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Old 07-12-11, 10:22 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei! View Post
Until then, get a job, any job!
Also the salary to expense ratio is kept in check by the Consumer Price Index. Quarterly here.
Salary to expense ratio is subjective here, I fear, further complicated by American unwillingness to give up the personal car for good, efficient mass transit.

"Get a job, any job" sounds good, and in principle, I agree - even ten quid a week is better than no quid a week. However, as said earlier, there is a general unwillingness in a lot of people to do work that is "beneath them" - or a desire by employers to cut costs by hiring illegals; both issues need addressing before we'll get back to a good economy.

Here's a thought experiment: How would your work life be different if your boss thought of your salary as an asset rather than a liability? For instance, instead of going on the ledger as a 25K loss, it goes instead on the plus side as a 25K gain in value to the business?
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