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Originally Posted by jayswin
I've heard it's been significantly worse than that, myself. But IIRC correctly you actually deal with temp agencies, right?
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The 20 per cent figure is from an article I read in the Herald last week. But no, I don't have any personal insight besides working for temp agencies when I was younger. But if you really want to find work, they're a good bet. If you have any kind of office skills they can usually find something for you. And if you do a good job, you'll eventually end up with a full-time job offer. This is true of manual labour agencies as well - if you have a pulse and no criminal record, they'll find you work.
I'm not saying things aren't tough, or that losing your job is something anyone deserves. I simply don't believe that in a city this size you can go 12 months without working at all unless you have unrealistic expectations.