tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post4884690459776088828..comments2023-11-05T01:39:07.313-07:00Comments on used to be somebody: When part time becomes 'workshy'usedtobesomebodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983649812225048033noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-89195143601437721152010-11-15T12:44:46.650-08:002010-11-15T12:44:46.650-08:00I hadn't realised that was included - its a di...I hadn't realised that was included - its a difficult area, not least in the absence of decent, affordable childcareMuddling Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702217530704657676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-56738860044491870842010-11-15T06:51:22.915-08:002010-11-15T06:51:22.915-08:00Finding part time work that pays enough to cover t...Finding part time work that pays enough to cover the cost of child care is difficult. Before I went on maternity leave I had a few battles with my manager and considered resigning and looking for another job. Because I only wanted to be part time though I realised the options were limited, badly paid with a lack of options for those in professional roles. In the end I managed to negotiate a 50% job share under the flexible working policy. I work wonderful hours for more double I would get in a 'usual' part time role. I thank my lucky stars every day.<br /><br />As for what the new government is up to, I find my self torn between my selfish self interest and my higher principles. Do I think some people need society to protect them and fund a decent standard of living? Yes, of course. Do I resent that some of them have much nicer electronic goods than I do? Yes that too I'm afraid.Eclectic_Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150022039063648295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-27904377774240095542010-11-15T06:17:42.006-08:002010-11-15T06:17:42.006-08:00Can I point Graybo towards the award-winning "...Can I point Graybo towards the award-winning "Women Like Us" which exists to find part-time work for professional women. I hope it's helpful!<br /><br />On a wider point, I'm concerned about much of the language being used about welfare reform. We seem to be being encouraged to see the "workshy", scrounging masses as a drain on everyone else, without any recognition that society is a complex thing and people's needs may not be straightforward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-82929378427571542682010-11-14T05:42:32.729-08:002010-11-14T05:42:32.729-08:00I'm not sure that there is actually that much ...I'm not sure that there is actually that much part time work outside of London for anyone that doesn't involve sitting at a till and making it go "bleep". My wife spent the best part of a year looking for something in East Sussex or west Kent that would allow for the school run and reflected a professional career spanning nearly 20 years. It seems that, outside of London and outside of "meejah", there really is very little for part-time professional women. So, should those women be forced to take any part-time job that is offered, even if it is Tesco? Well, probably they should - if there is work available and nobody else to fill it, then why should the state pay for a life without work? But how can the state ensure more part-time professional roles exist without putting yet another layer of law and paperwork onto business?graybohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215072013675772616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-21647832126887364122010-11-13T15:29:27.883-08:002010-11-13T15:29:27.883-08:00Some of us want a part-time job so we can move off...Some of us want a part-time job so we can move off Incapacity. We wouldn't be able to handle a full working week.<br /><br />Devil is always in the detail.Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670898419540781924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-45584391831740341232010-11-13T14:04:39.766-08:002010-11-13T14:04:39.766-08:00Although we still have to fit in the expected Big ...Although we still have to fit in the expected Big Society volunteering...Catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418850635772575322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352484297955368438.post-79944535584690133352010-11-13T13:59:31.198-08:002010-11-13T13:59:31.198-08:00Arrgh!
I'm beginning to think that this gover...Arrgh!<br /><br />I'm beginning to think that this government is terrified of civil disorder, and is doing everything it can to reduce people's free time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com