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OPINION: Your canine crusader had to have a bit of a giggle at a recent employment ad run by an exasperated Canterbury farmer and co-owner of Gladfield malt, Doug Michael, looking for workers.
Apparently, the man on the land was getting rather annoyed with the lack of good staff around and wrote an advert as a rant that was not supposed to go public.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, his wife mistakenly posted the advertisement online without reading her husband's rather frank words.
"Are you soft?" the advert began. "Then keep scrolling elsewhere because this job is probably not for you!"
The ad went on to tell a few other home truths and revealed Michael's frustration in trying to find a resilient employee that would last more than a week.
The original advertisement, which was later edited, actually garnered some genuine applicants.
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OPINION: The same mainstream media muppets that brought you Jacindamania in 2017 have been flat out pimping for the Opportunities…
OPINION: Your old mate reckons the atrocious way farmers in the UK are treated by their lords and masters in…
