This government advice to jobseekers got exactly the replies it deserved
Here’s the Department of Work and Pensions with a little bit of advice for jobseekers.
Look for jobs up to a 90 minute commute away. Travelling further opens up more vacancies https://t.co/i10x6ML5x1 #UniversalCredit
— DWP (@DWP) May 22, 2016
Of course! A 90-minute commute! Both ways! Does that include getting to the station and making our way to the office the other end?
Here are the only 7 replies you need.
1.
I commuted for 3 hours per day for 6 years. It cost me £3000 per year and contributed to me having a mental breakdown. It’s not ideal, lads https://t.co/hj7RSs5zU4
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) September 17, 2018
2.
If work is 90 minutes away, unless you're driving, you're effectively halving your salary with public transport costs. Far out. https://t.co/v6tYr1MxZL
— Mike Stuchbery 💀🍷 (@MikeStuchbery_) September 16, 2018
3.
Are you going to fund 24/7 childcare to help parents who are working 90 minutes from their homes? Are you going to fund people's travel costs, when a ticket to 90 minutes away from me costs £133.30 day return? https://t.co/r9wnNLJTmq
— sianushka (@sianushka) September 17, 2018
4.
I live in Leeds. By those standards, I should be looking for jobs as far afield as Newcastle.
An annual season ticket on the train would cost me £7,788. Out of my take my home pay. Every year.
Are you fucking mental? https://t.co/gyhcPseww1
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) September 17, 2018
5.
Just delete your account already. https://t.co/g59vOrho3O
— The Pileus (@thepileus) September 16, 2018
6.
This is a great idea for people who love never seeing their families, spending thousands on fares and being elbowed in the face.https://t.co/csuavK1orf
— Ben Sixsmith (@BDSixsmith) September 17, 2018
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Three hours commuting on top of an 8 hour working day? I'll keep a note of this one for the next time a Conservative minister waffles on about the breakdown of "the family" being a cause of teenage crime, civil disorder etc. https://t.co/5zDEspj8po
— David Llewellyn (@TheDaiLlew) September 17, 2018
That new working day in full.
8:45 drop kids at school
9:00 look for a parking space at station
9:30 train cancelled due to reasons
10:30 get train
12:00 arrive at work bright eyed and bushy tailed
13:00 leave in time to get kids from schoolDWP – "Preparing for a childless future"
— #Brexnot (@JamesMcCormack) September 17, 2018