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Subject:Re: Reduce page count WAS Re: secretary's day From:David Somers <somersd -at- NATLAB -dot- RESEARCH -dot- PHILIPS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:08:34 +0200
John Gilger wrote:
>
> I believe that the correct term is "slave," as in "wage slave," rather
> than "permie."
>
> Contractors take their benefits in cash. Slaves take theirs as "golden
> handcuffs."
>
> Keep smilin'
>
> John
>
Where I've worked in Europe, it usually be been 'permies' and
'contractors', but:
At one place, two of the grade scales for the permanent staff were
prefixed by S for general/non-managers and M for managers; these were
internally referred to as 'slave' and 'massochist,' which reflected the
reality of the situation.
