Unemployed boardies would you actually work in aldi/lidi or factory for minimum wage

sfwcork

Reason i picked above is because aldi/lidi seemed to be depressing and a factory can be tough work

phasers

I heard that you make good money in Aldi

Jarren

Aldi/Lidl don't pay min wage .

kneemos

Actually work in Aldi or a factory...amazing.

tvnutz

sfwcork wrote: »

Reason i picked above is because aldi/lidi seemed to be depressing and a factory can be tough work

Being unemployed is depressing.

Esoteric_

Yup, without a shadow of a doubt.

Frynge

Yes, it is always easier to get a job when you have one, so if you have to work somewhere you dont like it is the better option.

Darkglasses

As mentioned Aldi/Lidl, although the work isn't great, pays better than minimum wage.

What about Hotel work? Minimum wage, long hours, pretty dismal work.

KERSPLAT!

I'm in college now but I'd definitely take a job in any of the above if I wasn't

xzanti

I have in the past worked for Lidl, and I found them great to work for.. good money and they treat their staff very well.

There's no shame in rolling up the sleeves if needed.

efb

I flirt outrageously with the checkout girl in Lidl- great fun

Jarren

efb wrote: »

I flirt outrageously with the checkout girl in Lidl- great fun

Laser or Cash ?

:pac:

Czarcasm

sfwcork wrote: »

Reason i picked above is because aldi/lidi seemed to be depressing and a factory can be tough work

Jesus you do start some weird threads!

Pilotdude5

At the drop of a hat! Its funny seeing people turn their noses up at min-wage jobs.

starlings

Frynge wrote: »

Yes, it is always easier to get a job when you have one, so if you have to work somewhere you dont like it is the better option.

If you're looking for another job in the same field, maybe, but working full time makes it harder to brush up your skills/network/prepare a good portfolio for the work you really want to be doing.

CommanderC

Darkglasses wrote: »

As mentioned Aldi/Lidl, although the work isn't great, pays better than minimum wage.

What about Hotel work? Minimum wage, long hours, pretty dismal work.

I do it. Hours can be a bit strange but apart from that it's ok. We haven't had one Irish person hand in a CV in the last 6 months though.

Sunnyisland

Years ago it was mcdonalds or burger king that people would not be caught working in, now it seems its lidl/aldi ??

Don't see nothing wrong in working in any of the above places of employment.

sfwcork

kneemos wrote: »

Actually work in Aldi or a factory...amazing.

You alright there?

Darkglasses

CommanderC wrote: »

I do it. Hours can be a bit strange but apart from that it's ok. We haven't had one Irish person hand in a CV in the last 6 months though.

Me too! Been at it 2 and a half years, will be leaving this May. Quite a lot of things I don't like about it, but i'm sure it varies from place to place.

The floor staff is about 50:50 Irish and non-Irish, but the accommodation staff actually doesn't have a single Irish person at the moment AFAIK. There was one earlier in the year, gave up after a couple of weeks.

efb

Jarren wrote: »

Laser or Cash ?

:pac:

Visa Debit- oh yeah!

sfwcork

They were just examples i came up with

StinkyMunkey

I'm not out of work, but whatever pays the bills.

I'd sweep the roads to keep a roof over my families heads.

Esoteric_

I'm lucky in that I don't have a family to support, I'm a student, and I only pay a very small amount of rent (50 a week) because I live at home.

That said, if I was offered a job scrubbing toilets, that fit around college hours, for minimum wage, I'd take it. I'd have more pride in scrubbing toilets than I would in sitting on my backside getting the dole.

kneemos

sfwcork wrote: »

You alright there?

Yeah,just looking thanks.

Micky Dolenz

I'm not unemployed but I'd peel chewing gum off the street if it paid.

Where To

sfwcork wrote: »

You alright there?

You're supposed to say

'May I help you?'

Grrrrrr I hate people in shops asking are you alright. Of course I'm ****ing alright, I'm shopping not having open heart surgery!!!

Darkglasses

Where To wrote: »

You're supposed to say

'May I help you?'

Grrrrrr I hate people in shops asking are you alright. Of course I'm ****ing alright, I'm shopping not having open heart surgery!!!

It's a perfectly harmless question!

Where To

Darkglasses wrote: »

It's a perfectly harmless question!

It's lazy, ignorant, and rude.

