1 in 12 Adults have never worked.

[Tashyboy]

Saw a piece on the news earlier saying how Saturday jobs for young ins are dying out. It showed a headline from one of the papers saying that one in twelve adults have never done a days work in there life. How have these people survived. Don’t get me wrong am sure there are some genuine reasons as to why. But 1 in 12 seems quite a lot.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Saw a piece on the news earlier saying how Saturday jobs for young ins are dying out. It showed a headline from one of the papers saying that one in twelve adults have never done a days work in there life. How have these people survived. Don’t get me wrong am sure there are some genuine reasons as to why. But 1 in 12 seems quite a lot.

The reduction in youngsters working, according to the piece, was because they are concentrating on their studies. Not a bad answer although a bit of an excuse. There is definitely more pressure on them to get better results now but both of mine worked in A level years on a Saturday but managed it so that it did not interfere. It is easily manageable.

The 1 in 12 figure is quite a shock, that is a disturbing number of people

 

[ScienceBoy]

People are just starting jobs later in life, choosing study over job experience. Its could be a product of the efforts 20 odd years ago to get more people into University, as that is now seen as a standard choice over going into work.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Now I know why I'm always knackered I'm doing two people's work

 

[Tashyboy]

The reduction in youngsters working, according to the piece, was because they are concentrating on their studies. Not a bad answer although a bit of an excuse. There is definitely more pressure on them to get better results now but both of mine worked in A level years on a Saturday but managed it so that it did not interfere. It is easily manageable.

The 1 in 12 figure is quite a shock, that is a disturbing number of people

LT, outta interest, I know/ would imagine your kids would of finished with a high level of education.But would going to the university of life learning skills through work and interacting with joe public of helped.

 

[Bazz]

I can see the attraction of not going to work, just dossing around all day, but when you've got sod all money to do anything it must be rubbish. I'd rather do my 37hours a week and be able to do pretty much whatever I want. Two family holidays a year vs watching Jeremy Kyle all day, no brainer.

 

[Jamesbrown]

I can see the attraction of not going to work, just dossing around all day, but when you've got sod all money to do anything it must be rubbish. I'd rather do my 37hours a week and be able to do pretty much whatever I want. Two family holidays a year vs watching Jeremy Kyle all day, no brainer.

My parents have a woman living next door to them. Never worked a day in her life. Claims a mobility car for her friend, takes advantage of her blue badge. Smokes real cigarettes, not roll ups and has two holidays abroad a year.

I walk round my old town and the 1 in 12 doesn’t shock me. So many teen mums destined to end up single, jobless and on universal credit. So many scruffy people who aesthetically I wouldn’t even employ to clean toilets.

It’s unfortunate that breeding is seen as a human right.

 

[arnieboy]

We have a cleaning job available, have received over thirty applications but I bet fewer than half a dozen turn up for an interview.

 

[stefanovic]

There was a man who was called a 'lazy dog'.
His name was Albert Einstein and he became the greatest scientist of the last century.

 

[drdel]

Many 'Saturday' or weekend jobs were often in the retail which is under threat. That combined with further education and student borrowing contributes to the numbers.

 

[sussexhacker]

Doesn’t surprise me at all
I could think of 15/20 minimum girls I went to school with who are now career “single mothers” living the high life getting free accommodation and living expenses

 

[Kellfire]

Doesn’t surprise me at all
I could think of 15/20 minimum girls I went to school with who are now career “single mothers” living the high life getting free accommodation and living expenses

Bet you can’t.

 

[Backache]

It’s unfortunate that breeding is seen as a human right.

It's certainly pretty difficult to prevent.

 

[robinthehood]

Don't worry , brexit will fix this.

 

[MegaSteve]

Now I know why I'm always knackered I'm doing two people's work

Only two... Lightweight ?...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

LT, outta interest, I know/ would imagine your kids would of finished with a high level of education.But would going to the university of life learning skills through work and interacting with joe public of helped.

Tashy, my son worked in a garden centre and it massively helped him as it pushed him into speaking with people, of all ages. It brought him out of himself, took him out of his comfort zone. It was ideal for what he needed to improve on.

My daughter works in a dog kennels, last year of A levels so still doing it. She has to deal with owners which is good. It's also a hard, dirty job which she does in all weathers so that is a good life lesson too.

Both have benefited from their jobs, life skills, understanding what work is about, learning the value of money. I'd recommend any parent to suggest a Saturday job to their kids.

 

[Neilds]

Being at university is not really an excuse for not working, my nephew goes into ‘lessons’ 3 times a week for a total of 5 hours - surely he isn’t too busy to get a job!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Being at university is not really an excuse for not working, my nephew goes into ‘lessons’ 3 times a week for a total of 5 hours - surely he isn’t too busy to get a job!

If he is doing a proper course, big if, then he should be doing a lot of extra work in his own time. Whether he is or not is over to him. 5 hours seems very low, what is his course?

 

[Tashyboy]

It's certainly pretty difficult to prevent.

I read summat the other day on FB. It said ” If you cannot feed um, don’t breed um”.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Go back to the 80's, when we had 3 million unemployed and manual jobs being lost left right and centre. When you have whole families unable to find work is it any wonder the legacy is many never having worked a day in their life?
It seems now even bin men need degrees, or the need to speak Latvian or some other Eastern European language because many home nationals seen the work as beneath them.