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The death of the coffee shops
Realistically, if you want to pay £4 for a coffee with all the extras including snob factor, then you would go to a starbucks and get one with all the trimmings If you just want a coffee then you'll probably grab one from burger king, greggs, MccyD or some other low end fried cat pusher. -
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Alternate friday 5
* Worst Job : I once got an agency job during Uni at a car finance firm. My job was to chase up money from the families of people who had died, by ringing up or writing to the next of kin, and threatening them with being sued ( clientco didn't want the car back except as a last resort ). I... -
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Aaargh! Permie Land Beckons
With much regret, and quite some curiousity, I am going for a permie interview tomorrow! I'm finding the whole idea of it a bit weird, to be honest. Its quite a good job and a fair wage, but ...... part of me wants to run screaming into the night at the thought of being in permieland. :eek... -
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Artificial stupidity
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What things have you dreamed of owning?
I'd like to own a tropical island. Hopefully with a very high elevation to avoid drowning when global warming causes the seas to rise. And enough room to grow food for when the credit crunch turns the world in Jubilee by Derek Jarman. -
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Things to do at work
Lunchtime Menu Lunchtime Menu In soho I imagine you can get a double blow burger, hold the mayo :rollin: -
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IR35 or not ?
Hi All, :wave: My question is this. I've just picked up a contract at a consultancy, working for their client on the client site. Now, the actual work to be undertaken is to do anything and everything the client wants, and may well change from month to month. The contract is with the... -
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Fake jobs
Yet more fake jobs Yet more fake jobs I had an amusing one last week - I can't quite decide if it is a fake or not, but let me run you through the toe curling conversation. Me + Family @ Pub Lunch Ring! Ring! Me : Hello, IT Drone Speaking Language Barrier Agent : Hi, We got your CV for XYZ...- Pingu
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Resten Jones
Resten Jones Hi, I've had dealings with them. If I had anything positive to say I would.- Pingu
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Asking for a payrise - just started?
Robbed and mugged Robbed and mugged A few quid an hour is not really worth feeling down about. When I was a virgin contractor ( heh, happens to everyone ) I got to site and found out that the other 6 guys were on £50 a day more. Since the contract lasted 6 months the other guys were over 6k...- Pingu
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Safety in the workplace
Darwin Darwin Evolution in action. "The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard" -
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House price change for August - what happens next?
Deeper Underground.... Deeper Underground.... I chained myself to a mortgage slightly over a year ago, and no doubt my house has gone down slightly, and probably has more to go. Been on the bench for 3 months now, and certainly feeling a little nervous about future gigs :eek , although I did...
