A Payment A Day - Part Six!

Sassers

euronorris wrote: »

You don't know the half of it! I get quite a few benefits as standard here, that are exceptionally rare to come by in the UK.

Commuter costs are refunded each month, I get a clothing allowance of €31 per month, the pension contribution from the firm is double what the UK paid, mobile phone (with allowance of €69 pm - I don't bother with a personal one anymore), internet paid up to maximum of €30 per month etc. And these increase as you progress through the company. OK, a couple are there because I use them for work - the phone and internet, but I still benefit from them.

Italy has a 13th month at Christmas, a holiday payment (full month's extra pay) in May and a small Easter bonus also! This is before the discretionary bonuses are applied.

I had no idea how badly we compare to the rest of Europe until I moved here.

Good god - I am genuinely astonished and lost for words (and that doesnt happen often I can tell you!)...:eek::eek:
My OH was ranting last night about how we are under the `yoke of crapness' (sic) in this country.....
.I daren't show him your post Norris, it'll set him off all weekend. (I call him Lenin under my breath when he goes into commie-rant mode. lol):D:D:D

25p to PAD please (as promised earlier)
Love Sassers x

Thrifty_Pixie

Hellooooooo!

Just had VERY good news about OH's job! However he's not at all happy about how everything has been handled, and so we're going to be letting them sweat about his future plans over Christmas, and then give them hell when he goes back after his Christmas hols in January. Very relieved to be in this position though!


Small PAD of £10 to my c/c and £3.77 into my PAD pot today as I have loads of gifts still to buy with this month's wages :rolleyes:

So...£13.77 for me today please

*meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep*

euronorris

Sassers wrote: »

Good god - I am genuinely astonished and lost for words (and that doesnt happen often I can tell you!)...:eek::eek:
My OH was ranting last night about how we are under the `yoke of crapness' (sic) in this country.....
.I daren't show him your post Norris, it'll set him off all weekend. (I call him Lenin under my breath when he goes into commie-rant mode. lol):D:D:D

25p to PAD please (as promised earlier)
Love Sassers x

Amazing isn't it!

I daren't tell my old colleagues from the UK firm, it'll probably start a revolt, especially as we were also lucky enough to get a small payrise and bonus this year (I don't expect one next year) and they didn't.

But, a lot of the benefits are mandatory requirements imposed by the authorities here. And, I must also point out that I pay more tax here.......I do see it being spent wisely though so don't mind.

PigginSkint

Hi All

Back at work this afternoon. Feeling a little weary but not to bad - I will be glad to go home though!

Today's PAD is £5.04 to Evil Egg

violetblue

More bingo winnings PADded today, so another £5 for me.

I'm off out for drinkies and a meal tonight, have budgetted £40 but I don't intend to spend all that, so whatever's left will be my PAD for tomorrow!

Wesker

£50 to MBNA CC today :T

3 weeks till Xmas day :xmassmile

cashsaver

Hi everyone.... back to paddin... been AWOL for a little while..... back on the wagon now.

£200 just paid to Capital One.

Ta muchly
xxx

Kittenkirst

Raided boyf's spare change (with his permission of course :0P) so £2.46 to the change tins

Also Ebay bids are up to £14ish so will bank that all as a PAD once bidding finishes yay!

honeybear_2

Hi everyone :hello:

Hope all is well with all

£3.28 for me today

tomtombeanie

post and run today - hope you are all well. 5p to the penny pot, please!