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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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