been 'invited' on a workshop

[greeneggsandjam]

Hello

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post, but I will give it a shot. I recently received a letter from my local council offering me a place on a workshop dealing with career guidance, goals to aim for and so on. Basically, its a workshop with career advisors there. Its for people who work but also get help to pay their rent. I was kind of disappointed to get this 'invitation' as I read it as my job not being good enough so think of something else to do and earn more money so we don't have to help you pay your rent. I would love to earn enough to do that but rents are silly in comparison to wages. I don't earn a huge amount (between £15 and £19k) but I enjoy my job and am happy in it. Is this the start of more pressure to find not only a full time job as I already have but one that pays even more money.

I wondered if anyone else had heard of such workshops and if they found them useful? I assumed this kind of thing was only for those looking for a job.

Why don't you contact them and tell them your employer won't let you take time off work to look at alternative careers so in this instance you will ass but thanks anyway? They may have sent it by mistake or it may be worth going just so you know what options are out there - bit weird I agree but if you are in work and like your job don't let it worry you.

I think you reading too much into it - you obviously on some kind of mailing list.
a good workshop is always worth going to but if you cant go because you working then don't!

Hi, thanks for replying. Its an evening/weekend workshop so wouldn't affect work but no mention of childcare issues. it is specifically aimed at people who work but get help to pay their rent. Maybe I am reading too much into it but to me that says hurry up and earn more money so we don't have to help you. just a bit demoralizing. I'm sure it might be helpful to some but I'm not sire they could tell me anything I don't already know with regards to me moving on in my career and as I say at the moment I'm happy as I am. I just wondered if anyone else had awareness of these schemes?'