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[Sysman]

Wrong. When we used it they told us to contact our hospital for an emergency dental appointment - never even knew hospitals kept a dentist on standby - on a Sunday which got things sorted out.

Yep, hospitals do keep dentists around. But I only knew that because an old schoolmate did his first stint after qualifying as a dentist in a hospital.

Incidentally he was on contractor style money straight after qualifying. That hospital stint netted him £14K p.a. doing piecework when I thought I was doing well as a permie on £5K.

In hindsight I should be thankful to him for introducing me to the idea of contracting

[Sysman]

Maybe the problem is Sas. It's odd how arrogant people who like to complain about everything and tell people they aren't doing things right tend to get bad service so often.

That is the problem with civil servants the world round.

Get stroppy about that work permit or visa and your paperwork gets shuffled to the bottom of the pile.

[d000hg]

That is the problem with civil servants the world round.

Get stroppy about that work permit or visa and your paperwork gets shuffled to the bottom of the pile.

No, it's nothing to do with civil servants. PEOPLE are like this. Treat your builder like a lower class oik and you'll find he's less than helpful when a pipe bursts. Treat your waiter like a servant and your order may get screwed up.

What goes around comes around as they say.