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Old 11th September 2008 | 02:43
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boardpig
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Why are they still here.

Krusty,

I have a question which up until a few months ago I might have been able to answer myself. How is REX currently surviving?
From what I read here and have been following for almost a year now, given the conditions, pay, hours etc all the stuff we aleady know about, there STILL seems to be ready supply of young, eager newbies who are willing to accept it.
They may see this a rung to the next thing, but the company now has them locked for X years and STILL there is a steady supply of resource.
Surley while this river runs, mgt have no reason to alter conditions, pay etc as they simply keep getting the applications in the door. So I guess my question also is, given the way they operate and what they offer, why are they still in business and why do they have no shortage applicants for the cadet scheme? Surley if no-one applied and the existing guys got out, there would simply be no REX?
I was one of those applicants, up until a few months ago. I couldnt justify it financially.

BP.
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