LondonHMFC Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 We are all working from home next week, imagine it may well be extended. Already had numerous folk asking if the company will pick up the extra charges for electricity etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charon Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Iran releases 70,000 folk from the jail. If we follow them WTM be back on the streets 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Wragg Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Apparently someone at my work is 'claiming' they have it. Management seem to think she's at itBit of a risky PR strategy in the current climate if they put pressure on her to continue as normal and she's actually got it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy1929 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Just now, H Wragg said: 23 minutes ago, staggy1929 said: Apparently someone at my work is 'claiming' they have it. Management seem to think she's at it Bit of a risky PR strategy in the current climate if they put pressure on her to continue as normal and she's actually got it. Yeah that's what i'm thinking. Bold move 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, hk blues said: I work at home - online teaching (it's a kind of work, honestly) and I spend all my time on the internet whilst 'working' - in fact I'm writing this during a lesson. Wise of you to allow space to develop learner autonomy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dee Man said: How does one get themselves such a dream job? In other news, the local supermarkets toilet paper shelves are still empty as are the pasta shelves. When will this madness end? Where I am, the shelves are often bare so we won't notice any difference if and when the lurgy strikes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, JTS98 said: Wise of you to allow space to develop learner autonomy. Definitely. One must make sacrifices. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Dee Man said: How does one get themselves such a dream job? In other news, the local supermarkets toilet paper shelves are still empty as are the pasta shelves. When will this madness end? I've found this side of it interesting to compare my experience of things in Malaysia with the western reaction. It's actually the opposite of what I'd expected. I've lived in Asia for pushing a decade now and I don't think it's unkind to suggest that Asians can be a hysterical lot in the face of any kind of public fuss. Yet there's been no such nonsense here. My local supermarkets, and the big ones in the main malls, are all perfectly well-stocked, nobody is running around with trolleys full of pasta or noodles or bog roll. All perfectly calm so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendan Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, JTS98 said: I've found this side of it interesting to compare my experience of things in Malaysia with the western reaction. It's actually the opposite of what I'd expected. I've lived in Asia for pushing a decade now and I don't think it's unkind to suggest that Asians can be a hysterical lot in the face of any kind of public fuss. Yet there's been no such nonsense here. My local supermarkets, and the big ones in the main malls, are all perfectly well-stocked, nobody is running around with trolleys full of pasta or noodles or bog roll. All perfectly calm so far. To be fair, there isn't actually much hysteria in the shops here, it's just that the news and social media here latch onto a few minor things and blow them out of all proportion. A few (long-life) items are sold out after unexpected demand. That's all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure people complaining about not being able to go off work isnt because they are using debt to furnish a lavish lifestyle, but rather that they are working under shitty pay and sick leave conditions, in a country where housing, utilities etc is extortionate. But let's not let that get in the way of bog standard "AYE BUT AH BET THEYV GOAT A 55 INCH TELLY AND SMART PHONES" type patter 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Dee Man said: How does one get themselves such a dream job? Should've stuck in at the school. 25 minutes ago, charon said: Iran releases 70,000 folk from the jail Not sure how adding known criminals into the equation helps. Edited March 11, 2020 by Sergeant Wilson -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock_the_squak Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 A guy in my work is self-isolating as a precaution. He's been off since last Thursday. No idea if he's been tested yet for Covid-19 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendan Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Bahrain takes 165 of its citizens back from Iran - 77 test positive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: It's very cheap to borrow and very difficult to grow your money by saving unless you're willing to self invest. You can't blame people for what is a structural issue. Even more so now based on the latest news from the BOE 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure people complaining about not being able to go off work isnt because they are using debt to furnish a lavish lifestyle, but rather that they are working under shitty pay and sick leave conditions, in a country where housing, utilities etc is extortionate. But let's not let that get in the way of bog standard "AYE BUT AH BET THEYV GOAT A 55 INCH TELLY AND SMART PHONES" type patter Tories: THEY CAN'T BE POOR, THEY HAVE A SMARTPHONE Tory Policies: TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST NEED MUST HAVE THE INTERNET ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS WILL BE SHREDDED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Tories: THEY CAN'T BE POOR, THEY HAVE A SMARTPHONE Tory Policies: TO APPLY FOR THIS JOB YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST NEED MUST HAVE THE INTERNET ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS WILL BE SHREDDEDYep. Internet is a bare essential for modern life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure people complaining about not being able to go off work isnt because they are using debt to furnish a lavish lifestyle, but rather that they are working under shitty pay and sick leave conditions, in a country where housing, utilities etc is extortionate. But let's not let that get in the way of bog standard "AYE BUT AH BET THEYV GOAT A 55 INCH TELLY AND SMART PHONES" type patterA smart phone is like a 55" tv for you though so smart savings there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure people complaining about not being able to go off work isnt because they are using debt to furnish a lavish lifestyle, but rather that they are working under shitty pay and sick leave conditions, in a country where housing, utilities etc is extortionate. But let's not let that get in the way of bog standard "AYE BUT AH BET THEYV GOAT A 55 INCH TELLY AND SMART PHONES" type patterThey could invest in themselves and get more qualifications and a better job?I agree with what you're saying but if you look at the average person in lots of debt who works then I would bet that they have lots of things they dont need or really can afford.Average debt in 1990 was about 2k. Now its 15k despite no real wage increases.People end up trapped in debt and it's not a good thing. Employers can treat people like shit because they know they're desperate. It's a society based on people buying shit they dont need. As I said it's almost considered good or normal now to exist like this until the interest rates go up and everyone is fucked.80% of GDP is debt. The country is ruined economically. -8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 1 hour ago, D.A.F.C said: I don't want to drag this off topic again. It seems like its socially acceptable even after a banking crisis to have thousands of pounds of debt and live day by day. No problem with that but when times get tough someone has to pay it back. The economy cant exist on nothing. I hope you'll be saving all your spare cash to buy a home without a mortgage since you're so opposed to people having thousands of pounds of debt. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: 80% of GDP is debt. The country is ruined economically. No offence but I don't think you understand what this means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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