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lolwhites



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:26 pm    Post subject: Article about summer schools Reply with quote

from EL Gazette

http://www.elgazette.com/summersecrets.cfm
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Dipso



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

After working at a couple of UK summer schools, I have decided to be kind to myself and never do it again.
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barryp



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great article. Wish I had read this before I signed up with Staffrod House. Oh well will grin and bear it.
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lolwhites



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

More good news - five summer schools are under investigation by the minimum wage unit for potential breaches of the law!

http://www.elgazette.com/index.cfm?action=2&more=1&id=83
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Will.



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't hold your breath.
I expect these schools use a very good quality washing powder that cleans 'whiter than white'.
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lolwhites



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not so sure. My experience as a union rep has taught me that a lot of senoir managers aren't half as smart as they'd like to think they are. Some of the more professionally run outfits might be able to cover their backs, but not all of them.
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been_there



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not surprising. I worked for ISIS one summer and, while claiming it was a 9-5 with one day off a week, the arrivals, departures and general 24-7ness of the camp kept me hopping full time. I pulled about a week of 15-18 hour days before deciding "F**&$#@" and slacking off. The camp went to hell, and I avoided an ulcer....
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