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Old 06-09-2008, 22:25   #31
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It makes me laugh when they ask for this that and the other for a job position these days. "must be fluent" in this that and the other. Experience in this and that... would suit school leaver... Don't they realise that some of us oldies have all this and life skills as well? Or do they just want to pay minimum wage for a 16 year old?
Just me having a gripe!
its a crazy world cazzer, whilst in many cases they do want to pay peanuts, me lad is told frequently hes over qualified when he applies fer positions.
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Cashy... i think we are all in a time warp to some extent... still feel in me head that i'm the same person I was at 16, then the arthritis, grandkids and other stuff brings me down to earth, lol!
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Old 06-09-2008, 23:22   #33
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One thing I never understand is that employers require people with experience, but how are the applicants supposed to get the experience if no-one will employ them?
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Old 06-09-2008, 23:26   #34
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The greatest joy about being an oldie is not being expected to work
Thirty five years full time was enough for me - glad to be out of the rat race
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Old 06-09-2008, 23:43   #35
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well yes thats a positive, but fer me i can see a downside,-- this year alone i have been to 5 funerals (lifelong friends) so i reckon theres gonna be no ****** left to come to mine.
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well yes thats a positive, but fer me i can see a downside,-- this year alone i have been to 5 funerals (lifelong friends) so i reckon theres gonna be no ****** left to come to mine.
Know what you mean cashy , guess its a sign of age, for no known reason you start to read the obituaries and then you start to recognize names and think "****** me" I know him/her,

just as an aside , this is one reason why the local press is important to preserve in the internet age ......its the only place where you get information like this .....a buddy of mine from Australia recently sent me a link to the Accy Observer about an old teacher from Accy tech who had passed on .
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