Companies who have frozen wages - when will we see inflation inline increases

Percy1983

N1AK wrote: »

I have just checked OED, Cambridge and Collins dictionaries all of which state that the meaning of net-worth and origin of net-worth are 'net assets' and a fundamentally financial measure.

If you have a reputable source showing the non-financial/monetary origins then I will be obliged to be enlightened and accept my error. If however you don't actually know that net-worth means some vague and nebulous concept of 'worth' I suggest you stop pretending otherwise.

I full agree you are correct in its actual meaning but I am sure you are aware the english language is a funny one.

ie gay used to mean happy.

Anyway some links to go with the above:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=networth

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=net%20worth

Yet again not saying you are wrong, just trying to open you mind a little.

grizzly1911

N1AK wrote: »

Obviously there are plenty of jobs paying considerably more and those jobs are generally defined by one of two factors:

1. There is a shortage of people who can do the job effectively.
2. The value of a nominal improvement in performance is a vast increase in value created

Welcome to a capitalist economy and the wonders of supply and demand.

1.) Not doubt there were a shortage of top *ankers.
2,) No doubt the miselling of PPI, trailer park motrtgage bundles etc. etc. rewarded the staff admirably and that no doubt created an a an enormous amount of wealth.

Jamie_Carter

N1AK wrote: »

I don't need, or intend, to demean nurses, but I'm sick of seeing them treated as some kind of martyrs when there are people doing more demanding jobs for considerably less money, job security and benefits.

You just have.

You obviously know nothing about nursing, and get most of your info from the Daily Mail.

Jamie_Carter

N1AK wrote: »

No, and I wouldn't find either difficult, but my personal physical fitness does not define the bounds of physically demanding and you wishing it to be the case that being a nurse is isn't either.

At some point you're going to realise that I'm not suggesting working as a nurse is easy or anything of the kind but that the people doing it are largely ignorant of the benefits they already have when complaining about pay.


Obviously there are plenty of jobs paying considerably more and those jobs are generally defined by one of two factors:

1. There is a shortage of people who can do the job effectively.
2. The value of a nominal improvement in performance is a vast increase in value created

Welcome to a capitalist economy and the wonders of supply and demand.

So you think you deserve to earn more than nurses, doctors, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, etc... do you???

Loughton_Monkey

Percy1983 wrote: »

Interestingly I am using it by its definition, some personality traits are assets while others can be liabilities.

I follow my own quaint trends, and measure my own net wealth in £notes.

You can, if you want, define my healthy cynicism as an asset but that's up to you. Strange, though, I have never heard anyone say "I would love to retire now, but haven't got enough cynicism and so I'll need to work a few more years...."

I spent £94 at Sainsbury's this afternoon. I did ask if I could pay by ½ hour of intelligence, and 10 minutes of humility, but they apologised and said they prefer my American Express.

Percy1983

Loughton_Monkey wrote: »

I follow my own quaint trends, and measure my own net wealth in £notes.

You can, if you want, define my healthy cynicism as an asset but that's up to you. Strange, though, I have never heard anyone say "I would love to retire now, but haven't got enough cynicism and so I'll need to work a few more years...."

I spent £94 at Sainsbury's this afternoon. I did ask if I could pay by ½ hour of intelligence, and 10 minutes of humility, but they apologised and said they prefer my American Express.

:rotfl::rotfl::D

Anyway my point some of the most valuable people have no money.

Anyway I did start this with displaying my opinion, I know the absolute 100% correct term is financial but many don't use it purely in that fashion.

ILW

Percy1983 wrote: »

I look at somebodies net worth as far more than how much money they have.

True
It refers to how many and what quality nets they own.

N1AK

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

You obviously know nothing about nursing, and get most of your info from the Daily Mail.

The newspaper I read most is "i" and I get more news from the BBC than any other source. Apparently when it comes to knowing nothing about something you're speaking from experience.

N1AK

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

So you think you deserve to earn more than nurses, doctors, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, etc... do you???

I think that what I, you and other commentators 'think' people should be paid has very little influence on what people are paid; which is decided by availability and demand for skills. If I post this enough you might catch on.

I posted in this thread entirely to point out that someone working with very good benefits was happily ignoring those while complaining about their hourly salary.

Finally, I'm perfectly happy earning what I do. My salary was agreed with my employer who apparently believes, as do I, that by me doing my job the value created for them will exceed the cost of my employment.

Jamie_Carter

N1AK wrote: »

The newspaper I read most is "i" and I get more news from the BBC than any other source. Apparently when it comes to knowing nothing about something you're speaking from experience.

Well the Daily Mail would probably be more suited to your views.

So what do you know about nursing (apart from what you have looked up on the net)?