bad stuff thread.

[Diageo]

What´s wrong fishy?

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

Yeah, open up, buddy. What's the matter?

[The fish]

Job hunting and slowness of court case are bad enough, but my parents and one of my closest friends are being almost actively unhelpful. My mum seems to think I shouldn't bother with the court case, my dad refuses to understand why I'm finding the complete lack of any job hunting results (even interviews) so depressing and Jonny keeps giving me stick about not finding a job, and saying "if I can do it why can't you". I don't know Jonny, maybe it's because your parents bought you a fucking car and pay for the insurance, and that you've got experience through falling into jobs through friends?

 

All this, combined with the fact I've applied for everything I can find that doesn't explicitly require something like an HGV licence and being a chartered accountant and gotten only 2 interviews whilst literally all of my friends have spent less time and effort and have been able to get jobs makes me feel like perhaps I'm just fucking unemployable. I fear my CV is seen and the see I've got half a degree and have only had a "proper" job for 3 1/2 months, and they reckon I'm a quitter.

 

Of course, my dad's response to this is that I shouldn't quit my next job so soon. Well, yeah, I figured that. The slight problem is that I don't have a job and can't even get interviews. He's also accused me of not applying for jobs. I'm not a happy bunny.

 

So, all in all for the last two nights I've been kind of thinking that it would be easier for everyone if I just wasn't here, and I can see where these things lead. I've never put as much effort into something as I have into finding a job and right now I feel like I'm totally useless, and I can't see anything I can do about it.

Edited September 16, 2011 by The fish

[S.C.G]

Fish... I feel for you I really do, I've been in your position once and I remember feeling exactly the same way, I realise that this will be of very little comfort to you but things will get better; say it enough times and it probably sounds like the most clichéd thing ever, it is true though.

 

I speak from experience at a time when I had none six years ago... I was unemployed for over 2 years at least and had zero exp and felt like even my first 'level' was a mile off. Then I somehow managed to get employed for a season at my local theme park which gave me a few months work maybe but valuable exp, after it I felt like I'd gained half a level so the day that ended I handed in my CV to the first employee I saw at my local supermarket stating that 'I can work any hours' a week later... interview - Job get - five years + on from that day, I feel like I've reached maybe lvl 15.

 

Not all stories are the same, I'm aware of that but I'm just trying to give you some hope... I know it's not easy, this advice may not even help but all I can leave you with is a popular game quote...

 

'Never give up! Trust your instincts!'

 

A life-lesson from Peppy Hare himself, I hope it serves you well as you're a bright young individual who will surely go further in life than I have.

Edited September 16, 2011 by S.C.G

[Dan_Dare]

Grrrr...angry martins!

 

my hotmail account was hijacked and started sending out spam to everyone so I had to shut it down and create a new one. I've been spending what little i have left of this day changing my primary e-mail address on I don't know how many sites >__>

 

Jesus, you're not actually setting up another hotmail are you? Gmail, man! Gmail!

[Emma]

I've never put as much effort into something as I have into finding a job and right now I feel like I'm totally useless, and I can't see anything I can do about it.

 

Working for charity is very worthwhile and helpful, it's also something to add to your cv. Working hours are pretty flexible so you can still apply for jobs around it. Maybe you should ask your Dad and others for help with jobs. Everyone always knows someone .

[The fish]

Thanks to various people for their support, I'm feeling a lot better today - my interview went really, really well!

 

Why am I in the bad stuff thread? Because I finally met Dan-Likes-Trees in person. I shook his hand. Someone pass me the disinfectant.

[Ganepark32]

F**king Lloyds TSB!

 

So when you open a student account with them, it's only for 3 years after which point they'll ask you to fill in a form and return it to them if you're continuing your studies at university on a course longer than 3 years. I did that, telling them I had another year left and not to change my account to a graduate account and low and behold I receive a letter telling me that they've converted my account to a graduate account.

