What's your job/work status?

WilyCoyote · 30-09-2013 5:50pm

Working.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCiWXktdyTQ

Chattastrophe! · 30-09-2013 6:04pm

Working full-time. Also studying for two sets of professional exams (accountancy and insurance.) Also expecting a baby soon. So I'm quite busy ... no wonder my post count is so low!

Czarcasm · 30-09-2013 6:35pm

mango salsa wrote: »

Absolute codswallop - this forum is full of venom towards people on the dole who refuse to get up off their hole.

FYP there mango. Why should anyone have any time for anyone who has chosen a vocation as a government artist?

AgileMyth · 30-09-2013 6:45pm

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Unhappily employed. Really should have jumped ship here a few years back - I think i'm institutionalised now!
Those years don't be too slow sneaking up on you, you know.:mad:

Been feeling that way myself recently so making plans to quit work and head to south east asia for 6 months or so.

Annasopra · 30-09-2013 6:47pm

Czarcasm wrote: »

FYP there mango. Why should anyone have any time for anyone who has chosen a vocation as a government artist?

Proves my original point perfectly

Sir Humphrey Appleby · 30-09-2013 6:50pm

Czarcasm wrote: »

FYP there mango. Why should anyone have any time for anyone who has chosen a vocation as a government artist?

You actually believe that 400,000+ people have "Chosen" to be unemployed?

Animo · 30-09-2013 6:58pm

Finished college in May and I'm starting my first 'proper' job on the 21st.

Czarcasm · 30-09-2013 7:03pm

mango salsa wrote: »

Proves my original point perfectly

Only proves you missed the point perfectly tbh.

Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »

You actually believe that 400,000+ people have "Chosen" to be unemployed?

And you Humphrey missed the point in spectacular fashion.

mango sought to point out that there was hatred in AH for the unemployed. 400,000 people haven't chosen to be unemployed. The majority of those people are making an effort to contribute to society.

The small minority of those 400,000 who feel they have no obligation to contribute to society and have chosen unemployment as a lifestyle choice, quite rightly deserve nothing but contempt.

PizzamanIRL · 30-09-2013 7:06pm

Working full time as an anesthesiologist.

Galwayguy35 · 30-09-2013 7:06pm

mango salsa wrote: »

Absolute codswallop - this forum is full of venom towards people on the dole

Only for skangers who never worked a day in their life.

Everyone feels bad for genuine people who lost their job.

Galwayguy35 · 30-09-2013 7:09pm

Employed, manual labour but a jobs a job.

SCOOP 64 · 30-09-2013 7:18pm

Czarcasm wrote: »

Only proves you missed the point perfectly tbh.

And you Humphrey missed the point in spectacular fashion.

mango sought to point out that there was hatred in AH for the unemployed. 400,000 people haven't chosen to be unemployed. The majority of those people are making an effort to contribute to society.

The small minority of those 400,000 who feel they have no obligation to contribute to society and have chosen unemployment as a lifestyle choice, quite rightly deserve nothing but contempt.

But all Tared with same brush.

MurdyWurdy · 30-09-2013 7:21pm

I'm unemployed but not looking or claiming the dole. Technically I'm a housewife but not sure I like that term. I need to think of a cooler way to say that. Suggestions welcome!

Jonny Blaze · 30-09-2013 7:24pm

Wag?

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'm unemployed but not looking or claiming the dole. Technically I'm a housewife but not sure I like that term. I need to think of a cooler way to say that. Suggestions welcome!

FloatingVoter · 30-09-2013 7:24pm

Long term unemployed here. Bleeding the state dry to the tune of €60-70,000 per annum. Sure hoping you all vote for me to stay leaching off youse on Friday. My qualifications include being distantly related to some lad who was at Leopardstown racecourse AND the GPO while the 1916 thingamajig was going off. I also do magic tricks with expense accounts and fail to show up 75% of the time to sign on yet still get my full dole salary.

