A job vacancy!! We are in fu**ed

ninebeanrows · 23-04-2009 10:36AM #1

:eek::eek:

Jesus Wept · 23-04-2009 10:43AM

I'm going to do all my shopping in that Londis, they clearly are going to have the best qualified staff.

BobTheBeat · 23-04-2009 10:44AM

Would you like a conservatory built with that ham sandwich?

Quazzie · 23-04-2009 10:45AM

There aren't that many Irish in that queue tbf.

AnonoBoy · 23-04-2009 10:45AM

What was the need for an 'open interview' that would cause such a queue?

Free publicity for Londis me thinks.

Jesus Wept · 23-04-2009 10:47AM

Quazzie wrote: »

There aren't that many Irish in that queue tbf.

Sure that's all that matters so. :rolleyes:

regob · 23-04-2009 10:49AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

What was the need for an 'open interview' that would cause such a queue?

Free publicity for Londis me thinks.

i agree

Kintarō Hattori · 23-04-2009 10:51AM

Quazzie wrote: »

There aren't that many Irish in that queue tbf.

Regardless of anything else it shows people want to work rather than sitting around all day. That's something good at least.

Sharpshooter · 23-04-2009 10:53AM

:eek:
I had to check out the shop names to make sure that was a Dublin street.
I can't believe the length of that queue, I pity the poor fecker doing the interviewing.

It's not a good sign of things to come.

Goduznt Xzst · 23-04-2009 10:54AM

Quazzie wrote: »

There aren't that many Irish in that queue tbf.

Well the second line of the job spec was looking for "dynamic and flexible", i'd say most of those guys are into tantra and kama sutra so would fit the bill

connundrum · 23-04-2009 10:59AM

Was this not covered yesterday?

Thread was locked iirc.

theteal · 23-04-2009 11:04AM

ah half of them think it's a queue for drugs, simple mistake!

i don't think i'd fancy being the subject of some amateur documentary while i'm struggling to find work

annie.t · 23-04-2009 11:07AM

OMG :eek:
shocking...

Cuddlesworth · 23-04-2009 11:09AM

To be honest I passed this yesterday leaving work. A lot of people just started queueing because they figured a line that big had to be for something good.

Dudess · 23-04-2009 11:16AM

connundrum wrote: »

Was this not covered yesterday?

Thread was locked iirc.

Yeah but the OP was focusing on all the people who appear to be foreign and asking why they got work permits in the current economic climate, rather than the fact such a huge number of people are going for one job.

ejmaztec · 23-04-2009 11:17AM

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

To be honest I passed this yesterday leaving work. A lot of people just started queueing because they figured a line that big had to be for something good.

Was it free Taytos day?

Gary ITR · 23-04-2009 11:19AM

Quazzie wrote: »

There aren't that many Irish in that queue tbf.

I went to the post office last wednesday to post a registered letter and the queue was out the door and down the street. I'd saay 95% Irish. Funny that

Edit: There were actually 150 jobs going so not quite as dramatic either. News reports on different stations were saying 2000 people queueing, 1000 queueing so in reality probably about 350

Homer · 23-04-2009 11:22AM

Jaysus they'll have to rename it the bloody kwik-e-mart

skywalker · 23-04-2009 11:30AM

Wow. Incredible video. Really brings things home.

RATM · 23-04-2009 11:40AM

Fat chance of getting a job in this climate if you show up to an interview in jeans and runners ( which the majority did ). Its an employers market so you've got to stand out and look professional, even if its for a job in a convenience store.

connundrum · 23-04-2009 11:48AM

In reality, if there were 1500 there for interview, and there were 150 positions on offer - I don't see the shock value.

For any position we've looked to fill between 2007 and now, we would have at least 20 - 30 CV's in for the job, of which we'd invite 9 - 10 people in for interview.

The actual presense of so many people on the street was the shocking thing I suppose. Had Londis insisted on cv's to be sent in by e-mail only then there'd be no media coverage.

A good bit of PR for Londis/Griffin Group.

Kev_ps3 · 23-04-2009 11:58AM

Unreal.. And still the goverment continue to flood this country with foreigners when jobs are so scarce:rolleyes:

Jip · 23-04-2009 12:07PM

Yes, the government are bringing in people on planes, trains and automobiles from other countries.
Maybe we can swap you for one of them ?

sdanseo · 23-04-2009 12:18PM

150 jobs? For how many stores, and new or existing?

What a mad, mad way to do business.

Kintarō Hattori · 23-04-2009 12:19PM

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

Unreal.. And still the goverment continue to flood this country with foreigners when jobs are so scarce:rolleyes:

Have you even read the papers recently?

AnonoBoy · 23-04-2009 12:35PM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Have you even read the papers recently?

Of course he has, only got as far as Page 3 though. Apparently Kim from Stratford likes guys who can make her laugh (and of course she loves taking her top off! - phwwwaaaooorrrr!!!!)

Kev_ps3 · 23-04-2009 12:36PM

Kintar? Hattori wrote: »

Have you even read the papers recently?

Not all of them no:pac:

EdgarAllenPoo · 23-04-2009 12:39PM

Makes me feel all special since I've had a retail job (part-time) for over a year now and when I walked in for the interview they said "hello, here's a job". Done and dusted, even got a pay rise before I started.

Highsider · 23-04-2009 12:41PM

Is this in Ireland or India?

My name is URL · 23-04-2009 12:45PM

This is possibly the craziest thing I've ever seen

EdgarAllenPoo · 23-04-2009 12:48PM

Upward Spiral wrote: »

This is possibly the craziest thing I've ever seen

Would be crazier if they were all going for a job as a clown and had to arrive for the interview in costume...that would have made CNN.:D

A job vacancy!! We are in fu**ed

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