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On Friday I had my wages which included the overtime that I’d worked recently. By the time the tax ‘man’ had taken his cut and the NI increased, and my pension of course, and my student loan, I was left with just over half of what I’d earned. I was

"A vote of no confidence has been adopted by a lecturers' union in a college governing body after it approved a 46% pay for its principal. Judith Evans's salary at Coleg y Cymoedd soared from £98,916 in 2013 to £145,000 last year. The vote was unanimously

Apparently next week is Random Acts of Kindness Week. In work, we’re being encouraged to step out of our normal routine or comfort zone, and be extra nice to people and then go online to share our experiences. Call me a cynic, but isn’t this something we

Well, as expected, my son was punished for not adequately looking for work over the Christmas period. There were 2 weeks where he couldn’t find enough jobs to apply for, and the punishment is loss of JSA for 4 weeks. So, no money from him for me for 4

This morning I wore my ‘favourite’ coat to walk the dog. It’s a parka. I never had one as a teenager, they were too expensive. I bought this one in a sale in Matalan – cheapish clothes shop – a few years ago and honestly I’ve had good wear out of it. It

For those new to my page, I don’t live on a ship; it’s just a bit of fun. As regular readers will know, the Cabin Boy and computers don’t seem to get on. He’s very clever – well I would say that – and knows quite a bit about IT and computers; however

First of all, let me stress that I didn’t actually burn down the house, but I gave it a bloody good try. My home is small. It’s very small. Many years ago I had a friend on Yahoo 360 and she lived in a trailer. She posted some photos of her kitchen and

I used to love my job. Not so long ago I was sat in my own little office, with a window that opened. The view was cr*p but it was mine. I worked for just one ‘department.’ I was having a quiet moment, the students were all busy, and I was catching up on

I was deeply saddened this morning to read of the death of Leonard Nimoy – aka Mr Spock in Star Trek. I’ve been a closet Trekkie since the series started, and although quite young when it first came to UK TV, I was a devoted fan from the outset and have