We've all heard of the old Victorian Workhouses. Not most peoples first choice of a good place to be. But times have moved on now. I'm sure most honest working folk would rather have something to do when they can't find work. Any ideas for updating the Workhouse to the 21st Century? A place where you could turn up, do an honest days work for an honest days pay. Could be computer based these days, data input, collation or something. Don't know if mail bags still need to be sown, but anything other than being sat around without work would be a good thing to most folk.
How about Benefit Fiddling? Can be done from the comfort of your own home, limited literacy or working skills required. A total disrespect for the hardworking members of society is essential. An alternative for the brainier layabout, would be Banking.
I started out in Banking Dai. I quit when they made me bounce a customers cheque for his milk bill and charged him more than the amount of the cheque. I protested that he needed to give his kids their breakfast but was told its not the banks problem and he shouldn't write a cheque if the money wasn't there, didn't stop the bank taking money that wasn't there though did it. I reported Barclays Bank to the police for taking money out of business accounts without telling the customers. Dorset Police refused to prosecute them as they didn't want to be the first force to prosecute a bank since 1948.
Zig, you must go down in banking history as the first ever banker with SCRUPLES, well done you and I am pleased to know you.
I had the opposite problem with the same bank once. My mate and I had had our own business, but it wasn't making much and our forecasts suggested it wasn't going to get much better, so we decided to wind it up. At the time, our business account was a few quid overdrawn. Not much, I think about £30, and nothing had gone in or out for a few months. I gathered up the cards, cheque books, and all things associating the bank and our business, and headed off to see them. I handed it all over to the nice lady, who put the account number off the cheque book into the computer, looked puzzled, then typed it again. She then checked the cards. Still puzzled. Despite all the evidence that the account was with them (letter from them on headed paper about our account, their cheque books, their cards etc), she turned to me and asked "are you sure the account is held with us?". Poor girl. I guess we all have our silly moments. Anyway, I left all the stuff with her, asked for note on their headed paper acknowledging that I'd asked to close the account, and left. I've never heard anything more from them since, and that was years ago.
Why thank you Dai:o I didn't fit in there, didn't want to join the sports club, play snooker with the others etc. That was the only way to get promoted if you were a bloke.
Had you not used it for a while? It may have been transfered into a dormant account or written off section.
If not having work means you are idle I must be doing something wrong,I am working harder than ever at the moment trying to find work and avoid doing jobs for everyone for free!!!!
That would be a problem though, as the Gubernment would pay current wages which is less than benefits As an ex service man the last thing we wanted was conscripts working alongside, who have no interest being there, the last thing you want is someone who could not give a S£!^ covering your back Jack McH
Well maybe not on a national level, but I think there are a lot of people in prison that would benefit from a bit of basic training :D something possitive to channel there negativity into
The way I see it is like this...thousands of people sitting in prison cells wasting away, why not give then to the army?? If it does not work send them back to prison but in a lot of cases I think it would work.
