Strategic combat - a couple of Newby questions

dumbluck · #1 December 22nd, 2001, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by Growltigga:
'nine to four??' in my dreams.

I am a lawyer based in Manchester, England. I specialise in banking and finance and because it is transactional based, we normally do 50-80 hour weeks. Average working day is 7.30am to say 20.00.

Gosh, you must have a cot in the back room! do they let you out for an hour every so often to visit your family? Heck, maybe they can go all out and let you commute home once a month to sleep in your own bed!

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Personally, I need to win the lottery tomorrow so I can train up to be the world's first male lap dancer

Yeah, i need to win the lottery. If I did, I could attain solvency! Well almost, anyway.

Growltigga · #2 December 21st, 2001, 03:38 PM

Luckily, the wife is a lawyer as well so she understands. Sad to say going home is generally a treat.

Strange, in the UK, lawyers tend to marry lawyers but then I suspect that just has something to do with genetics and trying to breed the strain out

Bad thing is we dont get bonuses or overtime so when you work out the hourly rate on the salary, I pay my cleaner more - hell, anyone in MacDonalds earns more than me

geoschmo · #3 December 21st, 2001, 03:50 PM

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Originally posted by Growltigga:
Bad thing is we dont get bonuses or overtime so when you work out the hourly rate on the salary, I pay my cleaner more - hell, anyone in MacDonalds earns more than me

Yes, but you get to wear those nifty wigs right?

Geo

Growltigga · #4 December 21st, 2001, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

Yes, but you get to wear those nifty wigs right?

Geo

No, that's barristers - unlike you Yanks, our legel professions are split two ways - you are either a barrister (get to wear the wig and appear in court) or a solicitor (do the hard graft and grease the wheels of industry)

I am a solicitor

Scary thought is that when you join the English legal profession, you either go soliciting or go to the bar (technical term for becoming a barrister)

European lawyers for some reason laugh so hard at this that the tears run down their legs - they say that English lawyers either go cruising for a piece of derriere or end up drunk

probably a fair comment

Gryphin · #5 December 21st, 2001, 04:36 PM

Growltigga
Do they compare you to *Sharks* over there? Maybe we should create a special Ship Set for Lawers and Computer people like me.
Hmm, and a 3rd set for people who are both.
Enjoy

Growltigga · #6 December 21st, 2001, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Gryphin:
Growltigga
Do they compare you to *Sharks* over there?

Well, the standard joke is that this lawyer falls into the sea and before he is rescued, a damn great big maneating shark comes swimming up to him. Instead of chomping him up, the sharks puts him on his back, swims up to the side of the ship and puts him back on board. Noone can believe this so they ask the lawyer why the shark didn't eat him but rescued him instead. The lawyers just says that it was professional courtesy.

Actually, English lawyers arn't called sharks cos we are (a) useful members of society, (b) a damn sight cheaper than US lawyers and (c) not thieving lying rotten bindippers

Mephisto · #7 December 21st, 2001, 06:25 PM

And we don't chase Ambulances in Europe (well, at least in germany).