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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Surely past that
How will your school cope with a tripling of utility bills

I would imagine by laying people off, usually support staff, then getting teachers to fill in the gaps

 

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[Sky Blue Pete]

We've spent over a generation telling people the metric of success is how much money and stuff you've got. Now we can't find people who want to do jobs which aren't particularly highly paid and much of the rewards are intangible as it's based on providing a service and helping people rather than enriching yourself. Who'da thunk it?

And actively looked down on people that look to live that kind of life demeaning and belittling them and then blaming them

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

It relies on a lot of goodwill, but when that translates to a 60 hour working week for both of us to manage the workload, if somebody offers you far better work life balance in exchange for a bit less money, yeah I’ll take it.

And no one would blame you. I always used to say to my wife what happened if people worked to rule and said no or I can but this won’t get done but ultimately the kids pay. The profession isn’t sustainable

 

[Flying Fokker]

On motorways in certain areas that actually makes sense

Speed ‘restraint’ is there to help everyone get places in a timely manner. The nobs who drive 120 mph on roads usually end up a few minutes late for meetings anyway.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

And no one would blame you. I always used to say to my wife what happened if people worked to rule and said no or I can but this won’t get done but ultimately the kids pay. The profession isn’t sustainable

Several times a month the wife will break down in tears over how much she has to do that there isn't physically enough time for. You lose time and energy for each other, and management will be at best naive or at worst exploitative over the extras they ask of the staff. The long holidays are really just giving you back all the extra unpaid overtime you did during term time.

So we both want the balance to be right in the first place and it might pay a bit less but that's a price I'm fine to pay.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Speed ‘restraint’ is there to help everyone get places in a timely manner. The nobs who drive 120 mph on roads usually end up a few minutes late for meetings anyway.

It’s ludicrous to spend time on too given the shit show happening

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Several times a month the wife will break down in tears over how much she has to do that there isn't physically enough time for. You lose time and energy for each other, and management will be at best naive or at worst exploitative over the extras they ask of the staff. The long holidays are really just giving you back all the extra unpaid overtime you did during term time.

So we both want the balance to be right in the first place and it might pay a bit less but that's a price I'm fine to pay.

Understood. Our society needs a reset

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Understood. Our society needs a reset

It needs a few decades of a decent Labour government

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Several times a month the wife will break down in tears over how much she has to do that there isn't physically enough time for. You lose time and energy for each other, and management will be at best naive or at worst exploitative over the extras they ask of the staff. The long holidays are really just giving you back all the extra unpaid overtime you did during term time.

So we both want the balance to be right in the first place and it might pay a bit less but that's a price I'm fine to pay.

Also I volunteer at a prison and it all set up for retired people when the skills we need quite a cross section of society, as a for instance we have a regional meeting on Monday that some bright spark has arranged for 11am and then got cross cause our board won’t be represented

 

[skybluetony176]

Snowflake Britain. They’re mocking us.

 

[Sick Boy]

Snowflake Britain. They’re mocking us.

Good to see that the rag’s unhinged obsession with Harry and Meghan is still as strong as ever.
It’s also probably the most alarmist, snowflake ‘paper’ going.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Also I volunteer at a prison and it all set up for retired people when the skills we need quite a cross section of society, as a for instance we have a regional meeting on Monday that some bright spark has arranged for 11am and then got cross cause our board won’t be represented

'Volunteer at a prison'. Is that what you say to explain why you keep on having to go back every night

 

[JAM See]

Several times a month the wife will break down in tears over how much she has to do that there isn't physically enough time for. You lose time and energy for each other, and management will be at best naive or at worst exploitative over the extras they ask of the staff. The long holidays are really just giving you back all the extra unpaid overtime you did during term time.

So we both want the balance to be right in the first place and it might pay a bit less but that's a price I'm fine to pay.

Mrs. JAM See went to supply teaching for this very reason.

Yes, she only gets paid during term time, but with a bit of planning financially, she's made it work for her.

She's now got a regular four day a week gig, but doesn't have all the other crap to deal with.

