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  1. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    We have over 200 clients where I work. Not a single employee at any of those companies can access there email or any company resources without proving their identity using a smartphone app. If you were being generous perhaps 5% of those people are supplied with a company phone or any sort of...
  2. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    It wasn't required, it was ideological and we've stuck with it ever since. The note thing has been done to death. There had been similar notes left since 1965. Laws, the person who weaponised this, actually apologies to Byrne in 2023 for doing so.
  3. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Yes, yes, yes - but after I had left for uni, yes to internet and cars with safety features. Not really sure what your point is here. Technology changes and these things aren't luxuries. A requirement of my contract of employment is to have a car, have a smartphone and have fast & reliable...
  4. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Why austerity? Think when you make such large cuts across the board it doesn't just impact those working in the public sector. But also think it introduced an era of scapegoating. One year of no pay rises or bonuses because of austerity became two and from there on it was excuse after excuse...
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    Match Thread Sunderland - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 13th May

    The problem with the 'its a free hit as we're not ready for the prem' theory is will we ever be ready for the Prem. Unless you're a team that comes down and retains the vast majority of your squad & has parachute payments to spend is anyone? Personally I don't see King suddenly going crazy with...
  6. chiefdave

    Sheffield Utd- Bristol City 2nd leg play offs

    Interesting point. It's hardly a cheap day out and a lot of tickets to sell in a short space of time. Wonder what the point is that people start going off the idea of an annual trip to Wembley if we're not winning any of them.
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    Match Thread Sunderland - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 13th May

    If that was us we'd all be talking about how we're due a loss!
  8. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    The biggest single change was when the coalition came in and implemented austerity. Overnight benefits fell away and overtime was no longer a thing. And since then there seems to have been no real attempt to redress the balance. We've been in austerity / permacrisis ever since. Somehow...
  9. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    What would you class as financial pressure? I have a 'better' job than my Dad but the quality of living I can afford is worse and I don't even what to think about what my retirement will be like compared to his. The fact is having one parent at work and one parent at home was affordable then...
  10. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Get yourself a second job, I've heard Hillfields is nice in the evenings ;)
  11. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Some interesting choice of language to say the least. Not sure about making it harder for people to come and work here in the care sector. There's well over 100K roles that are unfilled and you can't just say fill them with British workers because they aren't interested.
  12. chiefdave

    Cricket 2024

    Or they could spend all morning not being able to get the final wicket
  13. chiefdave

    Cricket 2024

    Could be an interesting day today but looking at the forecast might struggle to get a full day in.
  14. chiefdave

    Weight and working out

    Its so easy to get in to bad habits. I leave for work before 8, walk a few yards to my desk and then the vast majority of days don't get a break until I leave. Then its sitting in the car for 45 minutes to drive home. On a good day I'll get home at 7pm. I've then got 3 ish hours to exercise...
  15. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    This all sounds very familiar. I get the idea of what Marty says but for me at least it's easier said than done. I've found it's not a problem at a particular company but in the wider working world. Having moved jobs twice nothing has improved. Had people say to quit work or move to something...
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    Premier League thread

    Maybe King joining the end of season lap of honour isn't so bad after all
  17. chiefdave

    Match Thread Sunderland - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 13th May

    Remember that guy who phoned CWR after one game to moan about us losing a game we hadn't lost :ROFLMAO:
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    Clive Eakin on CWR

    Unless Rob is going surely it will be him and Oggy and then someone else in the presenter role, probably Lorna or Vic as I doubt there's the budget to employ someone.
  19. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    How long do you have to be in the county, or out of the county, to be counted on these stats? Does someone coming on a student visa that can't stay past the end of their degree count, someone on a six month contract? Just wondering as at my Dads care home there's a never ending stream of people...
  20. chiefdave

    Match Thread Sunderland - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 13th May

    I'm not really getting the 'we just need to do the same and it will all be fine'. Not like Friday was the first time a team has tried those tactics against us. Far worse teams than Sunderland have done it with success.
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