Define 'young'? I'm under 40 and do DIY. You would unlikely find me in B&Q though. Perhaps it is only the over-40s that have not realised there are better/cheaper places to purchase from? ;-)
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Going round B&Q
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Very true. The mystery is how they manage to tolerate the "music".
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Probably deaf.
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We're deaf!!
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And those tend to be the sort that B&Q employ. Retired on a pension and simply want something to occupy their time. Nothing wrong with that of course, but it does allow them to pay wages a younger person couldn't live on.
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Ideal for answering questions from customers, then.
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B & Q wages are not age dependent. They also employ young people.
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I assumed he meant that an "old person" couldn't live on it either, but because they also have a pension, they don't need to
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And that will be age dependant. Like all those who pay minimum wages.
Quite. I know of several retired people on pensions who work just to give them something to do.
Of course many on here would approve of that - but not 'foreigners' willing to work for a low wage.
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No he's saying that B & Q pay low wages and should be made to pay more so that his ilk can do as little as possible and still buy a new car every year. The real commercial world is beyond Dave's comprehension so he whinges about trade union people being hard done by on every possible occasion.
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My 'ilk'? Have you got any idea how much it costs to rent these days? I'd guess the answer is no. You'll have no idea about how hard it is for youngsters these days trying to get a start in life.
If the retail sector was unionised, they might get a better deal. Not that you'd care - talk about 'I'm alright Jack'.
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That's the problem. Some of the powerful unions overplay their hand (NUM, RMT) but not all (ASLEF is fairly balanced).
Then you get the un-unionised retail sector and here's what you get:
Huge staff turnover;
Cheap(er) EU shop staff (cf. my experience in SportsDirect the other day
- went in for 3 things, useless bloke could barely string a sentence together nor understand me. Came out with one thing because it took so long, not helped by their Soviet system of taking payment. Won't be going there again, but I doubt my lack of custom will change their policy).
And waiters definitely need a union - I saw a story the other day that Cote don't pass ANY of their service charge onto waiting staff.
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Its not hard, they just whine about how hard it is. Even on minimum wage they get way above living costs. The problem is they have no clue about budgeting and think they're celebrities and can live accordingly.
NT
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Yeah - probably since the press got the story.
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At least they're paid.
Some shops rely on unpaid staff on Jobcentre schemes.
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Another who has no idea what renting costs these days.
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about £100 a week for a room in a house...
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You can rent a two bedroom flat for that.
You can buy a house for less than the rent ATM.
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In a derelict street in a ghost town..