Pathetic.

[markc123]

TEACHERS THAT STRIKE ARE F'ING PATHETIC, GET A GRIP OF YOUR LIFES YOU SAD PATHETIC TW*TS AND STOP THINKING YOU'RE ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE!

you're on holiday most of the f'ing time, what more do you want.

Try grafting like us tradesmen, we can't go on strike. get a grip, seriouslly.

rant over, let the war begin because im sure there are some people on here who think the strike is for good reason......speak up

 

[Gavin A]

definitely best to just sit there and let the tories destroy / privatise every last thing that used to make the UK a fairer, better place to live than the states for those not able to pay privately for education, health care, social care, pensions etc etc

don't rock the boat eh

 

[a1colly]

So harsh mate, you shouldn't put them in their own bracket. All public workers over the past 24 months! Lets take them all out into the real world for a week!!!!

 

[Octopus]

TEACHERS THAT STRIKE ARE F'ING PATHETIC, GET A GRIP OF YOUR LIFES YOU SAD PATHETIC TW*TS AND STOP THINKING YOU'RE ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE!

you're on holiday most of the f'ing time, what more do you want.

Try grafting like us tradesmen, we can't go on strike. get a grip, seriouslly.

rant over, let the war begin because im sure there are some people on here who think the strike is for good reason......speak up

I want to know why fire fighters get on their high horse so often. Most of them round here do a "night" shift down the fire station, then go off and do their own SE job every day.......

 

[ferg]

I worked for local government for a while.

The last strike action while I was there was over final salary pensions.

I was saved the embarassment of not striking due to the fact that I was in a 'critical' job and not required to strike.

Final salary pensions are and always have been BS. Just before someone retires they get a promotion....

 

[Mr Hehound]

TEACHERS THAT STRIKE ARE F'ING PATHETIC, GET A GRIP OF YOUR LIFES YOU SAD PATHETIC TW*TS AND STOP THINKING YOU'RE ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE!

you're on holiday most of the f'ing time, what more do you want.

Try grafting like us tradesmen, we can't go on strike. get a grip, seriouslly.

rant over, let the war begin because im sure there are some people on here who think the strike is for good reason......speak up

Both my mum and dad were teachers mate.

I can speak from experience that it was not the 9-5 job with endless holidays that people think it is.

It pretty much killed my dad and my mum often worked from 6am to 11pm taking into account marking, lesson planning, redoing lesson planning when the sylabus changed (constantly), dealing with nut bag kids and their even nuttier (scumbag) parents.

I have some sympathy and would rather do what I do than what they did, regardless of how crappy the construction industry is at the moment.

 

[moospark]

TEACHERS THAT STRIKE ARE F'ING PATHETIC, GET A GRIP OF YOUR LIFES YOU SAD PATHETIC TW*TS AND STOP THINKING YOU'RE ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE!

you're on holiday most of the f'ing time, what more do you want.

Try grafting like us tradesmen, we can't go on strike. get a grip, seriouslly.

rant over, let the war begin because im sure there are some people on here who think the strike is for good reason......speak up

Dead right, but some dafty on the local news said "why don't they go on strike during the holidays?"

 

[markc123]

Both my mum and dad were teachers mate.

I can speak from experience that it was not the 9-5 job with endless holidays that people think it is.

It pretty much killed my dad and my mum often worked from 6am to 11pm taking into account marking, lesson planning, redoing lesson planning when the sylabus changed (constantly), dealing with nut bag kids and their even nuttier (scumbag) parents.

I have some sympathy and would rather do what I do than what they did, regardless of how crappy the construction industry is at the moment.

In context, i can't see how thats different from an electrician.

We work 6am - 11pm, sometimes later call outs if you're covering special events.

And that's just the lucky ones....some spark's struggle for work and have to live off savings and odd jobs - teachers have at least a regular wage.

The sylabus changing you can relate to the regs changing.

I'll give you the scumbag kids, but then again - you can go to awkward clients houses that try and rob and decieve you.

We don't strike do we, we realise we have ---- days / we realise times are hard, but we just man through it.

