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[avonleigh]

Worked with all three. Paystream were very good, and didn't have any issues with Giant either. Brookson is a whole different ball game. They were absolutely dreadful. Not one month was I paid without issues. Was forced to use them but wouldn't touch them with a barge pole in future....

[avonleigh]

DEC VAX, AS400, System 38, System 36, Tandem, Sequioa etc were all midrange systems. Not mainframes....

[avonleigh]

I always thought it was because of the amount of data they have to process. It's quicker to use mainframes to process such large amounts of transactions....

[avonleigh]

Did similar. Was getting the train every day from Bristol Parkway to Paddington, gig was near Paddington so didn't need to get the tube thankfully. This was back in 2003 and my season ticket was over £7,000. God knows what it would be now. It was horrible. Some weeks fine and then some weeks 2-3 days...

[avonleigh]

Good luck...

[avonleigh]

Yep and if she was fully employed by two private companies, all that would happen is she would be fired for breach of contract and possibly sued. Civil servants are seen differently, hence the criminal prosecution....

[avonleigh]

Wouldn't stay over for one day's work. If it were me I would leave at 6:00 AM to get there for 9:00 AM. Not going to be a big deal if once a fortnight....

[avonleigh]

Never been out of work, other than 5 months during Covid and been contracting since 1998. 2003 was quite bad I remember, took a rate of £192 a day and had to stay away 4 nights a week. Stayed in the cheapest digs I could find. Other people turned their nose up at that rate but it kept my bills paid...