So, who's on the dole? (or any kind of benefit)

[Small Geezer]

Dole. Yes/No

[bcbm]

i wish

[Vendetta]

My friend had to file for unemployment because my owner decided to fire the entire staff of her store right before Christmas without warning them beforehand, and because she had no coming paycheck, she couldn't make any payments for her car/phone/apartment/etc.

[Tyrlop]

what does dole mean?

[The Feral Underclass]

Dole is the colloquial name for unemployed benefit in the UK.

I currently receive it.

[MarxistLeninistMaoist]

fuck no

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

I answered yes, because I attend a public, state-funded university
even though that's totally different and doesn't answer your question in any way

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

fuck no

what's your problem?

[ls]

what's your problem?

It is counter-revolutionary to scounrge off the benefit system according to a lot of "socialists". :rolleyes: I currently receive welfare as well.

[The Ungovernable Farce]

It is counter-revolutionary to scounrge off the benefit system according to a lot of "socialists". :rolleyes: I currently receive welfare as well.
Are there actually "comrades" who still think that? Jesus, even the CPGB in 1930s didn't have a problem with the unemployed.

[Pogue]

Are there actually "comrades" who still think that? Jesus, even the CPGB in 1930s didn't have a problem with the unemployed.

They had class politics back then though. They'd defend working class BUF supporters from evictions. They did alot that was worthy of respect.

[Tyrlop]

I voted yes just to bring the polls up :laugh:

[Raúl Duke]

not at the moment...but I wish...I wish to get section 8 (subsidized housing) and perhaps food stamps.

[RedStarOverChina]

My friend had to file for unemployment because my owner decided to fire the entire staff of her store right before Christmas without warning them beforehand, and because she had no coming paycheck, she couldn't make any payments for her car/phone/apartment/etc.
Holy crap, what an asshole...

[RedStarOverChina]

Over here employers must gave a one month notice (or something like that). Where're you from?

[Comrade Tiny]

currently get jobseekers allowance

[Panda Tse Tung]

Jup, till the end of Januari. Then i gotta file for another type of benefit (long story) which gives you less money and forces you to do crappy unpayed jobs.

[More Fire for the People]

Not now but I grew up on welfare.

[Sean]

Jup, till the end of Januari. Then i gotta file for another type of benefit (long story) which gives you less money and forces you to do crappy unpayed jobs.
IB or CB originally?
Bridge to work Scheme?

Anyway, I've been on and off it over the years since I crawled out of education, I was first prone to dossing initially, then working, now travelling, but I've spent a lot of time off benefits and unemployed as well as working in the gov departments that administer/deliberate on it and those that collect debts from it.

EDIT: Actually, any questions about the system, ask me, I'd probably know the official stuff and the internal reality of it.

[Panda Tse Tung]

IB or CB originally?
Bridge to work Scheme?
Well it's called bridging to work, but in reality it's just crap-jobs which dont help at all. It's pure exploitation since the wage you receive is not minimum-wage.

Idk what you mean by IB or CB though.

[Vendetta]

Over here employers must gave a one month notice (or something like that). Where're you from?

South Carolina. He needed to give two weeks notice, which is why he's getting ready for lawsuits from said fired employees. It WAS a dick move on his part, especially since he knew he was gonna close the store down for three months, and decides to tell them all two days before he did; because in his words 'that's plenty of time to find a job.'