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  • BrowneIssue
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    A way of getting post count up? In the good old days they would be in tpd...
    Good point. Hey, nice pali!

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    FFS do you want to post another five threads on this topic?
    A way of getting post count up? In the good old days they would be in tpd...

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  • thunderlizard
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    Originally posted by basshead View Post
    I prefer to rely on my skills, positivity and entrepreneurial spirit to get contracts than buy into gloom and doom peddled by the media. Lots of contracts about all over the place so just re-train, re-focus and keep your business going. Unless you're a disguised permie tax dodger that is
    Hear hear!

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  • Turion
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    Originally posted by basshead View Post
    I prefer to rely on my skills, positivity and entrepreneurial spirit to get contracts than buy into gloom and doom peddled by the media.
    That's what I kept saying to my other 'alf, while watching daytime tv during the last downturn. Thing is by end April 2003, it was true. The phone had sprung back into life and I was working again within a month. With forsight I was lucky it was too late to save that relationship, otherwise she would be cashing in on my success.

    A good recession and spell of joblessness is a good way to blow out nackered relationships.

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  • Sockpuppet
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    Aye. Good think about me. Logistics are logistics.

    I can quite happily work anywhere in the world as the principles are the same. Other than some specifics a lorry is generally a lorry.

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  • DieScum
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    "I prefer to rely on my skills, positivity and entrepreneurial spirit to get contracts than buy into gloom and doom peddled by the media. Lots of contracts about all over the place so just re-train, re-focus and keep your business going. Unless you're a disguised permie tax dodger that is"

    Exactly. Good attitude.

    To be honest if there was no work about I'd be off to do a bit of travelling for a while. I suppose not really an option for those with a family!

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  • scooterscot
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    What's does the UK and US expect, wars cost money.

    I doubt Russia and China are going through similar experiences.

    This contractor is untouchable as my services are global, my advice to you - get out there!

    And for the permies.. stop yer foul mouthed non-risk taking whinging, quack quack

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  • basshead
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    I prefer to rely on my skills, positivity and entrepreneurial spirit to get contracts than buy into gloom and doom peddled by the media. Lots of contracts about all over the place so just re-train, re-focus and keep your business going. Unless you're a disguised permie tax dodger that is

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by miffy View Post
    If we do go into recession, ALL of us will get hit.

    End of.
    Yes, and not only work. Also our assets will become worthless because of inflation and house price crash. The environment is screwed up because of pollution and democracy is disappearing.

    I suggest to rename the forum as DOOM UK. Because we are all doomed, anyway.

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  • miffy
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    If we do go into recession, ALL of us will get hit.

    End of.

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  • SueEllen
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    FFS do you want to post another five threads on this topic?

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  • Turion
    started a topic Permie UK

    Permie UK

    There is a barrage of doom laden depression depicting articles erupting in the news media, such as below:

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...on-796428.html

    If it happens it will be bad for permies, but devastating for contracting as projects are canned and budgets cut.

    I think that in the next 6 months there will be a role reversal, so instead of us hearing all about permies planning to go contracting, it will be contractors asking for advice about how to go permie.

    What we will need then is a new website Permie UK. Could be a money maker for a benched contractor.

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