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Post edited by Hmmm... on 29/12/2018 at 18:19.
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Post edited by Hmmm... on 29/12/2018 at 18:19.
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Machie wrote:
> Student loans can't be that much can they? Maybe £2-3,000
> surely?
When I was at uni it was about £3-4 grand per year.
Fortunately I only needed to take mine in the first year (when I needed a PC) and in the last year when I finally moved away from home.
I've never worried about paying it off though, just let them keep taking the money out of my wages, they only take about £15 a month.
> Student loans can't be that much can they? Maybe £2-3,000
> surely?
When I was at uni it was about £3-4 grand per year.
Fortunately I only needed to take mine in the first year (when I needed a PC) and in the last year when I finally moved away from home.
I've never worried about paying it off though, just let them keep taking the money out of my wages, they only take about £15 a month.
Seraphim wrote:
> Machie
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> Hmm okay!
>
> I dont think i would have got away with doing my job topless :P
LOL, maybe but I'll pay you £30 amazon vouchers if you tidy the office in just your panties :D
I think it said there were a lot of student girls and even two guys lol who did it. I guess they're doing it to pay their student loans. Student loans can't be that much can they? Maybe £2-3,000 surely? I wouldnt know, never went to college or university. I went from 6th form to teaching at university though. Only for a few weeks.
> Machie
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> Hmm okay!
>
> I dont think i would have got away with doing my job topless :P
LOL, maybe but I'll pay you £30 amazon vouchers if you tidy the office in just your panties :D
I think it said there were a lot of student girls and even two guys lol who did it. I guess they're doing it to pay their student loans. Student loans can't be that much can they? Maybe £2-3,000 surely? I wouldnt know, never went to college or university. I went from 6th form to teaching at university though. Only for a few weeks.
Machie wrote:
> Ah I see so you won't have to go up to Bradford then.
Thankfully not, I've visitied our Bradford office a number of times and whilst it's fun to visit a state of the art town centre office, which is actually built in an old multi-storey car-park, I wouldn't want to move that far away from my roots permananently.
> When will she stop working and would the redundancy package help a
> little?
No-one is too sure at the moment, everyone was put on a 90-day 'consultation period', during which management will draw up road-maps for handing everything over, so her last day isn't actually finalised yet. The redundancy package isn't great, 1 weeks pay for every year she's been with the company works out at less than two months wages. She would also lose that if they offer her another job within the company which THEY deem suitable (bound to be reservations as Lucy did that for years, but outgrew the role when it ceased to be challenging, so you can understand why she doesn't want to go back to that).
Everything is up in the air at the moment!
> Ah I see so you won't have to go up to Bradford then.
Thankfully not, I've visitied our Bradford office a number of times and whilst it's fun to visit a state of the art town centre office, which is actually built in an old multi-storey car-park, I wouldn't want to move that far away from my roots permananently.
> When will she stop working and would the redundancy package help a
> little?
No-one is too sure at the moment, everyone was put on a 90-day 'consultation period', during which management will draw up road-maps for handing everything over, so her last day isn't actually finalised yet. The redundancy package isn't great, 1 weeks pay for every year she's been with the company works out at less than two months wages. She would also lose that if they offer her another job within the company which THEY deem suitable (bound to be reservations as Lucy did that for years, but outgrew the role when it ceased to be challenging, so you can understand why she doesn't want to go back to that).
Everything is up in the air at the moment!
Machie
Hmm okay!
I dont think i would have got away with doing my job topless :P
Hmm okay!
I dont think i would have got away with doing my job topless :P
Seraphim wrote:
> I was a receptionist at a doctors surgery and did all admin stuff too.
> It was good. Right nosey cow i was :)
LOL I can imagine, did you have any bad or funny experiences while working there? :D
> I was a receptionist at a doctors surgery and did all admin stuff too.
> It was good. Right nosey cow i was :)
LOL I can imagine, did you have any bad or funny experiences while working there? :D
I think it was the Sun or the News of the World, I saw an article about these maids in London who do kinky stuff when they clean your house. But I think they offer sexual services too. :S I don't know about that but I'd love to get one of them to tidy my office topless ^_^
I was a receptionist at a doctors surgery and did all admin stuff too. It was good. Right nosey cow i was :)
full time mother doesn't count :P
Angel what's your work experience? Have you worked anywhere before?
I worked in a hotel briefly and Safeways but we're talking almost a decade ago :)
I worked in a hotel briefly and Safeways but we're talking almost a decade ago :)
Cong_Man wrote:
> Fortuantely I work in a central role, which, in theory, provides a
> service to all of our brands, which none of have their own capability
> to do. So my job should never be at risk of being 'merged out', but I
> do face the same threats as anyone else in an office job today,
> downsizing, outsourcing etc...
Ah I see so you won't have to go up to Bradford then. Well I can see why they did this but of course it's terrible news for the few hundred was it, workers who have lost their jobs. When will she stop working and would the redundancy package help a little? I guess she would then have to go on job seekers allowance and try and get something as soon as possible. Which means lots of contacting, writing, interviews, commuting etc. I don't think she's looking forward to any of that.
> Fortuantely I work in a central role, which, in theory, provides a
> service to all of our brands, which none of have their own capability
> to do. So my job should never be at risk of being 'merged out', but I
> do face the same threats as anyone else in an office job today,
> downsizing, outsourcing etc...
Ah I see so you won't have to go up to Bradford then. Well I can see why they did this but of course it's terrible news for the few hundred was it, workers who have lost their jobs. When will she stop working and would the redundancy package help a little? I guess she would then have to go on job seekers allowance and try and get something as soon as possible. Which means lots of contacting, writing, interviews, commuting etc. I don't think she's looking forward to any of that.
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