No i don't know all the in's and out's, and it's not just a dig at the teachers its a dig at everyone that strikes. Be thankful you have a job in todays climate and stop wanting everything you're own way - life deals ---- hands at times, and you've just gotta sit there and lap it up.

 

[not clever]

Well don't tar all the teachers (or firefighters for that matter) with the same brush.......
Not all agree with or are taking part in any strike action even though they are in the unions.

Out of interest do you know why the firefighters are taking industrial action?

Markc you could always giveup your hard graft tradesman work & go into the class as a TA for a cushy life or you could even join your fire-brigade as a EFC member and cover the strike days as a Electrical Trainee fire fighter.

 

[ferg]

I can see both sides of this argument.

Teachers don't have it as easy as some people think.

However 'some people' think that
all doctors earn 300K
Teachers only work from 9-3:30 a few weeks a year.
Sparks are better off than teachers and doctors.
Plumbers drive brand new mercs.
Everyone who works for the council retires on a 'Golden handshake'
IT guys all earn 75K +
Anyone who gets a bonus from a bank is a billionaire.


In reality most of us are just getting by paying our mortgage, rent and student / appreniceship debt.

If the grass is greener then why are so many people switching careers..


Just my wee rant

 

[markc123]

Electrical Trainee fire fighter lol? What does that involve? I haven't used a water pistol in a while, sounds fun, where do i sign up?

True about tieing all teachers and that together, many don't strike. I wasn't even aiming this rant at just teachers, just the general population of strikers.

No idea why the fire fighters are taking industrial action.

 

[Mr Hehound]

Both my mum and dad were teachers mate.

I can speak from experience that it was not the 9-5 job with endless holidays that people think it is.

It pretty much killed my dad and my mum often worked from 6am to 11pm taking into account marking, lesson planning, redoing lesson planning when the sylabus changed (constantly), dealing with nut bag kids and their even nuttier (scumbag) parents.

I have some sympathy and would rather do what I do than what they did, regardless of how crappy the construction industry is at the moment.

In context, i can't see how thats different from an electrician.

We work 6am - 11pm, sometimes later call outs if you're covering special events.

And that's just the lucky ones....some spark's struggle for work and have to live off savings and odd jobs - teachers have at least a regular wage.

The sylabus changing you can relate to the regs changing.

I'll give you the scumbag kids, but then again - you can go to awkward clients houses that try and rob and decieve you.

We don't strike do we, we realise we have ---- days / we realise times are hard, but we just man through it.

No i don't know all the in's and out's, and it's not just a dig at the teachers its a dig at everyone that strikes. Be thankful you have a job in todays climate and stop wanting everything you're own way - life deals ---- hands at times, and you've just gotta sit there and lap it up.

Not saying it is different Mark. If Unionised I'd support any Sparks right to strike as well.

Just saying (because the usual argument is that 'the f★★★★★s only work from 9-3 every day, have 50 out of every 52 weeks off on holiday sunning themselves and reading the Guardian, while planning how to make make parents lives harder and ensuring kids can't read and write unless it's on a mobile phone in text speak) that isn't how it really is.

I mean no offence and am by no means a Socialist Worker nutter.

 

[markc123]

That's the problem - if we wanted to strike (i don't) we couldn't anyway, especially if SE. It's literally impossible.

I got annoyed watching the news, didn't really intend this thread to go this deep. I appologise if i've offended you Mr Hehound.

 

[Mr Hehound]

You haven't mate. I just love a good rant.

 

[dan86]

Both my mum and dad were teachers mate.

I can speak from experience that it was not the 9-5 job with endless holidays that people think it is.

It pretty much killed my dad and my mum often worked from 6am to 11pm taking into account marking, lesson planning, redoing lesson planning when the sylabus changed (constantly), dealing with nut bag kids and their even nuttier (scumbag) parents.

agree with that. my step dad is a teacher.has been for over 27 years.
now, I've worked bloody hard to get to where I am today. often doing very long days, 7 day weeks etc, but my dad always seems to have this going on too. now he doesnt complain and had never striked. doesn't see the point or what it will achieve. same as me.

not sure how this fits in with everyone else's views, but just my input