Just been offered a decent job - but on half the money I was on. I'm not in a particular hurry to get back into work at the moment just for the sake of it and I'm able to survive financially for a few months yet. What should I do?
A. Take the job and start paying tax again you lazy bastard.
B. Tell them to sod off and not to waste your time and effort again getting your best tie dry cleaned especially for the interview.
C. Don't worry Addickted, just keep applying and sending off your CV, the right work will turn up soon enough.
D. Sit back, forget the alarm clock and the commute to work and just ponce off friends and family for as long as possible.
E. Trip over in a major chain store and sue them for your inability to work again and how the stress has made you stop enjoying games at The Valley.
F. Move to Liverpool and claim every benefit under the sun.
All advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I'd say A. It gets more and more difficult to get jobs the longer you are out of work. But once you are there take every chance to improve your CV with development and new projects while looking around for other roles.
Also be upfront with them that you aren't happy about the money and would like a review in 6 months when you have proved your worth. Keep a record of jobs well done. savings made, contracts won etc to show that you are worth the extra. If they still say no then you can walk with a clear conscience.
They may improve the package once you are there if you perform well and show signs of being able to move on.
They probably think as you are unemployed and if you are " a certain age" they've got you by the short and curlies and that you will be grateful for anything offered.
as if in a few months time you apply for a job paying more etc, they will wonder why you were out of work for so long....
so its better to take the job, even though its crap pay, and then at least you can put it on your cv, that you have more experience etc....and will defo help you get a job later on
I suppose we could just about survive, but there would have to be a lot of the second part of D. :-)
No Henry. That nice chap hasn't even responded to my E Mail and CV.
No new developments and certainly no improvement in my CV with this job and I've have to get some spectacular amounts of new business to get a share lol.
No problem with the 'not working' bit as I can talk my way around that - this is only week 5 of unemployment in 15 years.
I would probably have taken the job if I was in the same sitution come August, but just now I think I'm worth more - and I would be of significant benefit to the firm (which is a really small outfit).
However, I think your last paragraph has a ring of truth about it - even if I'm loather to believe right now Len.
Unfortunately the Government doesn't give the likes of me benefits.
Seeing as for the last few years I've been paying 1200 a month in income tax and the maximum NI contributions I think few bob in the hand short term wouldn't go amiss, do you?
You must know yourself the amount of wages per annum you feel you are worth.
Key to it is do you have the balls to hang on and take what you feel you are worth or cack it early and take what you can
if it was me i would wait for what i am worth especially if you can wait for a while and still be financially ok then wait
never undersell remember if the pay peanuts they get monkeys and i bet you would find that some of the people there cant do half of what you can so you would end up hating it and moving on again
Unfortunately the Government doesn't give the likes of me benefits.
Seeing as for the last few years I've been paying 1200 a month in income tax and the maximum NI contributions I think few bob in the hand short term wouldn't go amiss, do you?[/quote]
im sure they would give you the dole etc if you are not in a job...
well what i ment was...that if you have been offered a job, you should take it....even if you think you may be worth more...
Looking for a job now is easier than when you're working full-time.
As someone else said though, it depends on your personal circumstances, and you haven't really answered that.
Why not do F? - you might get to see a few decent games ;-
I was going to say "so what's new" : -)
LOL