Hello /talk
I'm just settling down for a nice little study-period of solicitor's conduct in preparation for an exam next week.
Anybody else in the middle of exams? Anybody relishing the fact that they're not having exams?
( Frisbee OG wanker, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:33, archived)

I would actually quite like to be having exams at the moment.
Then I could at least have some hope for the future, however false.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:34, archived)

That sounds quite upsetting
are things really that bad? :(
( Frisbee OG wanker, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:34, archived)

I honestly don't see a way out,
the job market at the moment is absolutely flooded with people who have more experience than I do, and there are scarcely any jobs at all at the bottom end. I'm going to have to retrain in something to have any skills useful to anyone, goodness knows what.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:38, archived)

Build computers for people,
you're good at that.
( Major Turd for tonight only, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:39, archived)

not that good.
I barely make a profit, I'd need to do about 4 a day to make a living out of it.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:41, archived)

You'd be surprised by the number of people feeling like that
Retraining isn't such a bad idea, I'm hearing from lots of people doing that kind of thing

If it's any consolation I'm supposed to have a Training Contract lined up with a firm already, and there's a severe drought of that going on, shitloads of firms are downsizing. After 5 years in higher education I'll still be doing something menial :(
( Frisbee OG wanker, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:41, archived)

It's not a bad idea, for the long term,
but it takes time, and money, and I kind of want a job now, really. Time doesn't grow on trees.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:43, archived)

there are plenty of unskilled jobs going
depends on what you are willing to do though i guess
( well, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:42, archived)

There are a couple of admin jobs I'm considering at the moment.
Still waiting to hear back from the council about the last one. They'll maybe let me know in six months or something.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:45, archived)

if you need money you do anything
I've cut bricks, packed crisps, sold crisps, answered phones, got a forklift licence, all sorts.
edit: for pretty much minimum wage, if not on the line itself

You can't whine about never being able to get a job when you "consider some admin jobs" as if anything else is far underneath you.
( moohalaa, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:47, archived)

beneath me?
they're the lowest jobs on the jobs sites!
the reason I'm only going for those ones is that they're the only ones where I meet the minimum criteria.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:47, archived)

how about factory work? cleaning?
it's fairly shit or mind numbing work but it's money.
( moohalaa, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:48, archived)

Edinburgh doesn't have factories.
It's white collar central. Major banks and insurance companies. That sort of stuff is all out at Fife and Livingston. I'm not joking.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:51, archived)

are there no shops/cafes in Edinburgh?

( well, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:53, archived)

Plenty of those,
but that's really not something I'd be any good at... customer facing, nooo not me. This isn't me being fussy. I worked as a receptionist once and was utterly shit at it.
Besides, I've got a friend who's looking for exactly this kind of work, and has experience, and is having a pretty hard time of it.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:57, archived)

Who cleans the banks and insurance companies?
Who cleans the windows, does the laundry, makes the food, delivers the post, there are lots of unskilled jobs in the city.
( Druid, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:56, archived)

I don't know,
but I'm not seeing the adverts.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:58, archived)

Who watches the Watchmen?
The Watchiermen obvs.
( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Tue 26 May 2009, 20:13, archived)

this
just go down to the job centre and apply for everything they've got
( well, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:49, archived)

You should try chasing these up more often,
maybe turn up in person. Also, follow the head of admin home one night and study their routine. If they go out to the pub quiz on a Wednesday evening, you could turn up over the course of a month and start up a conversation. When you're good friends after a few weeks, your employment status might crop up, whereupon you say "Funny you should mention that" and say how much you'd LOVE to work in their admin department, and the job's as good as yours.

Honestly, some people just don't make the effort.
( Druid, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:50, archived)

I'd never considered stalking as a career move.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 20:01, archived)

Quitter.

( Druid, Tue 26 May 2009, 20:04, archived)

I suppose telling you to pull your fucking socks up would be a waste of typing?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:36, archived)

Bindun.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 26 May 2009, 19:37, archived)

My mum's been doing it since I was five,
it's like water off a duck's back by now.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:38, archived)

This is my first year for a long time with no exams, it's lovely.
I do have a few vivas in September though, and three 80 page portfolios to prepare.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:34, archived)

Someone will tell you to fuck off for this.
I won't, because this isn't actually that bad a post.

I have one exam left, on Friday. Then I'm partying like it's 2009
( WHARRGARBL, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:34, archived)

Haha, good for you
this is my last week of revision, then the hellish 10 days begins.
I want this to be over, but I'm scared of screwing it all up
( Frisbee OG wanker, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:36, archived)

I was supposed to be having exams,
then I gave up my course and job. Hurray!
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:35, archived)

I'm still waiting on my results from my
'Introduction To Telling People To Man The Fuck Up' course.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:37, archived)

Cool, when do you get them?

( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:41, archived)

Apparently it was supposed to be in April.
I don't actually know now. I think I'll have to ring them and ask them where the fuck they are. I got an application form through for the first year in the degree course and I want to do it.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:43, archived)

Cool.
They should have told you by now, so, the wankers. Is it a full time degree course?
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:45, archived)

Nope.
It's part time. One day a week. I need to know if I can do it cos I'll have to tell them in work.
( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:50, archived)

Cool beans!
I hope you get them soon:)`
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:51, archived)

What's the plan Esmewesme?

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 26 May 2009, 19:38, archived)

Haven't a fucking clue, to be honest.

( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:40, archived)

Well here's hoping you get one soon enough.
and here's hoping I get off this quick enough to actually do some revision :S
( Frisbee OG wanker, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:42, archived)

I have no exams
My friends have just finished theirs though so celebratory drinks on Saturday - woo.
( Pickle Fairy is clumsily dancing away this fear, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:37, archived)

I have a Statistical and Low Temperature physics exam on Tuesday
and a condensed matter physics exam a week on friday.

Both are double modules, and combined are about 20% of my entire degree.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Tue 26 May 2009, 19:37, archived)

o.O
Good luck for both of them. I've got Commercial Law, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Mergers& Acquisitions and Proffessional Conduct. All of which I have to pass otherwise Adam doesn't become a bottom-feeding solicitor :S
( Frisbee OG wanker, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:38, archived)

I refer you to my sig.

( jenpots, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:37, archived)

I'm doing my finals.
I've done 6 and have two left.

Then I'm going to introduce my boyfriend to my dad for the first time and then get so drunk that I cannot see and then work out what I'm going to do with my life.

Simples.
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 26 May 2009, 19:38, archived)

No exams but I've just sent off my OU ECA
:)
( Fluzzy namby-pamby pudding and pie, Tue 26 May 2009, 19:38, archived)

Solictors = FAIL

( WormuIus, Tue 26 May 2009, 20:07, archived)