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Hardly. Does he want the moon on a stick at those rates?
Carl used recruitment and Jobcentre websites to fill his telemarketing positions that would have earned the workers £100 basic pay in the first two weeks.Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions." -
So in the current climate, with people going to food banks who are on the dole and not getting paid - you'd risk your safety net for a job offering £50 a week in a dodgy startup on the promise that if he does make it he'll perhaps give you commission.Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
I know what I'd do. 10 quid a day is taking the mick thats not even 2 pound an hour..
Give me a break ...
And he looks like a dodgy geezer if you ask me...Comment
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Initially I thought typical workshy bastards.
Then you realise it's £50 per week. So the 'He said he'd be better off on benefits' is fricking right.
The guy is a cold calling parasite. Once many moons ago I tried to do cold calling telesales for a summer job. I lasted one evening. I hated it.
You have to have a skin thicker than Churchill soaked in vinegar and baked in an oven for 10 hours coupled with an 'I'm gods gifts' attitude to even think of doing cold calling.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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So run by me again why it didn't work out for you?Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostInitially I thought typical workshy bastards.
Then you realise it's £50 per week. So the 'He said he'd be better off on benefits' is fricking right.
The guy is a cold calling parasite. Once many moons ago I tried to do cold calling telesales for a summer job. I lasted one evening. I hated it.
You have to have a skin thicker than Churchill soaked in vinegar and baked in an oven for 10 hours coupled with an 'I'm gods gifts' attitude to even think of doing cold calling.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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I thought we liked entrepreneurs on here?Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostIndeed.
The sun article shows the tagline "local dealers, local cars to local buyers"
Where oh where can you put in your post code or town ???
That guy is going to end up on the dole himself.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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