And lo on Tue, 27 May 2008 16:38:58 +0100, Jim Henderson  
<nos### [at] nospamcom> did spake, saying:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 10:29:00 +0100, Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> Also amusing that we in 'socialist' Europe have the self-regulating ASA
>> and EASA whereas the USA has the Federal Trade Commision :-)
>
> Yeah, we're big on irony here. ;-)

Yes of course; famous for it.

>>> Wow.  Maybe I need to get that college degree so I can emigrate. ;-)
>>
>> Well you speak, read and write English that's worth a few points on the
>> immigration checklist - what do you know about plumbing ;-)
>
> I know about network plumbing. ;-)  But seriously, didn't they do away
> with the points system altogether last year?

Hmm it was in the news recently (read some months back) about a revamp (or  
that it needed one), awarding points for language skills etc. so I'm  
guessing it's still in force in some way.

>>> Yes, but it surprises me how many people don't think that way.  Hell, I
>>> even don't sometimes - went to a movie yesterday afternoon (the new
>>> Indiana Jones film)
>>
>> Any good?
>
> I enjoyed it (see other thread that Darren started - no spoilers in there
> as of this writing).

Yeah I caught it about 30 seconds after posting, seemed positive enough.

> But someone else paid for it as well - but I
> concluded that I would have paid to see it anyways.

And that's the type of statement that you would want to hear from a pro.  
reviewer 'I got in for free, but I'd have paid to see it anyway' :-)

>> But how much is employee goodwill worth?
>
> At this company, quite a bit.  They started doing that sort of thing a
> few years ago with movies that were going to be so popular on opening day
> that they were worried about not having anyone in the office.  So by
> buying out a couple of different times at a local cinema, they avoid that
> and can stagger the support folks (for example) to make sure there's
> coverage.

So you're more likely to stay working with them, less stressed etc. which  
adds up to X work hours at X pay saved from recruitment and going postal.  
Gotta look at the bottom line, we're a company dammit.

-- 
Phil Cook

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