Do people really want to work?

[warmcome]

I see your point, but it's not commission, we give them a certain minimum sq. metres to do in a day, 220 to be exact our best guys do anywhere from 300-400m2 per day easily in a nine hour day five days a week and go home every week with around €900 possibly more this time of year.

this country has a serious problem at the moment, we are paying so much out on social welfare to people who just don't want to work!!

that's my experience anyway

yes! the dole office tried to compete with the factories/shops etc on pay-outs to families etc-
and the dole office has won!

[hornylimerick]

really if people refuse to accept a job position offered to them they should loose there benifit

very true but it doesn't happen, even though we are told it does, i also had 4 people just walk out before christmas because the weren't happy with the overtime pay, €30 per fucking hour!!

I like most people self employed i know get paid less than the minimum wage when you take into account the hours we do, the 3 weeks before xmas i did 130-140 hrs each week.

I sometimes wonder why?

[OnlyMe]

And then there's the other side. I have a tenant. She was on the dole but wanted to work. Despite being worse off she got a job, but a year later was laid off.
Now back on the dole, but at a fraction of what she previously received.
What lesson has she been taught?
Get a job and we'll punish you

[Doozer]

really if people refuse to accept a job position offered to them they should loose there benifit

They are trying to bring that in
But again It can be harsh for some
Say again if you have kids or medical card or whatever and you get offerd a poxy job on the new minimum wage and end up loosing more working than you would on teh dole

Obviously it should be more enforced for the long term unemployed
Thise who refuse to work

[Doozer]

i was made redundant just over two years ago and instead of signing on the dole/social i became a escort

i keep building my self up every year to get a normal job but they all want experiance sometimes 8-10 years i kid you not
heres hoping i get a job next sept and do this part time for fun

Hopefully you will find something Kelly
f I remember you have a masters or phd in biological science right
Could you even try getting a university lecturer or something
even if you start off as an aid or something

[magicalman9357]

I ask this because lately we've found it's very hard to recruit people, the reason being is that their better off on social welfare!!!

The jobs we have pay well IMO, basic of €450 but majority of our lads go home with about €600-900 depending on their rate of work, this is not bad, is it?

the government are completely to blame for this, last budget they took €40 (average figure) from the person out working and €8 per week of the social, this is madness!!!

any opinions anyone?

There are a few people I know who have never worked and have no intentions of working either if they can get away with it. It's sad really as if the desire is not there and benefits replace the need to work for some their future looks very bleak.

[warmcome]

They are trying to bring that in
But again It can be harsh for some
Say again if you have kids or medical card or whatever and you get offerd a poxy job on the new minimum wage and end up loosing more working than you would on teh dole

Obviously it should be more enforced for the long term unemployed
Thise who refuse to work

Hi Doozer!

lose a few quid-but he feels better going back to the wife in the evening,
kids see daddy as a role model who works and will learn similar habits.
the system is not healthy and thats why they now attempt to reverse
a situation that took about 40yrs to create.

welfare was concieved to act as a safety net-
not a hammock!

[Mushylad]

i was made redundant just over two years ago and instead of signing on the dole/social i became a escort

i keep building my self up every year to get a normal job but they all want experiance sometimes 8-10 years i kid you not
heres hoping i get a job next sept and do this part time for fun

Id fuck u for fun aswel

[Bruno69]

really if people refuse to accept a job position offered to them they should loose there benifit

Absolutely!! Imagine, those people living off the income tax you pay:-)

[fiatpunter]

One guy told me he got € 850 a week on the dole.
€ 1600 per month children allowance.
And a 4 bed house.
Polish lad, said he was now retired at 35.

€1600 a month children's allowance? that's 11.42 kids!!