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rumours around talks

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sarky
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rumours around talks

Post by sarky »

The rumour doing the rounds is Thompson has been ordered by the board to come to an agreement before Thursdays 6 monthly figures are released because the figures will show that RM are in fact not losing £1m a day but are eg only making £3m a day where as before the strike they made £4m.This is backed up by the share price ( tip off their mates ) having gone up 25% in the week that I have just been off. Obviously all the press will point him out as a liar and somebody not to be trusted.
theargyspy
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Post by theargyspy »

First post :shock:
"Never have I known an employee so keen to employ you, then so eager to get rid of you!"
postieblueshirt
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Post by postieblueshirt »

You mean some people don't think he's a liar and some people think he can be trusted? Who are these people?
funkflex55
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Post by funkflex55 »

My manager is expecting some kind of announcement tomorrow. I don't think RM want the black Friday strikes to happen and looking at the share price recently, it looks like positive.
qwerty2
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Post by qwerty2 »

theargyspy wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 18:06
First post :shock:
There's more managers on here than posties :left:
Hope its true though
BYE BYE THOMPSON :wave :wave :wave :wave :wave
scoobydo79
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Post by scoobydo79 »

F it . Let’s all go down and take Him with us.F the consequences
grchpo
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Post by grchpo »

scoobydo79 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 18:38
F it . Let’s all go down and take Him with us.F the consequences
Great idea, let's all be out of a job. Get real
scoobydo79
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Post by scoobydo79 »

grchpo wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 18:42
scoobydo79 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 18:38
F it . Let’s all go down and take Him with us.F the consequences
Great idea, let's all be out of a job. Get real
You may be anyway
pieoftheday
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Post by pieoftheday »

theargyspy wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 18:06
First post :shock:
New starter? :left:
clashcityrocker
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Post by clashcityrocker »

scoobydo79 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 18:50


You may be anyway
What about our pensions or should we f**k them as well?
Would it be worth it just to show Si we won't be messed with while we live out our twilight years in penury?
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
BigSacks
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Post by BigSacks »

It’s not as if posting results wasn’t inevitable.

Talks and agreements would have nothing to do with it.
Would love to be wrong but I’ll file this under nonsense.
derekm
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Post by derekm »

Thompson wanted talks concluded by the 15th before the half year announcement on the 17th so could be something. But most likely probably nothing.
Minischoles
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Post by Minischoles »

He won't be outed as a liar because what you're describing is just how accounting and the stock market work - the way our system is set up, it demands infinite growth regardless of outside circumstances.

It doesn't matter if you're making a profit, you have to be making more profit than last year - if you're making less profit, your business is failing.

Just look at Meta for example, posting absolutely absurd unimaginable profits....but because it was less profits than the year before, their share price went down and it was seen as a failure.

Royal Mail could be making £3million a day but it wouldn't matter, because as far as capitalism is concerned they need to be making £5million a day - just being a profitable business isn't enough, they need to be making more profit than they were before.
plymouth3
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Post by plymouth3 »

£1 million day loss dose seem high but I’d be surprised if we making a profit right now
Quiet for this time of year
hucky1970
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Post by hucky1970 »

Might be where you are but pacers and tracked items thru the roof in my office