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Job network: you've been cut off
Son: Why? I've attended all the interviews and applied for jobs
Job Network: you applied for jobs outside your area and you aren't qualified for
Son: I've applied for retail jobs in Brisbane City. I live in Ipswich. 1/
Son: Why? I've attended all the interviews and applied for jobs
Job Network: you applied for jobs outside your area and you aren't qualified for
Son: I've applied for retail jobs in Brisbane City. I live in Ipswich. 1/
Job Network: Yes but are you aware of the long commute? You don't have a car.
Son: I'll get the train. My mother commutes.
Job Network: It's a long commute. And this job requires 5 years retail. You don't have that. Why did you apply? 2/
Son: I'll get the train. My mother commutes.
Job Network: It's a long commute. And this job requires 5 years retail. You don't have that. Why did you apply? 2/
Son: You told me to apply for jobs out of my area and even if I don't have all the experience last time I was here.
Job Network: Centrelink won't like it.
Centrelink: Nah, were all good.
Job Network: Well the person who manages your case isn't here today. We can't fix it. 3/
Job Network: Centrelink won't like it.
Centrelink: Nah, were all good.
Job Network: Well the person who manages your case isn't here today. We can't fix it. 3/
I thought Catch 22 was funny but absurd. In Australia right now decisions like this are being made by people who do not need to have any qualifications or training to make these sorts of decisions. And it impacts the poorest in the community. 4/
How many people are going hungry this weekend because of decisions like this? What's your #catch22 moment? This is beyond absurd.