I also hate people who claim social welfare and will say so next time I can find the building I'm meant to say something in.

Czarcasm · 30-09-2013 7:25pm

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

But all Tared with same brush.

They're not though scoop, that's my point. Certainly you'll get one or two ill informed posters who take great satisfaction in looking down their noses at people who are unemployed, but that's far from saying anything like the majority of posters in AH regard people who are unemployed in such terms.

SCOOP 64 · 30-09-2013 7:26pm

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'm unemployed but not looking or claiming the dole. Technically I'm a housewife but not sure I like that term. I need to think of a cooler way to say that. Suggestions welcome!

Financial Manager
Accounts CONTROLLER
Time Management Expert
Counselor
Chef/cook/ nutritionist
Nurse
First Aider
Advocate
Listener
Problem Solver
Mentor / Adviser
Wife and Mother
Organiser

smcgiff · 30-09-2013 7:27pm

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Working full time as an anesthesiologist.

Do you ever sleep?

MurdyWurdy · 30-09-2013 7:27pm

Jonny Blaze wrote: »

Wag?

That does bestow a certain amount if glamour on me that I don't actually possess. I like it

Howard Juneau · 30-09-2013 7:28pm

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Working full time as an anesthesiologist.

Asking people "Does this smell like chloroform"? does not an anesthesiologist make!

Czarcasm · 30-09-2013 7:29pm

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'm unemployed but not looking or claiming the dole. Technically I'm a housewife but not sure I like that term. I need to think of a cooler way to say that. Suggestions welcome!

My wife is also an Organisational Engineering Consultant

Temptamperu · 30-09-2013 7:33pm

I am an actor/model and not the other way around.

The Cool · 30-09-2013 7:47pm

I was working full time in an office job I had grown to hate up until 5 weeks ago when I packed it in to go freelance. I'm working from home and absolutely love it apart from the lack of security; in my first week I made 3/4 of my old monthly paycheck but only about half of that since. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and working hard to try and get more clients but applying for office jobs too, just in case.

Smidge · 30-09-2013 8:03pm

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'm unemployed but not looking or claiming the dole. Technically I'm a housewife but not sure I like that term. I need to think of a cooler way to say that. Suggestions welcome!

Domestic Engineer?

dobman88 · 30-09-2013 8:10pm

Working full time at the mo at home in Ireland. Have an interview for a job in America on a 1 year visa on Wednesday and I have been told by my current employers I can take a year out and have my job when I get back. If I don't get the job, things carry on as normal. Win, win, win, situation

CrazyChick18 · 30-09-2013 8:20pm

Working full time in a bakery, very hands on job and kept on the go all day which i love.

Czarcasm · 30-09-2013 8:22pm

CrazyChick18 wrote: »

Working full time in a bakery, very hands on job and kept on the go all day which i love.

You've probably heard all the buns puns already

SUNDERLANDER! · 30-09-2013 8:27pm

God i miss the good old ''monkey work'' days!! you could change jobs over the phone,and take 6 months no questions asked holidays off the social if you saved up enough stamp's.

shopaholic01 · 30-09-2013 8:37pm

Working full-time, dying a little inside each day. I would love a change, but my current employment is fairly secure (for the moment anyway) and bills need to be paid.

pharmaton · 30-09-2013 8:50pm

I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment, I was covering maternity leave til July (and working a small part timer to fill up the hours) and liked the area so much I signed up to go back into full time ed and get a better qualification in it which starts at the end of this month. (but it's only for a year) This morning I woke to discover I've an interview this week for full time work doing something entirely different, which I know I won't like but the money is decent. Conundrum.

Wanderer2010 · 30-09-2013 8:56pm

Im lucky to have a permanent well paid job and the perks arent too bad, However Im working with some of the bitchiest nastiest weirdest people you could have the misfortune to meet. Bullying is rife and the atmosphere is bad. the only thing keeping me there is the cash..

herisson · 30-09-2013 8:58pm

I work part time in a retail job that i hate but i go to college in the evenings to do a post grad course.

