How to fill your day when you're unemployed?

judgefudge

Hey folks,

Heading into a spell of unemployment at the moment, hoping to find a job obviously or maybe get on jobbridge. So, aside from applying for jobs and brushing up the cv, what do you people do to fill your days when you're unemployed?

I like to keep busy, and when I'm not productive I can get quite depressed. Things I've come up with include:

Going to the gym
Reading
Learning a language
Learning to cook
Fixing up the house
Gardening

Although how I'd fill the day I don't know. Any ideas?

Ihatecuddles

Throw some major depression into the mix and you don't even have to leave your bed!

120_Minutes

boards and reddit. there's a good chunk of your day gone.

zcorpian88

Stay away from Jeremy Kyle on the box, or your mind will turn to mush!

Gummy Panda

Furious masturbation

shopaholic01

Volunteer at a local charity, help older people in the community or fap.

eviltwin

Volunteer for something, it gets you out of the house and looks good on a cv.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Head down to the bookies, spend several hours watching the races of the day before retiring home with a few tins of Stella and getting absolutely monged in front of the telly. :cool:

kneemos

Make babies,good money spinner as well.

Jesus Wept

I'm hearing good things about this flappy bird lark.

Wacker The Attacker

**** and gambling

The Backwards Man

The things that you've listed are more than enough to keep you occupied. It's not what you do that puts the day in, it's how long you spend doing it.

kneemos

The three holidays a year and new flat should keep you occupied for quite a while.

saintsaltynuts

Internet.Gym.Movie.Internet.T.V.F.M.104 Phone show.Bed.

Fudge You

Just spend the whole day everyday looking for a job.

J_E

Teach yourself a new skill or just broaden your mind

Languages
Coding
Bunch of different topics here!
Random Wikipedia page
Find something new

I'm currently learning German and doing an online Harvard Computer Science course.

Fran1985

If you've no real financial commitments to worry about, then enjoy every minute of it.

Obviously keep looking for jobs, but don't spend all day sending out CV's for jobs that aren't in your field. Spend an hour or so in the morning applying for everything that you are suited to and once that's done get out and exercise or volunteer or study but definitely don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself.

If you've got financial commitments then there's a bit more urgency about the whole thing but still make room for leisure time. It's key to keeping the mind from going to mush

dundalkfc10

Smoke Weed and get stoned all day every day

Some my friends do it, and are all happy as larry

Earthhorse

shopaholic01 wrote: »

Volunteer at a local charity, help older people in the community or fap.

Do not mix and match these activities.

bnt

Write a novel and publish it online. Stick to a straightforward three act structure if you're wondering what to do. You could even do it in instalments, start a free blog at e.g. wordpress.com, and go for it.

Aidric

judgefudge wrote: »

Learning a language

Should be your first priority. Will open doors for you.

SamAK

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Smoke Weed and get stoned all day every day

Some my friends do it, and are all happy as larry

I tried that, great way of doing feck all forever more.

Couple furious weed smoking with marathon Xbox live gaming and within a week your body clock and sleeping patterns go into Owl mode.

I had enough after about a year and a half, so I binned the smoking, punched the telly (true story), sold the xbox and went to college. Much happier now!

There's one for you OP - sit on the dole for a year and then claim back to education allowance, get yo'self some skillz!

phasers

write angry letters to fictional characters.

boobar

Learn some new skills...try to pick up some certifications, study etc.

For fun, along with reading, catch up on some boxsets etc.

I suppose the thing is to try and have a balance of exercise, fun, learning...

You could try a new hobby, I've been promising to take up photography but I'm just too busy.

tomwaterford

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Smoke Weed and get stoned all day every day

Some my friends do it, and are all happy as larry

left out playing xbox:o:o

in all seriousness emm take up hurling or cycling (aside from the obvious - job-hunting)

Lyaiera

You're not allowed volunteer when you're on the dole, you have to get their permission first. So feck 'em and volunteer somewhere.

