JayCarr
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£619 around 9%
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Ben G
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Originally posted by whitter45
great thread some some interesting figures
Fair play to many people on here earning decent wages - its good to hear in the hard times we had in the past
ben - out of interest what shift allowance do you get
Serious question as my engineers work shifts are we standardizing t&C's at present
2 shift - flat money on days, 33% on nights (this is what I started on for a few months).
3 shift - 27% across all shifts. Been on this since October 2007.
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Dave
Aldi staff deserve to be paid well, they are worked a lot harder than other supermarket staff.
Definitely. They also have to put up with the scum of society. Sod that.
I went there a few times as everyone was banging on about how cheap their stuff is. Yeah, but you have to go in with a swat team ffs.
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pow
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Ben I'm not digging at all, don't you get mega bored doing the same thing day in day out?
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Ben G
I went there a few times as everyone was banging on about how cheap their stuff is. Yeah, but you have to go in with a swat team ffs.
I suppose it depends where you live!
There's one in a reasonably nice part of Wokingham and the car park is full of what can only be described as 'middle class school run cars' and the store is full of Champagne Charlies'
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Ben G
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Originally posted by pow
Ben I'm not digging at all, don't you get mega bored doing the same thing day in day out?
Not really mate. I'm in quite a unique position where by i don't have a fixed job in my area so i'm mostly offline doing engine repairs but will cover guys who are off.
No different to working in an office typing on a computer all day, or a bus driver doing his round.
I know what you mean though. Some guys have one fixed job and don't really talk to anyone. I work with a great group of young guys who all love a bit of banter. Makes the time fly.
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Neo
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Originally posted by Ben G
Some guys have one fixed job and don't really talk to anyone.
Sounds like bliss
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pow
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I can just imagine the REEEEEEEM ford production line, all talking like they're from towie
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by Neo
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Some guys have one fixed job and don't really talk to anyone.
Sounds like bliss
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Ben G
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It is bliss until they go psycho
[Edited on 02-04-2015 by Ben G]
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ed
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I've got some friends who work at JLR, one of them is involved with production and he told me there's an old guy in the Castle Brom plant who fits brake pedals (or something like that). Apparently he's been doing it for something like 30 years, standing in the same spot - the only thing that's changed are the cars which go down the line.
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pow
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God I make work for myself so every day is different. Coasting is boring.
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Ben G
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That's why we all get excited when one of us smashes a hole in a sump proper facepalm moment, followed by a mad rush to stem the flow of 5 litres of oil pissing out 
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pow
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Sad times if the highlight of the day is to save 5 litres of oil pissing out a sump
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ed
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Work's always a bit more interesting if something goes wrong  
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deano87
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Sounds like I shouldn't have listened at school. Then I might be on more money
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Ben G
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Fuck off I got decent grades and went to college. Couple of guys here with uni degree's also. It's just a case of getting in at the right time.
It was this or PCSO. Looking back, I believe I made the right choice.
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whitter45
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Agree a lot around career progression is right place at the right time and your ability to network goes a lot further than grades and uni
Apart fro my first job after uni I have rarely referenced my degree in engineering
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pow
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I haven't got a degree :O
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VrsTurbo
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I failed most my GCSEs
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ed
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I'm entirely self taught in my profession, doing far better now than when I was working in my field of study.
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RichR
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I'm doing better now than I was in my field of study too - however, that job helped me to get to this one (to a point).
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Aaron
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I've got a PhD
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Neo
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Originally posted by pow
I haven't got a degree :O
And our A levels were self taught in pubs and tyrefitters/mot waiting rooms
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pow
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Kwikffit lol
Don't forget down the burger van
[Edited on 10-04-2015 by pow]
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