You cunt

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:13

pupil wrote:

Where do these 20K+ jobs exist, cos I've never bloody found one?

London's a good place to start.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Mr Chris wrote:

I don't know why more people don't do law - it's relatively easy to study at university and at law school, you can arrange to get the law school fees paid for you before you even ever go there, and once you've started work there's no bother about promotion ever. For every year more qualified you are, you get paid more. How's that for an easy ride?

Mali - does Mrs Mali not know?

Lots of people do Law? At least they do here at Manchester. Also; I hear it's a massively shit world, especial if you work for the big corporations. You have to work 12 hours a day and be willing to stab every other sod in the back for months on end, only to find out you didn't get that promotion, then you jump off the top of the building, etc.

Grim... wrote:

pupil wrote:

Where do these 20K+ jobs exist, cos I've never bloody found one?

London's a good place to start.

Yes, but 20k in London is like 10k in Preston, isn't it?

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

MaliA wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

Mali - does Mrs Mali not know?

I I'm still fucking amazed at how poorly scientist are paid in this country,

true that

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mr Chris wrote:

RuySan wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

I don't know why more people don't do law

because its boring?

Well, it isn't, so there.

The study of law combines politics, philosophy, pedantry and arguing. What's not to like?

The practice of law does rather depend on what area you work in though. Tax lawyers, for instance, may as well be accountants.

my sister is a lawyer, and she looks pretty much bored all the time.

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:15

BTW, congrats CUS

I'm not jealous, honestly. Pleased for you. I'm just from the North West, whinging about being broke is a natural, instinctive reaction

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:16

Pod wrote:

Grim... wrote:

pupil wrote:

Where do these 20K+ jobs exist, cos I've never bloody found one?

London's a good place to start.

Yes, but 20k in London is like 10k in Preston, isn't it?

You don't have to live in London to work in London.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:16

pupil wrote:

Where do these 20K+ jobs exist, cos I've never bloody found one?

The NHS

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Pod wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

I don't know why more people don't do law - it's relatively easy to study at university and at law school, you can arrange to get the law school fees paid for you before you even ever go there, and once you've started work there's no bother about promotion ever. For every year more qualified you are, you get paid more. How's that for an easy ride?

Mali - does Mrs Mali not know?

Lots of people do Law? At least they do here at Manchester. Also; I hear it's a massively shit world, especial if you work for the big corporations. You have to work 12 hours a day and be willing to stab every other sod in the back for months on end, only to find out you didn't get that promotion, then you jump off the top of the building, etc.

You can choose not to work for one of the big City firms. There are lots of lovely high-paying law firms around where you can happily leave at 5.30 every night. Actually, I know people at big City firms who do just that. Honestly, the marketing people at the multi-national cosmetics company I used to work at worked longer hours than most lawyers.

Lawyers just whinge a lot if they have to stay late once a month. I'm very happy with the life, and in 6 years of lawyering can count on three hands the number of 12 hour days I've worked.

ruysan wrote:

my sister is a lawyer, and she looks pretty much bored all the time.

This'd be whilst you're talking to her, yeah?

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

LaceSensor wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

Mali - does Mrs Mali not know?

I I'm still fucking amazed at how poorly scientist are paid in this country,

true that

so its seems everyone except americans complain about that. Scientists here rely on 1 year scholarships so you can never make much planning on your life. The scholarships aren't much either. About 1300€/month i think

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:18

Pod wrote:

Yes, but 20k in London is like 10k in Preston, isn't it?

Precisely, and you have to work twice as many hours (including commuting) to earn it. Why bother?

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mr Chris wrote:

ruysan wrote:

my sister is a lawyer, and she looks pretty much bored all the time.

This'd be whilst you're talking to her, yeah?

fuck off.....dick

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:20

Well done CUS!
It's not what you know, it's who you blow

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:20

Oh, yeah, well done. Good stuff.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

RuySan wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

ruysan wrote:

my sister is a lawyer, and she looks pretty much bored all the time.

