Do you know what your colleagues earn?

[bitchstewie]

Ever come back to a thread you started and think "What the hell happened there?"?

[TankRizzo]

Joey Ramone said:

Why the fk would he get banned?

I've watched a couple of threads descend into this bullst about relative wages and aspiration. Despite how he comes across sometimes, H22 makes some perfectly valid points. If he wants to cruise through life on 35k a year than all power to him, and if he gets sick and tired of relentless stealth boasts on this forum, then fair enough.

Because most threads he posts on tend to descend into chaos thanks to him having a huge chip on his shoulder about anyone earning more than him. Again and again.

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Pit Pony said:

Countdown said:

Pit Pony said:

I do the opposite with my wife's snobby friends:

"Our son gets a full university grant, and bursary designed to encourage the children of people from families earning under the average"

"I owe HMRC £1860 in overpaid tax credits, due to a HMRC mistake, but am paying back at £12 a week"

"I'm coming dangerously close to paying tax"

Note 2 of these are actually true.

One assumes you're, how can I put this, ......."Northern"?

Erm yes.

I'm thinking that you think Northern people are thick which is how I came to owe money to the HMRC ? It was a bit stupid to be honest.

No. I'm "northern" myself and some of those comments seemed familiar

[dave_s13]

OzzyR1 said:

Nothing much to add but I met a new client today to chat about a project she has in mind in her newly purchased property in West London - probably about £8-10 million of house

She is mid-late 30's, didn't come from a monied background but in the 20 years she has been at work, has started up 6 companies, sold 4 of them and is now so "comfortable" that should she wish, she would not have to work again.

Also mother to 6 kids.

Very, very impressive, shows what drive, ambition and bloody hard work can achieve.

Edited by OzzyR1 on Friday 25th July 23:04

Did she have massive bewbs, a reasonably successful property based TV career and also make me feel safe in the kowldege that the LED lamps I just bought for my kitchen are the bhes tits? http://www.ledhut.co.uk/

[cookmysock]

H22observer said:

okgo said:

But you're still the poor one who has a st life?

Think I'll take my chances as a yuppie then.

this sort of haughty yuppie mentality is exactly why people hate them.

I'm not poor, by the way. Unless you have a perverse definition of what 'poor' actually means. I just don't spend all my money on awful status symbols just to impress all of my shallow fake friends in some sort of neverending pissing competition of tacky watches, tacky weddings and tacky white range rovers.

You sound like an awful, stuck up little man by the way. I think you need to learn some humility to become a better person.

[Pommygranite]

H22observer said:

okgo said:

But you're still the poor one who has a st life?

Think I'll take my chances as a yuppie then.

this sort of haughty yuppie mentality is exactly why people hate them.

I'm not poor, by the way. Unless you have a perverse definition of what 'poor' actually means. I just don't spend all my money on awful status symbols just to impress all of my shallow fake friends in some sort of neverending pissing competition of tacky watches, tacky weddings and tacky white range rovers.

You sound like an awful, stuck up little man by the way. I think you need to learn some humility to become a better person.

You like to quote the meaning of things don't you - how about the meaning of humility - the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people - you're the one who needs to stop preaching atop a message of 'being right'. Your views are subjective and therefore based entirely some made up story in your own mind.

You've been here 10 months, you don't contribute to anything car related (which the base of this forum is), you post pretty much no threads of your own and all you do is go on other threads and spew forth a left wing socialist outpouring of monumental stupidity and lack of understanding. This place has both rich and poor alike and you know what, no one really cares - what people care about with regards to another contributor is the quality of their contribution and yours are effectively rants and bitterness. Seriously, get a grip, find a different way to put across your message or just fk off because you add nothing of benefit.

You're just an argumentative troll for the sake of it.

[Pommygranite]

Anyway, back on topic.

At my work we all have an idea but don't talk about it - why because it doesn't matter and isn't any of our business. I'm in an environment of sales, production and direct income correlation to output so those who do well get paid the most.

[djc206]

At my work we're all on the same pay scales so we can easily find out/guess.

[Pit Pony]

Countdown said:

Pit Pony said:

Countdown said:

Pit Pony said:

I do the opposite with my wife's snobby friends:

"Our son gets a full university grant, and bursary designed to encourage the children of people from families earning under the average"

"I owe HMRC £1860 in overpaid tax credits, due to a HMRC mistake, but am paying back at £12 a week"

"I'm coming dangerously close to paying tax"

Note 2 of these are actually true.

One assumes you're, how can I put this, ......."Northern"?

Erm yes.

