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  • 03-03-2011 3:58pm
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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭


    Im gonna be out of a job by the end of march....... me and 24 others with a further 10 more fighting for their jobs...(1 bad customer stat and then they gone)

    the jobs are going to the philippines.

    our gov stand back n do nothing to protect jobs.

    here is my solution.

    Increase import taxes on all goods manufactured outside the EU.
    Increase VAT on all good manufactured outside the EU.
    Abolish import taxes on all goods manufactured in the EU.
    lower VAT on all goods manufactured in the EU.

    result less job loss to asia regions

    more jobs created in the EU.


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    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    Did you at least walk away with a decent package?


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    nope i get nothing as i was only there for 9 weeks so far


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    Fart
    Registered Users Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Fart


    At least you can live up to your name from the end of March onwards.


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    lol

    Well enda is living upto to his promise of 30000 jobs to be axed


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    Guill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    They are great workers in the Phillipines in fairness.


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    Chaotic_Forces
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,659 ✭✭✭Chaotic_Forces


    I'd grab your arse down the dole ASAP and inform them, then when you do lose your job (sorry about that BTW), get your cliam done and if you have to wait for the claim to go through, go to the local social welfare officer and get some kind of weekly payment till you get the claim put through.


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    Vicxas
    Registered Users Posts: 15,298 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    That sucks man, sorry to hear :(


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    tempted to tell every single caller to **** off tonight when i go in


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    Chaotic_Forces
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,659 ✭✭✭Chaotic_Forces


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    tempted to tell every single caller to **** off tonight when i go in

    Don't, if you want to use that place as a reference you're screwed.


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    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    Sorry to hear that OP. Best of luck.

    On the bright side, this could be you soon!


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    Guill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    tempted to tell every single caller to **** off tonight when i go in



    That should fix it alrite.


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    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    Increase import taxes on all goods manufactured outside the EU.
    Increase VAT on all good manufactured outside the EU.
    Abolish import taxes on all goods manufactured in the EU.
    lower VAT on all goods manufactured in the EU.

    result less job loss to asia regions

    more jobs created in the EU.
    These things are probably decided at WTO level, above EU level, so to be honest our governmnet couldn't really do much about it. Protectionism usually doesn't help on average though.

    Sorry to hear about your job - hope you find something else soon.


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    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Blast your boss with piss.

    Seriously though, sorry to hear


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    fakearms123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭fakearms123


    Fart wrote: »
    At least you can live up to your name from the end of March onwards.

    I would be very proud if you did the same :pac:

    I would suggest to the OP to go job searching the meantime or consider emigrating to Australia... I heard they have a great GAA scene there :rolleyes:


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    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    lol

    Well enda is living upto to his promise of 30000 jobs to be axed
    Cowen is still in charge as I understand it. He's doing a cracking job.


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    fakearms123 wrote: »
    I would be very proud if you did the same :pac:

    I would suggest to the OP to go job searching the meantime or consider emigrating to Australia... I heard they have a great GAA scene there :rolleyes:

    already been spamming cv's

    but as most ppl know job agencies rarely have any actual jobs just lots of made up ones so they can get your cv emailed in.


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    Monty Burnz wrote: »
    Cowen is still in charge as I understand it. He's doing a cracking job.

    when i cant pay my rent should i move to clara county offaly? i hear brian ahs a big house with lots of land


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    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    nope i get nothing as i was only there for 9 weeks so far

    Dam... sucks. sorry to hear.


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    danbohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,914 ✭✭✭danbohan


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    Im gonna be out of a job by the end of march....... me and 24 others with a further 10 more fighting for their jobs...(1 bad customer stat and then they gone)

    the jobs are going to the philippines.

    our gov stand back n do nothing to protect jobs.

    here is my solution.

    Increase import taxes on all goods manufactured outside the EU.
    Increase VAT on all good manufactured outside the EU.
    Abolish import taxes on all goods manufactured in the EU.
    lower VAT on all goods manufactured in the EU.

    result less job loss to asia regions

    more jobs created in the EU.

    if we had lower minimum wage levels and other employer costs things like this might not be happening !


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    giant_midget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭giant_midget


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    lol

    Well enda is living upto to his promise of 30000 jobs to be axed

    your working in public service somewhere?


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    danbohan wrote: »
    if we had lower minimum wage levels and other employer costs things like this might not be happening !

    Employee wages is not just the only factor in alot of companies leaving ireland in droves.

    High energy costs,

    Poor banking system,

    Corrupt government,

    are also factors


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    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    giant_midget wrote: »
    your working in public service somewhere?

    nope but some of the clients the company i work for are


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    danbohan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,914 ✭✭✭danbohan


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    Employee wages is not just the only factor in alot of companies leaving ireland in droves.

    High energy costs,

    Poor banking system,

    Corrupt government,

    are also factors

    exactly , , but i guess the people in Philippines will be on 5euro per day so ..............

    who knows it might be the best thing ever happened to you and better things await , good luck


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