Jobs applied for. I was just wondering whether anyone else had applied for a job. Not necessarily one they didn't get. I applied for a job teaching dancing at Arthur Murrays in central London. I also applied for a Secretarial job and the person whom I had applied telephoned and asked me to put my daughter on the phone. I said that wouldn't do him any good because she couldn't (and can't) type for toffee.
Josh: not if you are a man applying for secretarial jobs. This country is supposed to have equal opportunities, but that is a typically British saying - say onething and do something quite different.
Only ever had one job and that's my holiday job in GAME. I did'nt even ask for that, the assistant manager just said to me when i was down there "want a job?" cos when i've been there before and they could'nt help a customer with a problem i'd usually butt in and help them becuase the store could'nt
Been there...done that. Got the pictures to prove it. Getting a good paying job here in Alabama that dosen't kill you in the end (stress-wise) just don't happen.
Sounds like Canada...Most of our income goes to paying taxes for our "social welfare" state. Jobs anywhere can be hard to find and when unemployment is up, sometimes hard to keep...I've friends who are scared to call in sick, etc. because the employer's attitude is "I can get lots of people to replace you". I've a son that wants to work for a year after high school to earn money for university/college and he is having a hard time finding a job in our community because there are so many applicants for each job. Plus in a small community there is alot of nepotism...that is Joe Blow's kid is more likely to get the job if Joe coffees/drinks with the potential employer...or is that what they call "networking" nowadays?!
Nepotism would be if Joe Blow's kid gets a job because he is RELATED to his employer, for example, Joe Blow's brother hires Joe Blow's kid because that makes the kid the Employer's nephew. Hiring the kids of people you socialize with but are NOT related to is the Networking thing, not Nepotism.
Down here there is an average of 1000 to 1500 applicants for every job opening. Mostly in retail sales or fast-food occupations, anything else above minimum wage, requires the 'who you know' advantage for getting the job, not what you know or qualify for.
A full time job is one where your hours are described as being 9 to 5.30 (or thereabouts) but if there is work to do then you stay to do it. If there is no work to do you stay until your set time limits. There is no question of going home if you have nothing to do and, in many jobs, you cannot read or talk or do anything at all. Many jobs these days include the luxury of out of hours work which is, generally, (not always) not paid, or not paid at the same rate. If you can get it then a good job in this country is one working for the government, either directly or indirectly (but not the army). In local government, particularly, it sometimes involves doing absolutely nothing at all, with no overtime and, if you are lucky, you may be able to get out a book, but not generally.
A lot of what it's like to have a full time job depends a TON on what exactly the job is! I kind of envied my friend's dad who had a job at a plant monitoring equipment readouts... he mainly sits in a room all day getting to read his sci-fi and fantasy books while he glances up at the controls every 5 minutes and makes adjustments as necessary!! And any job is always better if you ENJOY at least part of whatever the job IS.