SamAK

Lyaiera wrote: »

You're not allowed volunteer when you're on the dole, you have to get their permission first. So feck 'em and volunteer somewhere.

So we're not allowed to volunteer but jobbridge is okeydokey?

Hah.

J_E

Lyaiera wrote: »

You're not allowed volunteer when you're on the dole, you have to get their permission first. So feck 'em and volunteer somewhere.

I never knew that...doesn't seem to make any sense.

Lyaiera

SamAK wrote: »

So we're not allowed to volunteer but jobbridge is okeydokey?

Hah.

The Community Employment Scheme was set up before Jobs Bridge. It was aimed at long term unemployed people (I think you needed a year on the dole before you could do one) and people on Disability Allowance and Carer's Allowance who could get into more flexible workplaces that would cater to their needs. The groups that could hire people with it all had to provide a service to the community, whether it was arts, sports or charitable in some form. For a lot of these groups it was the only way they could get people to work with them (for 20 hours a week) and for a lot of people doing the programme it was the only way they could work. The range of jobs was anywhere from cleaning jobs (long term, hard to employ people) to database admins and web programmers (college graduates whose disabilities or family situation held them back.) It was an extremely useful system and a huge financial incentive for people on it as they could get up to about €350 a week (dole plus extra) for 20 hours work (which is all they might have been physically capable of.) When Jobs Bridge was introduced the money was dropped to the same as jobs bridge (dole plus €50) and a lot of the CE workplaces were screwed.

The CE Scheme kept a lot of community organisations out of difficulty and helped a lot of people who were in difficulty themselves. It's disappointing it's effectively been neutered with the alterations to it.

fryup

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Furious masturbation

angry wankin

it should always be a pleasurable pastime

Tombi!

You can volunteer on the dole AFAIK.
I believe you have to notify them and you still need to be looking for work.

Spunge

Video games

Lyaiera

Brutal Deluxe wrote: »

You can volunteer on the dole AFAIK.
I believe you have to notify them and you still need to be looking for work.

More than notify you have to wait for permission before you begin. And I know people who have been told they're not allowed to volunteer. If you do it without their permission you risk having your dole cut if found out.

halfmoon

How do you get a job at IKEA. Its seems so difficult to just send them a CV. Does anyone have any ideas or know anyone working there? Any help would be good.
Cheers!

rustedtrumpet

zcorpian88 wrote: »

Stay away from Jeremy Kyle on the box, or your mind will turn to mush!

Haha

Wacker The Attacker

Cydoniac wrote: »

Teach yourself a new skill or just broaden your mind

Languages
Coding
Bunch of different topics here!
Random Wikipedia page
Find something new

I'm currently learning German and doing an online Harvard Computer Science course.

Ooooooooooooooooooh look at me with my Harvard online computer science degree

downonthefarm

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Smoke Weed and get stoned all day every day

Some my friends do it, and are all happy as larry

Maybe on the outside they are

Just_Magic

But if you sing, sing, sing, sing, sing, sing

Lyaiera

downonthefarm wrote: »

Maybe on the outside they are

They don't go outside, that's the point. They're happy inside smoking weed and playing XBox. :rolleyes:

Dr Turk Turkelton

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Ooooooooooooooooooh look at me with my Harvard online computer science degree

Ah yeah,he is just trying to be the big lad-FAS computer courses not good enough for some people!

