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Can anyone help me find a job please, one that makes me better off not worse.

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ChristmasCracker · 17/12/2004 20:22

Have spent most of the day looking for a job, but the 2 that were suitable actually made me worse off when i went to the wftc site.

I have no quialifications, no work experiance and 3 kids, 2 who are at school and 1 at home.

I donot mind Ds going to nursery so i can work, it just doesn't seem an option as although i'd get help with the childcare it isn't enough.

I don't drive so any job of an evening/night needs to be local.

Erm, at the mo am so desperate that i don't really care what it is.

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feastofstevenmom · 17/12/2004 21:34

erm don't think Liverpool really counts as near to London... but Manchester of course is reasonably good for jobs

ladymuck · 17/12/2004 21:35

CC Have you thought about using a childminder rather than nursery? They can be cheaper, though the main advantage seems to be that you can pay for the hours you need rather than paying a nursery daily rate (even if you don't leave ds there all day). CMs might also be cheaper than the after school club, though I don't know.

xmashampermunker · 17/12/2004 21:36

GDG, this is extremely cheeky, but I'm in London, looking to do transcription and hadn't thought of MR companies till you said it. A brief search reveals lots, but if you know of ones that might be good to approach, I'd be hugely hugely grateful!

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ChristmasCracker · 17/12/2004 21:38

Yeah i had ladymuck, just would of prefferd a nursery, but i spose i'm not in a posiation to choose really.

Gobble - you know when you say keyboard skills, they won't actually require you to have done a course or anything will they cos i only have keyboard skills cos of all the time i spend on here.

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Gobbledigoose · 17/12/2004 21:38

I'm pretty sure 'The Planning Shop' uses them and probably the main ones like 'NOP' and 'Isis'.

I can ask a colleague tomorrow night and get back to you if you like because I'm oop north and don't work for London based co's.

Gobbledigoose · 17/12/2004 21:41

CC - don't think so. All I've got is RSA1 but noone ever asked for that.

I'm not actually a 'transcriber' so I'm not entirely sure tbh - I got my transcription work because of the other stuff I do (which is related to my medical background and MR experience) but I do know that some people only 'transcribe'. It's just like a secretarial job where letters are dictated and you type them up by listening to it.

In fact, there are agencies that do that as well - typing from home for small businesses that perhaps don't have full time secretarial staff.

spacedonkey · 17/12/2004 21:41

Thanks for tips GdG (sorry to barge in CC) and clippity clop to the munker!

ladymuck · 17/12/2004 21:42

CC, nurseries are fine if you use them for the hours you get charged for, but they're usually designed around 8-6 hours, which could be worth it if you can work 2 x 8 or 9 hour days, but you're probably paying for hours you don't need if you work less than that.

xmashampermunker · 17/12/2004 21:56

Thanks GDG, that'd be fantastic. I'm a subtitler, so have ample experience with typing spoken words!

(reciprocatary clopping munk to SD!)

hoxtonturkey · 17/12/2004 22:12

hey, GdG, i used to work for isis....

Gobbledigoose · 18/12/2004 14:20

Hoxton - have you got any contacts?!?!? I do analysis and report and presentation writing and atm I do all pharmaceutical but would be nice to do some consumer!

hercyulelog · 18/12/2004 14:46

I would still say go for nights in a supermarket. That way you can earn a fulltime wage and no childcare layout.

hollyandlavenderwreath · 18/12/2004 15:25

yes if you did say 2-3 nights a week, you'd be getting a break from your children (it does you good!) and earning about £360 a month+ (and as you don't earn over £380 I don't think you'd have to pay tax on this)...sorry haven't read all your posts but are you still keen with the idea of nursing as I remember you mentioning it on a thread a few months ago

hoxtonturkey · 18/12/2004 22:22

but isis is pharmaceutical gdg. actually, i hated hated it, couldn't wait to leave.... the only people i'm still in touch with left too .

christmasstuffing · 18/12/2004 22:47

you could always do ann summers partys like me, i work a couple of evenings a week, i choose when amd where. i dont drive either so only work locally. i earn about £50 a night and about £20 from raffles and games which pay for my taxi home.
there is now outlay or anything, i was given £500 worth of kit at the start but i need to give them £500 worth of kit back when i quit.

the down side is that you have to a bit of paperwork but not much just invoices and stuff.

i dont earn enough to be taxable either although its paid in cash anyway.

ive got two sons aged 2.5 and 9 months so this job suits me and allows me to go to college at the same time so i can get some qualifications. all my childcare is paid by the college.

you just have to be confident and chatty. im not a confident person inside but have no trouble pretending to be.

stitch · 19/12/2004 00:27

what about doing some cleaning jobs? i know you can get between five and eight pounds an hour. and companies charge about 14 pounds an hour, so they must be paying their employees a decent wage?
not exactly a great career, but if you could leave the youngest with someone for a few hours, you could do it during school hours to cut down on childcare costs.

cranberryjampot · 19/12/2004 00:36

CC - when I was a freelance secretary one of the jobs I did was to transcribe police interview tapes for a firm of criminal solicitors. Can be very interesting (and annoying at the same time when they dont speak proper) . You basically type what you hear. I was on about £9ph

jollymum · 19/12/2004 07:53

Can you sing. i do music classes for littlies, at home. i obviously won't say what because it's advertising, but it's good fun and you can involve your child as well. if you do a few classes, you would definitely be in credit. htH

wobblystarryknicks · 19/12/2004 08:05

Christmascracker - sorry, have only just seen this - definitely go to your local jobcentre and get them to work out the tax credits for you - the tax credit website is nonsense sometimes. I tried to work mine out on there and it told me that I should be getting about £10 a week ctc, and £13 a week wtc (if I went back to work) - which is stupid for what i'd need to live on. It also told me I'd get 20% of childcare costs when I'd really be entitled to 70%. Went to job centre and the chappie calculated it should be £41 a week ctc (what i'm currently on) and £58-£59 (depending on my wages) a week wtc. So the figures can be A LOT different to what that damn website says!! Those jobs that looked like they made you worse off might still make you better off. HTH

Gobbledigoose · 19/12/2004 10:03

Hoxton - durr, course it is, I'm Oop north so don't know much about the darn sarf companies!

CC - what do you think? there's some pretty good ideas on here! isn't MN a marvellous place?! hope you get something sorted

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