang on about to further their own agendas.
The system does envelope us doesn't it - it is time we changed the system...
You know people do not realise how close they are to being unemployed and ' lost in the system' until it happens to them most do not understand. I wish that was different, I wish we had more compassion and empathy as a society.