Originally posted by AtW
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Don't kid yourself.
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Marx did not take into account that abilities are often very limited, but needs are infinite.
Originally posted by John GaltBut why have they got really crap jobs? What is stopping them trying to better themselves?Comment
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I disagree
Originally posted by AtWMarx did not take into account that abilities are often very limited, but needs are infinite.
Needs are few, wants are infinite.Why not?Comment
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Originally posted by John GaltBut why have they got really crap jobs? What is stopping them trying to better themselves?Comment
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman<ahem>Foff.
Having a degree is down to hard work. Having the right skill set is down to smart choices. Getting the right contract is down to honed negotiating skills.
OK right place right time helps, but without my effort none of this woul;d have happened.
To misquote a great wit. The harder I work the luckier I get.
There's not a lot of hard work in getting a degree, not compared to working for a living.
Having the right skill set, or the wrong one, is often more down to luck that judgement.
And "honed negotiating skills"? You mean searching Jobserve, sending emails, waiting for the phone to ring because agents (spit!) are finding contracts for you. Laugh? I nearly shat myself!Comment
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Originally posted by expatYes you put effort into it, and that is a factor. But not as much as effortmost other people put in for less result; and I don't see that it's a big factor.
There's not a lot of hard work in getting a degree, not compared to working for a living.
Having the right skill set, or the wrong one, is often more down to luck that judgement.
And "honed negotiating skills"? You mean searching Jobserve, sending emails, waiting for the phone to ring because agents (spit!) are finding contracts for you. Laugh? I nearly shat myself!
Just because you have had it easy does not mean the rest of us have.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to timeComment
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Originally posted by The Lone GunmanGlad you know so much about me and all the others on this web site.
Just because you have had it easy does not mean the rest of us have.Comment
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Originally posted by The Lone GunmanHaving a degree is down to hard work
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoyNot these days it ain't!!
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