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Want a job? Then "Put a bag over your head!"
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Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:50 am ]
Post subject:  Want a job? Then "Put a bag over your head!"
Tattooed woman told to 'put bag over head' by Jobcentre
A woman with 30 tattoos claims she was told to ''put a bag over her head'' when she went for a job interview.

Published: 9:13AM BST 23 Sep 2010


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Hayley O'Neil left the JobCentrePlus in tears, without any interviewers
lined up, after the advisor concluded: 'Who would hire you looking like that ?'

Hayley O'Neil, 23, - who also has 20 body piercings - says she was also advised to ''stand behind a wall'' when she asked a job centre official what post she could apply for.

She eventually left the Job Centre Plus centre in Blackburn Lancs in tears without any interviews lined up after the advisor concluded: ''Who would hire you looking like that?''

Miss O'Neil, who got her first tattoo from her mother as an 18th birthday present said: ''I just felt so humiliated. I couldn't believe what this guy was saying.

''I said I could take the piercings out but they look a lot worse when they are out."

"The guy said: 'on first impressions do you think anyone would hire you?' He said: 'look at it this way if you were to stand behind a wall - or put a paper bag over your face do you think you would have a better chance?'

"He then backtracked and tried to say that he was sorry and hoped I wasn't offended but I was.

"He talked to me as though I was just going through a phase in my life, but this is my lifestyle choice, and this is who I am."

However a spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions denied any inappropriate remarks had been made during the interview, adding "Job Centre Plus offers standard job hunting tips which include dressing appropriately when going for an interview or visiting a potential employer."

Source; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... entre.html
Author:  Nigel [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:52 am ]
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She'd get a job on a Ghost Train at a fun fair.
Author:  Brummie Cabbie [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:54 am ]
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Absolutely BRILLIANT!!

Jobcentre staff reputations have gone up in my estimation.

Mind you, she could work as a PH telephone operator; looks like the right type of person.
Author:  bloodnock [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:01 pm ]
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She looks like a potato thats been used for air rifle practice...... :?
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:34 pm ]
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cheered me up










didnt think anyone would ever out-ugly my missus
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Want a job? Then "Put a bag over your head!"
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
She eventually left the Job Centre Plus centre in Blackburn Lancs in tears without any interviews lined up after the advisor concluded: ''Who would hire you looking like that?''

Clearly the truth hurts.
Author:  Nigel [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:16 pm ]
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I hope all her tatoos are spelt correctly, we all know how funny emplyers are when it comes to spelling.
Author:  grandad [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:22 pm ]
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Nigel wrote:
I hope all her tatoos are spelt correctly, we all know how funny emplyers are when it comes to spelling.


:lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Chris the Fish [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:08 pm ]
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grandad wrote:
Nigel wrote:
I hope all her tatoos are spelt correctly, we all know how funny emplyers are when it comes to spelling.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

I think Nigel got you in 6 minutes grandad!
Author:  MR T [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:51 pm ]
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Reminds me of my dear old mum :shock:
Author:  bloodnock [ Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:39 pm ]
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MR T wrote:
Reminds me of my dear old mum :shock:


Is your dear old mums face really as rivetting as the lady above??....if yes she should avoid all forms of Magnetism!!


Still...could be worse:

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Author:  MR T [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:16 am ]
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She looks like she is saving up for her old age.... and if the price of scrap keeps rising she might well succeed 8)
Author:  Stationtone [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:47 am ]
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He maybe could have been more sensitive and suggested a burka :shock:
Author:  gusmac [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Want a job? Then "Put a bag over your head!"
Quote:
but this is my lifestyle choice, and this is who I am."


Choice is the right word. Live your lifestyle any way you like.
Just don't expect the rest of us to fund it.
Author:  gusmac [ Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:22 am ]
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stationtone wrote:
He maybe could have been more sensitive and suggested a burka :shock:


Nice one :lol: :lol: :lol:
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