This'd be whilst you're talking to her, yeah?

fuck off.....dick

Joking, dude.

Whomper · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 107

I started on £12k in this job, and I've got up to £23k in two years. Makes me wonder where I could be if I hadn't drifted around for 2 years after Uni desperately trying not to make any life decisions.

My student loans are similarly gargantuan, but I've simply decided to ignore them and focus on paying off the mortgage. They're just another little nibble from my pre-tax paycheck.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mr Chris wrote:

RuySan wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

ruysan wrote:

my sister is a lawyer, and she looks pretty much bored all the time.

This'd be whilst you're talking to her, yeah?

fuck off.....dick

Joking, dude.

me too, dick

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:22

pupil wrote:

Pod wrote:

Yes, but 20k in London is like 10k in Preston, isn't it?

Precisely, and you have to work twice as many hours (including commuting) to earn it. Why bother?

Depends where you live, and what you do with your time.
A good chum lived in Bedford and paid £400 a month rent for a two-bed house. He earned £30k in London (as opposed to doing the same job in nearby St. Neots for £19k), and his commute was an hour, each way.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:22

Grim... wrote:

pupil wrote:

Where do these 20K+ jobs exist, cos I've never bloody found one?

London's a good place to start.

Indeed. I earn a fortune... MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!

That said, I live in London and thusly it feels like I earn a pittance.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Nested quotes ftw, RuySan.

Here, have a Hoff:

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:31

Grim... wrote:

Depends where you live, and what you do with your time.
A good chum lived in Bedford and paid £400 a month rent for a two-bed house. He earned £30k in London (as opposed to doing the same job in nearby St. Neots for £19k), and his commute was an hour, each way.

The original question was rhetorical really, but I know what you mean

I have friends earning a fortune in London, but it depends what you are experienced in. I work in Higher Education, so working in London will just get me a couple K more, nothing really considering the extra cost of living there. But mainly, I don't want to live in the city, I'm too much of a country kinda guy. Give me 20K anywhere remotely nice (job in Brighton pleeeeeeeease!) and I'll have my post grad loan paid off in 3 years then I'm free.

Like I say, I'm more whinging for the sake of whinging, I get by ok

It's lucky I have no real expensive vices other than the occasional computer upgrade and I'm ugly as sin so don't have to worry about the expense of a girlfriend

CUS · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:31

pupil wrote:

BTW, congrats CUS

I'm not jealous, honestly. Pleased for you. I'm just from the North West, whinging about being broke is a natural, instinctive reaction

Heh, well, I started the thread mostly just out of sheer 'Woohoo!' glee, but now I feel a bit embarassed. As for being broke - mate, I was born in the Black Country, right as Thatcher was elected in. I'm fuckin' used to there being no money, no jobs, and everyone miserable and depressed.

Still, could be worse, I could be from Oop North.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

You are from oop North.

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:38

CUS wrote:

pupil wrote:

BTW, congrats CUS

I'm not jealous, honestly. Pleased for you. I'm just from the North West, whinging about being broke is a natural, instinctive reaction

Heh, well, I started the thread mostly just out of sheer 'Woohoo!' glee, but now I feel a bit embarassed. As for being broke - mate, I was born in the Black Country, right as Thatcher was elected in. I'm fuckin' used to there being no money, no jobs, and everyone miserable and depressed.

Still, could be worse, I could be from Oop North.

Ha, I grew up in Blackpool in the exact same era, probably an even WORSE place to be tbh

Fortunately for me though, I am ridiculously determined and will NOT back down from my dreams and take a job that I'll hate just for the money. I'll get there eventually, or die trying!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Craster wrote:

You are from oop North.

This

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:45

Brummies are not proper Northern, they're Shandy drinking woofters like the rest of you Southern Hob Knobers.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:47

Where has my (previous) reply to this thread gone?

Malc

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Zardoz wrote:

Brummies are not proper Northern, they're Shandy drinking woofters like the rest of you Southern Hob Knobers.