 

What's the bloody point in me filling a form with them if they're going to ignore it and convert it anyway? And now I have to waste time on the phone trying to sort it out and won't be able to use my cards which is oh so helpful.

 

If they're not taking money out of my overdraft rather than the available balance and trying to charge me for using the overdraft when there is plenty money in the account, they're not processing cheques or money being paid into the account on time. Only bank I've ever been with and they're bloody useless.

[ReZourceman]

Lloyds R shit.

 

NatWest/Barclays are the best.

 

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This is "good/bad" stuff. We started a swear jar at work, going towards a joint casino fund (just us three guys doing it) anyway, the words are some swear words and some random words and some words we say all the time (like catchphrases). Like "basically", "lovely", "wonderful", "fuck" and "cunt".

 

I racked up about £8 yesterday. Lol. We've been doing it since Tuesday and there is approximately £40-£50 in it now.

[jayseven]

Been to job centre four times this week to sort out a growing mess.

 

Essentially about a month ago I go in to tell them I have a job where I'll work either 0, 10 or 20 hours a week, with up to a month between shifts. The rule is that you can work up to 16 hours and still be subsidised, and ignoring the first £5, every pound you earn is a pound less in benefits you'll receive - so essentially any week I have a shift I'll not get any benefits.

 

However knowing I would be facing a month without a shift, I checked with the job centre - they told me to fill in these 'declaring work and pay' forms and bring them in on my next sign-on date to be processed.

 

Of course, it wasn't this simple.

 

I sign on on mondays - bank holiday monday meant I didn't go in after my shifts (where the mess might've been spotted sooner), instead a fortnight later I go in with my form and they say "oh? Oh your declaring work? But that's not been set-up on the systems. You'll have to come back tomorrow. We'll set it up there."

 

SO I go back tuesday. "Declaring work? No problem-- Oh, what's this? Worked 20 hours? Sorry but we're closing your claim. You'll have to phone this number."

"So I'm not getting any benefit this week?"

"Phone this number, they'll answer any questions."

"Any sort of clue as to wtf is going on that you can give me?"

"Number. Phon eeeet."

 

SO I go home and phone it and they tell me my claim's been closed, so I have to basically do when you first apply -- do a 30 min phone call to establish my circumstances - hours I'm hoping to work, where I live, etc, etc. Guy on the phone was lovely and from sheffield so we had a chat at the end. He gives me an appointment for friday, half 3, the next available slot.

 

FRIDAY. It starts at 10am to go to a "how to find a job" course the job centre put me on when I went out of my way to tell them I had a job... i.e. a complete waste of time. Lasted 5 hours. The plus side of that was I happened to be sitting next to someone with the same surname as me, who had a son with the same first name as me (who went to my school but never met him). Still, I have to put my hand up and excuse myself at 3 so I can go to job centre...

 

JOB CENTRE. Despite having my details on their system already, despite the 30-min phone call where I went through everything, I fill out 5 forms and explain my situation to three employees. I told them I know when my shifts are and I'll know when I'll do 20 hours. They said that that's great - but each time I do a 20 hour week, even if I've got no work for a month after, I will have to do teh 30-min call/paperwork and wait 14 days for the next payment. Because we were all so confused it was soon 5pm on a friday and we weren't done... so I had to go back this morning -- saturday morning -- at 9am for more form-ing.

 

Of course, the solution is get another jerb - for sure! The annoying stuff is I'm away from tomorrow for a few days on a little rainy break to the isle of wight with my girl and some friends. We've planned for a cheap holiday... but £60 from my last paycheck isn't much at all.

 

tl;dr - part-jobless bum complaining about not getting his free money, and expects sympathy for the stupid beurocracy of it all.

[jayseven]

Been to job centre four times this week to sort out a growing mess.