Usually have a bit of free time during the week.

pharmaton · 30-09-2013 8:58pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Im lucky to have a permanent well paid job and the perks arent too bad, However Im working with some of the bitchiest nastiest weirdest people you could have the misfortune to meet. Bullying is rife and the atmosphere is bad. the only thing keeping me there is the cash..

I know the job I'm interviewing for is exactly this, don't know if it's worth it.

Czarcasm · 30-09-2013 8:59pm

pharmaton wrote: »

I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment, I was covering maternity leave til July (and working a small part timer to fill up the hours) and liked the area so much I signed up to go back into full time ed and get a better qualification in it which starts at the end of this month. (but it's only for a year) This morning I woke to discover I've an interview this week for full time work doing something entirely different, which I know I won't like but the money is decent. Conundrum.

For me personally pharmaton this would be a no-brainer, as you'll do the job you like a lot longer than the job you don't like, and the financial rewards will balance out. You'll also be able to take the skills you learned in your education and apply them to other areas or future career paths you may be interested in.

Wanderer2010 · 30-09-2013 9:01pm

pharmaton wrote: »

I know the job I'm interviewing for is exactly this, don't know if it's worth it.

Whats the industry mate? Cant speak for all positions in it only mine!

crockholm · 30-09-2013 9:03pm

Paternity leave,though that is coming to an end soon.What a time to be outside in the cold.Must make more babies quick,am willing to subcontract the work out to some o the dashing gents on this forum.

pharmaton · 30-09-2013 9:07pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Whats the industry mate? Cant speak for all positions in it only mine!

the one I'd be studying is in health services, (and the one I've more experience in) the other is completely unrelated and in high end retail but the pay is really good. I'm going to see if I could take it on a part time basis, at least it will see us through the Christmas and just forge ahead with my original plans and carry on with full time ed.

JamboMac · 30-09-2013 9:09pm

MurdyWurdy wrote: »

I'm unemployed but not looking or claiming the dole. Technically I'm a housewife but not sure I like that term. I need to think of a cooler way to say that. Suggestions welcome!

Household CEO

Rod Serling · 30-09-2013 9:32pm

Unemployed/dole after graduating college a few months ago. Hoping to hear about a FAS course this month which should get me into a job before the new year. Refusing to consider JobBridge.

Kevhog1988 · 30-09-2013 9:35pm

working in the uk..... hours are massive and its hard to be away from family but needs must

boobar · 30-09-2013 9:39pm

Employed....leg in plaster so will work from home for the next month or so....glad to do it....good to have a job as clichéd as that sounds

Bullchomper · 30-09-2013 9:42pm

Full time student. One year left. Hope to f**k I get a job in my field so I guess that means this is my last year in Ireland!

saltyjack silverblade · 30-09-2013 9:43pm

Full time PhD student. Previously worked as a lawyer abroad.

NeonCookies · 30-09-2013 9:57pm

Volunteering full time gaining experience in what I now realise is the exact area I want to work in. Really, really loving it. So much so that it doesn't even feel like work, and I find myself doing extra research in my own time purely because I want to. The only problem is I'm not getting paid. And I had to move abroad for it....

Living off savings, a few hours of English teaching...and the parents, unfortunately! But hey, it'll be worth it once I have a years experience (I hope!) Going to do a MA next year, and then I should be in a good position to get a (paid!) job.

Cosmicfox · 30-09-2013 10:11pm

Everything has gone wrong so I'm unemployed and out of college. Will hopefully get into a Fetac course if it actually goes ahead. Will try and get a job/volunteer somewhere in the meantime.

Miss Behaviour · 30-09-2013 10:15pm

Finished my degree three years ago. Had a mad year in Australia before travelling a bit. Back in Ireland about three months, have a job, but not sure I like it yet.