 

[shmmeee]

Mrs. JAM See went to supply teaching for this very reason.

Yes, she only gets paid during term time, but with a bit of planning financially, she's made it work for her.

She's now got a regular four day a week gig, but doesn't have all the other crap to deal with.

Supply is pretty chill but from a job security POV it’s a nightmare. Had one school come in during the middle of a lesson to pull me aside and say I could go home after I finished the lesson because the school couldn’t afford to pay me

If you lose a gig at the wrong time (Just before summer esp) you can be stuck with no income for months.

At least in private sector you usually get at least a months notice and the work isn’t so seasonal.

I think the two years I was supply I earned £9k and £11k, though one of those was part time with my Masters so only a couple of days a week.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

'Volunteer at a prison'. Is that what you say to explain why you keep on having to go back every night

It is scary hoping they will let me out each time

 

[SBAndy]

So, not a surprise but we have our new PM.

 

[skybluetony176]

Apparently the Mirror is running a story that there’s a band of Tory MP’s and Boris cult members already got letters of no confidence drafted to send in as they want Boris back.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Apparently the Mirror is running a story that there’s a band of Tory MP’s and Boris cult members already got letters of no confidence drafted to send in as they want Boris back.

Why not our country is the laughing stock of world relations anyway

 

[clint van damme]

City employing Russell Slade just been knocked off top spot of worse appointments ever.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It’s hard to tell which of CCFC or the government is the bigger farce

 

[clint van damme]

 

[skybluetony176]

So just reading up on Truss’ history and it turns out she’s anti-monarchy and in favour of nuclear disarmament. Imagine if Corbyn…

 

[David O'Day]

she can't even do an acceptance speech without looking stupid

I look forward to Grenners pretending she is brilliant

 

[PVA]

Apparently the Mirror is running a story that there’s a band of Tory MP’s and Boris cult members already got letters of no confidence drafted to send in as they want Boris back.

Not an MP but it's started already

 

[CCFCSteve]

So just reading up on Truss’ history and it turns out she’s anti-monarchy and in favour of nuclear disarmament. Imagine if Corbyn…

Not quite sure what she truly believes. I like politicians who aren’t wedded to ideology but think she takes that bit far !

I just hope her policy is focussed on the country not the shat she was throwing at the members

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Not quite sure what she truly believes. I like politicians who aren’t wedded to ideology but think she takes that bit far !

I just hope her policy is focussed on the country not the shat she was throwing at the members

Somewhere you have to have a set of core beliefs though. Pragmatism / changing circumstances might mean you need to take a different approach to reach your end goals, but you have to have a clue what those end goals are!

 

[CCFCSteve]

Somewhere you have to have a set of core beliefs though. Pragmatism / changing circumstances might mean you need to take a different approach to reach your end goals, but you have to have a clue what those end goals are!

Agreed and I’m not sure what hers are…I’m not sure she knows what hers are or when they might change again

 

[Deleted member 9744]

Agreed and I’m not sure what hers are…I’m not sure she knows what hers are or when they might change again

It would appear that her core beliefs are whatever gives her power. So they are always liable to change and be imbued with populism and nationalism.

 

[David O'Day]

She got less votes that I thought she was on for, seems the more the tories heard of her the less they liked.

spiffing as they say

 

[skybluetony176]

Agreed and I’m not sure what hers are…I’m not sure she knows what hers are or when they might change again

She’s a populists pure and simple which means she has no core values, her only goal is to progress by any means. I’m starting to doubt if she was even ever a remainer or was it just to garner favour with the then PM who was. If she lasts until 2024 she’ll probably be campaigning for closer ties to the EU as the country continues to wake up to that shit show.

 

[wingy]

So it was a mere 140,000 in the end
Strange this democracy lark ain't it.

 

[CCFCSteve]

So it was a mere 140,000 in the end
Strange this democracy lark ain't it.

Heard earlier a 10k swing would’ve seen Sunak in

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Really think Johnson will be back before another election

 

[skybluetony176]

 

[PVA]