T.V.

With the cricket being abandoned recently, I went back to my old BBC. T.V. Although I missed the first half of the programme, I found it interesting. It was called "The Town that Never Retired"  Having missed the start I can only guess but it seemed to me that a couple selected several people over ther age of 70 and asked them if they would like to go back to work. Amongst them was a Plasterer, Plumber and an Electrician in the building trade. There were a couple in the Estate Agents and a couple in the Restaurant business. In the Restaurant one was employed as a sort of pot washer, he was 72. The other was a female she was 76 and employed as a waitress. There were also a few offered jobs in a Confectioners making sweets.
  After a week, the Supervisors of the trades could decide if any were suitable for a second week of work. However they would be competing with young unemployed people.
 On the Building Trade, only a plumber and electrician was offered a second week. the Restaurant offered both workers a second week.
 The Estate Agents only offered the female  a second week.  In the Confectioners only one was offered a second week.All those offered accepted the second week.
 The next night was the second episode, of two. In the confectioners 3 young lads were offered jobs. Needless to say, none of them stayed the week.
 In the Restaurant, a young girl came to work. She had a ring in her lip and the Boss asked her to remove it. She could not remove it straight away and the next day, didn't arrive for work and didn't ring in to say she was not coming in. She did turn up the following day and the lip ring had been removed. To be honest, she was neat and tidy but didn't know much about food.  However she did try.
 In the Estate Agents, the woman was not confident working the computer. The young man who had been assigned as a sort of opposition was well into computers and sailed away with what he had to do. Also when it came to measuring up properties, he was on the ball where she was not really up to scratch. they both had to show prospective clients round their properties. The woman got lost and eventually went the wrong way on a one way street. What she was good at though was the way she showed the customers round. She made them feel at ease and explained things. The young man was just the opposite. When the customers entered, all he said to them was thast they had 2 options. The first was that he could show them round or they could look over the property themselves. It was a pity as he had far more knowledge than the lady, who incidentally was 75. But conversation wise he was hopeless.
  Now to the builders. The plumber really was not up to it and admitted that as soon as the week was up he was off. He was assigned a young plumber who, to be honest carried the old man. I think he was 73. The young plumber was great.
 The electrician was also assigned a young man. He seemed O.K and the old man asked him at the end of the day if he had enjoyed it. The young man told him he had. The old man reminded him that they were a team and he expected him to be there the  next day. No such luck. He also didn't let them know. When he turned up the following day, the Supervisor asked him why he didn't turn up the day before. He told them he was not prepared to tell them.
 Well, at the end of the week. The Building trade would not have offered any of the old men a full time job and the only job that was offered was for the young plumber. I was pleased.
 Nobody was offered a job in the confectionary. The lady, who I think was 73 was not quick enough. She also said that she would not be able to do the work regular.
 The Estate Agents did not offer either of them work, although the lady was more confident of sales. It was a pity that the young man was not taken aside and taught the art of communication and conversation. I am sure he would have  eventually succeeded.
 Finally the Restaurant. Both of the older people were offered s job. The 72 pot washer refused saying that it was too hard. The waitress who was 76 said she would be delighted to work there. I do believe that she would be offered a part time job. As for the young lass. She was not offered a job, but she would be kept on the books and when a vacancy occured she would be considered. I think she will make the grade.
 My final thoughs are this. Most youngsters find it almost impossible to concentrate on a job for several hours a day. Some said the work was boring, some just didn't return to work. What does the future hold for most of the youngsters? They all say they want work but are not prepared to take any job.  We will see. More soon.