I passed my C2 start of December and have everything ready to go… i’ve had absolutely no luck with any jobs at all (agency or firms - local or within an hours travel) and it’s starting to feel like a waste of money for something i was so excited about… is it going to be worth shelling out another £1400 to get my class 1 license? I’m currently ona £26k a year in a 37.5 hr/week office job, so some may say i’m mad, but sitting looking at the same 4 walls all week isn’t for me but i’m not super desperate to leave!
am i much more likely to get an opportunity if i do have full entitlement on my little pink bible?
based in N Lincs and the class 1 firms seem to massively outweigh the class 2 firms (numbers wise)…
I’m in a different area to you but agency work has dropped off a cliff around here
I was offered just 1 shift next week. Instead I’ve asked for next week to be marked for holiday pay instead.
This week I’ve had 3 shifts
Last week, 5 shifts,
Week previous to that 3 shifts
In comparison October to end of December were 5 and 6 day shifts a week and previous to that were averaging 5 shifts a week
It should generally pick up around early March time with a bit of luck
If you have a stable income now, I wouldn’t leave before April in my opinion
Hyh:
If you have a stable income now, I wouldn’t leave before April in my opinion
Mebbe I’m just a pessimist, but THIS every time. Don’t leave a half decent paying job for the unemployment queue until you have a definite start somewhere else.
