Coronation Street - Suspension of Reality (Part 9)

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  • sam_geesam_gee Posts: 48,417
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    Baffling how high Weatherfield's employment is, given the attitude and work ethic of certain characters.


    :D:D

    :D:D

    Ambition is a dirty word in Weatherfield. Remember Tina's response when that doctor tried to encourage her to get some qualifications. And Sophie looks like she'll be slumped on that stool at the corner shop till she's ready to draw her pension.
  • ewoodieewoodie Posts: 26,539
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    Employee checks? What's that in Corrieland? No need to get references and ID. Just ask Norris to put in a good word.

    Do you have experience? "No, but I'm honest/there was that one time when...../I 'know' punters"

    If you're a fiesty woman who can pull pints, you can pull customers. If you're the local heartthrob, be sure to take off your shirt. Contractually obligated to do so.

    The only jobs going in Corrieland are admin and the "hospitality" industry. Once an aspirational character enters the bubble, they just have to conform and throw away their dreams. Jenna went from qualified physiotherapist, to one of the latest Roy's Rolls maids. Led to believe Sarah was a big success in Milan. Surely she would have accumulated plenty of contacts to resume work in the fashion sector in Manchester?

    Baffling how high Weatherfield's employment is, given the attitude and work ethic of certain characters.


    :D:D

    BIB Unless the character happens to be Michelle Connor. Landlady of the Rovers, Carla's personal assistant, wedding planner/events organiser and all round super businesswoman without any experience or money to invest!

    Sarah is such a dimbo that her success in Milan is hard to believe! ;-)


    Living in Coronation Street is a bit like the Hotel California: You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave! "
  • bornfreebornfree Posts: 16,359
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    I know its only a soap and nothing has to be real, however, there are somethings the writers must research e.g NI numbers, partners giving up better accommodation to live with a Corrie character and the social services react to drug dealers trying to get custody of children. IMO there have to be some way how certain issues are solved. At this rate it is all a pantomime.
  • fayemianfayemian Posts: 3,425
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    The other SOR re employment on the Street is how bad it is to lose a job, however half arsed you are.

    How many of Carla's factory staff have been sacked and reinstated within two episodes? Sarah sacking off work when she's been at the Rovers for two minutes to go ten pin bowling? Anna's casual approach to working at the cafe? David (ok, he's self employed) taking numerous afternoons off from the hairdressers? Tina getting into numerous scraps and her 90% of her time 'on me break'?

    You'd practically have to murder someone before you'd be fired.
  • chicken_dinnerchicken_dinner Posts: 34
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    ewoodie wrote: »
    As for Andrea, she doesn't seem to have any purpose other than being Lloyd's girlfriend and a bit of filler here and there.

    And she seems to have completely forgot that her partner is effectively a missing person :confused:
  • cedricthedogcedricthedog Posts: 2,927
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    fayemian wrote: »
    You'd practically have to murder someone before you'd be fired.

    In CS even that would be forgotten about within a few weeks. You could even open a second hand shop and find that people would come to you for anything and everything they wanted/needed, rather than go into town/online, and they'd be happy to talk to/socialise with you. No, that'd be too far fetched. Oh, hang on...........
  • BelligerenceBelligerence Posts: 40,613
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    sam_gee wrote: »
    :D:D

    Ambition is a dirty word in Weatherfield. Remember Tina's response when that doctor tried to encourage her to get some qualifications. And Sophie looks like she'll be slumped on that stool at the corner shop till she's ready to draw her pension.
    :D:D

    Forgot about BIB.
    ewoodie wrote: »
    BIB Unless the character happens to be Michelle Connor. Landlady of the Rovers, Carla's personal assistant, wedding planner/events organiser and all round super businesswoman without any experience or money to invest!

    Sarah is such a dimbo that her success in Milan is hard to believe! ;-)


    Living in Coronation Street is a bit like the Hotel California: You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave! "
    Good old nepotism. ;-)
    fayemian wrote: »
    The other SOR re employment on the Street is how bad it is to lose a job, however half arsed you are.

