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Today my first task was to interview a young man, sent to us by local Job Center, for a job we are desperately seeking someone.
As in two thirds of these cases, he came and even before my first question he asked if he could just get my signature to Job Center form showing he's been here and met me. I signed it, and he left. If he can not proof he's been here, he could lose his benefits.
Social security here in Europe, especially in Germany and Scandinavian countries, is really too good. These guys get the rent, money for clothes and hobbies and public transport, and about €500 monthly pocket money. We could pay about €1800 a month (35 hours a week); after taxes, rent, monthly pass for public transport etc., the net would be about the same than living on welfare.
The system is so good, these educated young people stay rather home, playing with their computers all day long. Of course they do not think the benefits of working, even if the net income would be the same: accumulating pension, possibility to advance and earn more, health insurance, better mental health etc.
My options? To keep searching, hoping I'll find a young man / woman to this junior post. But it's difficult because there's a limit in how much we can pay.
Kari
Been putting some more books back in my room. I have to go to the Job Centre shortly in Hastings and update them what happened at Hastings College, also tell my PA what courses I will be doing. I will tell you later how I got on.
Today I did my part to "stimulate the economy".....just ordered a 1TB external hard drive. Thanks to Uncle Sam for buying it!
Today I updated my system specs. I found out I still had in the old specs for my other machine, the one where I had the problems installing Seven which brought me to Seven Forums (nostalgic sigh... It feels interesting to read that thread again now).
So much for bashing the noobs for not updating their specs...