Huge number of jobs around

Daftendirekt · 28-03-2012 02:00AM

Lash_Alert wrote: »

Maybe your time is better served on sites other than boards.ie then?

Welcome to the world of tabbed browsing...

Lash_Alert · 28-03-2012 02:09AM

guitarzero wrote: »

Could we use this thread to post these places that are looking?? I havent seen these adds, must have my blinkers on!

*removes blinkers*

Already been done somewhere on here. Im sure if your unemployed you have more than enough time to go find it.

Lash_Alert · 28-03-2012 02:10AM

Daftendirekt wrote: »

Welcome to the world of tabbed browsing...

Does tabbed browsing divide time too?

Reamer Fanny · 28-03-2012 02:11AM

They took our jeeerrrbs

Lash_Alert · 28-03-2012 02:26AM

Daftendirekt wrote: »

Welcome to the world of tabbed browsing...

If i were you mate, I'd be spending more time on my studies in the hope of actually completing a college course in this lifetime, instead of trying to be a cheeky prick on here yea?

kraggy · 28-03-2012 02:38AM

Smyth wrote: »

Anyone who is happy working on that salary is an idiot. Maybe if you're under 18 or have absolutely no skill whatsoever. Even then. To be content with it. **** me. You're scraping a living.

I'm not saying people shouldn't work (if you'd read the bloody post), but **** me. Aspire to something better.

What a pompous, elitist, idiotic post.

Did you not think that maybe people would jump at the chance at having a reason to get up in the morning, to feel good about themselves, to give themselves some self-worth?

It's damn difficult to "aspire to something better" when you can't afford college, and can't get in the door of a company so that you can actually have the chance to aspire to something better.

Me thinks you're in a comfortable position and had access to funding for college etc.

Besides all that, are you suggesting that if people have the choice between the dole and minimum wage work, that they should opt for the dole? I don't think that anyone, even someone with as simplistic a view as you, think that one should opt for the dole.

However, for many that's the only choice they have. And one that they'd be grateful for if the did have it. And rightly so.

guitarzero · 28-03-2012 02:45AM

Lash_Alert wrote: »

Already been done somewhere on here. Im sure if your unemployed you have more than enough time to go find it.

Oh be nice.

Lash_Alert · 28-03-2012 02:53AM

guitarzero wrote: »

Lash_Alert wrote: »

Already been done somewhere on here. Im sure if your unemployed you have more than enough time to go find it.

Oh be nice.

Ha only because you asked nicely!

Daftendirekt · 28-03-2012 03:08AM

Lash_Alert wrote: »

Does tabbed browsing divide time too?

24 hours in a day. More than enough time to find a job, read random crap on Boards and do some baking, if you're that way inclined.

WoollyRedHat · 28-03-2012 03:59AM

I don't understand why people create issues when there are none.

guitarzero wrote: »

Could we use this thread to post these places that are looking?? I havent seen these adds, must have my blinkers on!

*removes blinkers*

There's a job posting thread in the Dublin City Forum as well as the Dublin South forum, if not, then you might want to check your relevant regional forum, they might have had a thread there

gurramok · 28-03-2012 11:58AM

Todays news is "Retail Sales Continue Decline"
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0328/breaking22.html

You sure they are still hiring despite the sector taking a hammering?

CrazyRabbit · 28-03-2012 12:25PM

gurramok wrote: »

Todays news is "Retail Sales Continue Decline"
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0328/breaking22.html

You sure they are still hiring despite the sector taking a hammering?

Might have something to do with every household having €100 less to spend in shops this month...

If the government stopped taking so much money out the average persons pocket in taxes, people would be able to spend more in shops, who could then hire more staff due to increased revenue/profits, which in turn would increase tax revenue from companies/employees and reduce social welfare payments.

Yakult · 28-03-2012 12:34PM

Lash_Alert wrote: »

If i were you mate, I'd be spending more time on my studies in the hope of actually completing a college course in this lifetime, instead of trying to be a cheeky prick on here yea?

Lash_Alert wrote: »

Does tabbed browsing divide time too?

How about you practice what you preach and stop being the cheeky prick?

Lash_Alert · 28-03-2012 12:43PM

Yakult wrote: »

How about you practice what you preach and stop being the cheeky prick?

How about you look at his comment before that, making a cheeky swipe without actually having anything decent to say about the actual conversation. I was responding to a cheeky comment, not making one!

inforfun · 28-03-2012 01:05PM

gurramok wrote: »

Todays news is "Retail Sales Continue Decline"
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0328/breaking22.html

You sure they are still hiring despite the sector taking a hammering?

They should raise the VAT a bit more. Will do retail a world of good.

talkinyite · 28-03-2012 01:24PM

I don't actually get to go around shops in town much anymore but I haven't seen any of these signs the times I have.

Linoge · 28-03-2012 04:34PM

kraggy wrote: »

What a pompous, elitist, idiotic post.....
Me thinks you're in a comfortable position and had access to funding for college etc.

I think the opposite, that it was written by someone who is on the dole. Most people who do work know the value of working, and although might moan and complain about their jobs, are happy to be doing something and getting paid.

