Phoning a Jobcentre to offer work

[groak]

We need a couple of people. I googled the local DWP office. The number had been discontinued and a recording gave the right number. I phoned the right number and, once past the obligatory menu obstacle course, a human told me it was the wrong number for employers and gave me the right number. I phoned the right number and, once past the obligatory menu obstacle course, a human told me he'd need my details. Roughly 5 - 10 minutes into this something about 'minimum wage' was mentioned. I told the human the jobs were 'commission only'. The human then told me I would have to make a written declaration in relation to 'minimum wage'. I told the human that I really couldn't be bothered with this any longer as it was just a carry-on. It IS just a carry-on. 5 minutes later I told an admin person to put a 'staff wanted' ad on Gumtree. Within an hour of the ad appearing we'd had 3 decent calls.

fkk the Jobcentre. Waste of time.

[groak]

That Gumtree's really good isn't it? Good selection of decent quality people phoned us. Probably isn't much use for brain surgeons or astrophysicists but it's obviously pretty well used by ordinary folk looking for a job.