Might be true in melbourne Hamish, but out here even the shitkicker jobs are competetive - I couldn't even get an interview at a pizza shop because they just employed people under 18 (apart from the fools who deliver pizzas in their own cars for $1.20 a delivery!)
I've applied at every supermarket in town 2 or 3 times as well as literally applying for everything I've got a hope of getting. I've had a bunch of interviews, but nothing's panned out yet I get criticized for "not making an effort".
I've had other ignorant people try and tar me with this 'job snob' bullshit, whilst that may be true for a small minority, most people I know on the dole f**king hate it and are trying desperately to get off it.
I don't know where this notion comes from of centrelink types living like kings comes from - I get 400 bucks a fortnight, most of which goes on repayments and fuel, I'm barely able to afford to drive my car with servicing, and replacing other things like brake pads.
Oh yeah I've also done the underpaid apprentice thing, only to get shafted in my third year. BTW: it's your own fault that you went into hospitality, everybody knows what a shit of an industry it is.
So if you despise me for recieving a Centrelink payment, then I despise you for being so f**king judgemental and stereotypical, kind of like the Today Tonight reports every year about "dole bludgers".