They're certainly not Southerners. You can have them, Zardy.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:50

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Where has my (previous) reply to this thread gone?

Er, dunno. There's been no moderating of this thread, according to the logs. Did you put it in the wrong thread?

CUS · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:51

I'm not a Brummie! I er, am drinking Shandy presently however. 4 realz.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

CUS wrote:

I'm not a Brummie! I er, am drinking Shandy presently however. 4 realz.

Lager or bitter shandy? This is important.

CUS · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:53

Bitter.

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:54

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Where has my (previous) reply to this thread gone?

Er, dunno. There's been no moderating of this thread, according to the logs. Did you put it in the wrong thread?

I do keep on clicking on the "new topic" button instead of "post reply" button, so maybe I did that, but didn't put a "subject" in so it got lost somehwere.

Oh well.

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:57

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Where has my (previous) reply to this thread gone?

Er, dunno. There's been no moderating of this thread, according to the logs. Did you put it in the wrong thread?

I do keep on clicking on the "new topic" button instead of "post reply" button, so maybe I did that, but didn't put a "subject" in so it got lost somehwere.

Oh well.

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

I keep on getting caught out by posting something and it not appearing because people have posted inbetween my hitting the reply button and submitting said reply.

'Tis a confusing feature.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6515

Brighton's nice, but I reckon it's as costly to live there as in London.

My sister had a friend who were paying £80 a month rent on a three bedroom cottage in central Wales somewhere, with a big garden. However, there were no jobs about that weren't working in the leek mines or singing in choirs, so it was hard to earn cash.

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:59

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Top right, where it says "View Your Posts"

CUS · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 15:59

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Top right, embarassement-inducingly apparent.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:00

It's called an egosearch MR SMILEY FACE

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:00

CUS wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Top right, embarassement-inducingly apparent.

That just tells me the threads I have posted in. So this thread appears once, but I have now posted 3 times (tho I think it should be 4)

DYS?

Malc

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:01

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Yup. There's a link in your profile.
search.php?author_id=93&sr=posts

pupil · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:02

Squirt wrote:

Brighton's nice, but I reckon it's as costly to live there as in London.

My sister had a friend who were paying £80 a month rent on a three bedroom cottage in central Wales somewhere, with a big garden. However, there were no jobs about that weren't working in the leek mines or singing in choirs, so it was hard to earn cash.

I lived in Brighton for a year after finishing my undergrad, 2001-2002. Moved to Leeds cos I could barely afford to live on the wage I was on. But I know plenty of people who rent for not too much more than I do in Leeds now (seriously, Leeds is really quite expensive) and I would only move to the south for 20K or more a year, I can easy live off that, I'm dead cheap me

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mr Chris wrote:

Nested quotes ftw, RuySan.

Here, have a Hoff:

thanks! i might find some use for him. Besides giving you all erections , of course.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

In an ironic twist I am £12k a year down as of today.

Don't get me wrong I am not going starve but at the same time - "ouch"

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:20

Craster wrote:

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

All forums have it.
I can get rid of it, if you want?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

I have never noticed it in other forums, but I have clicked on it loads since we moved to here and almost started new topics with random posts.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Grim... wrote:

Craster wrote:

The new topic button shouldn't appear inside a thread. It's silly.

All forums have it.
I can get rid of it, if you want?

he's right. get rid of it

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:22

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Yup. There's a link in your profile.
search.php?author_id=93&sr=posts

That's Super, but still no sign of my original post. NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT I WROTE!

Malc

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:22

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Spinglo Sponglo! wrote:

Is there a way I can see a list of posts I have made?

Malc

Yup. There's a link in your profile.
search.php?author_id=93&sr=posts

That's Super, but still no sign of my original post. NOW YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT I WROTE!

Malc

I just had to press "submit" 3 times in a row to get that last post posted, each time because new posts had been posted in the meantime!

3 times!

in a row!

Malc

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

C*nts, eh?

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 16:24

Type faster

Be Excellent To Each Other

You cunt

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