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I've currently inherited a load of Bob's on this Project as the previous incumbent thought it was a good idea (why do they never learnOriginally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostBloody krauts! Don't they know that the only way to have a successful economy like the UK is to get rid of all your own workers and ship in loads of foreign staff that you can abuse with low wages and poor conditions. Idiots!
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A huge chunk of my time will now be spent teaching the fookers basic English, MS Word & Project skills... while I draft a proposal to replace with home grown contractors.
The really annoying thing is that the rate being charged to the Project is comparable(ish)to UK contractors.
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The Krauts need Bob's
Bloomberg have been running a report ahead of the German employment figures about skills shortage. However, the people they interview go on about training; none of them say, "We need to be able to import loads of skilled workers because the domestic alternatives are thick and lazy."
Bloody krauts! Don't they know that the only way to have a successful economy like the UK is to get rid of all your own workers and ship in loads of foreign staff that you can abuse with low wages and poor conditions. Idiots!Last edited by HairyArsedBloke; 31 August 2010, 08:03. Reason: I put a ' in the title - I nearly as stupid as AtW!Tags: None
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