been out of work for the last 2yrs ... finally got a job with no help from the government ..... i am sick of hearing there shite about lazy people claiming benefits yes there are lazy out there i see it when i sign on but most people want a job. I am 47 worked most of my life in manufacturing and there are no manufacturing jobs because the government has decided that we are a service country .... i have had to get my self re-trained ...i am lucky i have started working for a competitor of the company that made me redundant doing CAD/CAM ... it just pisses me off to see the politicians thinking they know best when they have never been hungry and wondering how they are going to pay there next bill ... i have been very luck i have had a brother who has helped but some people dont have this .... the Muppet's who think they represent us need to keep there mouths shut and listen to what people say and need and no more excuses and blaming it on each other .... To$$ers

sorry but i hate listening to there lies and bull on sky news.... rant over

I understand your feelings; well done on the new job - I hope it provides you with what you need.

back to making gaskets and seals ... and prototyping some bits and pieces that can be sold in group buys .... watch this space

I with you on that, I am currently seeking employment (12 weeks and counting) but my biggest problem is with the recruitment agencies.

I am a 47 year old Graphic Designer with 15 years experience working with some good 'Blue Chip' companies. I apply for jobs through the internet on agency websites and very rarely here anything. When I do, they say I don't have the right talents, I am not qualified enough or the best one is I am too qualified, which is there legal way of saying I'm too old. The agencies are run as a profit organisation and are not interested in job hunters looking for permanent positions, they are only interested in you working for them in a temporary positions at other companies.

I recently went into the Job Centre and explained this to them and their reply was "thats the way it is these days, keep trying".

For £$%^'s sake how can I.

The problem I also have is that I used to do a bit of Freelance work, not enough to pay the mortgage, but a small bit of pocket money at the end of the odd month. I have had to knock that on the head as if I was to invoice them, I would lose my job seekers allowance and more importantly, I'll lose my mortgage insurance payment.

It's hard out there and I do feel very sorry for people in the same position as me that WANT TO WORK.

Rant not over, just taking a breather.

Well done VolumeX, I bet it feels like you made parole.

Good luck.

Major annoyance: jobs advertised by agencies who will say "Job, £good, Hertfordshire" - they won't say how much, they won't say where, they won't say who... how the hell do I know whether I want even to apply? The same description seems to match jobs at 20 grand and 50... waste of bloody time!

I'm currently considering a change of jobs & do agree about these recruitment agencies.
It seems as if they won't really give me any detail about the job until I apply.
Now they have my cv, never ending calls !!!! & I probably won't get the job too.

An ex agency employee told me to look at this

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Interesting

MrsC has applied for over 100 jobs in the last year, almost 200 in the last two and a half and 29 in the last month. The killer is that now potential employers say she doesn't have recent experience. Get out of that one.

Congratulations on your new job volumex and well done

Congratulations on your new job, especially after two years. These days there's no such thing as job for life, & making changes in a new direction can be daunting the older you get.

I was in the oil industry for the best part of thirty years, towards the end I was in & out of employment chasing contracts & did some time abroad. Long hours & little social life was a bit of a drag. I've totally changed direction & now I'm a care worker. Had to do SVQ in care standards & other training, for me that was a bit of a big deal, especially so chasing sixty fast

Hope things work out for you volumex.