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Ninehigh - 5/5/11 at 10:25 PM

Just found out that boredom can knock about 30 years off my life... Seriously considering going to the doctor and arguing points like this so they can prescribe me a job where I do something....

blakep82 - 5/5/11 at 11:05 PM

hope i didn't cause this
what is it you do (except sit in a shed doing nothing)
is it supposed to be security or something? 16 hours a day is a loooooong time

Ninehigh - 5/5/11 at 11:10 PM

Yeah security, and yeah 16 hours is a stupidly long time, and I'm risking my job having this little to do here too!

Mind you I will have to argue that under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work act 1974 my employer has a duty of care to my health, safety and well being. I'm sure that being so bored I'm trying to break my arm isn't exactly fitting with this duty of care.

Rod Ends - 5/5/11 at 11:28 PM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoYiQ8Qsozk

macc man - 6/5/11 at 08:06 AM

Time for a new career?

steve m - 6/5/11 at 08:07 AM

I would swop my job with yours then!!

mine is a full on 12 hours of shite, no lunch breaks or tea breaks, and sometimes to busy to even go for a pee

yes i know its highley illegal not to have breaks, but there answer is "tough, find another job then"

working in the airline community, for britains best airline, (not BA) , is not al its cracked up to be!!

Steve, and soon to be off sick with stress, assuming i live that long

chrisxr2 - 6/5/11 at 09:31 AM

I work offshore oil and gas so either working my ass of for 12 hours plus or doing nowt for days because the weathers bad. OP why not do an ou degree or something, you could knock it out in a couple of months working between patrols.

mangogrooveworkshop - 6/5/11 at 10:06 AM

The question that I used a year ago was do I have a job or a career?
Little did I know that within 12 months I would have turned my life round
For the better. Whilst I was at it I traded a lazy workshy wife for some one who is
More switched on than most. Ok it's cost a few bob and the toy box is empty
But know I'm happy and the new lass likes bikes and cars.
I like my work and I'm looking for a decent money position soon.
Yes you can change your life .......wife and job if needs must.
I'm certian you can do it two.

Ninehigh - 6/5/11 at 03:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by macc man
Time for a new career?


Hehe time for A career! As Chris Rock once said "In a career you look at your watch and think 'damn, 5.30, I best come in early tomorrow and get all this done' but in a job you look at your watch and think 'damn, 9.15!'"

Yep looking for a new job, and tbh our time will come when the "if you don't like us raping you then get on the dole queue" attitude doesn't work (getting quite likely as I now catalogue a list of laws they break )

Ninehigh - 6/5/11 at 04:55 PM

In fact here's one I've been noticing a lot, from self-employed (why?) vacancies in the jobcentre:

"The Company has given an assurance that this vacancy enables workers to achieve a wage equivalent to the National Minimum Wage."

Why 'equivalent to'? Why not 'more than' or are we supposed to be able to live on £5.95?