Indeed.
There's a hell of a lot of crap out there. I would happily do general admin stuff, but I fear prospective employers will take one look at my employment history and degree and consign me to the 'if we employ him he'll fuck off six months later' heap.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 31 Oct 2011, 14:59, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

That's a tricky one. Have you looked at short term contracts so you can get some dosh in and take more time to take a permanent job you'd like?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 31 Oct 2011, 15:02, Reply)

I have applied for a couple of short term positions already.
Heard zilch from either of them. Also registered with a few employment agencies, and uploaded my CV onto a few sites. The bastard is, most employers want experience in whatever particular line of work they're advertising, so even if I could probably do the job with a minimal amount of training, it's not even worth applying because there will always be 20 people ahead of me with the requisite experience.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 31 Oct 2011, 15:06, Reply)

At least that's not quite as much of a brick wall as demanding a degree for no fucking reason.

( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Mon 31 Oct 2011, 15:09, Reply)

True, but it's still a pain in the arse.
Although I lucked into my previous line of work despite having zero experience in that particular field. Proof, surely, that I'm quite capable of branching out into something new?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 31 Oct 2011, 15:14, Reply)

you'd think so wouldn't you?
Such is life, why take a punt?
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Mon 31 Oct 2011, 15:20, Reply)