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  • Re: The genesis the British worker shortage

    From Byker@21:1/5 to Pamela on Tue Oct 19 18:29:17 2021
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    "Incubus" wrote in message news:[email protected]omain...

    On 2021-10-18, Pamela <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 10:26 18 Oct 2021, Pancho said:

    Relying on poverty driven labour rates also acts as a disincentive to
    automation. A disincentive to productivity improvements.

    Boris uses the "automation" argument but it is weak.

    The first people to feel the effect of automation will be workers who get
    fired because they're too expensive.

    They'll just organise a swing riot and destroy the threshing machines.

    The ghost of Ned Ludd must be smiling: https://tinyurl.com/6z3e5ev4

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  • From Fredxx@21:1/5 to Byker on Wed Oct 20 00:41:11 2021
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    On 20/10/2021 00:29, Byker wrote:
    "RH"  wrote in message news:[email protected]...

    Note: The problem  of  Britons not taking certain classes of job is
    largely a question of  pa.y

    If I want to employ someone  cleaning the sewers ad offer £200 a week I
    will not be able to employ someone.  If I  offer £500  I will be able to >> employ someone. If I offer £1500 per week  I will probably be  inundated >> with CVs.

    Jobs fall into two ca are categories: those which are pleasant and
    interesting and  those which  are unpleasant. The former are well paid,
    the latter poorly paid.

    My definition of work: Self-abuse in exchange for money.

    What's the difference between a job and a career?

    A job is when you put up with bullshit for 40 hours a week.

    A career is when you put up with said bullshit for 40 years.

    True, there are people who genuinely LIKE their jobs. There are also
    people who become sexually turned-on by the taste of human shit...

    Does this mean you're a bugger to please?

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  • From Byker@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 19 18:29:22 2021
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    "RH" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

    Note: The problem of Britons not taking certain classes of job is
    largely a question of pa.y

    If I want to employ someone cleaning the sewers ad offer £200 a week I
    will not be able to employ someone. If I offer £500 I will be able to employ someone. If I offer £1500 per week I will probably be inundated with CVs.

    Jobs fall into two ca are categories: those which are pleasant and interesting and those which are unpleasant. The former are well paid,
    the latter poorly paid.

    My definition of work: Self-abuse in exchange for money.

    What's the difference between a job and a career?

    A job is when you put up with bullshit for 40 hours a week.

    A career is when you put up with said bullshit for 40 years.

    True, there are people who genuinely LIKE their jobs. There are also
    people who become sexually turned-on by the taste of human shit...

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