    How many of Carla's factory staff have been sacked and reinstated within two episodes? Sarah sacking off work when she's been at the Rovers for two minutes to go ten pin bowling? Anna's casual approach to working at the cafe? David (ok, he's self employed) taking numerous afternoons off from the hairdressers? Tina getting into numerous scraps and her 90% of her time 'on me break'?

    You'd practically have to murder someone before you'd be fired.
    How has Carla managed to keep t'factory afloat? Depending on large orders and when they do come through, the boxes are shipped to the wrong place or they got the wrong information. For classic Corrie effect. ;)

    As I've said before a zero-hour contract factory/Carla creaming off the profits storyline/would fit in perfectly. But Corrie don't have the balls to deal with "reality".
  • Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    sam_gee wrote: »
    :D:D

    Ambition is a dirty word in Weatherfield. Remember Tina's response when that doctor tried to encourage her to get some qualifications. And Sophie looks like she'll be slumped on that stool at the corner shop till she's ready to draw her pension.
    Even Todd who was meant to be clever and made something of himself during his absence from the street, but as soon as he returned he was just dossing about and ended up as Tracy's lackey at that knock off shop of hers.

    Talking of personality transplants and on Friday I was struck by the reversals of Todd and Gary. Todd was originally a quite thoughtful and sweet young guy and Gary Windass when he arrived was a total idiot and unlikeable who rubbed people up the wrong way at every turn. Somewhere along the line the scriptwriters mixed the two up.
  • honeythewitchhoneythewitch Posts: 37,237
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    And Sunita's lovely huge Victorian style house in a nice neighbourhood that she left to live in a seedy backstreet where your chances of living to a ripe old age are almost, practically NIL.
    She had a lot on her mind and forgot where she left it.
    Didn't Jenna have a nice house before Lloyd turned up. :D

    She was stressed with Sophie stalking her,seducing her and getting her struck off so she forgot where it was.
    Its no wonder Audrey always says "lets go back to mine at Grasmere drive" :D She is making sure she remembers she has got a house.
    chestfield wrote: »
    I, personally, wouldn't describe soneone's mourning garb as "dashing", as Mary did of Dev's. Not so much an SOR, more just plain bloody rude.
    But as Mary mentioned a Post Office, it seems to confirm what we've known for ages, that it's no longer in The Kabin.
    I would describe Dev as dashing in the white suit. (though not within the hearing range of psycho Julie)
    In CS even that would be forgotten about within a few weeks. You could even open a second hand shop and find that people would come to you for anything and everything they wanted/needed, rather than go into town/online, and they'd be happy to talk to/socialise with you. No, that'd be too far fetched. Oh, hang on...........

    But nobody knows she killed him except Deidre.
  • Joy DeanJoy Dean Posts: 21,346
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    sam_gee wrote: »
    :D:D

    Ambition is a dirty word in Weatherfield. Remember Tina's response when that doctor tried to encourage her to get some qualifications. And Sophie looks like she'll be slumped on that stool at the corner shop till she's ready to draw her pension.

    Yet years ago, Ken helped Toyah with her schoolwork and she even won a writing competition, I think; but that was years ago.
  • Mel94Mel94 Posts: 6,568
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    Employee checks? What's that in Corrieland? No need to get references and ID. Just ask Norris to put in a good word.

    Do you have experience? "No, but I'm honest/there was that one time when...../I 'know' punters"

    If you're a fiesty woman who can pull pints, you can pull customers. If you're the local heartthrob, be sure to take off your shirt. Contractually obligated to do so.

    The only jobs going in Corrieland are admin and the "hospitality" industry. Once an aspirational character enters the bubble, they just have to conform and throw away their dreams. Jenna went from qualified physiotherapist, to one of the latest Roy's Rolls maids. Led to believe Sarah was a big success in Milan. Surely she would have accumulated plenty of contacts to resume work in the fashion sector in Manchester?

    Baffling how high Weatherfield's employment is, given the attitude and work ethic of certain characters.


