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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostYou will find everything comes down to profit. profit is not just about money. even the people on £6.00 per hour are working for profit.
Now its how much can we screw the workers to save a few hundred then spend ten times the amount on a piss up for the managers.
£6 an hour is then subsidised by WTC so we all pay for the big firms profits.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostWe seem to have a lot of snobs on here who don't appreciate that most people don't have our choices.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Amazon workers in Germany get paid a pittance and have been striking on and off for quite a while now. things are hotting up as they're going to strike during the Christmas rush which will either get them their wage rise, or get them all sacked and cheaper 'immigrants' in or give them a bad smell as people don't receive the Christmas goods they ordered. Also the security at the warehouses seemed to have been run by neo-nazis
German Amazon workers strike in long-running dispute over pay | Business | The Guardian
Amazon sacks 'neo-Nazi' security firm - Telegraph“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postthey may well be, however many firms used to pay fair wages and make good profits.
Now its how much can we screw the workers to save a few hundred then spend ten times the amount on a piss up for the managers.
£6 an hour is then subsidised by WTC so we all pay for the big firms profits.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostAnd also do not appreciate that other people are capable of making their own choices without there being a needto make a TV program to effectively sneer at the value of low paid work.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostThe trouble with your woolly view is what is "fair" and what is "good profit" is entirely subjective. It could easily be argued that what you earn is grossly unfair considering you take no responsibility for what you do , you develop technology that takes peoples jobs away and you do not pay your fair share of tax. Some of you people need to have a long look at yourselves before you start getting sanctimonious about "profit"
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by Dallas View PostI remember doing a 12 hour day Xmas season at Argos as one of the runners on under £3 an hour when I was 17, these folks have it easy!
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Originally posted by socialworker View PostStuff is cheaper than ever. Yes actually we can pay a bit moreto pay decent wages. Im probably one of the lowest paid people around here but I would pay more for things like dvd's . Ive heard this argument before and it is what allows care assistants looking after your granny to be paid crap wages, so that noone capable of doing a higher paid role will do care.
They're ripping off artists and paying their workers minimum to maximise profits and pretty much have a monopoly which isn't healthy. Pay more? Sure but who benefits?Comment
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Originally posted by Dactylion View PostWhen I were a lad I got about £6 per day..... but as you could get a pint for about 1&6 and a beef joint for Sunday dinner for about half a crown I always thought I was doing well!
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