The Reality of Working for a Supermarket in 2009/Return to Victorian Britain

lostinrates

dalkey1 wrote: »

Lost In Rates, I don't know about piccies, I'm not even allowed to post links as a new user (8 months)

thereare two ways, as far as I can tell, one is to simply post it, one is too upload it as your avatar. If you swith avatars on lots of nw posters have them, not noticed if any new posters use ohotos though.

Afriend_2

lostinrates wrote: »

thereare two ways, as far as I can tell, one is to simply post it, one is too upload it as your avatar. If you swith avatars on lots of nw posters have them, not noticed if any new posters use ohotos though.

Where's your photo lir. I have a mental pic of a tall curly hair blonde women who keeps bumping into things.

Afriend_2

tesuhoha wrote: »

oh i see, i quoted yep and then you changed it. I think I'll give up,

To be honest, I don't come here to debate. I come here to talk to friends.

dalkey1

Afriend wrote: »

To be honest, I don't come here to debate. I come here to talk to friends.

That is so sweet it has made my Thursday! All say aaaahhh! :beer:

lostinrates

Afriend wrote: »

Where's your photo lir. I have a mental pic of a tall curly hair blonde women who keeps bumping into things.

My photo is on DH's mac screen saver, and nowhere else. I'm not that tall, about five foot five or si, average-ish, but I have an issue in heels next to DH. I bump into things, but you couldn't see that in a photo. Nor me falling over, whih I also do very frequently. But less so, definitely less so since I started a new treatment recently.

lostinrates

dalkey1 wrote: »

Now I am !!!!!!ed, where the fcuk is my avatar? & if I have one, where is it? Sorry Lost In Rates, you remind me of my friend Nicola but you explain???? exactly how she does. ie None the wiser

I hope Nicola is nice!

Go to user CP (in options just above the forum text) and from the list on the left choose ''edit avatar''. If you want to see them you have to ''switch them on'' which you do under ''edit options'' just a few choices below the avatar business. (I don't really get computers.)

bendix

StevieJ wrote: »

To put the other side, I know a lad from Poland who has landed himself a proper job with a blue chip employer, in Ireland, with full training package (accountancy) so not all are treated so badly.

My secretary is from Lithuania. She is currently on a package of £35000 a year, plus bonus, plus all the usual perks (health insurance, life insurance, free gym etc etc).

She told me before that her last job in Vilnius paid her £300 a month.

Unlike the OP's friend, she arrived, worked hard, improved her marketability and is now an excellent contributor to British society.

Afriend_2

lostinrates wrote: »

My photo is on DH's mac screen saver, and nowhere else. I'm not that tall, about five foot five or si, average-ish, but I have an issue in heels next to DH. I bump into things, but you couldn't see that in a photo. Nor me falling over, whih I also do very frequently. But less so, definitely less so since I started a new treatment recently.

Good to see alcoholics anonymous is having some positive results.

I am still a sex addict, unlike broders, his wife didn't cure me.

lostinrates

Afriend wrote: »

Good to see alcoholics anonymous is having some positive results. .

yeah, shame it cn't help me kick the booze to the kerb, eh.:rolleyes:

tesuhoha

StevieJ wrote: »

No they didn't, they just did not block these workers as many other countries did ( I think just three countries allowed the new entrants in). It is more perhaps an assumption made by these workers, due to the fact that they were allowed to work.
BTW I am not saying that the Labour govt did not see the advantages in cheap foreign labour and the effect on inflation.

Just to prove my point somewhat. This article is less than two years old

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2673773.ece

and it seems that the general consensus at that time was that there was a labour shortage in Britain and migrants were being encouraged to come here.