Hate To Say It, But Jobs Are Getting Lost

[Jesus2005]

this is Black Tuesday for some:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article...20Standard&ct=5

[The Masked Tulip]

This is both good and bad news.

I worked there in IT and the first day there a manager stood up on the IT floor and shouted something unrepeatedly racist to one of the many British-born Indian workers there. It was accepted.

Apart from the guys of Indian origin in the IT I never saw another non-white face apart from in the, admittedly incredible, restaurant. This was staffed mainly by people of British-born African descent and they literally had one person to toast toast, muffins, etc, another who would ask you if you wanted butter or spread on it and a third who would put jam, marmite or whatever on it for you.

It made me cringe. Anyhow, I noticed no-one was talkign to thse staff apart from ordering what they wanted. So I, being a normal Human Being, stuck up a friendly conversation with the person getting me some toast.

Later on that day I was told off for speaking to the staff.

I worked there for 6 months on the longest most soul-destroying contract of my life. It is, IMPO, a terrible place.

So I am glad that people are being fired from there as most, IMPO, were not nice people.

The downside is that CSFB usualy leads where other banks follow - watch that space!

[zzg113]

I worked there in IT and the first day there a manager stood up on the IT floor and shouted something unrepeatedly racist to one of the many British-born Indian workers there. It was accepted.

Apart from the guys of Indian origin in the IT I never saw another non-white face apart from in the, admittedly incredible, restaurant. This was staffed mainly by people of British-born African descent and they literally had one person to toast toast, muffins, etc, another who would ask you if you wanted butter or spread on it and a third who would put jam, marmite or whatever on it for you.

It made me cringe. Anyhow, I noticed no-one was talkign to thse staff apart from ordering what they wanted. So I, being a normal Human Being, stuck up a friendly conversation with the person getting me some toast.

Later on that day I was told off for speaking to the staff.

Sounds exactly like the days of the Raj. See the old colonial attitudes still alive and well. :angry:

[SarahBell]

Sounds exactly like the days of the Raj. See the old colonial attitudes still alive and well. :angry:

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Richard Lees (Leader of Manchester city Council) was on tv at lunchtime news talking about how good the jobs would be for Manchester's economy. He said soimething about the jobs creating twice as many jobs (presumably cleaners for the bbc staff rather than real jobs) and that more training and investment and money would come into the area due to the bbc moving north.

Surely it'll just be moving money about? (Not to mention that jobs will be lost down in London as well)

[Timmy Manson]

Surely it'll just be moving money about? (Not to mention that jobs will be lost down in London as well)

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Yep, moving money and jobs from the SE to the Labour Heartlands in the Midlands just before a general election. Now I'm not saying that New Labour is actually buying off backbenchers opposed to the War in Iraq with these and other measures, because of course the BBC in independant and not a government run state apparatrus

[zzg113]

the BBC in independant and not a government run state apparatrus

I think that's going a bit far Timmy. The BBC have been equally as ready as other channels to criticise the govt. Whether they are as impartial about the property market however....

[Timmy Manson]

I think that's going a bit far Timmy. The BBC have been equally as ready as other channels to criticise the govt. Whether they are as impartial about the property market however....

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They were that's why the director general got sacked and replaced with a labour man to get the Beeb back on message. The reporting is incredibly biased, it's like being in 1940's wartime Britain.

[Van]

Left the office at lunchtime and saw "BLACK TUESDAY FOR JOBS" plastered over all the Evening Standard billboards around Holborn & Chancery Lane. Thought "That's really what retailers want to hear this time of year."

[Guest Charlie The Tramp]

Starting to look like the 1979 and 1980 scenario again. Wait until the late news programmes bring back their lost jobs slot, you will know we are in trouble.

I would presume that the majority of mortgages and personal loans now have sickness and redundancy insurance to give that critical twelve months cover, and hopefully keep the repossessions and bankruptcies low. Oh dear have I got it wrong, hope not.

[zzg113]

I would presume that the majority of mortgages and personal loans now have sickness and redundancy insurance to give that critical twelve months cover,

Even if they did it wouldn't pay out anyway!!!!

[Guest Private Fraser]

Even if they did it wouldn't pay out anyway!!!!

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Why not?

I work for an Insurer who is part of a National Bank and they always paid the customer`s mortgage or other lending agreement payment without fail.

In some cases where payment was late they even paid the penalty charges as well.

[zzg113]

http://www.fool.co.uk/news/foolseyeview/2003/fev030311c.htm

[Guest Private Fraser]

http://www.fool.co.uk/news/foolseyeview/2003/fev030311c.htm

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Can`t see where he says they don`t pay out.

You can buy stand-alone policies from brokers or direct from insurers, many of which offer far better value for money than point-of-sale products. However, prohibited from access to borrowers at the point of sale, these policies represent the tiniest fraction of the overall market.

A large amount of our business comes from brokers who have been approached by customers after refusing the point of sale protection offered.

As they say you should always shop around.