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Mickymoody
I spotted a job, in the jobcentre, white goods engineer, good wage, as an apprentice, so took it to the doleschool/workhouse that I must attend weekly, as they are offering me to work for 4 weeks for my dole money, and if I refuse, they stop my money, And as the contact number had a non-local code, rang from doleschool, was given an interview immediately. Was given an address near Preston to attend.
So, I get a lift up there, attend, and there are like 3 or 4 other people there filling an a4 form out, with basic information, name address, NI number, then on the rear, a kind of self test profile test? But the other people were a young girl, and an elderly lady, so doubt they are going for the same job, presumably an employment agency?
The receptionist, while pretty, is covered down her arms in tattoos, so I fill said form in, hand it into the receptionist, in the meantime some guy is called into an anti room, but doesn't emerge. Then I'm called, and have the most bizarre interview ever.
He says have you ever heard of 'mumbles', I say no, he says they are a vacuum cleaner repairer, that offer a £10 contract for maintainence for a year(?) and these vacs are serviced once a year, plus other white goods, says I'm well qualified, although this form that I filled out has minimal information, and they specified that they didn't need my CV, although I did state my C&G224, didn't ask me anything, and I was out of there in 5 minutes..
But there are several things that are weird...when I went in to the room, he says close the door, but it doesn't work, as the office hasn't been outfitted, basically, it looked like a Real Hustle setup, done bad.
The guy says to me, you will be sent a letter next week, we will take you on a one day trial, and if successful, we will take you on.
So the doleschool rings me today (Monday), to see how I got on, I say great, but strange, and they pester me for them to ring them, for a follow up..which she does..
The doleschool then rings me back, to say that I haven't attended, that the company would have rung me to confirm if the position is mine (they said a letter would be sent), and that I'm lying, they will stop my money immediately, I'm ripping off the system!
I explain about the bizarre form filling, so doleschool rings them back, they say yes that does happen, so doleschool rings me back, well, yes you might have attended, hmmm..you have to have an interview under caution to explain your actions.
So an interview instigated by a government quango, that I attended, at a dodgy site (a bungalow at the entrance to an industrial estate, with a receptionist covered in tattoos, empty rooms, no decor, no computers, bare rooms, only 2 people working there, and when the doleschool rings to confirm my attendance, they deny my presence! Wasn't given a business card, sounds like a scam to me. Plus I get a caution for not attending potentially? When I did!
So, I get a lift up there, attend, and there are like 3 or 4 other people there filling an a4 form out, with basic information, name address, NI number, then on the rear, a kind of self test profile test? But the other people were a young girl, and an elderly lady, so doubt they are going for the same job, presumably an employment agency?
The receptionist, while pretty, is covered down her arms in tattoos, so I fill said form in, hand it into the receptionist, in the meantime some guy is called into an anti room, but doesn't emerge. Then I'm called, and have the most bizarre interview ever.
He says have you ever heard of 'mumbles', I say no, he says they are a vacuum cleaner repairer, that offer a £10 contract for maintainence for a year(?) and these vacs are serviced once a year, plus other white goods, says I'm well qualified, although this form that I filled out has minimal information, and they specified that they didn't need my CV, although I did state my C&G224, didn't ask me anything, and I was out of there in 5 minutes..
But there are several things that are weird...when I went in to the room, he says close the door, but it doesn't work, as the office hasn't been outfitted, basically, it looked like a Real Hustle setup, done bad.
The guy says to me, you will be sent a letter next week, we will take you on a one day trial, and if successful, we will take you on.
So the doleschool rings me today (Monday), to see how I got on, I say great, but strange, and they pester me for them to ring them, for a follow up..which she does..
The doleschool then rings me back, to say that I haven't attended, that the company would have rung me to confirm if the position is mine (they said a letter would be sent), and that I'm lying, they will stop my money immediately, I'm ripping off the system!
I explain about the bizarre form filling, so doleschool rings them back, they say yes that does happen, so doleschool rings me back, well, yes you might have attended, hmmm..you have to have an interview under caution to explain your actions.
So an interview instigated by a government quango, that I attended, at a dodgy site (a bungalow at the entrance to an industrial estate, with a receptionist covered in tattoos, empty rooms, no decor, no computers, bare rooms, only 2 people working there, and when the doleschool rings to confirm my attendance, they deny my presence! Wasn't given a business card, sounds like a scam to me. Plus I get a caution for not attending potentially? When I did!