Things that give you the sh1ts

[Booney]

Not even lunch and already three calls from work...

Bloody Holidays FFS!

Ring the boss and ask him if now is an appropriate time to discuss a wage increase.

"Not while you're on holidays...." might just be the answer. Cool, "Then dont ring me while I'm on holidays"

[Phantom Gossiper]

Not even lunch and already three calls from work...

Bloody Holidays FFS!

Ring the boss and ask him if now is an appropriate time to discuss a wage increase.

"Not while you're on holidays...." might just be the answer. Cool, "Then dont ring me while I'm on holidays"

[The Ash Man]

Running out of beer, and having to go and purchase more...

Any chance you tidy up a bit before you do?

I'm not the only one who makes a mess around here you know! Sometimes MP, sometimes I just dont think you care...*sobs*

After the immensely smart moving of slicing my finger open yesterday, the missus was so apologetic that she wasn't making my dinner, and suggested that I should sit back for the rest of my hols, while she's at work, watch cricket, and drink beer...

Now who am I to rock the boat or argue...?

That's why when you move in with a girl the first time you do any chore around the house you do it half-arsed.

Then you get the "you don't do it right I'll do it myself" (remembering I said CHORE )

Cue couch, beer and sport

[smithy]

Constant references to Kim Clijsters as "Aussie Kim"

FFS how long has been since she stopped dating Ley-Ley ?

[Strawb]

Constant references to Kim Clijsters as "Aussie Kim"

FFS how long has been since she stopped dating Ley-Ley ?

have you noticed since her ands Ley-Ley have split his career has sucked.

[GirlPower74]

Constant headaches, and the accompanying nausea. Makes it difficult to get anything done, and get a decent amount of enjoyment out of life.

[Drop Bear]

OneHD's website.

[sherminator]

Four years ago I returned from the UK looking to change careers. Applied for a number of jobs to be told that I do not possess any qualifications etc. So I enrolled in Uni and now have a degree. Applying now for similar jobs and being told I do not have any experience! Fair enough ....BUT I bumped into an acquaintance from Uni who said that she and a couple of others from my degree have got interviews for one of the jobs I was rejected for. I wish them all well. I am 33 years old and have travelled around the world, been employed since I was 15, have managed a Michelin rated restaurant in the UK etc. yet apparently 21 year-olds who have gone straight from HS to Uni have more experience??? WTF?

[Q.]

Four years ago I returned from the UK looking to change careers. Applied for a number of jobs to be told that I do not possess any qualifications etc. So I enrolled in Uni and now have a degree. Applying now for similar jobs and being told I do not have any experience! Fair enough ....BUT I bumped into an acquaintance from Uni who said that she and a couple of others from my degree have got interviews for one of the jobs I was rejected for. I wish them all well. I am 33 years old and have travelled around the world, been employed since I was 15, have managed a Michelin rated restaurant in the UK etc. yet apparently 21 year-olds who have gone straight from HS to Uni have more experience??? WTF?

It's a ridiculous conundrum. How do you get experience if no one will hire you because you don't have experience? Persistence and luck. Once you get your foot in the door though, it makes life a whole lot easier.

What's your degree in?

[fish]

Four years ago I returned from the UK looking to change careers. Applied for a number of jobs to be told that I do not possess any qualifications etc. So I enrolled in Uni and now have a degree. Applying now for similar jobs and being told I do not have any experience! Fair enough ....BUT I bumped into an acquaintance from Uni who said that she and a couple of others from my degree have got interviews for one of the jobs I was rejected for. I wish them all well. I am 33 years old and have travelled around the world, been employed since I was 15, have managed a Michelin rated restaurant in the UK etc. yet apparently 21 year-olds who have gone straight from HS to Uni have more experience??? WTF?

Similar thing happened to a mate of mine. He was about 40 or so when he graduated virtually top of his class in Environmental Management. He had heaps of life experience including running his own farm, and had followed environmental issues for 20 years or so. I would have employed him above most others but he really struggled to get work whereas the 21 year olds straight from high school and Uni were getting employed all around him. In the end he gave up and ended up going back to his old career in social work.

