Irish workers no confidence in job skillset
LESS than a third of Irish workers feel they have the skills to land a new job.
The Accenture study revealed just 28% of employees here are confident in their ability, while 29% of respondents said their current skill set would help them progress in their current role.
And the survey of 1,000 Irish workers showed 75% have undertaken skills training to boost their employment opportunities in the past 12 months.
Accenture spokesman Alistair Blair said: “Ireland needs to revisit its talent pipeline to help prepare for economic recovery and a new wave of growth.
“The risk is that large sections of the population will not be able to catch the wave.”
GORDON Ramsay said he’s Rangers daft on his new quiz show Bank Balance after contestants answered a question on Scottish football.
Mother and daughter Latia and Rose are now converted fans after they took a punt on the telly chef ’s BBC show.
After being asked to name just one team who played in the Scottish Premiership in the 2020-21 season, the pair appeared to not have a clue.
But they came up trumps after plumping for Rangers and were buzzing as they discovered they had answered correctly, moving a step closer to scooping £100,000.
Ramsay, 54, who was on the books at Ibrox as a youngster, then told her it was a “team near and dear to my heart”.
MARK JEFFERIES
ROCK legends Pink Floyd were once so desperate for work after frontman Syd Barrett left, they played gigs in front of baffled children at primary schools.
In 1968, Floyd were facing an uncertain future and were grateful for any work they could get.
Former bassist Roger Waters revealed that while in Holland they played “to eight-year-olds, sitting cross-legged on the floor, SCHOOL GIGS Roger Waters wondering what the hell was going on” before concerts in the evenings.
He said Cyril Van Den Hemel, who ran the Europop Agency, persuaded them to play in schools without the knowledge of the band’s management.
Waters, 77, said: “Cyril would say ‘you only need to bring the drum kit and one amp’. He’d then wheel us into the school auditorium.”
As soon as Mr Van Den Hemel had extracted their fee, he would signal for the band to flee.
I’m sorry you’re living with this.
A lot of people who’ve never been in your mum’s situation don’t understand why you can’t just leave. First of all, your mum has probably lost so much self-esteem from being emotionally abused – made to feel small and worthless – that she doesn’t have the confidence to leave.
She might also be worried about money and how it would affect you, although you clearly think she should leave your dad.
I think you could start talking to her about how you feel and the impact their relationship has on you. You could introduce the possibility of her leaving and reassure her you’d support her and believe you’d both be happier.
Knowing that you’re unhappy and that she has your support might give her some confidence.
It’s tough for you because your mum has to be the one to make the decision. It might also help to find information online around emotionally abusive and controlling partners because your mum might not have accepted, or even realised, that she’s in this type of relationship. Good luck.