 

Essentially about a month ago I go in to tell them I have a job where I'll work either 0, 10 or 20 hours a week, with up to a month between shifts. The rule is that you can work up to 16 hours and still be subsidised, and ignoring the first £5, every pound you earn is a pound less in benefits you'll receive - so essentially any week I have a shift I'll not get any benefits.

 

However knowing I would be facing a month without a shift, I checked with the job centre - they told me to fill in these 'declaring work and pay' forms and bring them in on my next sign-on date to be processed.

 

Of course, it wasn't this simple.

 

I sign on on mondays - bank holiday monday meant I didn't go in after my shifts (where the mess might've been spotted sooner), instead a fortnight later I go in with my form and they say "oh? Oh your declaring work? But that's not been set-up on the systems. You'll have to come back tomorrow. We'll set it up there."

 

SO I go back tuesday. "Declaring work? No problem-- Oh, what's this? Worked 20 hours? Sorry but we're closing your claim. You'll have to phone this number."

"So I'm not getting any benefit this week?"

"Phone this number, they'll answer any questions."

"Any sort of clue as to wtf is going on that you can give me?"

"Number. Phon eeeet."

 

SO I go home and phone it and they tell me my claim's been closed, so I have to basically do when you first apply -- do a 30 min phone call to establish my circumstances - hours I'm hoping to work, where I live, etc, etc. Guy on the phone was lovely and from sheffield so we had a chat at the end. He gives me an appointment for friday, half 3, the next available slot.

 

FRIDAY. It starts at 10am to go to a "how to find a job" course the job centre put me on when I went out of my way to tell them I had a job... i.e. a complete waste of time. Lasted 5 hours. The plus side of that was I happened to be sitting next to someone with the same surname as me, who had a son with the same first name as me (who went to my school but never met him). Still, I have to put my hand up and excuse myself at 3 so I can go to job centre...

 

JOB CENTRE. Despite having my details on their system already, despite the 30-min phone call where I went through everything, I fill out 5 forms and explain my situation to three employees. I told them I know when my shifts are and I'll know when I'll do 20 hours. They said that that's great - but each time I do a 20 hour week, even if I've got no work for a month after, I will have to do teh 30-min call/paperwork and wait 14 days for the next payment. Because we were all so confused it was soon 5pm on a friday and we weren't done... so I had to go back this morning -- saturday morning -- at 9am for more form-ing.

 

Of course, the solution is get another jerb - for sure! The annoying stuff is I'm away from tomorrow for a few days on a little rainy break to the isle of wight with my girl and some friends. We've planned for a cheap holiday... but £60 from my last paycheck isn't much at all.

 

tl;dr - part-jobless bum complaining about not getting his free money, and expects sympathy for the stupid beurocracy of it all.

[Cube]

Sometimes you don't realise how addicted you are to certain things until they stop working...

[gaggle64]

Solicitors.

[Magnus]

Sometimes you don't realise how addicted you are to certain things until they stop working...

You may want to get it looked at by a doctor. Sounds serious.

[EEVILMURRAY]

This is "good/bad" stuff. We started a swear jar at work, going towards a joint casino fund (just us three guys doing it) anyway, the words are some swear words and some random words and some words we say all the time (like catchphrases). Like "basically", "lovely", "wonderful", "fuck" and "cunt".

Don't forget "At the end of the day...".

 

Additionally I think it should have some Jamieson specific words (and words specific to the others) like "for the win", "lol", and any other suggestions people have here.

 

EDIT: Once again my brother strives to make my work experience the next day a tiring one due to lack of sleep. Friday night, another girl. I leave him a note saying:

"Tony, the next time you bring friends round,

consider the following:

a) having sex before I go to sleep.

b) going round her house.

c) not doing it at all

 

-D-

x"

 

I'm not sure if he saw it, I know Mum* has seen it as I placed it downstairs just as I was leaving for work.

 

 

Either he didn't see it or blatently ignored it, for I have been woken up sixty whole minutes ahead of schedule by the bedsprings and his heavy breathing. Same girl as last night? Unknown. Same girl as the last awesome Jedward remix? Seems unlikely, but she's not had chance to leave yet and I've hidden her shoes.

