'Jobseekers Benefit' or 'Da Dole'

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I quit my job a week and a half ago as some of you might know.

I hadn’t planned on signing on because I thought you had to have been actively seeking employment and needed proof of this. Anyway, I got a call from an old colleague on Saturday who had been in Australia for 6 months only getting home about a month ago. He told me he had been signing on for the last few weeks and it was as simple as the most simple minded simpleton.

He said they were almost delighted to be handing him over the cash and they were incredibly friendly. He said he gave them the whole story about being away and getting back and how he was going through job agencies and had been going to interviews and that he wanted to be totally sure before committing to anything. They were really understanding and he’s now getting ‘double dole’ tomorrow for christmas!

So, my questions are:
Have any of you folk had any experience of dealing with the Department of Social Welfare?
Is the ease with which he got it typical or atypical?
Should I go for it or am I being a cooont?

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Really testing my socialist principles to the limit with this one Bandage.

I don’t see many reasons why you shouldn’t go for it - it’s your entitlement and you’ve paid tax and PRSI over the years so you it’s not as though you’re going to end up being a net beneficiary of the social welfare system. While it might be a handy couple of euro it’s hardly going to convince you to give up work long-term.

I’d feel for Tom though. He raised you better than this.

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no excuse, if you do you are a lazy fook

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I’ve just sent an online query to check whether I’m eligible or not. I await patiently for a response.

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Ofcourse you should go for it. Why wouldn’t you? A load of lads got it the summer after their masters. Apparently its easy enough to get and I think they can pay it by DD now, so no queuing up for it.

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You’re just saying that cos I still owe you 70 europeans!

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After months of struggling with my conscience and having been unable to impress any potential new employers I have applied for ‘Jobseekers Benefit’ - I won’t be able to show my face in Wexford ever again.

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How are you did you find a job bud

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@glasagusban can you get one of your minions to prioritise bandos claim

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Still looking for something that suits, pal.

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I’ll have 11 years of back payments with him in jig time.

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Something will come tiime

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You’re a wise owl Joe. Something did in fact come in this instance.

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For you great :+1: bud

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It’s not easy I see no future for myself @Bandage

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Don’t give up joe. Talk to career guidance counselors, friends, recruiters and so on. Something will come up.

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Keep the head up Joe. Who’d have thought @Bandage would ever learn to drive a car, or have a child? With the roll he’s on I wouldn’t put it past him to break 25 minutes for a 5k run. Impossible is nothing.

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not with all those biscuits he’s ateing he won’t

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