Hiring times

[Wolfdog91 7,346]

So just outta curiosity, on average about what's the wait time on getting a response for a job over there ?

Here it's about a month it seems. Very few places you can just walk in say I need a job talk to the boss and be working by the end of the day like all the older guys keep telling me they did ( must have been friggen nice). Nope it's fill in the application online ( paper apps arent really a thing anymore) , wait wait wait , finally get a email or call in about two to three weeks over the phone interview, in-store interview, THEN your drug test and back ground check which is a well to ten days to get results back.... Then you can start   Gotta love that corporate way if doing stuff

And that's just the norm unless you know someone or catch the right crew on the right day.

Anyway ,any better for y'all ?

Edited December 16, 2022 by Wolfdog91

[Daniel cain 46,201]

Always Walked out from a job in the morning.. and started another before that day was done ...depends on the sort of skills and work you can do

[tatsblisters 10,305]

As unskilled warehouse jobs go in the UK most you have to go through an agency a middle man and a few day's and you can be in work going on how desperate some are to get you on their books.

[Wolfdog91 7,346]

15 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Always Walked out from a job in the morning.. and started another before that day was done ...depends on the sort of skills and work you can do

Honestly here unless your wanting to lay bricks for $7 an hour ( really whatever the lead guy feels your worth and that can legit be next to nothing if their in a bad mood) you gotta go though a process. Even skilled trades. But then seems you need to know a guy who knows a guy already in  , it's a weird deal . But then again if you have tools you can make a good bit of side money on your own but that's kinda. Separate deal

[Wolfdog91 7,346]

16 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

As unskilled warehouse jobs go in the UK most you have to go through an agency a middle man and a few day's and you can be in work going on how desperate some are to get you on their books.

It's weird I hear companies here talking about how desperate are to get workers year they wanna go though 2 weeks worth of background checks and other bullcrap. 

[tatsblisters 10,305]

2 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

It's weird I hear companies here talking about how desperate are to get workers year they wanna go though 2 weeks worth of background checks and other bullcrap. 

It took my wife that amount of time when she changed job's in the care sector which understandable in that type of work.

[Daniel cain 46,201]

8 minutes ago, Wolfdog91 said:

Honestly here unless your wanting to lay bricks for $7 an hour ( really whatever the lead guy feels your worth and that can legit be next to nothing if their in a bad mood) you gotta go though a process. Even skilled trades. But then seems you need to know a guy who knows a guy already in  , it's a weird deal . But then again if you have tools you can make a good bit of side money on your own but that's kinda. Separate deal

Laying bricks over here ,pays alot more than $7 an HR mind...even  McDonald's pay the kids more

[keepdiggin 9,561]

Construction is not really respected in the USA from what I’ve seen 

[stop.end 4,082]

16 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

Construction is not really respected in the USA from what I’ve seen 

Lol... Why what have you seen?

In New York in 2000 I was getting 27 bucks an hour... By the time I was leaving in 2008 I was on 37 bucks an hour cash in hand...that was 14 years ago... 

I have mates still there block work there on 50 bucks an hour and on brick work there on 70 an hour..

Wolfdog must be either in a really poor state or something... 7 bucks an hour...fek that that's modern slavery... What I will say though the yanks weren't on that money .... Union yanks were on around 850 a week plus benefits... And as tradesmen...most aren't that great

Yanks like to think there great with stuff like I'm a journey man carpenter say or master brick layer or that can of crap...when in reality it means they can only turn there hand at that certain things...like say a master joiner as they call them would be a specialist in putting in a window but couldn't hang a door.

[keepdiggin 9,561]

9 minutes ago, stop.end said:

Lol... Why what have you seen?

In New York in 2000 I was getting 27 bucks an hour... By the time I was leaving in 2008 I was on 37 bucks an hour cash in hand...that was 14 years ago... 

I have mates still there block work there on 50 bucks an hour and on brick work there on 70 an hour..

Wolfdog must be either in a really poor state or something... 7 bucks an hour...fek that that's modern slavery... What I will say though the yanks weren't on that money .... Union yanks were on around 850 a week plus benefits... And as tradesmen...most aren't that great

Yanks like to think there great with stuff like I'm a journey man carpenter say or master brick layer or that can of crap...when in reality it means they can only turn there hand at that certain things...like say a master joiner as they call them would be a specialist in putting in a window but couldn't hang a door.

The whole “blue collar label” mate 

 

you know more then me of course 

[NEWKID 27,472]

My lads 17, and been applying for part time work whilst at college 

only one to come back so far is Screwfix, he interviewed on Monday waiting for the answer... it took them 3 weeks to reply to his online application.. so will ge over 4 weeks from start if he gets an answer next week... shit really.. I've interviewed and employed a fair few lads over the years, normally a mate knows them or something similar they are straight away starters, even the people I've interviewed I've let them know in a couple of days max...can't see what the big hold up is... corporate bullshit 

 

[iworkwhippets 12,707]

Im in work now, well not at this moment, but Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, gets me out the flat fer a few hrs, stops me from going a bit tapped meeting people having a chat n a laugh

[jukel123 8,661]

2 hours ago, Wolfdog91 said:

So just outta curiosity, on average about what's the wait time on getting a response for a job over there ?

Here it's about a month it seems. Very few places you can just walk in say I need a job talk to the boss and be working by the end of the day like all the older guys keep telling me they did ( must have been friggen nice). Nope it's fill in the application online ( paper apps arent really a thing anymore) , wait wait wait , finally get a email or call in about two to three weeks over the phone interview, in-store interview, THEN your drug test and back ground check which is a well to ten days to get results back.... Then you can start   Gotta love that corporate way if doing stuff

And that's just the norm unless you know someone or catch the right crew on the right day.

Anyway ,any better for y'all ?

Do you get health care when you sign up for a job?

How about holiday entitlement?

Are unions big where you are or in your job? Is it worth belonging to a union?

Can you live decently on your pay?

When do you get to retire and what are pension rates?

It's interesting to compare.

We have state pensions which in my case is worth £ 600 a month in my hand. You have to be 67 to draw your pension and have done 30 years work. 

Most peoples' pay over here has taken a big hit with the financial crisis and inflation and is worth a lot  less. Virtually the whole of the public sector are taking part in strikes.

 

 

Edited December 16, 2022 by jukel123

[Bakerboy 4,736]

1 hour ago, Wolfdog91 said:

It's weird I hear companies here talking about how desperate are to get workers year they wanna go though 2 weeks worth of background checks and other bullcrap. 

I've had blokes out of prison in work within a week

[jukel123 8,661]

 

8 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

I've had blokes out of prison in work within a week

There are Labour shortages but folk are made to jump through hoops and kept waiting for months just so some jumped up bureaucrat can shuffle paper.l

Background checks are necessary in the caring professions. But unless you arr a paedo or a mass murderer you should be given work right away.