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The end of a sentence for me at CDG.

Sleeper | 14.02.2008 22:25 | Repression | Workers' Movements

this is a log of what happened at CDG for me

I started CDG 13 weeks ago, this was my 2nd time here and what happened the first time I didn't really have hight hopes for this place, I was told by the job centre that all the people have changed so I went OK I will see if they well help this time around.

1st week there was hell nothing changed in fact it was worse now, I was told to go strait to the ELO and give him all the details of the placement I sorted my self, so that's what I did, and I will quote what he said to me “F**K OFF! I am busy” OK I did find out that was his last day. There was also one of the tutors there that seemed hell bent on just making my stay there hell, it seemed like every thing I did he had to look over it, check it, he even had a go at me for having a MSN conversation on my laptop even thou I was even on the internet, I do use my laptop at home where I do have the internet.

Another thing happened with this tutor is me and 4 others where talking about jobs in a room and he just came in and had a good at us for talking, he didn't ask what we where talking about nor did he listen to what we where saying, he all so became the ELO for a few weeks, I gave him the take to sort out my placement, well he messed that up as the potential employer wasn't too happy by the way he spoke to him, all this happened in the 1st 2 weeks there but I have to say that this tutor has changed a lot in my mine, he don't make my day to day life there hell instead the manager does.

The manager (peacock) she just seem to strut around like she is better than all of us, I could have a job now if they helped with my driving lessons but no, she and the new ELO would rather put people on stupid courses that have no job at the end and give them a grunt of doing it, I know I cant be the only one that this has affected, ELO must be lazy as she asked me if I would phone some one as they should have been on a training course, and she had to ask twice too, I don't see why I should wast my money phoning people that she should do her self.

Both the ELO and the peacock don't seem to be interested in any training for me or even putting me on placement, it has been 13 weeks and nothing, complete wast of time for me, but other people have had better experiences there but not that much better.

They has all ways been a problem with the computers, they have all ways got viruses on them and only 10 some time 9 computers to 40+ people and that still not counting basic skills and gateway to work, so you could add another 10 to 20 on that, so it like a fight to get on a computer there that's if you don't get kicked off by basic skills or gateway, who seem to have right of way. I have a laptop I could of used but wasn't aloud, but some guy in gateway was aloud his and he was aloud to use CDGs wireless network as well, the reason, they didn't have another computers so he was aloud to use his laptop, so I tried and was told “no”, why was he the only one with a laptop that was aloud to bring it in and use CDGs internet when there was others with laptops that want even aloud to bring them in let alone use the internet there? I have never found out why, and all I get from the peacock was “there isn't enough computers so I let him use his laptop instead”.

To sum up, the two tutors I have had contact with are really nice and will try and help you but the ELO and peacock and just not helpful at all. I do believe if you replace the peacock with some one that cares about getting people in to work instead behaving like all we are is just £ signs walking around then this place could be helpful to people.

Things are moving in the direction, the 2nd to last week they changed how they are going to do the classes in a good way, we get to choose what we want to do, with in reason, they are even doing computer course on Monday, but from what I have been told they aren't that good.

Well there has been a lot of bulling going on at CDG, not much from the staff as other people have said but from the people that go there, there is one inperticuler that picks on and little thing even if the person cant help like a disability and he will not shut up about it, going on and on, do CDG do any thing, nope, they don't care.

I haven't done this to get at CDG but to give CDG and any one that reads this an insight in to what its like there, this is just one person but there are many people that have the same view as me. This is a wake up call to CDG, fix these problems before its to late.

There is one this that did pee me off, I had a theory test coming up and wasn't even aloud to revise of it, this is of help to getting work as I have a job but just need to be able to drive, I wasn't even aloud the time off to go to this test, lucky I got one that was after CDG, I didn't pass. I did tell the peacock, but she didnt seem to care at all.

This bit at the end is a diary of the last few days of CDG.

Day 1:
I wasn't there

Day 2:
9:30 I just got in to CDG and the ELO jumps me, and asks to phone some one she should of phoned her self.

10:30 I am on the computers, I look around there is loads of people wanting to use a PC and most people that are using a PC are NOT job searching, they are on FaceBook and posting blogs, cant they do this at lunch or some thing. There is even people using CDGs phone for person calls, a gen there is 1 person waiting to use it. I was all so handed a new (its in testing right now) time sheet.

