Quote Ferdy="Ferdy"Is this guy making cakes and selling them to fund his trip? Personally don't see a issue with it. When I was younger I represent my country at my chosen sport. I had to go cap in hand to several businesses to get the money together to go and there were several events organised for me to help me go. '"
He’s made cakes, thrown parties and walked the three peaks amongst other things to raise money so he can get work experience abroad. I’m sure if this guy was a promising rugby league player who needed xxx amount to get to Australia so he could have the training of a lifetime to become professional then this thread would had took a very different direction. Unfortunately people have focused too much on Brazil rather than looked at the bigger picture.
Another thing that needs to be taken into consideration is that I’m probably not the best PR person in the world but I‘m trying my best.
A few of my relatives have also needed funding to represent their chosen sport abroad. I didn’t hear uproar from anyone back then and I hope people don’t have a go at you for needing funding at one point in your life.
Quote FerdyI cannot agree with you though on a couple of things damo though. People are not forced to turn to crime there are very few people who are forced to turn to crime.'"
I agree that more often than not people don’t need to turn to crime. But for the people that do need to then its unfortunate. I’m not condoning crime but I acknowledge that some people have no choice but to go down that path because of circumstance.
Quote FerdyAlso on employers don't think you can fault them for being picky and wanting the best possible candidates for the role possible'"
I 100% agree with you. But the point I was making is that employers can be as fussy as the unemployed. Whilst one group of people are deemed worthy enough to be fussy another group isn’t. It’s double standards and totally hypocritical.
The unemployed get a lot of uncalled for criticism in this country. It’s normally from those who get paid to write articles in the media or people who have made bad financial choices in their lives and lay some of the blame on the amount of tax they have to pay to keep afloat people in worse circumstances than themselves: the unemployed. If unemployment was such a glamorous lifestyle then millions would have quit their jobs to be on benefits.