Morning brought an unexpected flurry of activity on the front desk; the result of several hundred school-leavers having learned the previous day that they’d failed to gain entry to university, trade training or any other further education. Supervisor Tony divided the young citizens by the number of TDKs present, then retired to his work-station, although he continued to monitor queue behaviour, Floor Supervisor Jane being absent on recreation leave.
Denied the opportunity to access the Casual Government Informers file, Emma concentrated on processing anxious young people, all of whom were fully aware that their poor examination results had relegated them to one of the lowest strata of job seeker. Most were resigned to their fate, factory work, labouring, or domestic service, and accepted
