Working for peanuts

[graham]

A lawyer, not charging someone for his time? Even his own time? What planet do you live on Chris? :wink: No offence meant to any lawyers reading this - I don't want any of you charging me for your time involved in responding to this obvious slurr on your profession.

Peter: What does the guy who services your car charge for?

Ah yes, his time .....

 

[tubby two]

Thats true, didn't they do one of those useless polls in metro to show that some mechanics charge a higher hourly rate than mechanics.

tt.

 

[Peter Burgess]

Peter: What does the guy who services your car charge for?

Sigh!! It's a JOKE Graham! His own time meaning time he spends on his own affairs, not someone elses!!!

I'm not that dumb that I don't think people should charge for their time!

Good Grief. (To quote Good 'ole Charlie Brown).

 

[newcastlecaver]

i'm guilty of local government time wasting , but you'd rather I was working here than stealing cars in the dales?... not that that is my master plan for when I get sacked!

 

[caverholic]

i've always thought the MOD was a good job providing you don't get called up you can go on all these conbined services expeditions to caves and up everest all expense paid.

Interestingly, I am actually paid in peanuts - 4.7kg per month. I wish I got paid money

Always thought you were gollum not a monkey but they are fairly simular.

 

[Dep]

What is the best career for getting paid for doing nothing?

House-husband - after 20 years doing the rat-race-commuting-60 hourweek-crap it's lovely...
Plenty to do (2 kids) but my own master as to when I do it! 8)

 

[gus horsley]

i've always thought the MOD was a good job providing you don't get called up you can go on all these conbined services expeditions to caves and up everest all expense paid.

This might have been the case several decades ago, and then if you were a serviceperson. I'm a civvy, the lowest of the low, get paid a third of an equivalent service grade, don't get any freebies and get made redundant because our unit is surplus to requirements. I can't give away any more information otherwise I'll have to shoot you all and then swallow a cyanide capsule.

And Peter, I'm old but not quite that old (late 50's). Prime of life.

 

[Deeply Mendippy]

What is the best career for getting paid for doing nothing?

I'd like to nominate the Legal Profession.
They seem to exist within a diferent Space/Time Continuum from the rest of this world, and charge around £200 per Hour, Yet, seemingly do F*** All for it. :evil:

So. if you don't believe they do anything, don't go to them and don't pay them.

You'll soon find out whether you actually need their services or not.

I have a relative who charges $450/hour for "thinking" time in the legal profession. However he breaks it down into 5 minute sections.

As a member of the legal profession I would like to say that the idea that we charge £200 per hour for doing absolutely nothing and break our time down into 5 minute sections is utterly untrue.


We break it down into 6 minute sections.

 

[Peter Burgess]

We break it down into 6 minute sections.

Oh, very decimal!

Bet you don't do ten-hour days though!

 

[Hughie]

We break it down into 6 minute sections.

Oh, very decimal!

Bet you don't do ten-hour days though!

Part timer, then?

 

[darkplaces]

My hamster used to work for kibble..... Till she died last week... RIP furry one..

 

[kay]

My hamster used to work for kibble..... Till she died last week... RIP furry one..

Sorry to hear that. OK, you don't expect long lives, but it doesn't make it any the less sad.

 

[whitelackington]

There used to be loads of blokes like you Gus near me in the MET OFFICe but it is now torn down, we think it is going to br flats for alslum leekers.
I suppose they could talk bollocks just as easy but in different tonuges!

 

[gus horsley]

Actually it's great working for the government:
I'm the Station Cashier.
I'm the Station Conservation Officer.
I'm the Station Health and Safety Officer.
I'm the Station advisor on Mine Surveys.

But I get paid sod all for doing sod all, which is just rewards really.
And it all looks good on a CV.

Oh, and I almost forgot...
I'm also the Station Bullshitter.