tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post114370644674540547..comments2023-04-27T13:42:18.934+02:00Comments on Bookpacker: Rhino75's rant Part IIrhino75http://www.blogger.com/profile/04974269097513870975noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1144015453864708132006-04-03T00:04:00.000+02:002006-04-03T00:04:00.000+02:00Haha! I am that very same, "Gillian"!!Haha! I am that very same, "Gillian"!!rhino75https://www.blogger.com/profile/04974269097513870975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1144014515331153672006-04-02T23:48:00.000+02:002006-04-02T23:48:00.000+02:00Are you that wild man I keep running into who stay...Are you that wild man I keep running into who stays out drinking until 4am?Gillian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056562916552538364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143999019959131822006-04-02T19:30:00.000+02:002006-04-02T19:30:00.000+02:00Rhino, that makes more sense to me, the way you pu...Rhino, that makes more sense to me, the way you put it,thanks,xoxo!~Babz~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247028241433046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143886175904612982006-04-01T12:09:00.000+02:002006-04-01T12:09:00.000+02:00Soooo, the government is going ahead with the new ...Soooo, the government is going ahead with the new law, but the president is insisting on two changes: firstly, the length of the contract will be cut to one year from two; and secondly, the reason for dismissal will be stated. Both of these are changes suggested by the French employers' federation, if I'm not mistaken. We'll see what happens next...rhino75https://www.blogger.com/profile/04974269097513870975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143814835710590662006-03-31T16:20:00.000+02:002006-03-31T16:20:00.000+02:00I don't think it's great, by a long chalk, but I d...I don't think it's <B>great</B>, by a long chalk, but I do think it's worth a try and certainly not as dreadful as the protesters make out. And I'm really not some gung-ho "lunch is for wimps" Wall Street wannabe. Honest! Anyway, the president is going on TV this evening to address the nation on this very subject (can you believe it?).rhino75https://www.blogger.com/profile/04974269097513870975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143812947693858282006-03-31T15:49:00.000+02:002006-03-31T15:49:00.000+02:00Do you think this is a good thing? You have put it...Do you think this is a good thing? You have put it more in to perspective for me but then why all the protest?~Babz~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247028241433046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143794103290370472006-03-31T10:35:00.000+02:002006-03-31T10:35:00.000+02:00Well not quite, Babs. The purpose of posting that ...Well not quite, Babs. The purpose of posting that article was to show French attitudes to the Free market. It doesn't go into detail about the new contract, which includes such clauses as "Notice of layoff shall be 2 weeks if employment was between 2 and 5 months, one month if employment was over 5 months" and "Severance shall be 8% of gross pay for the employment period" - so not <I>quite</I> asrhino75https://www.blogger.com/profile/04974269097513870975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143773149816015312006-03-31T04:45:00.000+02:002006-03-31T04:45:00.000+02:00Rhino, this kind of thinking is unheard of. I'm no...Rhino, this kind of thinking is unheard of. I'm not sure how I would feel with the uncertainty of being canned that easily. It leaves too much room for the unknown. I really don't understand it. Maybe I'm a little dense but it just doesn't make sense to me. But at the same time. it can really only effect those that are not good workers and were previously protected by french law concerning firing~Babz~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247028241433046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12564901.post-1143715683747179542006-03-30T12:48:00.000+02:002006-03-30T12:48:00.000+02:00Arg! You're assigning homework now?Wow, according ...Arg! You're assigning homework now?<BR/><BR/>Wow, according to that article, Chinia is more Freemarket than the USA?Rob7534https://www.blogger.com/profile/17146330168226676675noreply@blogger.com