In my day...

[Ticktock]

FIL retired at 53. Owns his own home, has a pension. Always moaning. Go figure.

FIL's neighbour "works" every so often doing odd jobs. Has never had a full time job.
Bought his house with a mortgage, while on the dole, for less than £30K.

Tries to tell me how easy I have it, how "you don't know your born, you kids nowadays".

[suityou01]

FIL's neighbour "works" every so often doing odd jobs. Has never had a full time job.
Bought his house with a mortgage, while on the dole, for less than £30K.

Tries to tell me how easy I have it, how "you don't know your born, you kids nowadays".

Id go postal.

[Mich the Tester]

FIL retired at 53. Owns his own home, has a pension. Always moaning. Go figure.

Of course he moans; he's got bugger all else to do!

[vetran]

I never say any of them, except occasionally number 2; never work for free. I genuinely think it's better for young people to take a tulipty job that pays a wage than to work for free for someone who thinks he has a divine right to employ unpaid interns (unless there's a job guarantee at the end of a short internship or the internshp is necessary for your qualifications). If you've got a good brain, you can start work stacking shelves or lugging heavy objects around and you'll still be able to make a success of yourself.

there is a certain amount of kudos in working for a household name as an intern, however it shouldn't be working for free, its working for reputation and experience that will allow you to jump a few rungs.