Council moves chavs into £200k new builds

neverdespairgirl

SingleSue wrote: »

I do not own a tracksuit,

I own a tracksuit - it's very useful when I wear it, to the gym or badminton, no other occasions (-:

oldMcDonald

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I own a tracksuit - it's very useful when I wear it, to the gym or badminton, no other occasions (-:

You will be pleased to know that this does not make you a chav. You own a tracksuit to wear when enjoying a splendid game of badminton, rather than wearing 'trackies' when buying your Skol down the 'offie'. Big difference

BTW, 3.04am neverdespairgirl? 3.04am?

Do you ever sleep?

SingleSue

As a side note, I do not have a degree or even A Levels but that has never in the past held me back from employment.

I do however put my all into whatever job I have had (and I have had some very good ones), shown extreme enthusiasm and willingness to take on any task that has been presented to me by my employers. In fact, my last employers have said they would take me back like a shot once I have childcare and caring issues (I have 2 disabled children) resolved...all I have to do is ring them. I can't tell you how many times I have thought of just picking up that phone and arranging my return and somehow lie (or bend the truth) to the childcarers about my 2 boys needs to obtain childcare but then realised that it would probably all go slightly tits up if I did!

neverdespairgirl

oldMcDonald wrote: »

You will be pleased to know that this does not make you a chav. You own a tracksuit to wear when enjoying a splendid game of badminton, rather than wearing 'trackies' when buying your Skol down the 'offie'. Big difference

BTW, 3.04am neverdespairgirl? 3.04am?

Do you ever sleep?

I have an iron rule about sports clothes - only to be worn when playing sport, or walking to or from the place where sport is played.

Sleep is for wimps!

margaretclare

So what's wrong with working in a call-centre - it's a job, isn't it?

I have to smile when I think of what happened 10 years ago this November. DH arrived - at my invitation - on my doorstep, having walked out on a disastrous marriage. He stood there in the rain and made a little speech about how he was 62, had no money, no job, debts, had a cronk knee and diabetes (among other things) - was I sure I really wanted him?' The answer was obvious. I told him not to be a silly devil and get in out of the rain. The interesting part of this story is that he had the work ethic - in spades - although with numerous redundancies behind him and the difficulties he listed, he thought that realistically he had no prospect of ever getting another job. But he applied.....

By March the following year he was working in a call-centre for an ISP although he was already above their retirement age, 63. He worked there for 4 years, made some money by working all the unpopular shifts and all over Millennium weekend (that paid really well!!!) and eventually was 'let go' after the ISP had been taken over (it's now called Thus plc) and they discovered that it was going to be his 67th birthday.

Subsequently he did some agency office work. We both worked until we were 67 although by then we were working in completely different fields to those of our original careers - he'd been an apprentice-trained mechanical engineer. I went to one of those 'former Polys' when it actually was a Poly - it's now Huddersfield University. Parts of that university actually have a very good reputation, it depends what your choice of course is. From my time there, it was the mature students like myself who got the best degrees and why? Because of the work ethic. The ones who got thirds or 'unclassified' were the ones who couldn't get out of bed in the mornings in time for morning lectures starting at 9.15 am. Those who'd been used to getting to work on time were the ones who got to lectures and who turned in their assignments on time rather than hanging round the course tutor's door asking for another extension.

I'm still proud of my BSc(Hons) even though it was no help to me in my career. It had other effects on my character and personality that I value to this day.

Incidentally, about the work ethic - when DH worked in that call-centre he would turn up for work at 8 am, be at his desk and logged-in ready to start, long before any of his colleagues staggered in from a night on the p*ss, which especially happened at weekends. Once he was asked by a manager where they all were. 'How do I know?' he responded. 'Probably still in bed'.

SingleSue

Margaretclare - know what you mean about work ethic, I have always made it my own personal target to arrive at work at least 10 minutes before the official start time, something which has always impressed the bosses. Nine minutes early I would count as a personal failure and kick myself all day long about!

Mind you, it was also handy for getting a cup of tea made and going to the loo before everyone else arrived too and the rush commenced!

thriftybabe

[But anyway who gives a damn.

Oh, havent you heard of the expression tongue in cheek??[/quote]

Have you?

thriftybabe

Peter101 - both houses are lovely especially the 2 bed flat. I have been attacking your "snobbish" comments on this thread. My husband and I have done very well for ourselves and I believe that modesty is the key! We have kept all our friends from when we had nothing and have not forgotten where we have come from.

Generali

SingleSue wrote: »

Margaretclare - know what you mean about work ethic, I have always made it my own personal target to arrive at work at least 10 minutes before the official start time, something which has always impressed the bosses. Nine minutes early I would count as a personal failure and kick myself all day long about!

Mind you, it was also handy for getting a cup of tea made and going to the loo before everyone else arrived too and the rush commenced!

I've always found that if you always get in first (if only by a couple of minutes) then people are happy for you to leave before them (by an hour or 2 sometimes!).

brit1234

It seems due to the Credit Crunch Persimmon is to double Chav social housing. Each flat will come with a free kitchen ie kettle and microwave and a low heat tumble dryer as not to melt shell suits.

http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=30&storycode=3114135&c=0