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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    You get paid £MDCCC a DAY? Blimey - what do you do?
    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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  • wendigo100
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    Feck me, it's XII already. Time for lunch.

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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    Well, I only do v minutes work per day anyway so it works out at £ccclx per hour.
    You get paid £MDCCC a DAY? Blimey - what do you do?

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
    £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.
    Well, I only do v minutes work per day anyway so it works out at £ccclx per hour.

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  • thunderlizard
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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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  • wendigo100
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    I'd have thought designing cunning plans to take over the world was moderately interesting.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    I've sometimes had a sense of satisfaction in a job well done, but that wears off quickly too.
    I must try doing a job well sometime. On second thoughts it might just raise their expectations.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by zeitghost
    I find this difficult, if not impossible, to believe.
    I know, that's what I thought, but I can only repeat what I've been told.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    You can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.
    The strange thing is that apparently some people realy like their job.

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  • realityhack
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    How bored are you?
    You can only be so interested on £xx per day. Unless the last x=k or m.

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by ElectricChair View Post
    I'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?
    How bored are you?

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  • ElectricChair
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    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    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.'
    I'm only on £xx per day - should I ask for a rise?

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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    I'm working on being able to mutter '£xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day, £xxxx per day...'
    That might even drown out the voices.

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  • realityhack
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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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  • Old Greg
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    Originally posted by realityhack View Post
    On a day to day basis - for those of us working on site, how numb is your brain with boredom? (poll to follow)
    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.'

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