tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post483644361587580410..comments2023-10-30T02:03:56.081+13:00Comments on Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty: Maia vs. WINZ: The FormsMaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-7741936235644061152007-01-03T22:10:00.000+13:002007-01-03T22:10:00.000+13:00I wish you success with your job hunt. I strongly...I wish you success with your job hunt. I strongly suggest you go on any WINZ course that deals with people with attitude problems.<br /><br />You are getting all arrogant and uppity with people who are trying to help you. Perhaps you could learn a little humility and subjugate the sass. being a smart arse and publicly making a fool of somebody helps nobody.<br /><br />Until then I very much doubt you would be worth investing an employers time and money in. <br /><br />And if that sounds harsh take it as a wake up call from somebody who has interviewed and been interviewed any number of times.sagenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744450094262287770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-55157303151426870272006-12-29T08:28:00.000+13:002006-12-29T08:28:00.000+13:00I recall when I first took up dole bludging back i...I recall when I first took up dole bludging back in 1980, no-one was much interested in ID - which was a good thing, seeing as I didn't have a birth certificate or a passport, and driver's licenses didn't have a picture. The upshot of this was it was fairly straightforward to supplement your dole by registering under multiple names. I was never game to try it, but one person I met was supposedly registered under 3 different names, and therefore on three times the money I was.<br /><br />At the time I considered this an admirable success story, but now that I'm paying taxes as well as receiving the benefits of them, I do prefer that WINZ doesn't negligently encourage similar success stories, and no doubt many other taxpayers share this view.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-88434183549837482152006-12-28T22:06:00.000+13:002006-12-28T22:06:00.000+13:00If only I had klnown the secret of lnot telling th...If only I had klnown the secret of lnot telling them one has a partner. cripes they earn one dollar over the cut off point and suddenly you get almost no benefit at all.<br />Suddenly I get severely punished for my partner working an extra hour.<br /><br />hmm the wound is still fresh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-27967691043432357252006-12-28T13:34:00.000+13:002006-12-28T13:34:00.000+13:00One thing that doesn't appear to be widely known i...One thing that doesn't appear to be widely known is that WINZ have to take the date you first apply for a benefit as the starting date for payments once the benefit is approved (i.e. they should backdate payments to that that date). This date can be the first time you phone and ask for assistance*. I think there are a set number of days you then have to get the paperwork in, but if you have a good reason for not fitting that timeframe they can accomodate that. <br /><br />But you have to tell them to take it from that date, otherwise they take the start date as the date the forms are given to them.<br /><br />*At least that is what their policy says. I'm not sure in practice how easy it is to get them to do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-48762856248455500902006-12-27T11:43:00.000+13:002006-12-27T11:43:00.000+13:00Doesn't the New Zealand taxpayer has a right to en...Doesn't the New Zealand taxpayer has a right to ensure their funds are used appropriately? <br /><br />It is not WINZs job, or desireable, to leave people on the unemployment benefit. Perhaps the course is beneath you, but perhaps it is pitched at people who do need that level of hand-holding? The fact that they are applying for the unemployment benefit at a time or record low unemployment shows they are either incapable of looking after themselves or not wanting to work. <br /><br />The benefit is not intended for the latter. If there are obstacles in the way to prevent the latter signing up and staying on, then good. <br /><br />If you choose not to work - fine - your choice - but why expect the taxpayer to fund you? <br /><br />If you don't want to be "exploited" by "the man" then why not start your own business? <br /><br />If business is undesirable, either reframe it as "solving peoples problems in exchange for money" (which is all "business" really is) or start a commune. <br /><br />I read a lot of complaining, but very little in the way of constructive solutions. <br /><br />Why is that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-90981343913951344922006-12-27T11:15:00.000+13:002006-12-27T11:15:00.000+13:00I remember the discussion when I first got on a be...I remember the discussion when I first got on a benefit about ID - I brought them both my original birth certificate (which meant I had to delay my meeting 2 weeks in order to talk to my father and find it) and my passport, but owned no other ID (no drivers license, no drinking age ID, no credit card even).<br /><br />From memory, we spent about 20+ minutes discussing that before they agreed that my ID was sufficient.Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01782227406470450089noreply@blogger.com