Job Trials and Training

I cannot believe that most UK companies now expect people to have so many specific skills in order to do a job. Many of these can only be kept current by being in a similar job yet academic study does not always provide the level of knowledge and skills expected by companies. Also not everyone can secure a place on a graduate recruitment scheme and many, like myself, are unhappy with call centre or temporary jobs through agencies.

It would be a lot more useful to be able to go to work and have a 50:50 work training split where I could learn further skills on the job but also able to put what I know to good use. This is instead of having to do stop gap jobs and pay for training.

Of course this would mean that private companies, for example in IT, would need to be flexible regarding employment and allow new recruits to learn on the job rather than expecting them to know everything already. It may also mean a lower starting salary or extra training hours for the employee.

BA baggage problems

After the passenger tax increase now comes the horrendous baggage charges. Yet we can carry several pieces of hand luggage and carry sports equipment in bags at no extra cost!

Why not tax the airplanes for fuel consumption - NOT the passengers.

Also issues about police state (inequality) and nanny state (overprotective over children). Irony is most trouble is caused by white teenagers yet these are the most protected people. Second irony - you cannot do anything (except report to the police or if in danger of losing life) if you are hassled by gangs of kids on the streets or (in some cases) burglers and thieves.

This country - the "dis-united kingdom" makes me laugh!
Equality for all - discrimination for none.

Correct charges - wrong methods

So people are moaning about the doubling of the airport tax. Well if the UK government had decided to apply the increase for flights booked from a specified date rather than make pre-booked passengers pay again at the airports then there would have been less chaos. Also, would it not be better to have levied charges on the airlines instead? Get it right next time Mr Blair!

I can understand being charged for text messages that I have sent. However, these companies are charging for receiving messages. Yet it is so easy for someone to put a false number in for a club or marketing site and lo and behold I get charged for receiving messages. So I had to type STOP ALL to prevent this from happening.

I also think banks overcharge for overdraft and credit limit violations (why get charged every day for on a charge made for going over by 1p) and the government and the whole employment industry is driving people to pay for all training. Then I am told I cannot get work because of no recent work experience. Yet if I volunteer I cannot live in the accursed country. Yuk!