I'm not sure whether anyone will actually notice...
BT union announces 48-hour strike action in protest over pay
The union representing upset BT workers has served notice on the one-time UK state owned telco that tens of thousands of engineers and call center operators will down tools for two more days of strikes this month. In a message to members - seen by The Reg - the Communication Workers Union says it intends to “take further …
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Sunday 14th August 2022 22:14 GMT elsergiovolador
Re: Colleagues?
Going for a pint with millionaire CEOs is always amusing, just pretend you can relate to their problems and watch how they quickly change subject if you start talking about yours.
Then after a couple of pints their guilt mode switches in and they want to hear everything.
"Oh man I didn't know it is so bad!"
Just never mention anything about pay rise etc or how the company does not pay enough. It's an instant downer, ideally don't talk about the work at all in such setting.
It's acceptable to say "yeah I keep saving / investing man, hopefully one day I'll be like you".
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Monday 15th August 2022 07:24 GMT sabroni
Re: hopefully one day I'll be like you
And right there is the problem.
As long as the majority believe there's a chance that they could, one day, be the person with all the the wealth they're happy to put up with how unfair this for them now.
Turkey's voting for xmas because it's such a good time for the turkey business.
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Monday 15th August 2022 01:23 GMT Danny 2
The U word
I grew up walking my dog to picket lines, just because. I started work in era and a place where simply saying the U word was instant dismissal. I worked in one factory where I was nicknamed "International Hero of the People", sarcastically of course, simply for standing up for my rights - not even other peoples rights.
It's rarely just about money, it's mostly about respect, something that British management have failed to learn. I don't have a dog now, can't really walk now, but I wish these workers well. The gross level of inequality and poverty is not just unfair and unjust, it's unacceptable and unsustainable.