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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostReally?
There is a clear differentiation between people in the world. Those who can and those who can't.
Guess who are queuing at the job centre!Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostThere are those on the bench, and those that aren't. The Jobcentre always reminds me of those on the bench.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostMy combined income is £250kComment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostIf a contractor is on the bench he's either can't be bothered or he's a 'those who can' but between cans? Contractors are never those who can't.... Well except SY.
I've been out of work in the past and I don't like it, whether you call it 'between cans' or not.
I don't earn six figures per annum like many of you, so that affects my attitude.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostAnd I trust that you are paying new 50% income tax in full on it?
What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostI try and ensure that I have sufficient resources to be able to delegate the crap jobs to.
Hth.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostI don't pretend to earn six figures per annum like many of you, so that affects my attitude.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostThere are those on the bench, and those that aren't. The Jobcentre always reminds me of those on the bench.
They kindly "invited" me in for an interview to help me find my next challenge. The lady was clueless, asking whether I had considered setting up my own company to become a contractor. I asked her to review the details she had on the screen about me, after which she said "oh, I see....".
On a previous occasion having been put on the bench from permanent employment I asked for them to pay a train fare so that I could attend interview. They refused because the rules stated that if your last salary was greater than £25K (which mine had been) then you weren't entitled to free travel at the taxpayers expense. WTF, so because I had been earning a decent wedge I had this magic pile of money stashed away so that I could pay my own train fares.
It's a sham I tell you. If government REALLY wanted to cure unemployment then they'd pass laws to make employers pay the first 2 years of unemployment benefit for anyone they laid off. That way those employers would soon figure out new ways to use workers whose job functions might have been chopped.Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostContractors are never those who can't.Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
+5 Xeno Cool PointsComment
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