Reply to: Lots of job cuts

[Spacecadet]

Speak for yourself. I never browsed internet forums when I was working, except occasionally after work, and I've no idea how this lot manage it.

By carefully managing the clients expectations

[Mich the Tester]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_...st/8352066.stm

Ummm, somehow I don't see the point of going on strike if your boss is about to sack you. Won't that just convince him he's right?

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...re/8352148.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...re/8350171.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8352456.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_...st/8352066.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8352640.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8350344.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...re/8352721.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8352372.stm

etc etc.

Still, there's five buyers for every property onsale so...

[Mich the Tester]

What's shocking about losing your job More the norm these days I'd have thought.

Yep. I can never understand why permies think they have more 'job security' than contractors; is it because they're paid so little that they think they're cheap?

[TimberWolf]

Hundreds of jobs go at Ericsson

Union Unite said the news came as a "shock" to workers.

What's shocking about losing your job More the norm these days I'd have thought.

[TimberWolf]

I dunno, we contractors sit about all day, posting in forums, browsing the net for for £400 to £550 a day on average, and whinge about bankers ... glass houses and all that ... know when you've got it good ...

Speak for yourself. I never browsed internet forums when I was working, except occasionally after work, and I've no idea how this lot manage it.

[Mich the Tester]

I dunno, we contractors sit about all day, posting in forums, browsing the net for for £400 to £550 a day on average, and whinge about bankers ... glass houses and all that ... know when you've got it good ...

Yep, but at least we don't make everyone else bankrupt.

[Jeebo72]

I dunno, we contractors sit about all day, posting in forums, browsing the net for for £400 to £550 a day on average, and whinge about bankers ... glass houses and all that ... know when you've got it good ...

[gingerjedi]

Sounds painful.

http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/pro...roducts_id=877

[TimberWolf]

you won't be suprosed to hear that these job cuts will mean certain budgets somewhere are met and so the overpaid directors can earn the 100k yearly bonuses too

I am so glad our tax payers money is being used to rob the poor and pay the rich.

Indians

[Moscow Mule]

Bankers? I 5hit 'em.

Sounds painful.

[AtW]

Wasn't Lloyds the bank that was actually doing OK until El Gordo told them to buy another bank that was, to put it mildly, fuqqed?

It was doing really well.

[gingerjedi]

They've had some of these employee's at home for months, I have a mate who failed to get his own job at interview and he's been sat at home for 9 months on 90kpa.

At least he'll stop bragging about it... until he gets his five figure redundancy cheque.

Bankers? I 5hit 'em.

[original PM]

you won't be suprosed to hear that these job cuts will mean certain budgets somewhere are met and so the overpaid directors can earn the 100k yearly bonuses too

I am so glad our tax payers money is being used to rob the poor and pay the rich.

[Platypus]

Wasn't Lloyds the bank that was actually doing OK until El Gordo told them to buy another bank that was, to put it mildly, fuqqed?

Yes