tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post4886635448260515882..comments2023-03-25T12:52:21.815+00:00Comments on JP's Corner of The Blogosphere: me? I like my supermarket to have a CharcuterieJP...http://www.blogger.com/profile/00951577183105761317noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-18906265637701508322007-11-20T20:40:00.000+00:002007-11-20T20:40:00.000+00:00It's good to have discussion, and differing opinio...It's good to have discussion, and differing opinions, but although no-one forces readers of this blog to get along please refrain from the insults.<BR/><BR/>Back on topic, I popped in to Tesco's again today. I needed some eye drops, but it took three members of staff to tell me where they were. The first ignorantly pointed me down the wrong aisle, and the second didn't even know if they sold JP...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00951577183105761317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-21711683546508455462007-11-20T04:33:00.000+00:002007-11-20T04:33:00.000+00:00I'm afraid you're being too obtuse. And very weird...I'm afraid you're being too obtuse. And very weird. I never said any of those things, of course.<BR/><BR/>Oh well.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I don't know you. You seem an awesome twat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-36387568005361855082007-11-19T21:18:00.000+00:002007-11-19T21:18:00.000+00:00Actually, you didn't mean that did you. You meant...Actually, you didn't mean that did you. You meant, make everyone do some kind of National Service type role at Tesco before being allowed to reach an advanced level of education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-84221657553529340362007-11-19T21:17:00.000+00:002007-11-19T21:17:00.000+00:00So we should scrap the education system and let un...So we should scrap the education system and let unskilled workers in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-43386269560394629082007-11-18T23:57:00.000+00:002007-11-18T23:57:00.000+00:00Well, the point is, bettering oneself takes time. ...Well, the point is, bettering oneself takes time. Qualifications and experience cannot be instantly acquired.<BR/><BR/>And the other point is, of course, that the population is always growing in two ways: immigration and birth. So, you know, as the years pass - as they tend to do - a new generation of unskilled labour is always rising or arriving.<BR/><BR/>And I thought the lefties believed mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-12207999918377203472007-11-18T13:41:00.000+00:002007-11-18T13:41:00.000+00:00"when you have children to support the difference ..."when you have children to support the difference between £5.50 per hour and £6.50 per hour is monumental."<BR/><BR/>Quite - but when you have children to support I'm guessing that you don't want to be forced to work long and inflexible hours so that you can maybe see them once in a while. One of the bad things I have heard about the way Tesco treats their staff is the pressure put on them in JP...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00951577183105761317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-86877209336058851582007-11-18T11:14:00.000+00:002007-11-18T11:14:00.000+00:00Hahaha. So if everyone who worked in Tesco all of...Hahaha. So if everyone who worked in Tesco all of a sudden 'bettered oneself', who would work in Tesco?<BR/><BR/>I thought lefties were meant to be the idealists. Yeesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-81672065959764732082007-11-17T01:38:00.000+00:002007-11-17T01:38:00.000+00:00We aren't a socialist state, however, and one shou...We aren't a socialist state, however, and one shouldn't really be permanently stuck with working in Tescos: there are many, many ways to better oneself, and to get a consequently better paying job.mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-52834786996096868022007-11-16T21:02:00.000+00:002007-11-16T21:02:00.000+00:00"Dave, there's more to staff welfare than how much..."Dave, there's more to staff welfare than how much you pay them."<BR/><BR/>You say this JP, and to an extent I'd agree... In a career where a degree is required for example, annual salary is likely to be in excess of £30,000, other benefits and flexible working time are desirable aspects. But, most people don't have these types of jobs. Most people earn barely over minimum wage, and when you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-89081366907030164172007-11-16T15:08:00.000+00:002007-11-16T15:08:00.000+00:00Dave is right that the present situation amounts t...Dave is right that the present situation amounts to a subsidy. It's not really evidence that's required. There's no conspiracy. Logically, if the government-set minimum wage is knowingly too low to support someone, meaning they have to resort as well to state benefits, the government is in effect providing the extra money that the employers - the corporations - will not. <BR/><BR/>I.e. they are mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-85399784514810580312007-11-13T20:02:00.000+00:002007-11-13T20:02:00.000+00:00Dave, there's more to staff welfare than how much ...Dave, there's more to staff welfare than how much you pay them.<BR/><BR/>Also, can you supply any evidence to back up your 'subsidy' claim?JP...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00951577183105761317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-34709975937210171602007-11-13T17:57:00.000+00:002007-11-13T17:57:00.000+00:00lol, Hi.In defense of Tesco... Shocking. They do ...lol, Hi.<BR/><BR/>In defense of Tesco... Shocking. They do pay their staff more than any other Supermarket I believe, or perhaps they might be second behind Sainsbury's. I know this because I work for the supermarket that pays the least.<BR/><BR/>This in turn believe it or not, keeps your taxes down. Several large corporations are backhandedly supported by government. Government knows that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13160587.post-14926357654566309132007-11-13T17:24:00.000+00:002007-11-13T17:24:00.000+00:00I love Tesco :DI love Tesco :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com