Cost of living crisis.

[dsr-burnley]

7 hours ago, ozleicester said:

So you realise and acknowledge what you write is complete [deleted]...but continue anyway. Partially explains why we are [deleted] as a society

What Robert Reich wrote was [what you said] as well.  I was hinting at the absurd over-simplification of what he said.

 

Specifically, point one, taxing the rich won't help solve hunger if most of the hungry are ruled over by despots who don't care if they starve.  Point two, as soon as you attempt to take large chunks of the capital of the wealthy on an annual basis, then the whole basis of their wealth is damaged and you aren't getting as much money as you hoped.  Point three, when did a system whose design was to stop people getting rich, ever succeed in stopping people getting poor?  

[Nalis]

3 hours ago, chapero82 said:

I’m looking for Administration, Scheduling, Purchase ordering or resource management type of roles.

Try either going through agencies or if there is a role you really like then tailor your CV to that. 

 

Good luck either way.

[rachhere]

9 hours ago, chapero82 said:

I’m struggling really bad at the moment, I really need a job and I’ve applied for around 300 jobs in the past week but I’ve not heard back from one of them. It’s quite demoralising 

Really sorry to hear that :(. Have you anyone who can give you feedback on your CV/etc? Difficult to say this without sounding patronising, especially seeing I don’t have anything really to go on other than what you say here,  but I wonder if there’s any advantage in applying for less but really tailoring your application to each role? 

Edited 18 April 2023 by rachhere

[Greg2607]

 

9 hours ago, chapero82 said:

I’m struggling really bad at the moment, I really need a job and I’ve applied for around 300 jobs in the past week but I’ve not heard back from one of them. It’s quite demoralising 

What kind of work are you looking for @chapero82? I work in Recruitment and whilst I might not have an actual role for you, i'm happy to review your CV and give some hints and tips... 

Edited 18 April 2023 by Greg2607

[RobHawk]

4 hours ago, chapero82 said:

I’m looking for Administration, Scheduling, Purchase ordering or resource management type of roles.

Are you able to visit any of the businesses you've applied for? Or at least contact them to discuss the roles. 

 

In reality applying for jobs is easy, putting in amazing applications that will always get picked up is much more difficult. 

 

However, getting over there, introducing yourself and sharing some enthusiasm for the job, is something that will really impress most employers and is relatively easy to achieve. 

[chapero82]

3 hours ago, rachhere said:

Really sorry to hear that :(. Have you anyone who can give you feedback on your CV/etc? Difficult to say this without sounding patronising, especially seeing I don’t have anything really to go on other than what you say here,  but I wonder if there’s any advantage in applying for less but really tailoring your application to each role? 

I've asked for feedback quite a few times but to no avail, The job boards used to give you all the details like telephone numbers etc so you could call them but they have stopped doing it for some reason.

[chapero82]

3 hours ago, Greg2607 said:

 

What kind of work are you looking for @chapero82? I work in Recruitment and whilst I might not have an actual role for you, i'm happy to review your CV and give some hints and tips... 

Hey Mate, I’m looking for Administration, Scheduling, Purchase ordering or resource management type of roles.. I wold be really happy for you to help.

[grobyfox1990]

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2Fc8fd0f43-866c-45c5-871d-516470bad5d6

 

Good that the absolutely horsesh4t rhetoric of 'you have to pay for talent!!!' is being widely disbanded and public pressure is increasing with regards to CEO pay. It's largely down to luck. Wanna share in the good times? Should damn well pay for the bad times too then.

[filthyfox]

Just come back from holiday.

An example meal at a nice hotel- approx 100g cod loin, well seasoned, a handful of posh chips and some peas puree. £24

 

Then the cheeky ****s put a 10% doscretionary service charge on top!

 

Umm.... NO!

 

It was a wonderful meal, nonetheless

[filthyfox]

23 hours ago, grobyfox1990 said:

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2Fc8fd0f43-866c-45c5-871d-516470bad5d6

 

Good that the absolutely horsesh4t rhetoric of 'you have to pay for talent!!!' is being widely disbanded and public pressure is increasing with regards to CEO pay. It's largely down to luck. Wanna share in the good times? Should damn well pay for the bad times too then.

I work for a Council...

This chap is the second highest ranking official.

Pay for talent? **** OFF!!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17313903.amp/

 

Effectively, it is the same as me, being accused of animal cruelty in my current job, and then walking straight into an RSPCA inspector's job!

Edited 21 April 2023 by filthyfox

[Izzy]

1 hour ago, filthyfox said:

Just come back from holiday.

An example meal at a nice hotel- approx 100g cod loin, well seasoned, a handful of posh chips and some peas puree. £24

 

Then the cheeky ****s put a 10% doscretionary service charge on top!

 

Umm.... NO!

 

It was a wonderful meal, nonetheless

I love the fact you’ve given us the approx weight of the fish here and the fact it was ‘well seasoned’

 

The kind of attention to detail this Forum is sadly lacking sometimes 

[leicsmac]

6 minutes ago, Izzy said:

I love the fact you’ve given us the approx weight of the fish here and the fact it was ‘well seasoned’

 

The kind of attention to detail this Forum is sadly lacking sometimes 

...sometimes.

