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I'm completely incapable of making decisions. Do so for me. Kthnx.

but saying that commuting to any job makes it twice as crap

means you end up in hospital.

they made me change my shirt for one of those polo shirts they have (which felt and looked like it hadn't been washed in months), then they gave me some cleaning spray and a cloth and made me wipe down tables. Then they never got back to me.

I like to think i've bounced back now though, if you're under 25 ( i think thats the age limit) try going for an apprenticeship. It's a shit wage but at least it's not McDonalds.

at Clifton Moore? or Monks Cross? or elsewhere

At least they'll figure I'm desperate enough....

if you're willing to do that kind of work why not try sandwich and coffee shops first, and other places that aren't generally staffed by spotty virgins?

I think their store manager's get paid around £19k, which isn't so bad, i guess, but it's still McDonalds, innit. I couldn't do it myself, but i guess if there is a career-path there, noddy-supervisor-store manager-regional manager, (there probably isn't) and you could be out of there within a year or two, and your life or independence absolutely depended on it, and you moved away to somewhere where no-one you've ever met would bump into you then it might not be the most unbearable thing in the world. I'm massively unemployed, too, but i couldn't bring myself to do a job that i could've walked into at sixteen.

Have you looked for office jobs and stuff? Even warehouse work. If you're not bothered what you're going to be doing them you might aswell be tucked away in a warehouse somewhere than serving hamburgers.

"What is your proudest accomplishment to date?"

How the hell do I answer that? There really isn't anything at all. Urgh.

The head of Mcdonalds in the uk (not ronald, the other one) wrote an article in the Times a couple of weeks ago, about how great they are as an employer. He said : there's no such thing as a bad job, especially now. Maybe I'll apply.

You strike me as being very intelligent. Why are you not going to university?

"* Have you now or over the last seven days suffered from diarrhoea, vomiting or skin infection?"

Niiice....

1 I really enjoy meeting new people.
2 It is very important to be given clear instructions by your manager before doing anything.
3 I treat everyone in the same way.
4 I have never done something I wasnt supposed to do.
5 I am very interested in new developments or products.
6 I rarely lose my temper.
7 When growing up, I never told my parents a lie.
8 Whatever needs doing, I am always willing to lend a hand.
9 It takes a lot to make me angry.
10 I like to tell people what I really think.

Someone give me the right answers plz? It's strongly disagree - disagree - unsure - agree - strongly agree

it's pretty shitty, but way better than mcdonalds. and at least you won't have to LOOK at the horrible unwashed masses.
check out call centres for banks and insurance companies.

If I don't get anything from either of those then I'll do the day shift / customer service ones too. I figure night shift has a chance of better people, and the drunk people are probably fairly limited to 12am to 3am - nowhere in York stays open especially late. Although I've just realised that some drunk people probably visit McDonalds just for the toilet facilities - I'm guessing cleaning is heavily involved. At least this is the first time I'm not going to be annoyed if I fail. Well, I will be annoyed, but not at the lack of job, just that lack of hope. Still can't work out if it's worth sacrificing £4 a day (nearly an hours wage) for less drunk people. Hmmm...

Awesome. I think this is the point where most people with any level of sanity terminate. Oh well, at least now I can say I really have applied for everything.

the landlord of my hotel is disatisfied with his friday/weekend girl
Breakfast/waiting, cleaning rooms.
Theres only 6 rooms, hes nice, the guests are nice, I imagine that most of the other guests actuially tidy/clean their bedroom a bit before the official cleaning happens (I do).

they always need people because staff turnover is so high, probably no better than mcdonalds except you'd get a seat, and if there is an aqa exam board office near you they never turn anyone down when they are recruiting

Got a letter back two days later. Didn't even get an interview. The worst thing is I've worked for them before, when I was 16. Kill me.

I would guess that the reason you got rejected was because you didn't have any relevent work experience, (you haven't mentioned having any in this thread - apologies if you do and I'm wrong).

What experience do you need to work in Mcdonalds? probably bugger all. But for their peace of mind they probably want to see you've done some kind of customer facing work before.

I know this is pretty crappy, but have you tried doing unpaid work experience somewhere, eg. a charity shop, just so you can write it on your CV?

i think once you get used to working there you will be fine, hope you are anyway.

i start a new job monday. i've just had to buy my first three-piece suit.

a) reliable
b) trustworthy
c) not a slacker (I refrain from using the word hard working)
d) do you have a concience that you follow
e) can you maintain a modicum of a facade of calmness
f) could you refrain from calling people stupid (if they are only slightly stupid, not incredibly idiotic)?

It was awful. Easily the toughest job I've had, it can be pretty demanding although they normally get the men to do the tough work in the back and put the girls on the tills so you might be alright.

