Striking Firemen
Hospital doctors work longer hours than you
Paramedics save more lives than you
Policemen take more crap from the public than you
Building site labourers have a more dangerous job than you
Care workers have worse shift patterns than you
Soldiers have a more physically demanding job than you

So why in the name of all that is holy should you get paid more than them?
(Axeman Jim, Fri 2 May 2008, 15:50, 4 replies)

i might say something here that might rise some hatred...
but i think the same...

aswell as soldiers.

i dont think anyone in a JOB which YOUVE chosen to do, should get any sympathy.

If you dont like it.. dont do it.

i hate it when they say - theyre protecting our country....in AFGANISTAN?!?!?

its different to the guys who died on the front line in the falklands and WW2... they were protecting their country.

like i said.. if you dont like it.. leave.
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Fri 2 May 2008, 15:54, closed)

Soldiers
Do not choose where and when they fight. They are sent by HM Government. That's right, the ones YOU elected (if indeed you bothered to vote). Your elected representatives decided that Afghanistan was worth fighting for.

So yes, they are protecting your country, because they are doing what, in effect, you wanted. The Government at the time decided the Falklands were worth re-taking, not the troops.

The average soldier didn't wake up one morning and go "I know, lets intervene in Sierra Leone". Or Kosovo. Or Kuwait. Your government decided that it was in this country's interest for them to go.

They also cannot strike, unlike the firefighters who they covered in the last strike. You can't also just 'decide to quit' on the drop of a hat.

So, soldiers sign up to soldier. Not to pick and choose where and when they do so. They are sent to some right old festering shitholes on your behalf, by the slimy reptiles you elect. In return, if they are injured or killed, they deserve the support of the people who sent them, otherwise known as the Military Covenant.

If, however, you are one of the 'Not In My Name' crowd, then (a) vote out the people who made the decisions and (b) when you're lying with a broken leg dying of hypothermia, don't bother calling out the chopper. Or when your house is on fire and the firefighters are on strike. Or when your home is flooding and you need evacuation.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Fri 2 May 2008, 16:30, closed)

Worse than all the above
Striking fucking tube drivers.

They're paid £30k to press start and stop a few times.

How the fuck can you find reason to strike when you've clearly landed the skiviest job in history?

Funnily enough these strikes always seem to be scheduled for barbecue or pub session days - sorry, I mean Bank Holidays. Isn't that the weirdest thing?

PS people who spell it 'wierd' can cock off an' all.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 2 May 2008, 16:31, closed)

@ Monty
Indeedy. And the Victoria and Central lines are semi-automated - the driver just presses 'go' and the train drives itself to the next stop. All they do is open the doors. Do you know who else opens doors all day for a living? Hotel porters, that's who. And I bet they don't earn £30k.
(Axeman Jim, Fri 2 May 2008, 16:38, closed)