Panarama - did you watch it????
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:40 pm
Hi
Did anybody watch it last night? It was about young unemployed people. Whilst I appreciate that there are a lot of unemployed people at the moment, I did find Sir Digby's comments about kids leaving school "not knowing how to work" disturbing and a couple of the young men on the programme appeared to think the world owed them a living and although were willing to get their hair cut to get a job, wouldn't do so for an interview. It may be shallow but first impressions really do count! Also, one was offered a work placement but decided it wasn't worth him coming off benefits. However, on the plus side two of the other chaps were very keen to work, one refusing to sign on as he didn't want to be labelled a waster.
My first work experience was working as a checkout girl in Sainsbury's whilst I was in 6th form. It helped me get my first proper job in the city a couple of years later as the chairman of the company interviewed me and was very impressed that I had worked my way through college (he was very posh - I don't think young people in his circle needed to work at that time!). I think that first job in Sainsbury's taught me a lot about employers' expectations and how do deal with colleagues as well as customers and helped give me the right attitude for working life. I have a couple of nephews and a niece that are 17/18, doing their A levels and planning to go to university in September. None of them have worked (although my neice has looked for a Saturday job) but then they each get £30 a week for staying on at school!
I know my kids have got way to go yet but it's still a worry......
Plum
Did anybody watch it last night? It was about young unemployed people. Whilst I appreciate that there are a lot of unemployed people at the moment, I did find Sir Digby's comments about kids leaving school "not knowing how to work" disturbing and a couple of the young men on the programme appeared to think the world owed them a living and although were willing to get their hair cut to get a job, wouldn't do so for an interview. It may be shallow but first impressions really do count! Also, one was offered a work placement but decided it wasn't worth him coming off benefits. However, on the plus side two of the other chaps were very keen to work, one refusing to sign on as he didn't want to be labelled a waster.
My first work experience was working as a checkout girl in Sainsbury's whilst I was in 6th form. It helped me get my first proper job in the city a couple of years later as the chairman of the company interviewed me and was very impressed that I had worked my way through college (he was very posh - I don't think young people in his circle needed to work at that time!). I think that first job in Sainsbury's taught me a lot about employers' expectations and how do deal with colleagues as well as customers and helped give me the right attitude for working life. I have a couple of nephews and a niece that are 17/18, doing their A levels and planning to go to university in September. None of them have worked (although my neice has looked for a Saturday job) but then they each get £30 a week for staying on at school!
I know my kids have got way to go yet but it's still a worry......
Plum