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   Fredxx to Byker   
   Re: The genesis the British worker short   
   20 Oct 21 00:41:11   
   
   XPost: uk.politics.misc, aus.politics, uk.legal   
   XPost: alt.politics.uk   
   From: fredxx@nospam.co.uk   
      
   On 20/10/2021 00:29, Byker wrote:   
   > "RH"  wrote in message   
   > news:347c299e-6bda-4ae4-a707-5d5a8ca154abn@googlegroups.com...   
   >   
   >> Note: The problem  of  Britons not taking certain classes of job is   
   >> largely a question of  pa.y   
   >>   
   >> If I want to employ someone  cleaning the sewers ad offer £200 a week I   
   >> will not be able to employ someone.  If I  offer £500  I will be able to   
   >> employ someone. If I offer £1500 per week  I will probably be  inundated   
   >> with CVs.   
   >>   
   >> Jobs fall into two ca are categories: those which are pleasant and   
   >> interesting and  those which  are unpleasant. The former are well paid,   
   >> the latter poorly paid.   
   >   
   > My definition of work: Self-abuse in exchange for money.   
   >   
   > What's the difference between a job and a career?   
   >   
   > A job is when you put up with bullshit for 40 hours a week.   
   >   
   > A career is when you put up with said bullshit for 40 years.   
   >   
   > True, there are people who genuinely LIKE their jobs. There are also   
   > people who become sexually turned-on by the taste of human shit...   
      
   Does this mean you're a bugger to please?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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