[Jase]

Four years ago I returned from the UK looking to change careers. Applied for a number of jobs to be told that I do not possess any qualifications etc. So I enrolled in Uni and now have a degree. Applying now for similar jobs and being told I do not have any experience! Fair enough ....BUT I bumped into an acquaintance from Uni who said that she and a couple of others from my degree have got interviews for one of the jobs I was rejected for. I wish them all well. I am 33 years old and have travelled around the world, been employed since I was 15, have managed a Michelin rated restaurant in the UK etc. yet apparently 21 year-olds who have gone straight from HS to Uni have more experience??? WTF?

Similar thing happened to a mate of mine. He was about 40 or so when he graduated virtually top of his class in Environmental Management. He had heaps of life experience including running his own farm, and had followed environmental issues for 20 years or so. I would have employed him above most others but he really struggled to get work whereas the 21 year olds straight from high school and Uni were getting employed all around him. In the end he gave up and ended up going back to his old career in social work.

Hmmmm really looking forward to finishing my degree now as a "mature aged" student...

[Brucetiki]

All y'all aint down!

Raising Hope getting bumped this week for Oprah...

Doesn't look like it's on next week either.

[gadj1976]

Four years ago I returned from the UK looking to change careers. Applied for a number of jobs to be told that I do not possess any qualifications etc. So I enrolled in Uni and now have a degree. Applying now for similar jobs and being told I do not have any experience! Fair enough ....BUT I bumped into an acquaintance from Uni who said that she and a couple of others from my degree have got interviews for one of the jobs I was rejected for. I wish them all well. I am 33 years old and have travelled around the world, been employed since I was 15, have managed a Michelin rated restaurant in the UK etc. yet apparently 21 year-olds who have gone straight from HS to Uni have more experience??? WTF?

Similar thing happened to a mate of mine. He was about 40 or so when he graduated virtually top of his class in Environmental Management. He had heaps of life experience including running his own farm, and had followed environmental issues for 20 years or so. I would have employed him above most others but he really struggled to get work whereas the 21 year olds straight from high school and Uni were getting employed all around him. In the end he gave up and ended up going back to his old career in social work.

Hmmmm really looking forward to finishing my degree now as a "mature aged" student...

in my line of work, I apply for jobs where it says 'mandatory qualifications are: ....' all the time and often I get the position because I have experience in the field. Sometimes I wish I had a qualification for what I do. Sometimes it works against me, sometimes it works for me.

You realise though that when you get a knock back from someone who says you have not enough experience, too much experience, not the right quals, it's often due to cultural fit - but of course employers can't SAY that due to discrimination. Cultural fit is the biggest 'in thing' going around today. If you can't fit in in the team, then they wont look at you. And that could mean that you're the best qualified person for the position.

Also, if you're in your 30's or 40's and going for jobs, and getting knocked back but 21 yo's are getting interviews for the positions - it could be one of many things. Often you might have a long list of things you've done which can scare off prospective employers. They might see you as 'too qualified' or someone that might get "bored" in a junior type role. You might need to scale your resume back too.

Best of luck guys/gals

[Darth Vader]

I know that there are many pressing issues that give most of us the gripes - telemarketers, petrol price hikes on long weekends, pinheads running Canberra, speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road and people smugglers. But my favourite is sports casters who continue to refer to soccer as football. It might be in Europe, UK and other places but here in Australia football is football. Its played with a Sherrin or a Burley not a netball.

[gadj1976]

I know that there are many pressing issues that give most of us the gripes - telemarketers, petrol price hikes on long weekends, pinheads running Canberra, speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road and people smugglers. But my favourite is sports casters who continue to refer to soccer as football. It might be in Europe, UK and other places but here in Australia football is football. Its played with a Sherrin or a Burley not a netball.

And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!

[Gingernuts]

speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road

Love your work Darth.

[A Mum]

I know that there are many pressing issues that give most of us the gripes - telemarketers, petrol price hikes on long weekends, pinheads running Canberra, speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road and people smugglers. But my favourite is sports casters who continue to refer to soccer as football. It might be in Europe, UK and other places but here in Australia football is football. Its played with a Sherrin or a Burley not a netball.

[valleys07]

speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road

[CK]

Taking my Facebook profile down for a while, and people having a go at me for "deleting" them as friends .

[Footy Chick]

Taking my Facebook profile down for a while, and people having a go at me for "deleting" them as friends .

Lucky I didn't send you that abusive email then You should be touched that they at least noticed