Using my burner to post this because, well, it’s embarrassing. My partner is looking to leave her job in the NHS because she’s had enough abuse from both patients and bosses. I’m currently under-employed, so to speak, while I’m getting my own business off the ground (this will take 3-4 months if I’m being a mix of realistic and hopeful). She’s been working for the NHS for about 10 years now. The plan was that she’d quit once my business takes off and I’d be supporting both of us on my income, but I was relying on her income to help us navigate this period of transition.
What are some jobs that are easy to get with almost no qualifications other than administrative work? (All supermarket jobs have been crazy hard to get, even with experience. We’re talking 4 interviews before finally getting rejected.) She’s not looking to train into anything new either, since it would just be a temporary job.
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kitchen porter?
Amazon.
No interview. Pass a really easy online test, clear DBS, and you’ll get a start date.
Pay starts at around £11 though. Might be less than you’re used to.
I did a few shifts when I was made redundant a while back. It’s obviously not for everyone, but it’s not quite as bad as it’s made out to be (e.g. I never saw pissing in bottles or managers pulling you up for being slow). Cheap canteen and free hot drinks.
Agency work for the nhs not an option? If it’s a short period of time then why not
It’s really competitive out there
Whatever you do, only resort to Amazon if you are really really really desperate.
I hope for you both that your business picks up soon. It’s tough running your own business. Especially the first few years.
I would say go to a temp agency or to the job centre. Their entire job is to get you a job. Also, job agencies also get you work but I find that they’re pretty awful at finding stuff you can do, they just fling shit at a wall and see if it sticks.
Either way, best of luck to you both, I’m wishing you all the success 🙂
Not a fan of admin work? Just go to literally any temp agency and say what your requirements are, they’ll find you something.
Speaking from experience ask her not to do anything until she has something solid to replace it with. Every job i apply for has hundreds of applicants and has done for years.
Hospitality. It can be a hard graft at point but if you’ve got the right team it’s a good vibe to work in.
Care work they are desperate. Aldo Aldi pay a really good wage.
Can she not go off sick if her job is affecting her mental health? Speak to Occupational Health. There are channels to go through. She shouldn’t have to quit because of patient and manager abuse.
Try contacted local employment agencies but you need to tell them the type of work you are looking for, I done agency work as I have disability, I done data entry and had mixed experience from the agencies and the companies I been sent to
Could do leaflet posting
Call centre but inboard calls only
Private Cleaning can be lucrative if your thorough, reliable and discreet
Delivery driver for Asda. If you have a clean license and can work in the evening it’s okay pay for an easy job.
Angard (temp agency for Royal Mail) although now that Christmas is over there will be fewer shifts available.
Find out what agency does government AA/AO recruitment for your local area, they frequently need temp staff. Admin work isn’t too stressy, usually.
Why not admin roles?
I have had multiple temp jobs on zero hour contracts. 1) sign up to a local agency, they’ll send her jobs she’s eligible for and you can choose whatever you like. Wedding set up on weekends, warehouses, whatever. it’s normally catering though. 2) take a picking job at a warehouse. I worked night shift for £14, they’re desperate for people and you can usually pick your hours. I didn’t even need an interview, lol. And sometimes they’re willing to take you on literally the next day so there’s not a waiting period.
Care work, they are absolute desperate. She won’t need any experience whatsoever, training is usually 2-3 days and she’ll get paid for it.
How about bank shifts for the NHS? Or agency work for the NHS? Alternatively contact a recruitment agency, they are generally pretty good at finding something, especially if you aren’t looking for anything too specific
Bar work. Pick a gastro pub, they are normally better run – Peach Pubs, Green king or Ember Inns are all good companies to work for. Peach pubs has made the top 100 companies to work for in surveys for the last 4-5 years and pays £12.50 as a starting, living wage in the one near me (not london).
Bar work is normally easy to memorise (just some spirits and wine) and the entry to requirements is low if you have half a brain and everyone knows it’s just a stepping stone job.
Schedule is normally terrible, as you’re always needed friday and saturday but it’s a nice energetic lifestyle if not for a few short months.
Warehouse jobs lol. If you have 2 arms, 2 legs and you can work for any of them. You don’t even have to understand English like at all
Uber Eats or Deliveroo.
If you can get forklift certified there’s loads of pretty well paid jobs on the forks, forklift operating is pretty easy
Crazy how much supermarkets have changed, I basically strolled into a job when I was 16 with barely an interview.
Lots of temping agencies out there if she’s desperate. Or there’s private hire driving. Delivering parcels.
care assistant in private nursing home.
Its crazy the interview process is so protracted for supermarkets, like you are applying for the most lucrative management job ever.
It may be worth looking at reception/customer service roles at IT firms as they usually pay decent and don’t require a great deal of technical knowledge.
In addition nobody wants to do it for more than a few years so there is enough turnover for the interview process to be pretty short.