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Hear ya loud and clear mate. However we are both right. The barrel is empty, but with respect to upgradeble candidates willing to work their arses off for the crap money. The youngun's well short of the required hours will still put their hands up (although even they are becoming difficult to find), but they won't save REX, as we all know.
To attract, and hold onto, the sort of people that REX need will require decisive action along the lines of my post #26. Anything less and they are simply hoping for a miracle.
Mind you it would take a miracle in itself for REX management to see the reality of the situation. My fear all along is they will only act after it is too late.