anyone want to be a binman ?

northernneil
northernneil Posts: 1,549
edited October 2009 in The bottom bracket
just sort of going back to my previous postman (striking workers) thread anyone want to be a binman for £19,000 a year ???

finished by 1pm .....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west ... 316451.stm

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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    The guys around here start at 3 and 4am, so no thanks! :lol:
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    Yeah, Me.
  • all show no go
    all show no go Posts: 542
    Most of the jobs i've had have been a sackful of sh*t, so being a binny would be a step up! (yes I've been made redundant twice in the past three years through no fault of my own, just pee-poor companies that have closed down).

    Apologies, rant over.
    Let's close our eyes and see what happens
  • stevekosky
    stevekosky Posts: 134
    Like most of these jobs, if they have not been privatised, they are under huge pressure to do more for less as iss everybody these days.

    It has been calculated that each bin man lifts 12 ton pers shift, working non stop.

    You don't see many older bin men and the injury rate is significant.

    Couldn't comment on the money but would you really want to do it?
  • all show no go
    all show no go Posts: 542
    I've got a mate who left his job working for the council doing the recycling lorries in the morning, and left to be a hospital porter because he hated the working conditions and saw it as a step up from what he did before. Go figure!
    Let's close our eyes and see what happens
  • volvicspar
    volvicspar Posts: 208
    People seem to conveniently forget the early starts when they quote "1pm finish time" , also conveniently forget that this involves hard work rather than sitting a desk posting on BikeRadar all day when you should be working (you know who you are !!) :wink::wink:

    Just my 2p...
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Its a rubbish job. :wink:
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    northernneil wrote:
    finished by 1pm .....

    And only work one day a week too... :D
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    stevekosky wrote:
    Like most of these jobs, if they have not been privatised, they are under huge pressure to do more for less as iss everybody these days.

    It has been calculated that each bin man lifts 12 ton pers shift, working non stop.

    You don't see many older bin men and the injury rate is significant.

    Couldn't comment on the money but would you really want to do it?

    lift ?
    gently wheel more like, no lifting of anything needed these days, our bin men dont even wear gloves
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    Leeds City Council leader Richard Brett wrote:
    For them it means a fair day's pay for a fair day's work

    God those people make me sick. I assume this means he'll be taking a massive pay cut.

    volvicspar wrote:
    People seem to conveniently forget the early starts when they quote "1pm finish time" , also conveniently forget that this involves hard work rather than sitting a desk posting on BikeRadar all day when you should be working (you know who you are !!) :wink::wink:

    Just my 2p...

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  • volvicspar
    volvicspar Posts: 208
    :lol:
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    volvicspar wrote:
    People seem to conveniently forget the early starts when they quote "1pm finish time" , also conveniently forget that this involves hard work rather than sitting a desk posting on BikeRadar all day when you should be working (you know who you are !!) :wink::wink:

    Just my 2p...

    +1
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    The Pays RUBBISH! :roll:
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    We heard it the 1st time, and wasn't funny then :wink: :roll:
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  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    northernneil wrote:
    stevekosky wrote:
    Like most of these jobs, if they have not been privatised, they are under huge pressure to do more for less as iss everybody these days.

    It has been calculated that each bin man lifts 12 ton pers shift, working non stop.

    You don't see many older bin men and the injury rate is significant.

    Couldn't comment on the money but would you really want to do it?

    lift ?
    gently wheel more like, no lifting of anything needed these days, our bin men dont even wear gloves

    Fair point, wheelie bins do make life easier and safer for the bin men.
    If you do end up getting a job as a bin man, though, watch out for any unwanted Gene Hunt-style treatment from The Bin Police....even though they don't exist outside of Richard Littlejohn's hard disk. :wink:

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • wirralguy
    wirralguy Posts: 29
    Hi i did this job many years ago when bins had no wheels and had to be lifted it was hard dirty work yes you could finish early if you moved yourself and you earned your early dart ,the best thing about the job was the people you worked with all human life was there like the french forein leagion.ps my spelling has not improved
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    They talk Garbage, ALL DAY! :roll:
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    holmeboy wrote:
    They talk Garbage, ALL DAY! :roll:

    I wish someone would put a lid on all the wheelie bad jokes that seem to be littering the thread....

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    DavidBelcher wrote:
    holmeboy wrote:
    They talk Garbage, ALL DAY! :roll:

    I wish someone would put a lid on all the wheelie bad jokes that seem to be littering the thread....

    David

    Nice :wink:
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  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    DavidBelcher wrote:
    holmeboy wrote:
    They talk Garbage, ALL DAY! :roll:

    I wish someone would put a lid on all the wheelie bad jokes that seem to be littering the thread....

    David

    what a waste of a post
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    Put it out for Monday morning!
  • pepelepew
    pepelepew Posts: 180
    Worked on the bins years ago in the summer holidays. Good craic. The binmen used to find all sorts thrown away that could be re-used, usually electrical goods. Massive porn stash in the tip hut as well, some of it sticky. Don't think it was yoghurt thrown in the bin after it though! :shock:
    Det. Sgt. George Carter: Do you know what, Jack? You're full of sh!t.
    Det. Insp. Jack Regan: I thought it was about time you made an intellectual contribution to this debate.
    Det. Sgt. George Carter: Boll@cks.
  • STEFANOS4784
    STEFANOS4784 Posts: 4,109
    DavidBelcher wrote:
    holmeboy wrote:
    They talk Garbage, ALL DAY! :roll:

    I wish someone would put a lid on all the wheelie bad jokes that seem to be littering the thread....

    David

    It's about time you cleaned your act up, your just wasting everyones rtime!
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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    It's a fair reward for an important job but personally I'd want something that used my brain much more.
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