Job status

Post by **Daniel** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:17 pm

Please vote with your current employment status - in a job, not, housewife, or otherwise. It's to give us all an indication of how many of us are in or out of work and as with all the polls it's entirely anonymous.

Creative · Post by **Creative** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:40 pm

A very interesting poll. It would be good to know the jobs that the people who are in in employment are doing and about the problems they face.

donnaf · Post by **donnaf** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:42 pm

I clicked the "Other" option cause I left my job just today! It was a fixed term contract that ended. Technically I'm unemployed but I have loads of possible jobs in the pipeline so, for now, I'm being optimistic thinking that I could be employed somewhere at any time!

Meg · Post by **Meg** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:45 pm

I'm a student, but really need to look for a job soon.

Luv Meg
Xxxx

quackstar84 · Post by **quackstar84** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:54 pm

I'm volunteering for ReThink.

Lucy_Rush · Post by **Lucy_Rush** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:01 pm

i work part-time. not many hours though, usually 3hrs/week, but last week i did only 1hr! (it was supposed to be 3 but ended up not), but then this week i did 8. But i don't really want to do millions of hours. Its only during term time though, so i'm off work for 4 weeks now, then go back for 2 weeks, then thats it untill september.

gomababe · Post by **gomababe** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:37 am

Another student here that needs to start looking for work in the next couple of weeks. Don't really want to go into retail but I might just have to to cover myself over the summr while i try to get something a bit better afterwards *sighs*.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:06 pm

I clicked on the wrong option and clicked submit

I am currently unemployed and still searching hard - I also studying part-time to fill some gaps on the CV

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:13 am

I'm a student and will be forever!
You can't make me leave!

KxWaal · Post by **KxWaal** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:12 pm

I collect a disability pension.
With my early childhood diagnosis, combined with a long history of either being fired from jobs for being too slow (or sometimes accidentally breaking things) or quiting out of frustration (both usually within weeks of employment) - it really wasn't much of a hassle.
The more leftist political system of Canada may have been of benefit as well.
I do find this kinda boring though.
My long term plan is to (finally) apply for college come September, and live off disability while in school. Disability will even pay for tuition.
Then, with luck - I can finally find a job I'm effective at - It's unfortunate that they all seem to need post-secondary education.

Lithium_joe · Post by **Lithium_joe** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:48 pm

I veer between unemployment, part-time temp work (as a Teaching Assistant) and Volunteering (as the same in schools)

All this should pick up in September though, I am to become a student again (third time's a charm) to train as a teacher and then I should find more gainful work.

sheppeyescapee · Post by **sheppeyescapee** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:07 pm

Recent unemployed after the job lasted all of 2 weeks. Tried to work in a coffee shop as a barrista, was hopeless from the start but gave it my all anyway. Looking for work, but starting uni in september anyway. $\:D/$

xdyspraxic_accountantx · Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:31 pm

im a full time accountant...im a proper clumsy disorganised nightmare though sometimes at work and people get frustrated with me...im also studyin one day a week for AAT (accounting qualification) xx flo

gherkin001 · Post by **gherkin001** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 7:37 am

I have been on Income Support and DLA for the past 3 years, mainly because of my uncontrolled epilepsy, but also because of my regular tendency to fall down stair, break things, and dislocate my knee caps! (Ouch). Im going back to college this September to study the BTEC National Certificate in Forensic Science.

Hopefully this will give me a reason to carry on. Will be interesting to see how I manage to cope with that though, being Epileptic, Dyspraxic, and Dyscalculic.

Vincent · Post by **Vincent** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:10 am

I drifted around doing unskilled work and being unemployed until I was 34. Then I trained as a computer programmer. My timing was excellent as the IT boom was just taking off here in Ireland.

I've been in the business ever since. I have an aptitude for writing program code but of course my gross sloppiness, forgetfulness and strange thought processes make me barely employable.

Now that I'm married with 2 children and a mortgage, I have no alternative but to stick with it, no matter how hard it gets.

Thanks to my recent diagnosis (just last week!) at least I know myself a bit better, and don't just go around thinking "What's wrong with me? Why am I not normal?"

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