If someone calls you a 'private sector capitalist pig'

[Sysman]

A guide to strike etiquette

A man should always open a door for a lady striker, even though she will find it violently sexist.

[SimonMac]

A guide to strike etiquette

Never be arrogant or condescending - particularly when pointing out the horrendous spelling mistakes on a teacher's placard.

Can you hold up a instead?

[NotAllThere]

A guide to strike etiquette

'what in the name of #§°@#° $#@^ are you talking about you delusional, self-serving piss-bucket?'

[wim121]

Where's the 'Punch their lights out' option?

I hate Socialists with a passion. Grrrrrr.

Shame I cant give you +rep for that. Best comment in this thread .....

I dont see this issue people have with the private sector? These are obviously the same idiots that blame maggie for the mines, refusing to acknowledge the fact for over a decade beforehand, there were frequent strikes and issues in the power sector. What else did people expect the country to do when it was broke? Mug an Irishman and steal his pot of gold?

The private sector made the UK the thriving economy it came to be at the turn of the century. The private sector fuels and pays for all society, the public sector included.







I just cannot understand public workers, they are an alien concept to me. No one has ever been able to explain the concept of striking to me in a way I can see as logical. (+rep to the person who can )

The way I see it, is, if you arent happy with your job, find something else. If every worker is so unhappy they leave, the employer is forced to change conditions, to get people working for them.

I cant understand how a striker thinks. They arent happy with their working conditions so instead of finding another employer, they strike. What do they expect? A cuddle off their boss?

Also I dont understand people striking over pay. If your company hasnt made enough profits and like many others, cannot afford a payrise for all, how does striking and incurring them agency/contractor pay rates (since you cant sack them) and generally costing the company a lot more money, while you swan off on strike make any sense at all? If you want a payrise, instead of incurring your company/sector more money, show some initiative, show them a way to save money, then ask for your payrise. Most bosses would love to give workers extra money and keep such dilgent people that save the company/sector a fortune.

[NotAllThere]

wim121 called me a sexist pig for suggesting that men think about sex almost constantly. So he's either delusional, or a woman. Or both.

I was balloted once whether to have a one day strike. I worked out that it would take me several years, if we won and got the pay increase we wanted, to recoup that day's loss. French strikers don't lose pay when they go on strike.

[wim121]

wim121 called me a sexist pig for suggesting that men think about sex almost constantly. So he's either delusional, or a woman. Or both.

That was a bit random !? Anyway not all men think about sex all the time. Sometimes I go almost an entire day without it crossing my mind ....

Nope, neither a woman or delusional. Tested and approved to be sane

I was balloted once whether to have a one day strike. I worked out that it would take me several years, if we won and got the pay increase we wanted, to recoup that day's loss. French strikers don't lose pay when they go on strike.

Ughhhhh dont get me started on the French .......

If you had your pay covered though, would you have gone on strike? How can you expect an employer to give you a payrise if the productivity to wages ratio drops? Wouldnt it be better to work harder, then tell the employer if they want to keep the enhanced productivity, to renumerate you?

[Mason Boyne]

Where's the "Thanks very much I worked hard to get where I am!" option?

[NotAllThere]

That was a bit random !?

Not really, given the subject of this thread is "If someone called you a private sector capitalist pig, would you..."

Tested and approved to be sane

So there was some doubt, then,

If you had your pay covered though, would you have gone on strike?

An interesting question. I wouldn't have voted for it, but if it had been covered, I guess the other guys might well have.

[cojak]

..and tell him "it's our feckin' taxes that paying your wages Sonny Jim".

[minestrone]

Very open to anyone who asks to say I am a private sector capitalist, actually very proud of it.

What would I say to someone who said that to me?

...best not said on here but I would be making sure the comment provoked a punch.