If food prices have risen by - what? 20% - and fuel is sky rocketing then tell me WHY...

[objectivity]

...are those dependent on state benefits still subsisting on the same paltry weekly allowance?

As a lone parent I have been in work and out of work from time to time, sometimes supported by Tax Credits, other times dependent upon Income Support. The money never really stretches far enough, but how on EARTH are we supposed to survive if everything is now costing more.

An annual review isn't good enough. My weekly costs are rising and rising, from week to week pretty much, so if my allocated benefit is the minimum I need to live on in April, and prices have risen since then, how am I supposed to be surviving in June?

Anyone else REALLY struggling- more than ever?

thanks Connie- off to have a look now.

how do you know how much to charge

and where do you get the companies from?

and it sounds like you have to be wuite competent in something like excel

so would i nailly

i cant imagine thatbthat kind of job would do anything for mymental health

very iosolating and stressful

if i was going to i would rather do it in a call centre except they wouldnt employ me

zippi returns to base one lol

zippi youd get loads of rude people tellig you to fuck off

very cheery

well it would be hell on earth i think

soul destroying comes to mind

specially stuck on your own 24hrs a day

zippi you could do porn chat lines

"oh yes im getting so hot id love to ___"

whist watching eastender and/or the ironing

[aware that thread has moved on]

im afraid that would be a non starter i dont even do that in private lol

i am far too inhibited

the big yogurt pots are cheaper arent they? or are you all at school and work and stuff

you wouldnt be with a stranger on the end of the phone

some of them just want to chat about normal stuff in the end you would find

I am actually seriously considering prostitution. Do you think stretch marks matter if you want to work 'high end' in the, um, market?

fine, don't do it then

no one has ever told me to fuck off

sitting on your arse waiting for your next state handout is far more soul destroying imo.

the things that is probably stopping you getting a job zippi is your negative attitude.

i also have a phone phobia

i dont actually amswer the phone

it is true however that in some situations it is hard for people to cut back

food always seems like the easiest but actually you can make big savings when you renew insurance

i dont think i do have a negative attitude

i do have some problems

i dont receive any hand outs

A phone phobia or you don't like answering it?

connie you didnt answer what technical qualifications teletech wanted or are they the database people?

i dont have any technical qualifications so i am guessing i wouldnt be qualified

a phone phobia as in i avoid using the phone

if i do have to i either get someone else to or i have to psyche myself up and make notes first

That must be difficult.

do you really want to know as I sense it is a waste of time me replying otherwise!

well it is annoying

i dont talk socially on the ohone either

unless people make me

my bf asks if its ok to phone me by email first

and then i write a list of things i could say ready

but i dont nejoy it
i just wait for the time to come when i can say right id better go

well i dont understand why they dont say on the website qhat qualifications you need

i dont have any office tyoe qwualficiations and i cant type so i am guessing i wouldnt be qualified as they say you need qualficiations

do they have jobs that dont involve ringing people up

zippi - if you dont like talking on the phone then call centre work or database cleansing is not the best option for you.

it might be helpful for people reading the thread connie as presumasble people are not generally averse to using the phone and can type etc