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Old Apr 27th 2011, 9:24 am
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Default HSBC Middle East cuts workforce

Title says it all really:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...t-workforce.do

Let's hope it's not the pretty girls in the airport road branch.
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Old Apr 27th 2011, 1:05 pm
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Got to love the line "motivated by a need to "improve efficiency"."

So that age old motivator of sacking a few to put the fear of (insert deity of choice here), up the rest of the staff....
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Terrific. I'll await the emails...
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Terrific. I'll await the emails...
Was that aimed at me ...
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Was that aimed at me ...
No. You know my telephone number!
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Default Re: HSBC Middle East cuts workforce

Originally Posted by Millhouse
Title says it all really:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...t-workforce.do

Let's hope it's not the pretty girls in the airport road branch.
Let's hope it IS the bloke that keeps phoning me to sell me their Premier Banking services...........
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Old Apr 28th 2011, 8:19 am
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Default Re: HSBC Middle East cuts workforce

Originally Posted by Millhouse
Title says it all really:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...t-workforce.do

Let's hope it's not the pretty girls in the airport road branch.
Emiraties are unsackable so your girls will be safe.
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Originally Posted by soukie
Emiraties are unsackable so your girls will be safe.
isn't that just ridiculous though! and every Company has to employ at least one, what a drain on funds if you get a lazy git
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Originally Posted by soukie
Emiraties are unsackable so your girls will be safe.
Unsackable? Bla bla bla insert dodgy sex joke here.
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