Alex 34220 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 A quick stroll down Northumberland Street and any sympathy I have with students and their future plight soon disippates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20547 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Chuggers? I can't imagine a worse job. Have some sympathy you heartless bastard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34220 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Chuggers? I can't imagine a worse job. Have some sympathy you heartless bastard! I meant in general. But re: chuggers, it's a shit job but you have to be a certain sort of wanker to do it imo. Like most sales, I think having a soul is an obstacles to success. Buy cheap, buy twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Can't stand chuggers but understand charities using them. I won't give to them or door knockers in principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 When I started University in 1983 (last game before I started we beat Palace 3-1 at home), the full grant (which I got because my parents earned under the threshold) was £1,680 per annum. There were no fees & I could sign on in the Summer, which I did until I found work in both summer 84 (Joe Corals in Felling Square) & summer 85 (Gateshead Library Prince Consort Road). In addition, any travel costs (3 return trips home & all daily travel as part of study) over £50 was repayable. Prescriptions & dental work were both free. A different world...... During term time, my rent was £10 per week in 1st year, £11.50 in 2nd year & £13.50 in 3rd; we paid 50% of this for mid June to mid Sept as a retainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm so old I was PAID to go to University for my degree. Then I was paid A LOT to do my PhD. Feel sorry for students today. Say you rack up 30 grand debt, and so does your partner (most graduates will end up with another graduate). You're starting off 60k in debt. But most banks now want silly money deposits before they will give you a mortgage, so basically you are financially crippled from the off. Moral is, if you're going to do a degree make sure it's vocational. My son wants to do History; the degree with highest graduate unemployment. Then again, as an only child who is set to inherit 2 houses, he can afford to pursue an academic interest that is the furthest away from vocational.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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