Cornflakes Anybody???

[amateur51]

The first of those two options, obviously.

No easy answers, Mr Pee. You can do that once, even twice maybe, but for the forseeable future?

From your 'obviously' I deduce that you have never been truly long-term poor.

[MrGongGong]

No easy answers, Mr Pee. You can do that once, even twice maybe, but for the forseeable future?

From your 'obviously' I deduce that you have never been truly long-term poor.

It's interesting how many "obvious" or even "common sense" decisions are counter-intuitive.
One might choose the first option automatically if one was always in the position of being subordinate to others, assuming that one would have to impress the 'boss' to be given permission.
One thing I have noticed about folks I would consider to be successful (which sometimes but not always means they have money) is that they often have less anxiety about the future, would be prepared to live with levels of uncertainty which most folks would find impossible to cope with.
Of course the answer could depend on who your "friend" is.
Or maybe in MrPee's case it was more important how shiny his boots were than his ability on the Green Clarinet ?

[amateur51]

I don't know what all the fuss is about.

Here's a clue or two ...

"A new report finds 53% of financial services executives say that adhering to ethical standards inhibits career progression at their firm. A former Wall Street trader describes why"

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/nov/25/wall-street-hard-time-ethical

[ahinton]

"A new report finds 53% of financial services executives say that adhering to ethical standards inhibits career progression at their firm."

...while the remaining 47% keep their mouths shut about it, keep calm and carry on, one may reasonably suppose...

[Serial_Apologist]

Here's a clue or two ...

"A new report finds 53% of financial services executives say that adhering to ethical standards inhibits career progression at their firm. A former Wall Street trader describes why"

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...d-time-ethical

The wife of a publisher friend of mine, in the employ of a certain well-known Scottish bank, found herself in this very situation. As a consequence of not arm-twisting customers against whose interests it would have been for her to have flogged the firm's financial schemes (I nearly wrote scams), she found herself continually overlooked for bonuses and promotions, and eventually moved to another branch, 30 miles away, to avoid "damaging departmental morale" by so "underselling" company products. She resigned after six months, having taken as much pressure, psychological blackmail and threats as she could cope with. Asked about the rest of her colleagues, she said, "They just went along with it". The was not a recent thing, by the way; it occurred 12 years ago.

[Richard Barrett]

strenuous Government efforts to curb the damaging “bonus culture”

Which strenuous efforts would those be I wonder?

Meanwhile, I read in a certain liberal-leftie rag: "The chancellor, George Osborne, has distanced himself from Boris Johnson's suggestion that some people cannot do well in life because of their low IQ." I guess he would say that, wouldn't he.

[ahinton]

Meanwhile, I read in a certain liberal-leftie rag: "The chancellor, George Osborne, has distanced himself from Boris Johnson's suggestion that some people cannot do well in life because of their low IQ." I guess he would say that, wouldn't he.

Be that as it may or may not, there can be little doubt that he ought at least to know...

[amateur51]

Which strenuous efforts would those be I wonder?

Meanwhile, I read in a certain liberal-leftie rag: "The chancellor, George Osborne, has distanced himself from Boris Johnson's suggestion that some people cannot do well in life because of their low IQ." I guess he would say that, wouldn't he.

Gideon's a shining example, after all

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

http://theconversation.com/sorry-boris-the-evidence-shows-envy-is-not-a-force-for-good-20931

an evidential essay on envy ...

[amateur51]

The Equality Trust's website has a new section about inequality in UK, how we got here, what drives inequality, etc.

http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/about-inequality

[Richard Barrett]

Beyond parody:

Boris Johnson fails to give any correct answers when ambushed with IQ test live on air