11:43 I am now sitting in the end room doing nothing as I have just been kicked off for not doing “job search” lmao there is still people on FaceBook and what looks like the cancel are walking around taking pitchers.

12:30 lunch and we get to go home, don't know why, but they where short staffed.

Day 3:
nothing really happened, people on the PCs still looking at FaceBook and posting on Blogs.

Day 4:
I wasn't there so cant say much

Day 5:
this is my last day.

Sleeper

Comments

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CDG? ELO?

14.02.2008 23:37

Sorry but I cannot understand what this place/situation/whatever is that you're trying to describe as I haven't a clue what CDG is or ELO is. Would you care to enlighten thickos like me?

totally baffled


Sorry

15.02.2008 00:25

CDG = Careers Development Group
ELO = employment liaison officer

Sorry i should of said, CDG is what Job seekers get put on.

sleeper


Brown wants more of the same

15.02.2008 18:31

In a major speech today, the third on the subject in as many weeks, Brown said he wants to see people put on training courses. Unemployment will NOT be an option.

Nothing but a gravy train for companies like CDG, and their ilk such as A4e, Working Links. Great get rich quick schemes for the private sector, helps massage the unemployment figures, but does nothing for the unemployed.

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391443.html

Keith
- Homepage: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391443.html


Disability to be privatised

15.02.2008 18:32

As part of the war against the poor and disadvantaged, the disabled are the next to be targetted.

 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391465.html

Keith
- Homepage: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391465.html


CDG

25.02.2008 17:40

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I WORK FOR CDG AND I HAVE READ EVERY SINGLE MESSAGE THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT I WORK FOR AND I HAVE TO SAY IT IS A LOAD OF RUBBISH!!

THE STAFF GO OUT OF THERE WAY TO HELP CLIENTS, BUT THEN THE CLIENTS HAVE TO MEET US HALF WAY AND HELP THEMSELFS FIRST. IF THE CLIENTS DO NOT WANT HELP WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?? WE CAN CAN ONLY DO AS MUCH AS YOU WILL LET US BEFORE WE HIT A BRICK WALL.

I HAVE SEEN THE CLIENTS WHO WANT HELP AND I HAVE SEEN THE CLIENTS THAT DON'T WANT HELP AND THEY ARE ONLY DOING THIS "TO PLAY THE SYSTEM" WE NEED CLIENTS TO WORK WITH US SO WE CAN WORK WITH YOU TO GIVE YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE CHANCE OF GETTING A JOB.

SLAGGING THE COMPANY OFF MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, BUT THE ONLY WAY YOU ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF THE NEVER ENDING CIRCULE OF COMMING BACK TO US TIME AND TIME AGAIN, IS TO WORK WITH US SO WE CAN HELP YOU TO GET A JOB, AND THAT WAY YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO COME BACK TO US AGAIN.

YOU NEED TO TALK TO STAFF AND TELL STAFF THAT CLIENTS ARE ON FACEBOOK AND NOT JOB SEARCHING INSTEAD OFF JUST LETTING THE CLIENTS DO IT, AND ALSO TALK TO STAFF ABOUT LACK OF COMPUTERS, INSTEAD OF NOT SAYING ANY THING AT ALL.

YET AGAIN IT BOILS DOWN TO WORKING WITH THE STAFF, SO THE STAFF CAN WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE YOUR 13 OR 26 WEEKS WITH US THE BEST WE CAN MAKE IT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT COMMUNICATION, AND BELIVE IT OR NOT IT DOES GO A LONG WAY, FOR US AND FOR YOU.

LOUISE


Lousie, Garbage

28.02.2008 17:24

I will not even dignify your comment with a long comment as you don't know the whole truth. However this CDG is Basingstoke and belive me when I tell you, EVERYTHING happend there is total truth and no lies. The fact you comment on here I give you praise for but watch out for a final artcile for Unus.

We Are One

Unus


ok it might be there

28.02.2008 17:32

So LOUISE you are rite about that, but i did try and meet them half way but they didnt want to know, i dont know which CDG your from but the one from basingstoke is like this, there is two people that that do help but the peacock and elo just brick wall you. i am now working, yes 3 days after finishing i get work, would of been sooner if it wasnt for the peacock not wanting to do any thing.

Sleeper


Hey Louise

28.02.2008 17:54

If it's all about communication, why are you shouting?

not a cdg 'client'


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