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I am doing ok but could be earning a lot more. My weakness is that I won't "play the game". Can't stand cloying brown nosing and the cliques I need to get involved with to get ahead. I am also uncomfortable with shameless self promotion and undermining the competition
Pretty much the same here. I work hard and am usually very proud of my work but can't stand the lying, brown nosing clients and one upmanship that goes on, or what people will do to climb the ladder.
Some of the Partners in a previous job were pretty painful to work with, they had the gift of the gab and could talk people round anything, it could be very painful to watch when you knew they were lying through their teeth or getting facts horribly wrong. I guess it's fair enough and gets you ahead in life but I just wouldn't feel comfortable doing it.
[i]Was on a fixed rate mortgage when rates plummeted so didn't benefit from low interest rates.[/i]
But it's this kinda thing that sets folk apart.
You chose a fixed rate mortgage, you swapped risk of increase for stability of a fixed amount. This has two downsides, higher initial rate (+1%) and if rates go down you don't benefit.
When we had a mortgage we always went variable, and accepted that the rate could rise, but knew we could benefit from reductions and weren't overpaying (the fixed 'premium').
The cartoon makes one relevant point - parents are the biggest determinant of futures - and that's something we cant choose for our selves but we can leave a legacy for our grandchildren.
br makes a good point.
Risk/reward, I guess.
The cartoon makes one relevant point - parents are the biggest determinant of futures - and that's something we cant choose for our selves but we can leave a legacy for our grandchildren.How true
Never, ever a truer statement, I try my very best to be a good parent, god knows its hard with three daughters (all single) aged between 22 and 30.
I keep stressing the need to take their time and find someone that will bring out the best in them but one of them loves "bad boys",one has a really good fella and the others fella is just odd, really odd.
Its an emotional roller coaster but I'm reasonably confident they will get a better start,better advice and far more support than I did so thats progress.
ps making money is a complete and utter breeze compared to bringing up kids with good values and a sense of their own worth.
I've met so many people like the first person in that cartoon, and heard them utter those exact phrases in the final frame. Always a depressing experience. 😥
I've met so many people like the first person in that cartoon, and heard them utter those exact phrases in the final frame.
Stop attending Tory Party Conferences then 😉
bigjim - Member
Working in oil and gas for four years made me realise how little I earn
I've worked in a company supplying o&g and I think it more how much more most of these people earn than their equivalents in differnet industries. A bit like banking, its squewed and if they leave the industry they are usually quite shocked how much less they will earn for doing the same thing.
my 25 year old eldest son earns over £80k a year + car + all the benefits
Where are these job? I've got 10 year on him went to a top 10 and top 3 uni and don't see these jobs anywhere other than a few people I know who work in "the city". It seems like there is a diffrent job market out there for some people.
It seems like there is a diffrent job market out there for some people.
Yep, senior sales roles, which would pay £80k basic (or more), won't normally be advertised. They're filled through networking etc / poaching / head hunters as you're normally after a person with connections rather than skills. The only way in is to work your way up from a junior position.
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