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Rambo

Quickest I have ever been turned down for a job.. four minutes.
Jul 05 2011 06:36 AM
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    Rambo
    I've applied for a sales associate at Currys and two Supervisor jobs at Co-Op and Selco (I have the experience).

    Staples may be making me redundant as they're cutting payroll. I currently work 28 hours a week for 52 weeks and they want to potentially cut me down to 16 hours a week for 52 weeks. I cannot do this as it will leave me in the red each month.

    I've just got off the phone with HR asking whether I can have two contracts. One for 16 hours and another ...
    Jul 05 2011 07:27 AM
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    Sage
    If it makes you feel any better, I applied to at least 200 different retail locations and got maybe ten responses. Of them, 7 were automated "we got your application" notices with no further contact, two were rejections, and one was an interview that ended in "We already hired somebody" when I arrived for the interview. Now I have a pretty cushy call center job that pays better than my old job ever did. Something will turn up!
    Jul 05 2011 07:46 AM
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    Waser Lave
    You could try agency work if you really can't find anything.
    Jul 05 2011 07:53 AM