FudgeBrownie

Learn an instrument, new sport, start lessons in some sort of activity, volunteer somewhere.

mickrock

Spend some time every day rejoicing in the fact that you don't have to spend most of your day in a place you'd rather not be, doing something you'd prefer not to be doing, with people you probably wouldn't choose to be with.

tomwaterford

Lyaiera wrote: »

The Community Employment Scheme was set up before Jobs Bridge. It was aimed at long term unemployed people (I think you needed a year on the dole before you could do one) and people on Disability Allowance and Carer's Allowance who could get into more flexible workplaces that would cater to their needs. The groups that could hire people with it all had to provide a service to the community, whether it was arts, sports or charitable in some form. For a lot of these groups it was the only way they could get people to work with them (for 20 hours a week) and for a lot of people doing the programme it was the only way they could work. The range of jobs was anywhere from cleaning jobs (long term, hard to employ people) to database admins and web programmers (college graduates whose disabilities or family situation held them back.) It was an extremely useful system and a huge financial incentive for people on it as they could get up to about €350 a week (dole plus extra) for 20 hours work (which is all they might have been physically capable of.) When Jobs Bridge was introduced the money was dropped to the same as jobs bridge (dole plus €50) and a lot of the CE workplaces were screwed.

The CE Scheme kept a lot of community organisations out of difficulty and helped a lot of people who were in difficulty themselves. It's disappointing it's effectively been neutered with the alterations to it.

The CE scheme is a great thing....you only get e20 along with your dole though....works out ok pay...e208 for 19.5hours

I wouldn't recommend it,as due to new rule changes when you go to sign back on all youll get is e120

Chazz Michael Michaels

judgefudge wrote: »

Hey folks,

Heading into a spell of unemployment at the moment, hoping to find a job obviously or maybe get on jobbridge. So, aside from applying for jobs and brushing up the cv, what do you people do to fill your days when you're unemployed?

I like to keep busy, and when I'm not productive I can get quite depressed. Things I've come up with include:

Going to the gym
Reading
Learning a language
Learning to cook
Fixing up the house
Gardening

Although how I'd fill the day I don't know. Any ideas?

Learn to play an instrument?

Nemeses

We are missing job hunting on the list..
Or start your own business...


And dont forget.... robbing a bank.

Lyaiera

tomwaterford wrote: »

The CE scheme is a great thing....you only get e20 along with your dole though....works out ok pay...e208 for 19.5hours

I wouldn't recommend it,as due to new rule changes when you go to sign back on all youll get is e120

Jaysus, that's even worse than what I thought it was. It was much better a few years ago.

RonnieRocket

NEET master race reporting in.

I used to be one of those people who lambasted those on the dole, but then one day I decided "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em". I didn't enjoy my job, like most of my co-workers, but I was the only one with the cojones to quit. The sense of freedom on the dole is amazing. I can do whatever I want. €188 a week is enough to cover a weekend away to Rome or Berlin (flights + accom) and I get to spend the rest of the week reading and increasing my vast knowledge on various topics which I put to use on internet fora for "verbal jousting". That myth about "you must be actively seeking work while on the dole" is BS. The Department of Social Protection has no way of verifying this.

SCOOP 64

Nemeses wrote: »

We are missing job hunting on the list..
Or start your own business...


And dont forget.... robbing a bank.

Sad to say in these times, out of those 3 has to be robbing a bank.

Santa Cruz

Spend the day peeping out the window and ring your neighbours phone just as they are about to get in to their car

TheShizz

This is my specialist subject. I have a job now but there was a two-year period when I was on the dole.

Here is how my day went; firstly I'd go to the shop for a roll, because rolls are nice. Then I'd usually stop off in the bookies on my way home, lose spare change on virtual roulette and head home with my tail between my legs. I would then eat my roll, but not before finding something good to watch on my laptop. Sorry to be explicit, but a **** would almost definitely follow because I'm already on the laptop and it seems a waste not to. Sometimes I would cum into the paper bag that I had got from the shop, just because I could. That's true.

I'd probably stay on the laptop for a while, checking emails once every five minutes incase I heard back from that job I never applied for. From that point on it's a case of killing time until television gets good or your mates get home from work.

I wish I had've spent my time more constructively, so yeah I highly recommended going to the gym and learning a language. Doing nothing is actually a boring existence and I hope you find a way of being unemployed, yet stray from cumming into paper bags because in retrospect there's a million and one other things I could have used my time for.

Good luck.

FizzleSticks

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