CommanderC

Where To wrote: »

You're supposed to say

'May I help you?'

Grrrrrr I hate people in shops asking are you alright. Of course I'm ****ing alright, I'm shopping not having open heart surgery!!!

Should I also bow while asking this ?

sfwcork

Where To wrote: »

You're supposed to say

'May I help you?'

Grrrrrr I hate people in shops asking are you alright. Of course I'm ****ing alright, I'm shopping not having open heart surgery!!!

Third world problem that

wandatowell

**** ya id work anywhere if I needed the job.


Never understood the attitude of people questioning where other people work. They are work, doing their bit and contributing to society. Who gives a **** if they dont take home big pay packets???

Darkglasses

Where To wrote: »

It's lazy, ignorant, and rude.

I don't see how it's any of those things.

Wanderer2010

Is it true Lidl/Aldi have a really bad rep for starting off decent enough but gradually wearing down the workers by demanding an extra few hours one week, an extra shift the next and so on until crazy hours are standard, I have heard that several times now from people who currently and used to work there, turnover and bullying is supposed to be really bad..

kneemos

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Is it true Lidl/Aldi have a really bad rep for starting off decent enough but gradually wearing down the workers by demanding an extra few hours one week, an extra shift the next and so on until crazy hours are standard, I have heard that several times now from people who currently and used to work there, turnover and bullying is supposed to be really bad..

There does seem to be an air of misery plus some of the staff bring the level of disinterest to a spectacular level.

mikemac1

Aldi/Lidl and most factories don't pay minimum wage and they treat you better then any Irish hotel I've ever worked in

Where To

CommanderC wrote: »

Should I also bow while asking this ?

No, proper etiquette will suffice.

ThreeLineWhip

The problem is that for many unemployed it is actually better financially to mooch off the state. €188 a week, rent allowance, medical card etc.

Not many will give that up for a min wage job that at the end of the week only has you €50 better off than welfare with the loss of benefits.

Where To

Darkglasses wrote: »

I don't see how it's any of those things.

Work for me for a couple of days and I'd soon re-educate ya.

kneemos

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

The problem is that for many unemployed it is actually better financially to mooch off the state. €188 a week, rent allowance, medical card etc.

Not many will give that up for a min wage job that at the end of the week only has you €50 better off than welfare with the loss of benefits.

You only get rent allowance if your homeless as far as I know.

ganger

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

The problem is that for many unemployed it is actually better financially to mooch off the state. €188 a week, rent allowance, medical card etc.

Not many will give that up for a min wage job that at the end of the week only has you €50 better off than welfare with the loss of benefits.

I was unempolyed and wasnt ENTITLED to any of the above.

Max Power

kneemos wrote: »

You only get rent allowance if your homeless as far as I know.

Lol

kneemos

sfwcork wrote: »

You alright there?

Maybe it's just your phrasing but of course people would work in these places,though during the boom it may have been different,also I wouldn't consider either Aldi or a factory hard work.

sfwcork

Where To wrote: »

Work for me for a couple of days and I'd soon re-educate ya.

Jimmy saville is still alive and well grooming on boards

kneemos

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

Lol

I think thems the rules,if you live at home you can't just decide you fancy a flat,if your "kicked out"of your home you can get rent allowance but yot still have to rent privately for six months.There's a lot of myth surrounding welfare.

ThreeLineWhip

There is no requirement to rent for 6 months if you have had a housing needs assessment.

newmug

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

The problem is that for many unemployed it is actually better financially to mooch off the state. €188 a week, rent allowance, medical card etc.

Not many will give that up for a min wage job that at the end of the week only has you €50 better off than welfare with the loss of benefits.

Your problem is ignorance. What you have just typed there is pure tripe.

kneemos

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

There is no requirement to rent for 6 months if you have had a housing needs assessment.

In that case you would probably be in need of housing,no?

ThreeLineWhip

newmug wrote: »

Your problem is ignorance. What you have just typed there is pure tripe.

Really?

Such an inciteful post.

Czarcasm

ThreeLineWhip wrote: »

Really?

Such an inciteful post.

Your post was inciteful, newmugs post was insightful. Two very different meanings!

Hippies!

Silly thread, people will do whatever is necessary. Best job I had in my teens was factory work, we had a gay ol' time.

jimmycrackcorm

I would work for Aldi or Lidl but unfortunately I'm not Chinese or east-European.