And for those in the public sector moaning about public sector pay,
I was not moaning. I was simply pointing out that once again a poster on here had got it so badly wrong about what is a normal or good salary.
Its laughable how little understanding of the reality facing large sections of society is shown on here
Back to beavers and away from pay scales and blinkered, outdated thinking over 'gold plated' (huh..!!) public servant pension schemes, clearly a sore point with Boblo.
But before I go, civil service pensions are now contributory, have been expensive for years and are also no longer final salary, they're career average. And pay out 7 years later than I contracted for as a young man. Like I said, blinkered and out of date thinking.
Beavers do have a natural predator that should be here and isn't as yet, although I live in hope of seeing lynx return one day. They would of course also help reduce the overpopulation of roe deer as well and will eat a few red deer calves as well, all helping in the overall picture of a healthy, rewilded environment.
Lynx are the reason that beavers are normally so timid and hard to spot in the wild; they instinctively know that there's a very good predator potentially lurking nearby. We have beaver populations all around us that ebb and flow, depending on which estate is shooting how many of them. Big(ish) cats would be a much better solution than bullets.
We always roll out the 'could earn loads more in the private sector' line but as always, the job you'd do there wouldn't be anyhing like this. You'd be an apologist for a developer, squeezing through risk and impact assessments for developers, not reintroducing a species you are clearly passionate about.
A better comparison would be academia and a rare post-grad role in a pretty niche area.
This could mean that if you take this job you might have to organise beaver culls and deal with complaints as they eat ornamental trees.
Badgers are a native species and they are still being culled.
This is where the National Cougar Officer job comes in.
clearly a sore point with Boblo.
Not really. I'm sure we all have our own hard luck stories about how we were turned over... I paid into a final salary scheme for 20 years for the Company to change to defined contribution - retrospectively. Suck that one up...
We're used to hearing how little people earn, how overworked they are and how tough things are - public or private sector. Get some training and get out of it if whomever is that unhappy. Easy to say I know when you might have invested the best part of your career with a given employer but as above, staying is not compulsory which you'll soon find when the employer decides you're superfluous...
Maybe it's my age group but the people I know in NHS, LA etc all seem to be on reasonable salaries (more than the fabled £32k p/a from that other thread), are planning to retire around 60 and on full final salary pensions (is it still 2/3rds?).
I 'retired' at 53 but I paid (pay) for it myself. Retired in '' as that's really for old people, not me obv 😁
This is where the National Cougar Officer job comes in.
How are we defining "cougar" here? Asking for a friend
How are we defining “cougar” here? Asking for a friend
Using the same basis as 'Beaver', I would imagine.
Beavers to pensions in a few posts, don't you just love STW?
I'm waiting for the "What car for a Beaver Officer" thread
Also if I got the job I would 100% have business cards printed.
I was simply pointing out that once again a poster on here had got it so badly wrong about what is a normal or good salary.
Its laughable how little understanding of the reality facing large sections of society is shown on here
If that's aimed at me you have misunderstood my point. £32k is a good wage but it's a shit wage for that job given very very few people in the country will have the skills needed. Most jobs in ecology have shit pay unless you sell your soul to the devil and become a consultant.
