28th March 2006, 07:09 PM
Yep Ok. I'll grant that the whole subject is not one conducive to solutions (certainly not the sarcastic ones proffered so far) and therefore shouldn't be on this forum. More of an ill thought out rant.
I would like to defend myself on the charge of hypocrisy though. With my relatively high (for the industry)wage and inflation busting pay rises, I am just about keeping my head above water. And it's taken a long hard marginal slog to get here. I cannot afford a mortgage, don't have children, and don't have a pension, and have no real hope of acquiring any of them even in the long term.
Lastly, I don't really want to name my employer, not because of fear of competition (that was a joke) but because I am prone to ill thought out rants and would like to remain semi-anonymous. I'll shut up now.[:I]
I would like to defend myself on the charge of hypocrisy though. With my relatively high (for the industry)wage and inflation busting pay rises, I am just about keeping my head above water. And it's taken a long hard marginal slog to get here. I cannot afford a mortgage, don't have children, and don't have a pension, and have no real hope of acquiring any of them even in the long term.
Lastly, I don't really want to name my employer, not because of fear of competition (that was a joke) but because I am prone to ill thought out rants and would like to remain semi-anonymous. I'll shut up now.[:I]