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Money for nothing
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who earns money for nothing?
Bleeding plumbers, if they were paid by the "tuts" then they'd be millionaires!
Not happy :(
Bleeding plumbers, if they were paid by the "tuts" then they'd be millionaires!
Not happy :(
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Oy!
My mate's a fully qualified (and experienced) plumber, with additional qualifications (leading to his Corgi-registration) in gas central heating. He doesn't charge a call-out fee and works (efficiently and conscientiously) for �10 per hour. If you're paying more than that, you've only got yourself to blame for not doing your homework before engaging the services of a cowboy.
My mate's a fully qualified (and experienced) plumber, with additional qualifications (leading to his Corgi-registration) in gas central heating. He doesn't charge a call-out fee and works (efficiently and conscientiously) for �10 per hour. If you're paying more than that, you've only got yourself to blame for not doing your homework before engaging the services of a cowboy.
NK:
Around here, in East Anglia, many public libraries and other 'official' buildings have as many signs in Polish as they do in English. There's even an agency, in Ipswich, which specialises in linking up local customers with Polish tradesmen. Such competition might upset our local plumbers, carpenters, builders, etc but it's good news for local people who want to employ those types of tradesmen.
Around here, in East Anglia, many public libraries and other 'official' buildings have as many signs in Polish as they do in English. There's even an agency, in Ipswich, which specialises in linking up local customers with Polish tradesmen. Such competition might upset our local plumbers, carpenters, builders, etc but it's good news for local people who want to employ those types of tradesmen.
Pinktwink:
I spent 15 years in teaching. I never worked less than 60 hours per week, and often worked much longer. (During my first 2 years in teaching, I only went to bed, for a few hours, on 3 or 4 nights per week. I worked through the night on most of the time).
I spent many of my so-called 'holidays' taking the football and cricket teams on tour, or attending courses (deemed essential for my job) for which I received no payment.
Quite often I was expected to pay hundreds of pounds to attend those courses in my holidays, even though I couldn't do my job without them. For example, our school had to have someone who was allowed to sign documents which could lead to less-able students achieving a GCSE pass. My colleague, who did that job, went on maternity leave and I had to cancel my foreign holiday, at considerable expense to myself, to attend an Easter course so that I could get the relevant qualification. I then spent the next few months, with the support of my union, trying to get the �300 fee I'd paid (for attending an essential course in my own time) refunded.
I spent 15 years in teaching. I never worked less than 60 hours per week, and often worked much longer. (During my first 2 years in teaching, I only went to bed, for a few hours, on 3 or 4 nights per week. I worked through the night on most of the time).
I spent many of my so-called 'holidays' taking the football and cricket teams on tour, or attending courses (deemed essential for my job) for which I received no payment.
Quite often I was expected to pay hundreds of pounds to attend those courses in my holidays, even though I couldn't do my job without them. For example, our school had to have someone who was allowed to sign documents which could lead to less-able students achieving a GCSE pass. My colleague, who did that job, went on maternity leave and I had to cancel my foreign holiday, at considerable expense to myself, to attend an Easter course so that I could get the relevant qualification. I then spent the next few months, with the support of my union, trying to get the �300 fee I'd paid (for attending an essential course in my own time) refunded.
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