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Struggling with no work

  • 23-11-2013 5:04am
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I am glad to see this on boards as I am going though similar.
    I have not worked for over two years plus.

    Since the start of the year I have being applying for jobs but the area I live in has very little employment unless your willing to do job bridge. I have a number of years work experience so I would want a least a min wage along with part or full time work.
    Meanwhile I had another single friend and for the last number of years we would go out on a regular basis. Since the start of this year I have hardly heard from them. I have not got a much as a text message from them in months. We had no falling out or fight over anything before this. I have had no social life in the past year as most of the people I know are married or have partners and or have children.

    Then along with this I got the "lovely form" from the the dep of welfare asking what I was doing to find work, where I applied to ect. I spent ages printing off emails, job specs ect along with filling out this form

    I recently applied for a Christmas job which I did not get. One of my friends asked me what was wrong as they noticed that I unhappy.
    I told them about my so called friend, my lack of social life and that final straw for me was not getting this Christmas job. I got very upset telling them about all of this but after this I felt better.

    I am now at the stage do I stay living where I am and see what jobs come up in the new year. Do I start to fire out my cv to any company who could give me a job?
    One of my friends suggested looking in A for work and once I got a job sorted I would move to A. A would have more jobs but it is hard to get a rent place, rent costs are high and I know that would be earning less that I was a few years ago as wages have fallen and taxation has risen.

    I have always been the glass is half full type of person but like a lot of others I found as time as gone on it is hard to stay like this.
    I would like to get some feedback from other people here on what to do next?


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  • #2
    Big Bag of Chips
    Administrators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,914 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Big Bag of Chips


    lady 213, I have given you your own thread, as you do not need to hijack someone else's thread to look for advice on your issue. Also please don't use any type of shorthand when posting in this forum. For clarity sake, please use full words.
    One of my friends suggested looking in A for work and once I got a job sorted I would move to A

    It is unclear if A is a specific place (Athlone? America? Australia?!)


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