I'm thinking that you think Northern people are thick which is how I came to owe money to the HMRC ? It was a bit stupid to be honest.

No. I'm "northern" myself and some of those comments seemed familiar

I'm paying a lot into my pension. That brings my income down to a level where I do pay tax, but my kids get full university maintenance grants. Is this an acceptable form of tax redistribution ? It means that when I am old, I will pay tax on my pension.

[mph1977]

Pommygranite said:

Anyway, back on topic.

At my work we all have an idea but don't talk about it - why because it doesn't matter and isn't any of our business. I'm in an environment of sales, production and direct income correlation to output so those who do well get paid the most.

if a role is directly correlated to income generation then there will be an element of vairable pay - the alternative is to dash to the bottom approach of |Scam self employed salespeople - but that is marginal on legality (IR 35 anyone?)

[PorkInsider]

H22observer said:

Some British people are very very strange.

Assuming you're British, you're one of that group.

I've rarely read such tripe as that posted by you on this thread.

[Carthage]

We are all on Grades in my workplace so generally have a good idea.
I do extra contracts for the same employer (to pay off debts accumulated during a past relationship) so my pay varies and would be difficult for anyone else to work out.

If I can take this off topic a bit - why when I'm dating, do men (and sometimes their friends) tell me how much they earn? I've earned more than the last three, and am not interested in their money at all, so find it intensely awkward.

[Pommygranite]

Carthage said:

If I can take this off topic a bit - why when I'm dating, do men (and sometimes their friends) tell me how much they earn? I've earned more than the last three, and am not interested in their money at all, so find it intensely awkward.

Maybe because men are conditioned that being a successful providers or at least financially able to support is attractive, bit like the modern version of the caveman who is best at fighting and killing is the alpha male and gets the choice of the females.

[Carthage]

Pommygranite said:

Maybe because men are conditioned that being a successful providers or at least financially able to support is attractive, bit like the modern version of the caveman who is best at fighting and killing is the alpha male and gets the choice of the females.

I don't know any of my female friends who care about money. They all work, with or without children.

I was brought up to think talking about money is just not done - nor is handing someone (other than in shops) naked cash. It should always be placed in a plain envelope.

[Cotty]

Carthage said:

I don't know any of my female friends who care about money. They all work, with or without children.

I was brought up to think talking about money is just not done - nor is handing someone (other than in shops) naked cash. It should always be placed in a plain envelope.

Do you carry envelopes around in case someone wants to borrow £10?

[Pommygranite]

Carthage said:

I don't know any of my female friends who care about money.

Just like when men say they don't like big tits and getting blow jobs

[Carthage]

I can't think of a single female friend who earns less than her partner, but this is not a random sample, so your experiences may be different.

And I'm far too poor - no one would ever ask me for £10.

[g3org3y]

joebongo said:

Yes a GP who does very little and gets 138k a year.

All from your taxes.

.

Would love to know more about this GP who 'does very little'?

Would also be interested to know in what capacity is he your colleague (are you a fellow GP, nurse, receptionist, drug rep etc?)

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Carthage said:

We are all on Grades in my workplace so generally have a good idea.
I do extra contracts for the same employer (to pay off debts accumulated during a past relationship) so my pay varies and would be difficult for anyone else to work out.

If I can take this off topic a bit - why when I'm dating, do men (and sometimes their friends) tell me how much they earn? I've earned more than the last three, and am not interested in their money at all, so find it intensely awkward.

It's a long time since I dated but telling a potential GF how much I earned seems to be the height of insecurity to me.

Btw my wife is always interested in knowing how our incomes compare to friends/family etc. I think it's just human nature to be competitive

[H22observer]

Joey Ramone said:

GetCarter said:

Sadly mate, most people are laughing at you. I'd cash in my chips and get out before you are banned if I were you.

Good luck.

Why the fk would he get banned?

I've watched a couple of threads descend into this bullst about relative wages and aspiration. Despite how he comes across sometimes, H22 makes some perfectly valid points. If he wants to cruise through life on 35k a year than all power to him, and if he gets sick and tired of relentless stealth boasts on this forum, then fair enough.

Thankyou sir.

Some people on here just refuse to accept criticism, full stop. Regardless of how many bigoted yuppies spew bile at me for what they consider to be a "lack of ambition", it doesn't change the fact that yuppie show-offs are despised by a huge number of people in this country and that's something that will not change anytime soon in this new 21st century, low-wage economy.

Nobody likes a show off and nobody likes those who look down their noses at people who do essential jobs for fairly modest salaries.