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The ousted MP who speaks six languages, has a PhD in maths and once designed a computer game about the Battle of Britain, admitted that he was curious to see whether he would be “browbeaten into applying for jobs on a building site”.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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He could go contracting.
Hope he'll be IR35 compliant tho'Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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Originally posted by threaded View PostHe could go contracting.
Hope he'll be IR35 compliant tho'Comment
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he was curious to see whether he would be “browbeaten into applying for jobs on a building site”.
Typical of New Liebores attitude to unemployment; "there's plenty of jobs out there, just go for one of those". All very well in theory, but there is such a thing as being "over qualified" and an employer isn't going to want to repeat the advertising/interview/selection/training process 2 months down the line because Dr. Whatshisname has decided it's actually a tad rougher than he thought, or because he's landed a cushy number on the board of a local business.
Even in "our" line of work the "lower paid" posts are unattainable as soon as you mention qualifications and/or experience, not to mention age and/or expected salary.
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Originally posted by wobbegong View PostWhat an out-of-touch, arrogant pr1ck!! What site manager is going to employ a 60 yr old doctor of mathematics with no experience, on a building site?
Typical of New Liebores attitude to unemployment; "there's plenty of jobs out there, just go for one of those". All very well in theory, but there is such a thing as being "over qualified" and an employer isn't going to want to repeat the advertising/interview/selection/training process 2 months down the line because Dr. Whatshisname has decided it's actually a tad rougher than he thought, or because he's landed a cushy number on the board of a local business.
Even in "our" line of work the "lower paid" posts are unattainable as soon as you mention qualifications and/or experience, not to mention age and/or expected salary.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostAlternatively, he was making a joke about people's perceptions of what goes on in JobCentres
He then went on to say . . .
“It's a sensitive situation even for optimistic people like me, and I felt almost like giving him a hug,” he admitted.
But he was less optimistic for the future of the Jobcentre itself.
“I gather from other sources that the office is under new orders: to freeze recruitment, lay off all fixed-term staff and outsource much of their work to private companies,” he wrote.
“The shape of things to come may be more worrying.”
"may be more worrying" ?? For a parent, with kids to feed, a mortgage (or rent) to pay and no fat payout from the government as compensation, I should put it a might stronger than may be worrying!!
Nope, sorry Nick, I can't see any humour in that. I stick to my original opinion; he's an out-of-touch, arrogant pr1ck.Comment
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Originally posted by wobbegong View PostHmmmmm, well Nick, I concede it could be a "joke", but it's a pretty bloody poor one if it is.
He then went on to say . . .
"may be more worrying" ?? For a parent, with kids to feed, a mortgage (or rent) to pay and no fat payout from the government as compensation, I should put it a might stronger than may be [i]worrying[i]!!
Nope, sorry Nick, I can't see any humour in that. I stick to my original opinion; he's an out-of-touch, arrogant pr1ck.Comment
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Dunno. My sister keeps landing little paid jobs and she's almost 70.bloggoth
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Well Im not dissing Nick Palmer, he was my MP, a good hard worker and not on the take like most of them.
I sent him an email petition on scrapping the current libel laws and he promptly replied, at 10pm one evening.
The only reason I didn't vote for him was because I wanted labour and the snot goblin out.
I wish Nick well and hope he finds something soon..."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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