Hello /talk
So, last thing Friday we get an email from our absent manager saying we have to come in for a mandatory meeting on Monday. We then find out he is 'at risk'. So looks like I get made redundant Monday. Piss.

I sort of get why. We have spent the last 3 years doing more or less nowt for way too much pay. How will I ever find a job to replace it!
(Northern Lovely, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:08, archived)

Have you considered going into journalism?

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:10, archived)

Or espionage?

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

both of which use newspapers
either to be written for or be hidden behind.
( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

you could try management...

( Batsgirl, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:11, archived)

you could be a text psychic
"Hello is ma boyfrnd cheetin on me"

The spirits guide me in my answer to you. Your lucky numbers for today are 7, 3 and 48. Cost £1.50/msg rcvd.
( moohalaa, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:11, archived)

MYSTIC MOO!

( Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

the sequinned headdress would be fabulous!

( moohalaa, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:16, archived)

whilst you walked around holding a pint?

( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:17, archived)

I'm unqualified
Even despite all signs pointing to this, I still didn't see it coming.

Oh sweet ignorance!!
(Northern Lovely, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

The blind prostitute had that problem
she could not see it coming either.
( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:13, archived)

Trust me, there's a job going.

( TonyUNDERSCORE from the Internet, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:14, archived)

Dunno, you could go on the game
you can work from home
( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

Try standing for one of the major political parties.
/lolsatire!
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

hmmmm, good question
hold on no it's not, new thread please
( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

is there any point in my doing this?
www.accesstoindustry.co.uk/access-creative-industries.html
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:13, archived)

you could possible get a job at macdonalds with `media studies` on your cv.

( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:14, archived)

"You need to prioritise college over everything else you do."
I did this, and ended up more or less unemployable. Therefore, I call bullshit.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:14, archived)

i wouldn't think so, you'd be better off doing a plumbing course

( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:15, archived)

I don't want to be a plumber :(

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:16, archived)

you could walk around with a spanner
and tighten blokes nuts.
( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:16, archived)

electronics? electrics?
international shipping broker?
( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:17, archived)

Microelectronics would be alright,
I guess. Maybe. I found a vaguely relevant course once, but I'd have to pay to go on it.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:18, archived)

meh, tap the goverment up for the money

( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:19, archived)

I've already tapped them for all they're worth,
they won't be falling for that again.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:20, archived)

Why not?
You get out and about, you get to use your hands, you need intelligence and common sense to sort out any problems you encounter, and you generally get a handsome pay packet. The only real disadvantage is the cost of training.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:18, archived)

I don't like getting dirty.
And... I just don't care. I want to do a pansy arts job.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:19, archived)

i don't get dirty, i think i'm supposed to tho
dunno i'd have to get a job description
( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:21, archived)

and a fair bit of turd wrangling :(((((

( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:20, archived)

True, but if I was getting that kind of money I wouldn't complain.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:21, archived)

I would,
I'm not really that fussed about money, I'd rather do something I enjoy and have some interest in.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:22, archived)

So would just about everyone in the world, but you can't have everything you want.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:23, archived)

Well there's no point even trying if you're only allowed to achieve the exact opposite of what you want.
I'm trying to improve my life here, not make it worse.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:24, archived)

I'd be happy spending 12 hours a day sifting through raw sewage looking for gold, if it meant I could live in reasonable comfort the rest of the time.
And you can learn valuable things from even the crappiest jobs, even if it's nothing more than "don't accept any kind of job with TK Maxx, no matter how good the pay".

That said, this kind of practically-minded attitude makes me even less attractive to graduate-employers than anything else. If I'd crawled back to my mother with my tail between my legs and spent the last 9 months moping about my room smoking pot, whining about how there were no "proper" jobs available, they'd probably be falling over themselves to hire me now.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:34, archived)

yeah thing is
my life is already reasonably comfortable as it is, to be honest. It just drives me nuts that I never get to do anything or meet anyone. I'm not going to spend my time and money qualifying for something I don't actually want to pursue as a career. I did that once already and it didn't turn out well.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:40, archived)

Fuck graduate jobs.
All I need to do is find something I'd actually like to do, and some way into it, because I find it near impossible even to apply for a job I don't really want, whether I'm qualified for it or not. And I absolutely cannot fake enthusiasm, so even if I got as far as an interview I'd be completely screwed.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:55, archived)

I went as far as a PhD based on little more than what I got good grades in
and what my parents thought would be a good idea, because on an entirely practical level, where only potential earnings count for anything, that seemed to make sense. Sure, I could have carried on, and got the grades, and ended up professor in physics at Cambridge or something. It's not because I wasn't intellectually capable. But I'm not a robot and I simply do not want to live like that.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 21:00, archived)

Well I wasn't so much asking for suggestions as...oh wait yes I was
I can't even look for a new job. I get married in 5 weeks :/
(Northern Lovely, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:14, archived)

I don't know how that's an excuse.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:15, archived)

I have so much time off coming up no new company would touch me till I was back
Is what I mean. Sorry. I don't explain well.
(Northern Lovely, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:16, archived)

so,she has a few weeks to see what kinda life she has to look forward to without any money
can you get a refund on the honeymoon?
( Tyronne Get To Falkirk, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:15, archived)

No, and I think I need the holiday :)
Ah well I guess this could be the kick up the arse I needed. The redundancy not the wedding ;)
(Northern Lovely, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:17, archived)

hurrah for cancelled weddings!
this is why I'm going on a free holiday in two weeks
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:18, archived)

ahh man now you've tugged at my heart strings
i might have a little moment to myself if that's ok
( mongychops, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:16, archived)

there's good money in sexy haunting

( spacefish bong!, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:12, archived)

There's a job going at some psychic call center in Manchester

( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:13, archived)

MP?
Or go for the money shot: MEP
( magnum, Fri 29 May 2009, 20:30, archived)