Another Pathetic topic

[sir.prize]

Anyone disagree?

http://uk.news.yahoo....system-110722934.html

[joggerjayne]

I love the excuses !!

"it's raining"

LOL

[ludwig]

[i] "My colleague rang another who said, 'Oh, it's raining. Sorry'. Another guy phoned in at about 12.45pm and said, 'Oh, sorry - I overslept'. He said:
...."One man turned up unshaven, dressed in a long leather trench coat and a hat with shark's teeth round the edge of it. He looked like Slash from Guns and Roses. As soon as he walked in for the interview he said: 'How long's this going to take? I've got band practice at 1 o'clock." [i]

Yep, that is pretty pathetic.

[d9f1c7]

why is it a pathetic topic?

[chelle7272]

Why pathetic?

[ummmm]

Maybe they were paying rubbish wages. I ran a smart repair company...our lads were paid really well. They all turned up to work. We were happy to make less profit for staff loyalty.

[Gromit]

No, I wholeheartly agree it is a pathetic topic, so why are you wasting our time bringing it to our attention?

[anotheoldgit]

Dunna start another one I am worn out.

[Messi_Ten]

he sent them scripts to learn in other words he wanted them to con the public. Glad they had the sense not to turn up!

[DTCwordfan]

Unbelievable.

[EcclesCake]

In these situation how does the minimum wage work?

There must be a loophole that is being exploited, surely?

[Gromit]

// Employees receive a basic retainer of £100 //

It isn't really a job he was offering. It is either very few hours or below the minimum wage. By the time they have paid to travel to work every day they are no better off than on £62 JSA.

The only reason he got any applicants for his pathetic job was because unemployed people have to prove evidence they have applied for a certain number of jobs when they sign on. Otherwise no one in their right mind would have applied.

[bazwillrun]

"so why are you wasting our time bringing it to our attention? "

yet you still write 8 lines in a later post

[Davethedog]

I note that pay and conditions were not quoted.

[sir.prize]

bazwillrun: You noticed as well.

[sp1814]

sir.prize

Define 'pathetic' within the context of...

...you know what? I don't have the energy...

[sir.prize]

sp1814 - try a lie down in a dark room.

[sp1814]

sir.prize

It would help if you could explain what you think is pathetic.

It's not as if this typified jobseekers in this country.

Or do you think it does?

[pdq1]

If the wages offered are close to the benefits paid then who would want to take a job with no financial reward. Either the benefits are too high or the wages too low. With housing benefit at £2000/ month maximum what job pays £500/pw. Most countries restrict their benefits to a fixed term and after that they are on their own. Here you can claim benefits for years.