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Title: Job centre
Post by: tel on May 06, 2008, 02:20:22 PM
Went to the Job Centre this morning to register. Was told to call a free-phone number where somebody would take my details etc - should take 30 to 40 minutes to complete.
After the usual menu options and being put in a queue, I was told that the "system" was down and that instead they would send me the form to complete manually.

Why didn't they just give me a form at the beginning!
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 06, 2008, 02:23:08 PM
Wot????
And do the postal clerk out of a job? Heaven forfend!  noooo:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: tel on May 06, 2008, 03:23:40 PM
Why can't you do it on-line?
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 06, 2008, 03:30:44 PM
Anyone could pretend to be you on line ~insecure innit?



See Nick's thread re Security Codes in the Comedy Room
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: tel on May 09, 2008, 11:04:51 AM
Just applied for a job, first one.

On-line application form, taken nearly an hour to fill in - local council.
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2008, 11:06:39 AM
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Good luck
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 11:11:23 AM
Fingers crossed. smile:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 12:24:52 PM
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Good luck

oi -  evil:

we work hard u know  cussing:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 12:27:23 PM
At what? whistle:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 12:30:43 PM
making the world a more confusing place  rubschin:

debating the merits of a fortnightly or monthly tea club  angry041:

having to evaluate how stressed staff are feeling  cussing:

having to attend Employment Tribunials for employee that was pissed off they didn't get 6 weeks paid leave to attend an 'alternative' healing centre in India to cure a problem with RSI  that the NHs couldn't confirm existed in the first ffffinnnggg place ........and breathe  angry041:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Bar Room Bore on May 09, 2008, 12:31:36 PM
I require "support"
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: tel on May 09, 2008, 12:34:31 PM
19th May for close of applications.

12th June for commencement of interviews.

Speedy.
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: tel on May 09, 2008, 12:34:50 PM
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Good luck

Thanks.
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 12:35:25 PM
19th May for close of applications.

12th June for commencement of interviews.

Speedy.

10th October for a decision
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Bar Room Bore on May 09, 2008, 12:36:27 PM
Can you do sums? Tricky ones? Come and work for me. You can't put this stuff in adverts but I need adder uppers and a correspoding team of taker awayers.

Staff are hard to find.

The dividers are scarey scared2:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 12:36:47 PM
making the world a more confusing place  rubschin:

debating the merits of a fortnightly or monthly tea club  angry041:

having to evaluate how stressed staff are feeling  cussing:

having to attend Employment Tribunials for employee that was pissed off they didn't get 6 weeks paid leave to attend an 'alternative' healing centre in India to cure a problem with RSI  that the NHs couldn't confirm existed in the first ffffinnnggg place ........and breathe  angry041:

I take it you are employed by a Local Authority.  
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 12:40:55 PM
Affirmative surrender:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 12:41:40 PM
Ah ~ so you don't actually work then.
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 12:42:19 PM
I do and really bloody hard unfortunately - i would love to be a stereotype  cry:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Bar Room Bore on May 09, 2008, 12:44:38 PM
CAn you do tricky sums?
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 12:45:14 PM
CAn you do tricky sums?

That will depend on what you want the answer to the sum to be.
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 12:51:16 PM
CAn you do tricky sums?

only with the proper training , support and structure in place - naturally  whistle:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2008, 12:55:29 PM
Under wire and whalebone then  noooo:
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 09, 2008, 01:00:36 PM
and a master fitter  ;)
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Berek on May 09, 2008, 01:04:29 PM
Why can't you do it on-line?

because the unemployed are not supposed to be able to afford computers or internet access
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2008, 01:12:01 PM
and a master fitter  ;)

Call Boris!

Oh, he only does un fitting
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: tel on May 09, 2008, 01:28:35 PM
Wouldn't you love to be in this great metropolis governed by Boris?
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: Snoopy on May 09, 2008, 01:31:49 PM
Wouldn't you love to be in this great metropolis governed by Boris?

 noooo:  Been there, done that, pastures new etc.
Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: The Moan Ranger on May 09, 2008, 03:00:23 PM
Wouldn't you love to be in this great metropolis governed by Boris?

 noooo:  Been there, done that, pastures new etc.

Ah, but bouncing Boris was not there then.

Tel - see below, for "Marketing", read "Local Council...


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Title: Re: Job centre
Post by: The Moan Ranger on May 09, 2008, 03:40:28 PM
Young's o'clock, get here Tel!