Its broken.

Firebobby1 said:

Get your arse over here, I've got plenty of digging in my garden for a good.
And I'll pay you a whole £10 an hour, I know that's a crazy amount but I like to help others.

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National minimum wage is £11.44/hr

Western Slope Rover said:

It sounds like you given up already.

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Ahh yes, starting a new job, continuing with my degree, and going to the gym more days a week than there are days in a week is exactly what quitters do.

resto_d1 said:

Lost mates during Afghan times which made me push hard to live for them

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Thats tough, hope youre doing okay, may they rest in peace.

Freddie17 said:

Not true - we have taken on LGV1 drivers under 25, as well as those who have just passed their test.

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Thats not what the people at the jobcenter told me, but Ill take your word for it over theirs.
The other problem is, because Im doing my degree, nobody wants to fund any training for me, because they reckon Ill be gone as soon as I graduate. Ive got a job now, so Ill just go with the flow for the next few months, stick with the gym and the degree, and keep an eye out for other opportunities.

Freddie17 said:

Not true - we have taken on LGV1 drivers under 25, as well as those who have just passed their test.
Larger companies have very open policies (so long as no drink-drive etc.) - so gaining a job becomes more about the attitude of the person, than their age or experience. You’ll find they can buddy-up people with experienced drivers for a few weeks.

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I used to drive vans in London during the long vacs. On a car licence, he could be driving for DPD or one of the others.

LetsHopeItFits said:

nobody wants to fund any training for me, because they reckon Ill be gone as soon as I graduate.

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Why the HECK did you tell them you were doing as degree??

Stanleysteamer said:

Why the HECK did you tell them you were doing as degree??

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Pretty sure theycan find out anyway, since its all done through my NI number?
Also I do need to be able to do the lectures etc, even though its unlikely to clash with normal working hours, I cant do late night shifts reliably.

You are confusing movement with action and my give a damn just broke.

The minimum wage comment was it. You're owed nothing and you sure as hell are gonna get nothing with a such sh!tty attitude.

Just keep wallowing.

You cling on to trying to get a degree like a drowning man clutching at a straw.
Give up on it, get one job or maybe two or even three. I've done three at the same time, then at least you'll be earning some dosh.
Then use what little free time you have to think about what you really want to get out of life.
And, before you ask, storeman in a uni food store, barwork in the evenings and washing up in a hotel on a Satdi night.
You can always get barwork, and you should be able to get van driving unless you live in the middle of nowhere.

Western Slope Rover said:

The minimum wage comment was it. You're owed nothing and you sure as hell are gonna get nothing with a such sh!tty attitude.

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Sorry, I forgot the part where Im somehow supposed to be worth less than anyone else? Sure, Im no better than anyone else, but its called minimum wage for a reason, and its been a thing for about a decade before I was born, and its there for a reason.

Stanleysteamer said:

You cling on to trying to get a degree like a drowning man clutching at a straw

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More than half the people who leave school now go to uni and get degrees. And sure, if I was studying the sociology of sandwiches or something stupid like that then yeah, its a waste of time, but Im not, Im studying mechanical engineering.

Stanleysteamer said:

get one job

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Got one.

Stanleysteamer said:

or maybe two

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I might start online private tuition, for GCSE level (on a subject I can do that in, like maths or physics).

Stanleysteamer said:

and you should be able to get van driving unless you live in the middle of nowhere.

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I do.
And there was a time between unis that I was working 2 jobs, one full time and the other on sundays, delivering covid tests. 6 days a week, kept me busy, but Ive little to show for it.