Never was the Term "Warchest" More Appropriate

[RichardCranium]

On the contrary, maybe he should bill 168 hours per week instead of 40.

Only if he can find someone to sign his timesheet.

[NickFitz]

Only if he can find someone to sign his timesheet.

Worth going back for

[centurian]

And he'll make double what he's gonna be paid when he sells his story/book

He'll want to think carefully about that. Selling your story is a bit like selling your soul to the devil - there's a price to be paid, but you don't really know what it is until it hits you.

Whenever a story is sold, all those that were unsuccessful in buying the story (i.e. every other rag) then turn on the person with venom as a means of tarnishing the prize for the successful bidder.

The press have zero sympathy for those who choose the limelight. At the moment he's a victim of circumstance and no-one will begrudge him getting paid his full salary. But the moment he sells, he becomes fair game in their opinion.

The problem with his situation is that his fellow hostages were killed. If he sells his story, expect all the other rags to start parading relatives of the other hostages with some pretty negative headlines about him. Doesn't matter if it's true, it will sell papers...

[Sysman]

Worth going back for

I think I'd risk slinging it in the post.

Apart from the fear and uncertainty he was probably bored nuts as well.

A sobering thought - what will agents or future employers make of the length of time he was out? He deserves every penny in my opinion, and will probably need it.

[AtW]

I'd be very suprised if he does not sue them for big £££, unless that pay offer comes with a piece of paper that he needs to sign saying that this is the only money he gets...

[moorfield]

He's on dodgy ground re IR35. I'd like to see him argue his 'right to substitution' or MoO.

I think he'll be ok on that one. I think it's generally accepted that there is a right to sub out to the negotiator in most hostage situations.

At least in the films there is.

[shaunbhoy]

He may fall foul of IR35 under the "disguised employee" status though. To all intents and purposes he has been sitting around contributing virtually nothing for the last couple of years or more. Someone might believe he was thus "disguised" an HR manager!

[AtW]

He may fall foul of IR35 under the "disguised employee" status though. To all intents and purposes he has been sitting around contributing virtually nothing for the last couple of years or more. Someone might believe he was thus "disguised" an HR manager!

It's not fair! He starred in a few widely circulated videos...

IGMC...

P.S. This thread is so sick...

[centurian]

A sobering thought - what will agents or future employers make of the length of time he was out?

Yeah, quite a CV gap isn't it.

And if he puts down "held as a hostage in the middle east for 2.5 years", the recruiter will probably shake his head and think "Now I'm seen some creative CV fillers for being given a long stretch inside, but this takes the biscuit".

[Alf W]

"Senior Director of Hostages" surely?

His LinkedIn page could be interesting.

Abdul was the best hostage taker I have ever worked with. His commitment to the cause and careful planning .... I would gladly be abducted by Abdul again and would have no hesitation in recommending him...........