UnemployedI was Mordred writes, "I've been out of work for a while now... however, every cloud must have a silver lining. Tell us your stories of the upside to unemployment."
You can tell us about the unexpected downsides too if you want.
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chthonic, Fri 3 Apr 2009, 10:02)
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Does being on strike count?I worked for the Benefits Agency when it was merged with the Job Centre to form Job Centre Plus or whatever it's called now.
In protest, our union called a strike. Intolerable working conditions I believe they called it, mainly because our offices were largely becoming open plan and we didn't want to be attacked by mental junkies. (if you've ever been to the town I'm from, this is a genuine concern, not even just in the Benefits Agency).
So, we went on strike. IT LASTED SIX MONTHS.
Mainly because the union paid us 85% of our gross salary.
So I was MAKING MORE MONEY being on strike than being at work, and all I had to do was show up at the picket line a couple of mornings a week (which was only there from 7:30 - 9:30 when the staff were starting work by the way) - and I had the rest of the week to myself. Fucking right I kept voting to extend the strike.
Then, when we went back, we got tax rebates. I got about six hundred quid.
Result.
(, Fri 3 Apr 2009, 14:46, Reply)
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