City workers salaries

studentphil

What do people make of them getting tens of thousands in bonuses?

Really they don't work any harder than many nurses or charity workers for example, so it could be seen as pure greed rather than healthy rewards.

lewt

have you not made anymore than 10p cashback phil? you should reasd some of kates threads on the refferal bored

studentphil

lewt wrote:

have you not made anymore than 10p cashback phil? you should reasd some of kates threads on the refferal bored

I have made a tenner now, just not updated the sig.

Quackers

studentphil wrote:

What do people make of them getting tens of thousands in bonuses?

Really they don't work any harder than many nurses or charity workers for example, so it could be seen as pure greed rather than healthy rewards.

Good Luck to them.

How can it be seen as pure greed? - its a job & the bonus is offered to them as a reward for acheiving targets. They have to work hard, I imagine, to acheive, so why shouldn't they take the reward if it is offered.

Would you refuse a bonus on top of your salary if it was offered and say 'no thanks, that'd be greedy'? I dont think anyone would.

WEll, I wouldn't

brazilianwax

Quackers wrote:

Good Luck to them.

How can it be seen as pure greed? - its a job & the bonus is offered to them as a reward for acheiving targets. They have to work hard, I imagine, to acheive, so why shouldn't they take the reward if it is offered.

They work bl00dy hard - a lifetime's work in a short period usually. They age quickly and most burn out in their 30s. Their pay reflects the fact that they half kill themselves to meet targets (which are usually about making the company billions).

Claire

studentphil

I am sure even I could sit there and press about on my Spreadsheets and I am nothing special.

What they do does not seem hugely special but maybe the hours and graft are.

brazilianwax

studentphil wrote:

I am sure even I could sit there and press about on my Spreadsheets and I am nothing special.

What they do does not seem hugely special but maybe the hours and graft are.

With respect Phil, you haven't got a clue what you're talking about.

Alleycat

They do a hell of a lot more than "press about on their spreadsheets". Could you forecast share prices etc? I know I couldn't!

Doesn't mean that nurses, charity workers etc are not worth their weight in gold. Just that money talks and hefty bonuses reflect the levels of profit they are making for their employers.

Tojo_Ralph

studentphil wrote:

I am sure even I could sit there and press about on my Spreadsheets and I am nothing special.

Well just go do it then, there's nothing stopping you, and if you too end up as knackered each day as brazilianwax says yon city workers are, then you will be far too f****** tired to log onto MSE when you have finished whooping it up with the other fat wallets..... And that IMHO sounds like a result all round..... Right kids?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand relax.

Sazbo

Tojo_Ralph wrote:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand relax.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

studentphil

Alleycat wrote:

They do a hell of a lot more than "press about on their spreadsheets". Could you forecast share prices etc? I know I couldn't!

Doesn't mean that nurses, charity workers etc are not worth their weight in gold. Just that money talks and hefty bonuses reflect the levels of profit they are making for their employers.

So does the home share investor to be honest. They look at Economic data and company data and make similar Estimates.