    :D:D

    BIB - Does Norris even have a good word to say about anyone? :D
  • violetcrawleyvioletcrawley Posts: 734
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    What about all those kids Dev had has that caused Sunita to leave him when she found out he fathered lots of kids with women working in his different shops.
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    russ75 wrote: »
    I don't remember Sophie saying she didn't want Maddies mum to know her daughter had just died, all I remember her saying that she was a waste of space and she wouldn't be able to organise the funeral


    ^^ This, another NON SOR but instead people not paying attention.
  • honeythewitchhoneythewitch Posts: 37,237
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    ericos wrote: »
    ^^ This, another NON SOR but instead people not paying attention.

    Tut. Thrash me now!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,770
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    There are enough SORs in CS without people imagining them;-):p
  • cardiancardian Posts: 2,314
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    Another thing. How come no one in CS has to book ahead to get time off work, and they can just say that they're no going in to work today?
  • BirthdayGirlBirthdayGirl Posts: 64,256
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    cardian wrote: »
    Another thing. How come no one in CS has to book ahead to get time off work, and they can just say that they're no going in to work today?

    ...and very few of them actually go on holiday!
  • daryl_spicerdaryl_spicer Posts: 1,894
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    Ken Barlow charges into the Rovers brandishing a machete chopping of peoples heads.
    Liz phones the ambulances telling them it was an accident as Ken was having a senior moment.
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    ...and very few of them actually go on holiday!

    That's true. With the summer upon us how many Corrie residents are going to go away?
    Ken Barlow charges into the Rovers brandishing a machete chopping of peoples heads.
    Liz phones the ambulances telling them it was an accident as Ken was having a senior moment.

    Liz has no time for that! She's far too busy sitting in her back room slurping tea and smoking endless **** with her cronies - Erica and Eileen, bemoaning the loss of yet another fella.

    Why hasn't Tracy been and lambasted Liz for foisting Amy off on Carla on the night of the fire?
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    Nicks chronic mental health problems post brain injury disappear and are never mentioned again
  • cedricthedogcedricthedog Posts: 2,927
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    In CS even that would be forgotten about within a few weeks. You could even open a second hand shop and find that people would come to you for anything and everything they wanted/needed, rather than go into town/online, and they'd be happy to talk to/socialise with you. No, that'd be too far fetched. Oh, hang on...........
    But nobody knows she killed him except Deidre.

    Doesn't David Platt know? Didn't he see her through the window or something like that?
  • GrannyGruntbuckGrannyGruntbuck Posts: 3,638
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    Nicks chronic mental health problems post brain injury disappear and are never mentioned again

    Cured by shaving off his beard.

    If only the NHS would do that to all brain damaged patients.
  • notdebbiedinglenotdebbiedingle Posts: 45,817
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    ewoodie wrote: »
    That's true. With the summer upon us how many Corrie residents are going to go away?



    Liz has no time for that! She's far too busy sitting in her back room slurping tea and smoking endless **** with her cronies - Erica and Eileen, bemoaning the loss of yet another fella.

    Why hasn't Tracy been and lambasted Liz for foisting Amy off on Carla on the night of the fire?

    Why hasn't Liz been & ripped Tracy's head off for all the business with Tony & the pub?? I hate both characters but the whole Tracy/ Tony reveal thing has been the biggest damp squib in history!! Makes you wonder why we had to put up with all those vomit inducing months of watching them 'flirting' & grabbing a quick sh*g, euuurrgghh, I'm feeling nauseous again just thinking about it!!
  • desperate housedesperate house Posts: 3,176
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    Not an SOR, but where has Tony disappeared to? It seemed a bit random Liz telling him in a voicemail not to come back any more, and then nothing, no ripping into Tracy, no big bust up in the bar for everyone to see and hear. Most of all, absolutely not one person has asked Liz where Tony is. Strange. Cue the X Files music.....
  • honeythewitchhoneythewitch Posts: 37,237
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    Doesn't David Platt know? Didn't he see her through the window or something like that?

    Oh gosh yes, that does ring a bell. Crikey, don't tell Ericos. :o I will be thrashed again! :D
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