How to fill your day when you're unemployed?

Spunge · 10-02-2014 08:15PM

Video games

Lyaiera · 10-02-2014 08:16PM

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 · 10-02-2014 08:18PM

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 · 10-02-2014 08:19PM

zcorpian88 wrote: »

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

Haha

Wacker The Attacker · 10-02-2014 08:20PM

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 · 10-02-2014 08:22PM

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 · 10-02-2014 08:24PM

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

Lyaiera · 10-02-2014 08:24PM

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 · 10-02-2014 08:27PM

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 · 10-02-2014 08:39PM

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

mickrock · 10-02-2014 08:44PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:09PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:10PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:10PM

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

And dont forget.... robbing a bank.

Lyaiera · 10-02-2014 09:15PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:15PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:17PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:25PM

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

TheShizz · 10-02-2014 09:28PM

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 · 10-02-2014 09:30PM

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tomwaterford · 10-02-2014 09:30PM

Santa Cruz wrote: »

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

and try to kidnap their cat and hold to hold to ransom to raise extra cash

SerrahP · 10-02-2014 09:32PM

Volunteer - it will make you feel better and interaction with people will keep you positive! You never know who you might meet which could lead to another job

upwardsonwards · 10-02-2014 09:32PM

Fudge You wrote: »

Just spend the whole day everyday looking for a job.

Come we don't need silly posts

carlmango11 · 10-02-2014 09:34PM

Cycle and read.

Not at same time though

Cabaal · 10-02-2014 09:45PM

Take up running, it's cheaper then a gym

tomwaterford · 10-02-2014 09:47PM

Cabaal wrote: »

Take up running, it's cheaper then a gym

+1 you'll be surprised how much better you'll feel and how quickly your fitness levels will rise

cloud493 · 10-02-2014 10:10PM

Judge Judy and cops.

Mickey H · 10-02-2014 10:13PM

Just_Magic wrote: »

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

Ah, good old Travis.

sawdoubters · 10-02-2014 10:18PM

I think they want serious suggestion's

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/06/5-things-to-do-when-youre-unemployed-hint-its-not-job-hunting/

http://www.gothinkbig.co.uk/features/a-long-way-down-what-to-do-when-youre-young-unemployed-and-feeling-depressed

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g186591-Activities-Ireland.html

orangesoda · 10-02-2014 10:18PM

A family friend who is unemployed seems to walk the length of the townland multiple times a day. I'll probably be unemployed after university so i'll need to buy a good pair of mountain boots or wellingtons

How to fill your day when you're unemployed?

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