Zine review #23, ‘Gissa Job’
by CANDACE PETRIK
  • WHAT

    Gissa Job

  • WHO

    Saban Kazim

  • WHERE

    Available from Sticky, Shop 10, Campbell Arcade, Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne

    WEBSITE
published on 27th January, 2011

There is a particular type of anguish that only Job Centres can bring. Enduring hour after useless hour answering questions about ‘transferable skills’, ticking boxes, keeping all of your identification on your person like you’re fleeing the Mother Country and making Nescafe in the kitchenette.

This little comic zine distills the stupidity of simplified ‘job seeking’ in the UK – but the irksome details of Job Centres know no borders or time zones.

Saban is a Graphic designer in need of a job. He is given useful suggestions every fortnight: ‘Your top job this week is a Bollywood singer.’ This is drawn onto material taken from his Job Centre, for some extra special authenticity. The only thing better than this would be a Centrelink zine. Relive your ‘Job Seeker’ days in style and then quietly put the zine away.

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