He could always be a chimney sweep.

Or a boot black.

"Shine yo' shoes, guv'ner?"

I asked my mum and she told me I had been made redundant.

By the department of redundancy department? Blimey!

What will we do when robots make us all redundant? I for one will be in my quarters ordering tea, Earl Grey, hot.

I can't be the only one who has a hard time taking the word "mum" seriously.

His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

FTFA: It outlined a redundancy package of "one week's pay in lieu of notice, which equates to £6.93 (subject to tax and NI)".

NI!

Good, good. Get him use to this early so it's not so hard to swallow later in life.

/Can't start them too young I always say.

Given his age, the income level, etc... well, around here they'd just cut you off if you were an adult in a permanent position for less than six months.

Getting a week's pay after two months? That's pretty sweet.

Also, a good life lesson for the kid that won't hurt as much as if it were to happen when he's older and has family to support.

I should name my next pet after a popular euphemism for an ejaculatory deposit.

7of7: What will we do when robots make us all redundant? I for one will be in my quarters ordering tea, Earl Grey, hot.

I don't know why the scientists even make them!

I thought all 13 year olds were redundant.

Makh: FTFA: It outlined a redundancy package of "one week's pay in lieu of notice, which equates to £6.93 (subject to tax and NI)".

NI!

What sort of country is it where people say NI to young paperboys?

Bet he wishes he had one of these:

/hot

Majick Thise: His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

Splodge (new window)

\Silly americans, trix are for kids

*scratches head*
England is a surreal country to me sometimes. When I had a paper route, you didn't get benefits, a wage, or vacation time. You just got to keep part of the money you collected. And if you didn't collect enough for some reason, you had to pay out of your own pocket. On the other hand if your route included bars, you were on easy street.
Get paid to basically not deliver the papers? Weird.

Majick Thise: His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

"Oh dear, it appears someone splodged on my budgie"

Pope Michael of Discordia: I should name my next pet after a popular euphemism for an ejaculatory deposit.

Jism?

Majick Thise: His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

It's mispunctuated. His pet IS hamster splodge.

In the UK they're like sea monkeys.

I was made redundant at 17, so I'm getting a kick...

/not really, actually.

I've always loved that term, "redundancy." I thought it was demeaning to say a person was "let go" or "downsized." "Made redundant" is just a punch in the face.

I'm loving the clarity of thought expressed in this quote:

"I felt annoyed and upset."

He could work for NAMBLA, It will take about 3-4 years before he would become redundant there.

At least he had the opportunity. Most publications in the states now require the carrier to be 18.

Pope Michael of Discordia I should name my next pet after a popular euphemism for an ejaculatory deposit.

I named my dog Come.

FatherDale: I thought all 13 year olds were redundant.

THIS!

/ because, the first one is dundant.

....and he was not even a widowed lino salesman.

Poor kid, he'll probably have to resort to prostitution to make ends meet.

Another Government Employee: At least he had the opportunity. Most publications in the states now require the carrier to be 18.

Is this true? What the hell are kids supposed to do for money now?

Yes, I am asking Fark for advise on how a 13 y/o can make money, any ideas (not me, my son).

Archae hippy: Another Government Employee: At least he had the opportunity. Most publications in the states now require the carrier to be 18.

Is this true? What the hell are kids supposed to do for money now?

Yes, I am asking Fark for advise on how a 13 y/o can make money, any ideas (not me, my son).

The post directly above yours might contain some fruitful ideas.

ProdigalSigh: Bet he wishes he had one of these:

/hot

That's a great card! I used to live about 4 doors down from that place in Seattle (Phinney Ridge for Seattle farkers who don't know). Those shrubbery faces have been there for years. And now they have been immortalized. Sweet!

Daddy's Big Pink Man-Squirrel: Majick Thise: His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

It's mispunctuated. His pet IS hamster splodge.

In the UK they're like sea monkeys.

I remember. Calvin and Hobbes had a book about it, "Hamster Huey, and the Gooey Kablooey".

This is hilarious and sad at the same time.

Majick Thise: His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

No, that would be splououge.

This young lad's disappointment is written in the stars. Nobody named Kane will ever amount to anything other than an arch villain who's brain is unavoidably implanted in a cybernetic killing machine destined to menace Detroit. His parents should have known this.

FatherDale: I thought all 13 year olds were redundant.

Also, THIS as well

/redundancy is redundant.

I think that the factory did it because they saw him as a legitimate employee instead of a 13-year-old scrub. Rather than have him come to a job and find out 'you're not needed today' they gave him an official letter and proof that he was worth what they paid him, and then some.

/Remembers when my uncle shut his cabinetshop down (which my father bought) and the sweeper came in on a Saturday during a family function - he was very polite and asked where my uncle, Bruce, was. When he saw the kid walk up, he told him that he wouldn't need him anymore and said 'Due to circumstances beyond my bank account I have to fire you, but, you did a better job than anyone else in your position since I opened.'

He gave the kid $100 he couldn't afford and invited him to eat dinner with us.

That kid is now the head of the IT department for Bresnan in Billings, MT.

Weirder is that his boss is one of my best friends who went to... wait for it... Notre Dame for a Computer Science degree so he would never have to leave Billings again.

Rodeodoc: I named my dog Come

I bought a dog the other day...I named him Stay. It's fun to call him... "Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!" Now he just ignores me
and keeps typing. -- Steven Wright

Archae hippy
Is this true? What the hell are kids supposed to do for money now?

Yup, happened in our neighborhood recently. The result is that service has gone to shiat and the prices haven't changed.

Welcome to the Bigs Kid.

epijunkie67: Good, good. Get him use to this early so it's not so hard to swallow later in life.

/Can't start them too young I always say.

Is that what you say?

Kids still delivery papers? I've not seen that anywhere in years

TFA: I got this piece of paper and I didn't really understand all the words.

Huh... maybe he should go back to school.

Wants his £6.53

Obsolete!




// disappointed this wasn't posted sooner
/// we just had this twilight zone thread a week ago!

Unsung_Hero: famil

He is sort of already is experiencing that though if you think about it. He was working to get a cage and buy treats for his hamster. Now he and his hamster will have no more treats and if they foreclose on the cage, no home. Okay, the last sentence was dumb but at least he tried to be responsible for his hamster.

mikeymay972: Majick Thise: His hamster is named splodge? Is that the British spelling of splooge? Do you think his mother knows?

Splodge (new window)

\Silly americans, trix are for kids

this is the splodge i knew and grew up with (new window)

/the kangaroo, on the right
//blinky bill (new window)ftw

His mother Jocelyn said she was disappointed that her son had received an "impersonal" letter.

Gee maybe the owner should hand write a letter to the poor snowflakes out there.

Pocket Ninja: I can't be the only one who has a hard time taking the word "mum" seriously.

I cant be the only who finds "mom" weird either.

JWideman: *scratches head*
England is a surreal country to me sometimes. When I had a paper route, you didn't get benefits, a wage, or vacation time. You just got to keep part of the money you collected. And if you didn't collect enough for some reason, you had to pay out of your own pocket. On the other hand if your route included bars, you were on easy street.
Get paid to basically not deliver the papers? Weird.

The redundancy payment is weird, but I got a wage as a paper boy. I worked for a newsagents who got subscriptions paid to them monthly or weekly by whoever wanted a paper and I got paid £13.50 a week to deliver them, plus Chistmas tips (which added up, I delivered to a pretty nice neighbourhood).

The newspaper I delivered as a kid went out of business. I found out when the truck didn't show up with my bundle.