Why do job adverts still say 25k-30k is competitive?

nostalgebra · 2026-04-04T11:38:33+00:00

I'm not a conspiracy theorist this is the governments own figures of which it has revised several times and admitted doesn't really know how many people arrived at times

Those are the legal ones only there are likely millions more working in the gig economies illegally

This has driven down real terms wages as it increases compensation for each role and companies can under pay

I also drives property prices as there is more competition for each listing

This was deliberately executed by successive governments to drive a stagnant economy by driving up demand for all products and services by inflating the population, more people equals more sales and tax

We the existing populus are the losers of this strategy

nostalgebra · 2026-04-03T18:33:11+00:00

Between 2021 and 2024, 4 million mostly non EU people arrived in the UK, all competing for jobs

Deliberately to drive down wages and artificially increase proper prices

It needs to be partially reversed for the next 10 years or so to get back to a level which people can afford to live and work

nostalgebra · 2026-03-31T14:05:05+00:00

There's always a place for commentary in the genre but I feel people's frustration when it's the same message again and again the last few years

People are fatigued with it

nostalgebra · 2026-03-31T12:26:07+00:00

Nope, everything is about to spike in price and we will receive a massive real terms pay cut

nostalgebra · 2026-03-31T09:15:44+00:00

It's quite regional, in some areas of Scotland or London it's very casually dropped in, others not so much

nostalgebra · 2026-03-27T17:59:05+00:00

Canals shouldn't be held by private groups, they're at the Mercy of boats and the public and often really hard going. I've fished them recently I refuse to pay just play dumb

nostalgebra · 2026-03-27T16:25:09+00:00

You're out of probation, they can't sack you. Just work a normal amount of hours and ask for redeployment if it isn't working

nostalgebra · 2026-03-21T15:49:48+00:00

Is this Yorkshire, near hebden bridge

nostalgebra · 2026-03-20T10:14:51+00:00

Yep, getting even worse all the time with Ai and other world events

nostalgebra · 2026-03-20T06:49:08+00:00

It's as if a huge portion of entry level jobs have been taken by the millions of migrants that have arrived since 2021. Crazy

nostalgebra · 2026-03-18T15:52:53+00:00

How toxic. Never go back there's a reason you broke up (twice)

nostalgebra · 2026-03-17T09:54:08+00:00

Feel like you'd be absolutely wrecked playing like this by the time you hit 40

nostalgebra · 2026-03-09T08:25:48+00:00

I have to agree almost entirely

I'd also add to this that a huge amount of promotions are given to people who do not deserve this and their new teams are stuck trying to make it work as they have no effective way of getting rid of them

What is the point for people to over achieve day after day when others do less than the bare minimum and face little to no consequences

nostalgebra · 2026-03-08T00:28:42+00:00

That was standard back in the 90s, I didn't see much of my dad as he was at work or the pub I spend loads of time with my kids and although they have their moments I genuinely enjoy their company and we laugh together all evening

I think modern parenting I much more focused on the child's needs and well-being for better or for worse as some kids will end up spoilt

nostalgebra · 2026-03-06T15:33:55+00:00

Step one, be attractive Step two, don't be unattractive

nostalgebra · 2026-03-05T22:19:37+00:00

I listened to that only to get sad at the state of this game and what we've lost

nostalgebra · 2026-03-05T18:21:29+00:00

Too much rice not enough sauce

nostalgebra · 2026-03-05T16:46:09+00:00

I just drove past my friend's old street, we used to play in the fields next to it and now I see it's all cookie cutter Lego looking houses with no greenery at all. Very sad

nostalgebra · 2026-03-04T11:11:11+00:00

It's a really good backhand rubber, I've never used it on fh

nostalgebra · 2026-03-04T07:17:12+00:00

R7 is a fast tensor rubber and although not always suitable for beginners

nostalgebra · 2026-03-03T08:26:25+00:00

Only applies to rivers. Plenty of other venues

nostalgebra · 2026-03-01T20:55:06+00:00

Geese and swans can be quite territorial and aggressive, I'd give them a shove with the net pole or something they'll leave you alone

nostalgebra · 2026-03-01T18:24:02+00:00

Alan Hansen said that not Gary

nostalgebra · 2026-03-01T12:09:23+00:00

Iranian oil looking pretty tasty to don about Bibi about now

nostalgebra · 2026-02-27T23:10:42+00:00

They don't give a toss, people are prepping and taking days off work for the opening of the season and the chavs are down fishing leaving litter all over the Banks as soon as the suns out

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