Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 28 Aug 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Mon 28 Aug 2023
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So, because I have been jobseeking for a while, Workforce Aus are making me do an employability course for the next 4 weeks via Zoom. I'm trying to remain positive, that I will learn something that may help me, but I just feel so worthless having let it get this far. Sigh.
"Uh oh. Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays!"
A few years ago they tried something like that and when I asked it if that meant watching someone read out powerpoint slides about how smiling during job interviews is good I warned them against wasting more of my time with some bullshit training that they'd get paid for. Then they sent me for a forklift ticket.
I'd rather get a forklift license than do this, but I only have my learner's driver's license still so I dont think i can lol
I was so prepared to argue with the instructor about how useless a "be sure to smile in interviews" type training program was. I feel my JSA person saw just disruptive I was prepared to be and did their se instructor a favour and put me elsewhere.
Ugh, I hate that sort of stuff! My last lot did nothing, I got the job without help from them. Then they kept ringing me and insisting on appointments so they could get paid for it! What a rort.
I'm sorry to be a Debbie Downer but man those things suck. I took one back in like 2016 and it was one of the most demoralising things because it's like "yes I know to be nice to a customer... like why do I have to go get lessons for this???”
I'm so lucky I didn't have to do it under disability employment services. But man.