[ozleicester]

NAB profit surges to more than $4bn in six months, driven by interest rate hikes

National Australia Bank describes outcome as ‘good, strong set of results’ but acknowledges more customers showing signs of financial distress

CVnts

[Jon the Hat]

1 hour ago, ozleicester said:

NAB profit surges to more than $4bn in six months, driven by interest rate hikes

National Australia Bank describes outcome as ‘good, strong set of results’ but acknowledges more customers showing signs of financial distress

CVnts

I know you don't like profit in general, but they are making a lending margin of 1.75%, which is lower than last year, so while rates are indeed up, they are not really benefitting from that per se, nor are they responsible for the cost of living struggles of their customers.  Notwitshstanding the Big 4 Australian banks charge too much generally and offer poor service and we welcome the likes of Macquarie Bank shaking up the market.

Also, usual note that domestic Super funds hold about 1/3 of the stock so this profit funds people's retirement.

[ozleicester]

3 minutes ago, Jon the Hat said:

I know you don't like profit in general, but they are making a lending margin of 1.75%, which is lower than last year, so while rates are indeed up, they are not really benefitting from that per se, nor are they responsible for the cost of living struggles of their customers.  Notwitshstanding the Big 4 Australian banks charge too much generally and offer poor service and we welcome the likes of Macquarie Bank shaking up the market.

Also, usual note that domestic Super funds hold about 1/3 of the stock so this profit funds people's retirement.

I dislike exploitation

I generally dislike it when working people who cant afford to feed themselves and their kids are being forced onto the streets so that greedy banking scum can go to another $10,000 a head dinner.

I dislike people receiving thousands of dollars in share dividends for DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, they dont earn this money.

I dislike bankers driving the working class out of work by raising rates, then blaming them for being unemployed,

I dislike the banking industry bribing and corrupting politicians so that they can contiue to exploit the system at the expense of working people

I dislike and am also suprised about how all the libertarians go on about freedom of choice, but worship forced saving through "Super". This has allowed the stock market to excuse everything by saying its good for all. Maybe if people were allowed to keep all of their wages rather than have 10% removed into forced saving, they could afford a home or food or medicine or dental treatment.

Peoples retirement would be fully funded if we taxed corporations and people at levels that we should.

[Milo]

More interest rate hikes can fvck off

[Samilktray]

Been paying £3 a packet of cigs in the Canaries this week. Back home I have to get them on Klarna. What a horrible little country we live in!

[Spudulike]

13 minutes ago, Milo said:

More interest rate hikes can fvck off

Constant round of interest rate rises just isn't working. What's it supposed to achieve? Force people to stop buying food or paying for over inflated energy and fuel prices?

[Lako42]

4 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Constant round of interest rate rises just isn't working. What's it supposed to achieve? Force people to stop buying food or paying for over inflated energy and fuel prices?

It's weird because bars and restaurants are all absolutely rammed. People don't seem to be curbing spending on non critical things. Takeaways booming and more in towns than ever. 

[SemperEadem]

Random items that have shot up in price example A - duct tape.

[Tommy G]

42 minutes ago, Lako42 said:

It's weird because bars and restaurants are all absolutely rammed. People don't seem to be curbing spending on non critical things. Takeaways booming and more in towns than ever. 

Have to agree with this 

[Bordersfox]

55 minutes ago, Lako42 said:

It's weird because bars and restaurants are all absolutely rammed. People don't seem to be curbing spending on non critical things. Takeaways booming and more in towns than ever. 

I genuinely think there's an element to it that people are so hacked off at the state of things they just think sod it I'm going for a pint or dinner or whatever your treat of choice might be.  

 

One of the issues though is places being busy does not convert to being profitable when their own overheads have rocketed. Currently the public are, to a degree, being subsided by the hospitality industry.  Certainly so in the case of many smaller independent places that are desperately trying to survive.  I cannot speak for larger chains etc 

[ozleicester]

1 hour ago, Milo said:

More interest rate hikes can fvck off

 

1 hour ago, Spudulike said:

Constant round of interest rate rises just isn't working. What's it supposed to achieve? Force people to stop buying food or paying for over inflated energy and fuel prices?

its supposed to ensure that the working class are kept under control, living in fear of losing their jobs.

[Milo]

1 hour ago, ozleicester said:

 

its supposed to ensure that the working class are kept under control, living in fear of losing their jobs.

Well they were at the lowest they’ve been for 300 odd years - so I assume the working class have been rejoicing for the last decade? 

[yorkie1999]

3 hours ago, Lako42 said:

It's weird because bars and restaurants are all absolutely rammed. People don't seem to be curbing spending on non critical things. Takeaways booming and more in towns than ever. 

I bet that's more to do with people who would have normaly saved their money for a mortgage, first time buyers etc, knowing that they can't afford one anyway, so they live with their parents and spend their money going out.