Working Girls on tv

[Dee Sa]

I watch this programme with sheer disbelief ! all young "ladies" featured refuse to get a job, one of them cant even be bothered to go and sign on [ boring], stay in bed half the day and they expect and seem to manage it, for their mums to support their life style i.e. beauty treatments, nail parlours even bingo !when offered "experimental jobs" the least little thing sends them into a hissy fit and they decamp, one wouldnt even get out of bed when the boss came to get her up ! It seems this is quite a common occurence with young girls these days.
Can you imagine them with kids of their own ?

[TTG]

Maybe they can find out what the girls are actually interested in. If they like beauty treatments why not encourage them to take a college course?

[Dee Sa]

the producer has done his best to match them up with jobs that might interest them without much enthuisiasm., they look all nice pretty young girls, well groomed etc

[starone]

Never mind a good slap pixi, I'll help you there with a kick up the backside.

[gina32]

pixi its on tonight at 9 on bbc3

[andy-hughes]

Not seen it yet - but will tune in.

I think you need to look a little deeper to understand that attitudes and behaviour being exhibited here - from the points raised.

These girls have no real role model, not confidence, not affirmation, and find themselves in a dull routine with no prospect of change and growth.

An attempt to introduce them into the workplace fills them with panic and fear - this is an alien concept for which they are simply not equipped, so their reaction is temper and wtihdrawal, back to where they feel safe - at home doing nothing.

It is easy to lavel them as feckless and stupid, but what is needed is an attempt to confirm that they are worthwile and valuable people with skills to contribute, and that rewards are available for their efforts.

Break the circle of low self-esteem, lack of affirmation, lack of opportunity, and add in some genuine structured support, and this situation will change.

[gina32]

i dont agrre with the no role model thing, the one girl had a mother who was a trained barrister and then changed to being a teacher, hardly a stay at home mum is she