that is one of the most stupid posts i have read in a long time and not even worth commenting on.
That is one of the most stupid posts I have read in a long time and not even worth commenting on.
Why?
Why?
based purely on the fact that she worked in the PS...someone who for 20 years clocked-on at 9am 'til 5pm Mon-Fri and switched their phones off for an hour at lunchtime
so AAM may not be the best place to gauge the mood of the nation..although i am sure its an exercise in self assurance to tell other that you're coping just fine....
I very much doubt the majority of people are professionals. I am certainly not. Also everyone has the chance to get a profession.would it be fair to say that a majority of people who use this forum are professionals (not involved in Construction industry..Architects Engineers etc..) its no real surprise then you haven't been too badly effected then..I suspect that anyone working in a big law firm/accountancy/valuers etc may have benefited from the Governments 2.3 billion fund for services to NAMA etc.. bank employees are being paid albeit less through government bail-out funds, and alot of developers have access to similar type funding to pay their staff...the rest of you may be involved with multi-national corporation whose link with countries finance is vastly less significant than domestic industry (profits sent back to mothership etc...)so AAM may not be the best place to gauge the mood of the nation..although i am sure its an exercise in self assurance to tell other that you're coping just fine...I don't think recessions are ever balanced fairly across society and its unfortunate that those worst effected are people who for what ever reason may not have had the opportunity to become a professional.
that is one of the most stupid posts i have read in a long time and not even worth commenting on.
Say becky gets 80k lump sum, and 12k pension at 60 and another later lump sum of 30k ( all paid for by taxes )and then 3/4 years later gets the same job back in the HSE, exactly what good has that done for the taxpayer?
Sorry to rain on your parade Sunny but not only would I (as a self-employed person) not hire becky but I wouldn't even bother my barney to interview her.
The reasons? Today, Friday, I'm away with one of the lads who works for me. There's no chance we'll see our families before Sunday night 10pm and we'll be at work again at 8am Monday morning. Since Friday last week we've clocked-up 2500kms in the car and this morning I was woken by one of my other employees at 7am (we're only 4 in the company) asking me for stock sheets from customers we visited yesterday so she can get orders prepared and out to the courier for Saturday morning delivery (who obviously has a similar lifestyle to us) and today I'll be visiting shops 'til 10pm (we sell into the retail industry and 10pm is when the shops in the Malls close).
We're a small tight team ranging in age from 27 to 48. We all appreciate that what has to be done has to be done or we don't eat. Tuesday next week is a day off when the 2 lads in the company will be going Pike fishing (the ladies can do as they wish although they have been known to pick up a rod too!).
Can you see any place in our business for someone who for 20 years clocked-on at 9am 'til 5pm Mon-Fri and switched their phones off for an hour at lunchtime??????????
Public sector worker with a reduced net income. Always lived within my means so less nights out, less clothes/shoes/makeup and I bring in lunches (yesterdays dinner), cook from scratch.
Wasn't one for for sun holidays but use to do a good few city breaks - went to Kilkee this year.
Was offered voluntary redundancy this week. Package of €85K now, lump sum of €30K in 20 years time and a pension of €12K when I reach 60.
Won't be accepting it like a lot of my colleagues so waiting to hear what next.
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