You earlier called me a fraud and said i was lying... so don't rush to the moral high ground just yet my friend.

The difference between you and me, is quite simply knowledge.. I know the reasons for the strike, they are totally justified and the fault lies with Southern... that is based on my knowledge.
You who has no knowledge, says the fault is with the unions.

You are right, I worked for a company that continually shafted it's employees, that is a stick you can undoubtedly beat me with, but I left that job, because it was immoral (i put it on here at the time) I took a massive pay cut 70%, because as we grow, we gain knowledge and humanity (although this seems to have skipped you) and I made the decision to do what is morally right, not financially right. I don't regret my decision, just wish I was smart enough to make it earlier... it wouldn't have made any difference to the employees shafted (they would just get someone else) but it would mean I wouldn't feel as s***ty as I do about being part of the process.

The reason you derail, and mention my work history (which I could have easily have hidden) is because your argument is weak, it's a argument suppressor... You know you're a old silly man, stuck in his ways. You can't see shades of grey/nuances.. someone with superior knowledge than you, scares you... admitting you're wrong is a sign of character.

You said guards are not needed, when you didn't know what they do... that is when I realised I was chatting with someone who is thick.

P.S. Working in financial services isn't the 4th emergency service.

Bottler

Someone sent me a lovely Private Message about you

(Maybe they can look at your posts when you called me a fraud)

I've referred this one as well.

You are acting like a bully now.

I love a happy ending

x

Cheers buddy.

I don't want people thinking I'm some moral white knight.
The things I did working for Southern feel me with shame, they're reasons why I carried on working for such a vile company, but none of them excuse the s***ty things we did. The buffet trolley guys we royally f***ed over. The cleaners/gateline/platform staff... cutting numbers and expecting favours in return.
At one lunch time meeting, I remember a manager telling me he was gonna go after a union rep, because this union rep outed this manager as being a prick over health severance for a driver diagnosed with a terminal illness. We didn't believe the driver was as ill as he said, and although he probably couldn't drive trains... maybe he could have helped in the office until he could no longer work. I shiver now... we should have paid up sent him on his way and said enjoy your time with your family.

The franchise system means everything is short term. Why invest in staff, you could be out in 5 years. Morale means nothing, who cares if a driver is pissed off or happy... as long as he drives the train. If he goes sick, make him get a doctors note from day 1 of absence to get paid... knowing full well doctors don't give sick notes until you've been off for 7 days... result... drivers don't get sick pay for first 7 days.
We hated other TOCs giving pay rises... that meant we had to... or we'll lose them. The whole system is wrong, employees get shafted, passengers get a s*** service and a select few become financially secure for life.

Or if you're hoof/Matt "lazy f***ing unions"