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Hang on, are you telling me the economy alone cannot depend on consumer spending and IB? And for this reason banks are laying off the staff that did so much for our way of life?
I tell yah, I 'm shocked and stunned.
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain
They're cutting the jobs in the investement bank, not the high street.
The investement bank jobs probably aren't viable any more given the current circumstances and its probably down to not needing the staff, or not believing that those staff will be able to generate enough profit to maintain their existence.
HSBC cut the high street jobs years ago when they decided to install 20+ machines into every branch
I went for an "interview" there recently - I quoted that as it became clear they thought one of their technical products(bought in) was useless and they asked me if there was any way of getting it to work.
Naturally I told them I would need to investigate their circumstances fully to evaluate.
Mind you any bank using THAT technical product is probably not worth working for.....
I went for an "interview" there recently - I quoted that as it became clear they thought one of their technical products(bought in) was useless and they asked me if there was any way of getting it to work.
Naturally I told them I would need to investigate their circumstances fully to evaluate.
Mind you any bank using THAT technical product is probably not worth working for.....
Hang on, are you telling me the economy alone cannot depend on consumer spending and IB? And for this reason banks are laying off the staff that did so much for our way of life?
I tell yah, I 'm shocked and stunned.
My suggestion is to make everybody redundant and outsource all the work. This way there will be huge cost savings. Oh wait but somebody must pay for social benefits..... oh well let's outsource the state too. Boomed.
I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.
ROFL - brings back memories - I remember the Jaguar/Sybase App server there from many years ago. Superb. Not.
...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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