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Originally Posted by FredSnerd
Duncan,
I actually think that the problems Chris has been having explaining it may have something to do with the inherent difficulty of trying to get across the notion that a square peg fits nicely into a round hole. The system is conveluted and misnamed (a gratuity indeed) precisely because its been fiddled over the years so that the employer could effectively snaffle the benefit of the gratuities intended for the employee, by paying less in wages (and below the minimum wage). No doubt that may work for you but it does not mean that it works.
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i never said it worked for me, or that i was in 100% accordance, merely that i understood the principal
can you elaborate on an earlier post of mine, something about the heavy use of euthemism?