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No - I get paid £xxx per diem but only do v minutes work. So good per horam rate and poor per diem rate.
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You get paid £MDCCC a DAY? Blimey - what do you do?Originally posted by Old Greg View PostWell, I only do v minutes work per day anyway so it works out at £ccclx per hour.
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£xxx per day? That's 30 quid. Tell your client to pay you min wage at least, and start using arabic numerals while they're at it.
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I'd have thought designing cunning plans to take over the world was moderately interesting.
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I must try doing a job well sometime. On second thoughts it might just raise their expectations.Originally posted by zeitghostI've sometimes had a sense of satisfaction in a job well done, but that wears off quickly too.
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I know, that's what I thought, but I can only repeat what I've been told.Originally posted by zeitghostI find this difficult, if not impossible, to believe.
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You can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.Originally posted by Old Greg View PostHow bored are you?
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I'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?Originally posted by Old Greg View PostIt is terrible. I get through the day by stumbling around the corridors muttering, '£xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day.'
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I'm working on being able to mutter '£xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day...'

Of course, people like threaded only have to mutter it once, and they feel better immediately.
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It is terrible. I get through the day by stumbling around the corridors muttering, '£xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day £xxx per day, £xxx per day, £xxx per day.'Originally posted by realityhack View PostOn a day to day basis - for those of us working on site, how numb is your brain with boredom? (poll to follow)
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