 

Perhaps a new ultimatum is in order, he shall consider this weekend Strike One, after three he'll find his Facebook profile deleted.

 

 

 

*MUM, MOM

Edited September 18, 2011 by EEVILMURRAY

[Ashley]

 

SO I go back tuesday. "Declaring work? No problem-- Oh, what's this? Worked 20 hours? Sorry but we're closing your claim. You'll have to phone this number."

"So I'm not getting any benefit this week?"

"Phone this number, they'll answer any questions."

"Any sort of clue as to wtf is going on that you can give me?"

"Number. Phon eeeet."

 

Personally I would have slapped Flink right there and then.

 

Hope you have a good weekend away and forget about your troubles for a bit

[The fish]

Yes, person who's parked a white Audi Q7 right outside my kitchen window, your car is incredibly ugly. And, on top of that, your parking is effectively taking up 3 spaces - as fat as your car is, you could at least have parked in a manner that would allow at least one other car to park. But, as is evident by your choice of car, you clearly don't give a damn about anyone else. Or optical pollution, for that matter.

[Cube]

Urgh...work. Last week was pretty stressful but this week looks to be just as bad.

 

Not only are there loads of IT problems (fax machine broke, plugged the printer in, printer clogged up and had to go for repairs so we were faxless but I plugged in the reserve printer, reserve printer needs new imaging drum so we were onto the final reserve printer, which had no ink so we had to get ink) but due to ill people I've also been taking all the calls and doing all the admin work.

 

And it isn't fun having the manager of a big company on the phone when their order has been delayed (stupid boats) and they're threatening to sever all contracts if I don't sort it out.

 

And today the van broke down, and we have another part of the order for the same company that really needed to be taken today.

 

I can't wait until the admin is back in and we get an assistant hot college girl admin.

[Goafer]

So, knowing that if it wasn't for your wonderful girlfriend that you'd be feeling kinda suicidal right now is a bad sign, right? I mean, it's a good sign for the strength of your feelings in the relationship, but it's bad on the whole, isn't it?

 

Feeling pretty fucking useless right now.

 

If it's any consolation, I feel about the same most days. Except I don't have a girlfriend.

[Emma]

Been to job centre four times this week to sort out a growing mess.

 

I had this issue when I did a bit of supply teaching, it's really frustrating. It's almost as if they're making it as hard as possible to support you. I find that it all depends on who you talk to and which job centre you're at. I once got cut off for working 3 hours in 2 weeks! It's always worth asking a few people and just bugging them til someone does something (I usually start crying). They're stuck behind red tape and most hate anything that doesn't tick a yes/no box.

[Raining_again]

i feel like shite, my eye infection is still annoying, my chest infection is still present, and i wrote a big fucking essay about how shit my pay is but my internet died as i submitted it...

 

basically I earn enough to be entitled to shit all, yet cannot afford to rent, and can't get a mortgage (i'm on a temporary contract but been working there for 6 years lol). Even if I could it would be for a shitty <75k price.... Would be easier if I started popping out a couple o kids and lived off benefits...sigh. OH BUT WAIT I CAN'T DO THAT ON MY MEDICATION... bollocks.

[gaggle64]

Auuugh, Raining... when I read posts like this around here I feel like my sig should read "Just because I can't reach through the screen and hug you..." =(

[Magnus]

My laptop's AC adapter died, so now I've had to order a new one for £50 and I'm stuck using this old PC from the early '00s while I wait for it to arrive in the mail.

[ReZourceman]

£50 for an AC adaptor??!!

 

eBay man!

[Magnus]

£50 for an AC adaptor??!!

Haha, that was exactly my reaction too. :p

 

I wish I could have bought it on Amazon, which had it for less than half that, but c'est la vie... At least using my old PC is making me appreciate my sucky old laptop more.