Unemployment Ranting
Mood:  caffeinated
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Weird happenings in the job-front:

1)One place that sent me an application pack (Which I mailed back to them on Monday) has sent me another one. WTF? I don't know if other places have this ridiculous application pack thing. ... not only is it an employment form and equal opportunities form, it's about 20 pages of information about the job, employer, pamphlets, job policy statements, a historical perspective of the employer, backgound information and, usually, a "with compliments" cover page.

It's a waste of paper and, usually, a waste of time. I've been trying to figre out why they send them out; I suppose that it's so that you're sure that you actually want the job, but to me that just encourages people to haphazardly request job applications and create most waste. Perhaps it's to test peoples levels of stupidity - at the interview when they ask "Do you have any questions?" you're supposed to answer "No, I read all the information in the application pack." Arg!

Applying for jobs at our oh-so-wonderful council is even more disturbing - their packs are professionally bound, contain folders & laminated covers with multi-coloured pages. Our council tax pounds at work.

2) What's up with the insanely low wages? I had to turn down a job that I really wanted because the most they would offer me is 13,000 pounds and no prospects of advancement. This particular company has been advertizing for months and no wonder they can't fill a post - their offer is at least 3,000 pa to little to support one person living on their own.

And then I find out that the wretched jewelry store I almost worked at pays 5.50 an hour. I mean damn, that's less than to bookstore pays Christmas temps like me. No wonder they're still looking for people.

With salaries this low, a half assed life of crime seems a sensible alternative. I'd only have to rob people one night a week. And the sad thing is that I've got a sure fire way to do it. ... The carelessness and outright stupidity that people have when it comes to keeping thir pin number safe would make it a breeze.

But that's another rant for another day...

PS- Breaking news: They're looking at replacing referees at football games with video cameras. There; that's got to be the dumbest thing I've heard all day.