I've made my opinion on those who defraud the system clear before, they're all fuckwits.
I quite like his idea of fining those for turning down jobs, but I hope they're within reason. For example, if they tell someone who can't drive that there's a job 20 miles away, with no public transport going close, I'd find it unfair if they were charged. However, the instant someone refuses a job because they're "above" it or whatever, then they can go fuck themselves with a cactus.

The benefits system is there to help those who need it, not those who are too fucking bone idle to work, grr.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 11:51, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

as long as there is still the grace period where you can turn down jobs
I would've been fucked off if when on the dole shortly after uni with a masters in civil engineering I would've been fined for turning down a job that didn't use my degree.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 11:54, Reply)

The point is though that you should be doing whatever work you can in the meantime instead of being on the dole.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 11:58, Reply)

YES THIS THIS THIS!
also where's your address, muppetpants, i can't post your DVDs back if you don't tell me where to send them!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:00, Reply)

Yes, because nothing looks better on your CV as a flood plain modeller
than having three months in McDonalds, if Maccy D's would even give you a job, since you would be grossly overqualified and they know you will leave at a moments notice so it's not worth their while employing you.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Also, it is worth noting, that working on minimum wage
is still not going to earn you enough for what is generally considered to be a reasonable quality of life
(Bazongaloid, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:02, Reply)

You know how much Jobseekers is, right?

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:07, Reply)

About 60 quid a week?

(Bazongaloid, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:19, Reply)

that is a problem I've had before
which is why I ended up working for a temp agency in Natwest and RBS
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:02, Reply)

If I could earn the money I do now at McDonalds, I'd work there in a heartbeat
Best job I've ever had, in terms of enjoyment.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:04, Reply)

I reckon seeing the fact that someone had bothered to work for three months, regardless of what it was, even voluntary work, would be better than a three-month gap.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:05, Reply)

that is true
and thinking about it, if I lost my job now I would take whatever was offered so I could pay the bills.

whether anyone would have me, as Al rightly points out, is another matter
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Absolutely this.
I spent three years trying to find a job that used my degree with fuck-all luck. In the meantime I did whatever jobs I could get, in fact I'm still pretty much doing whatever job I can get but at least now I'm not working in fucking Legoland.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:02, Reply)

Legoland would be awesome to work at.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:04, Reply)

it'd be shit
full of cunt kids and their cunt parents

it's not like you'd get to play with lego all day
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:05, Reply)

DESTROYER OF DREAMS

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:08, Reply)

You suck!
In my mind it'd be like working at Alton Towers (or Thorpe Park to the less fortunate of us), in that you'd get to ride any of the rollercoasters whenever you wanted!

How disappointed would you be if you actually thought this was true when you got a job there?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:08, Reply)

It is fucking awful there.
Trust me.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:11, Reply)

(Cave Duck, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:21, Reply)

The one that fustrate me are the ones who bang on about imigrants taking all the jobs that they turn down for being to 'below' them.
There is no such thing, as having a job benef you.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 12 Nov 2010, 12:39, Reply)

Rent boy.

( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Sat 13 Nov 2010, 13:27, Reply)