It's like some kind of medieval trial, but with paperwork "In order to save the princess and the realm, you must slay the dragon of administrative incompetence! But unless you can prove you have insurance we will not give you a sword - which you need to have a license for, and go to this sword safety and team bonding seminar we're holding next week. What's that? The dragon is setting fire to the crops and killing the villagers as we speak? Shut up and go to the seminar
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Yep, pretty much. There was a memorable seminar in which an 18 year old spent the entire seminar whining about how he wanted a job right now and he just couldn't get one. The lady running the seminar said, "Right," turned to a computer and asked him, "Do you have a car?" "Yep." "Are you fit?" "Aw, yeah!" "Are you on drugs?" "Aw, just weed." "Can you give that up?" "Aw, yep." "You have an interview with this logging company three days from now. Bye." "Sweet!"
We never saw that guy again. Basically, if you've got a car and the body of a relatively fit guy then you are absolutely qualified for any number of jobs in the Hawkes Bay region. Girl without a driver's license or significant amounts of job experience? Bahahaha, yeah, sure, you'll find a job no problem. We have no idea how, but we'll keep reassuring you of that while we do not do anything to actually place you in a job, because you are so not our target demographic. Maybe if you got a meth problem?
Fuck. It is supremely unrighteous that you HAVING a job is screwing you around and making it even harder re: paperwork. Irony Central.
I currently have a friend in based in Auckland - my bridesmaid Susy - who has been out of work for a couple of months due to a contract ending. She has a Masters in Creative Writing, followed by a Journalism diploma from AUT. Every time I see her online, she asks me my opinion on a cover letter or a freshly-tweaked CV. She's lucky to get rejection letters.
To those people who wondered when the recession would really hit New Zealand... well.
That, basically. If you average out what my job has paid me, I would actually have been more secure had I stayed unemployed and on the benefit. Still, I have another appointment next Thursday, during which the lady on the phone promised me we will actually do something with my paperwork. I'll believe that when they deign to help me.
I might actually be going to AUT next year to do an MA in animation and game design, because at least game development houses advertise jobs. It will mean I have to move in with my parents and learn to navigate Auckland, but since I'll probably have to give up the ghost and move back in with them anyway, it's sort of a make-lemonade situation.
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We never saw that guy again. Basically, if you've got a car and the body of a relatively fit guy then you are absolutely qualified for any number of jobs in the Hawkes Bay region. Girl without a driver's license or significant amounts of job experience? Bahahaha, yeah, sure, you'll find a job no problem. We have no idea how, but we'll keep reassuring you of that while we do not do anything to actually place you in a job, because you are so not our target demographic. Maybe if you got a meth problem?
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I currently have a friend in based in Auckland - my bridesmaid Susy - who has been out of work for a couple of months due to a contract ending. She has a Masters in Creative Writing, followed by a Journalism diploma from AUT. Every time I see her online, she asks me my opinion on a cover letter or a freshly-tweaked CV. She's lucky to get rejection letters.
To those people who wondered when the recession would really hit New Zealand... well.
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I might actually be going to AUT next year to do an MA in animation and game design, because at least game development houses advertise jobs. It will mean I have to move in with my parents and learn to navigate Auckland, but since I'll probably have to give up the ghost and move back in with them anyway, it's sort of a make-lemonade situation.
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