If I were you I'd go for the one out of town, might cost money to get there but McDonalds in city centres are disgusting places. And considering your requirements I'd go for nightshift too.

The job has such a shit reputation but it is genuinely tough work.

Good luck. You'll have to work with some right mongs.

I didn't enjoy it. I'd do it again though if I was desperate for a job. I'd go out of my mind not working.

You're allowed to not show up for a shift TEN TIMES before they sack you.

Do any bloody course. Do the £60 a week thing.

Basically if you have that attitude of long term goals not being worth anything and are trying to remedy it with things like working at McDonalds you will be doing crappy jobs like that for the rest of your life.

You already know you hate it. So why are you doing it?

You're like 19/20 right? So if you started a course in something you're half interested in you'd be done by about 22 maximum. That's really not that old.
Then you can go to employers in fields that you're actually interested in and tell them to look at the interest you've shown already. So many people I know have got decent jobs before their course has even finished and were able to leave halfway through, because it proves to employers you actually give a shit.

Sorry to go all life-coach here but it's absolutely true. You're answering your question.

I'm not sure about this suggestion, but have you considered registering for an NHS nursing bank? Very very flexible, not bad pay (if I remember right), perfect for doing courses at the same time.

If A-levels are what you really, really want then just take the crappy McJob and put up with it for a while.

But in my experience, it makes a lot of sense if you've got something practical (like an actual profession) in mind before you do something like that. It's no good doing an A-level in interpretive dance or something then wondering why the job offers don't come flooding in.

It doesn't even have to be a job you're madly passionate about. Just something you know you can put up with everyday. Sounds like you're quite intelligent but kind of suffer from a lack of direction or something at times so it's really important to make a realistic target and just stick to it. Even if it's kind of boring. But otherwise you will go absolutely nowhere.

Probably getting out of York at the first opportunity wouldn't hurt either.

Clearly it's better to have McDonalds, for one it shows that you have the motivation to stick with a clearly shitty job when you need to. Definitely shows sticking power, and it does win loads of awards for being a good place to work. What I'm saying is, even though it's not a great place to work, it's seen by the business world as a good employer.

If money is your sole motivation, MTFU and do the day shift customer assistance. If not and you want to strike a balance then do night shift. I used to work night shifts in a hospital, they were quite tedious but at least payed a way. You feel tired for the first couple of shifts but after that your body clock adjusts and it's fine. Wouldn't you be able to get double time/time and a half for it as well?

Either way, if you're unemployed and want a job, this isn't the time to be picky.

I await your plethora of excuses.

It's paid work, and that's always going to look better than long periods of unemployment.

The night shoft option sounds like the most bearable, but i don't know if that would mess up sleeping patterns or anything?

Like not being able to make basic decisions such as whether to apply for a job when you are unemployed and can't get anything else?

Man the fuck up!

a career in the armed forces?

For all it's failures, it's still £4.80 an hour more than I'm on now.

the pay is quite good but thats just about the only positive

The people that worked there were morons. The work is hard, repetitive and unrewarding, the customers are beyond rude and to top it all off you have to wear a vomit untising uniform (with no pockets so you dont knick the cash)

It was very very shit. It was a franchise shop. Ran by the king of evil in the Dudley area. Even the other staff think they think they are better than you. I managed to move out of the kitchen to the 'lobby' where i was called 'gay' by all the macho boys in the 'kitchen'. Out on the lobby you could attack the customers face on, wiping ketchup over their D&G jeans but also giving your mates free food!

"you're a cunt"
"well you eat here?"

It's the McDonalds Moto! I think i was on 4.25 or soemthing when i started back in the day. That wouldnt buy you a pint these days!

...it sounds like you do really need to work on your interpersonal skills. When I was 18 I was properly shy. Now at twice that age I am impossible to shut up.

Continue avoiding social situations and this problem will only get worse. Throw yourself into them... I've seen enough above to know you've got the intelligence to sustain good conversation - drop the defeatism and get on with it.

advise you to tap up the local hospital for porter work. Maybe do it for admin work like someone else suggested.

i did it at university and to this day it was one of the best jobs i ever had. pay was ok, shift work so you could do days, evenings and nights.

met some lovely people (other porters) the nurses gave you a bit of stick but thats because they were at the bottom of their food chain and if you dont mind putting bodies in the morgue at 6am sat morning after being on the hit n miss you couldnt go far wrong.

i think your responses show why you're still unemployed. you come across as a moaning idiot.
so you'd work in mcdonalds, where you'd be (or should be) communicating with customers, yet you wouldnt consider a phone job which would be less demanding and would take the face to face aspect out?
then every response from people trying to help is 'im not stupid, moron.'
you obviously are.

good luck finding a job!

I can feel my soul dying a little bit each shift...