Thursday, May 03, 2007

Jobsworth...

My first day signing on today...

I got there early and checked their computers for jobs, as per my Job Seekers Agreement.  As per my online searches on the Job Centre website there was nothing close to being applicable.

I decided to take a seat and handed in my signing on book, which was then taken to the relevant desk.  The girl sat there looked at it, looked at the clock and did nothing...  for 20 minutes.  I handed in my book at 10 am, my time slot is 10.20 to 10.30.  For 20 minutes she sat there looking bored and did nothing whilst I sat there looking bored doing nothing!

At 10.20 she called me over, we had a quick chat to prove I was seeking work and I signed my form.  At 10.23 I was heading out the door.

What a waste of bloody time!

4 comments:

GF said...

Two words, 'Public' and 'Sector'.

'Nuff said.

James said...

I remember when I signed on for a few months between graduating my PhD and getting my current contract.

They insisted on checking their database for lecturer posts, found none (strangly enough!) and suggested that I might want to become a teacher instead.

Grrrr!

Anonymous said...

I had to claim for four months once as I had a tendency between 15 and 19 of telling people where to put their jobs! It's fair to say that Jobcentre staff are not always the créme de la créme of the UK workforce...

Sal

Jase said...

It's all a great incentive to get back into work asap!