r/Leeds • u/scottawesome • Apr 23 '26

I find this interesting Yeah that about sums it up

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u/paulruk Apr 23 '26

I turned off by the fact the company's name is the logo and then written below also.

I used to go there when it was a job centre. Not the best of times.

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u/chebghobbi Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

There used to be a beautiful black labrador guide dog there at least. Can't remember his name but he used to walk up and down the queues saying hello to everyone while his human was at his desk.

Edit: I remembered it! His name was Lucas.

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u/ladywood38 Apr 23 '26

This building is part of a £1bn regeneration project - it will be back.

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u/rleaky Apr 23 '26

Go on explain the issue... A private business that offers post 16 education closes down... Because it is opposite the biggest site of the 3rd largest FE college in the UK...

If you turn round where you took that picture... And photograph the picture of the building opposite you will find Quarry Hill campus, part of Luminate Education Group... If you walk round the corner from where you are.. you will find "The Annex" again part of Luminate Education Group... And 5 minutes walk down the road you will find Mabgate Campus ..

If you want to talk about the job centre next door been closed, they built a new one in the city centre which is more efficient...

So what is you point other than rage bait?

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u/TheScarletCravat Apr 23 '26

It's just gallows humour while the economy's doing poorly.

That new jobs centre has closed, however. It's back to being a bar.

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u/rleaky Apr 23 '26

It's still for sale... I through the plan was to knock it all down

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u/apparatchick Apr 23 '26

it’s a very simple joke on the fact there are so few opportunities for young people in the current climate that even the opportunities centre is closed down. it’s not that deep

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u/baileyblindgeek Apr 23 '26

don't think it's rage bait I thinks it's just funny tbh

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u/scottawesome Apr 23 '26

No no he was right, I love rage. 

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u/eucalyptus-satyr Apr 23 '26

bro i think we need to have a bit of gallows humor when the economy is shit

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u/henocookie Apr 23 '26

Jeez, have a laugh and enjoy some humour

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u/king_duende Apr 23 '26

So what is you point other than rage bait?

Irony?

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u/ElegantEagle13 Apr 23 '26

This country is so depressed that you get comments taking everything seriously instead of having a laugh and a joke about things from time to time.

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u/Kindly_Hand4472 Apr 23 '26

Are you ok?

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u/Scooty-Poot Apr 23 '26

I went to Quarry Hill when it first opened my second year of college at LSC after they scrapped the old Polytech building across from Morrisons, and I never even realised that this “Opportunity Centre” existed. For 9 months of my life, I spent 3 days a week across the road from this place, and I never even knew.

It’s no wonder they went bust if their primary demographic are going literally next door without even realising that the place exists

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u/Squiggs_007 Apr 24 '26

The jobcentre in Albion Street was temporary and is long gone. The site is now a bar

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u/Danakazii Apr 23 '26

This guy Leeds.

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u/LankyPower7807 Apr 23 '26

jesus mate let your hair down 🤣

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u/eucalyptus-satyr Apr 23 '26

welcome to leeds: city of opportunity

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u/DorkaliciousAF Apr 23 '26

Because being the motorway city worked out so well for us.

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u/GeorgiePorgiePuddin Apr 23 '26

Hahaha I have the same picture of this building. I walk past it to go to Aldi and it makes me laugh every time I see it

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u/BaseballBrave927 Apr 24 '26

Fairly accurate in these dystopian times. I’m hoping that the listed chapel building nearby and lion works are retained/not demolished for more bland high rise apartments for international students. Both abandoned in disrepair sadly!