The whole "sher thats sh1te money" attitude comes from people who are being given something for nothing. Realative to that, I guess it is sh1te money.

the groutch · 28-03-2012 05:08PM

the problem is that the gap between the dole (plus rent allowance and all the other perks) and minimum wages isnt big enough to incentivise people to take a job at minimum wage.
knock another €20 off the dole and you'll see these jobs being filled quick enough

stupidusername · 28-03-2012 05:10PM

the groutch wrote: »

the problem is that the gap between the dole (plus rent allowance and all the other perks) and minimum wages isnt big enough to incentivise people to take a job at minimum wage.
knock another €20 off the dole and you'll see these jobs being filled quick enough

not everybody who's on the dole qualifies for rent supplement (and all the other perks everyone seems to assume). and just a reminder that the dole used to be 204, it's now 188, which is a drop of 16.

token101 · 28-03-2012 05:15PM

stupidusername wrote: »

not everybody who's on the dole qualifies for rent supplement (and all the other perks everyone seems to assume). and just a reminder that the dole used to be 204, it's now 188, which is a drop of 16.

€188 is a lot of money. People seem to think that a good standard of living is a moral entitlement. It shouldn't be. You should be given enough to survive. That's what welfare should be. Survival. Anything more is a perk and should be earned.

stupidusername · 28-03-2012 05:18PM

token101 wrote: »

€188 is a lot of money. People seem to think that a good standard of living is a moral entitlement. It shouldn't be. You should be given enough to survive. That's what welfare should be. Survival. Anything more is a perk and should be earned.

I didn't give an opinion in the post you quoted on whether the dole was enough or too much. you seem to have read it wrong.

Muir · 28-03-2012 06:20PM

Those jobs have been there ages, but for things like minimum wage waitressing, they want you to have 2+ years experience. To work in a tiny cafe you need experience as a barista. I handed my CV into a place before the Summer started last year, they were looking for deli staff. The sign was still there at the end of the Summer (though was changed to say experience required). I mean, loads of people must've been handing in CVs, most people could do the work, and yet they don't take people on.
I would be happy to get a Summer job with minimum wage, but I imagine people who have 2+ years experience would be hoping for a little more.

Ray Palmer · 28-03-2012 06:28PM

Made redundant a month ago 3 interviews 3 job offers and doubled my income within a week. So glad I changed from the building industry into IT. Major demand in IT for all levels.

Noticed a few shops today in Dublin had signs up too.

At the same time I have firends who have been out of work for a while or have taken low paying jobs.

Leason for kids out there is simply do not slide by and keep educating yourself no matter what. Doesn't mean college anymore very easy to learn technical roles online.

Robdude · 28-03-2012 06:45PM

The dole pays too well....

Give me the choice between working a minimum wage job for ~40 hours per week or sitting on my ass and having all the free time in the world....I'd take the dole.

In a heartbeat. I'm not saying it's right, but it's the *smart* thing to do.

If you aspire to a higher paying job; you'd be way better off sitting on the dole and building a skillset in another industry (like IT, for example). Hell, I'd sit on the dole and write a book, or write software, or do odd-jobs 'tax-free', under the table. I could build up an impressive portfolio and later, turn it into a legit business.

If you don't aspire to anything; you can pay your rent and get drunk each weekend. The amount of extra money you get for your hours worked amounts to an insignificant amount.

EdenHazard · 28-03-2012 06:46PM

There really isn't...at all. I have over 3 years experience in retail and can't find a job anywhere! I live in Dublin.

Downlinz · 28-03-2012 06:53PM

EdenHazard wrote: »

There really isn't...at all. I have over 3 years experience in retail and can't find a job anywhere! I live in Dublin.

Try London, I hear Arsenal might have some work for you.

previous user · 28-03-2012 07:20PM

Jobbridge graduate internship must be winding down so.

Smyth · 28-03-2012 07:54PM

kraggy wrote: »

What a pompous, elitist, idiotic post.

Did you not think that maybe people would jump at the chance at having a reason to get up in the morning, to feel good about themselves, to give themselves some self-worth?

Jesus, did you read the original post? I mean if you want to talk idiotic, have a look at what you just wrote.

I never said people shouldn't take jobs. I never said people shouldn't look for a reason to get up in the morning. Can you quote me on where I said that or do you want to babble on with another useless little speech.

I said people shouldn't be content with it. Simple bloody English. Why are people finding this difficult to comprehend.

It's damn difficult to "aspire to something better" when you can't afford college, and can't get in the door of a company so that you can actually have the chance to aspire to something better.

Me thinks you're in a comfortable position and had access to funding for college etc.

Ah right. You've got me sussed there Freud. God you're a smart one. Seriously though, you spout the most generic garbage. I hope you don't speak like this around people in real life. If you do, you might want to think about staying quiet.

I'm not going to go into my life story, but I am where I am today through an enormous amount of hard work. I'm employed in a job that I have no formal education in and I've spent a good portion of my life pumping petrol and working a till. I know what working on minimum wage (and below) is like.

Besides all that, are you suggesting that if people have the choice between the dole and minimum wage work, that they should opt for the dole? I don't think that anyone, even someone with as simplistic a view as you, think that one should opt for the dole.

Well done. I mean seriously. Slow clap.

I never suggested anything of the sort. You've somehow derived that yourself. But kudos. That's fairly special.

In case you're still confused, it goes like this.
Get off the dole. Yes. Great.
Take a job at minimum wage. Yes. But as a means to achieving something better.
If you're working a minimum wage job and you think you've achieved your life's ambition, I feel sorry for you.

token101 · 28-03-2012 11:17PM

stupidusername wrote: »

I didn't give an opinion in the post you quoted on whether the dole was enough or too much. you seem to have read it wrong.

I wasn't criticising anything, just pointing out it's a lot of money. Then I added my own point.

stupidusername · 28-03-2012 11:19PM

token101 wrote: »

I wasn't criticising anything, just pointing out it's a lot of money. Then I added my own point.

if you weren't criticising my post, then your post had absolutely no relevance to what I was saying - I didn't say it's not a lot of money.

Huge number of jobs around

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