been sacked! 1st time in 26 years.... not good

[Slab]

Hope you find something soon Gibbo

On the side issue of absence from work, its the bane of my workload and always regrettably when someone is lost to what is often a preventable issue but without some kind of measure and penalty it will only get worse and can easily spread through the team

 

[G1BB0]

so got rather drunk last night, just going in to hand in my laptop, keys etc.

feeling rather chipper today, got a leaving do tonight so more alcohol. Already sorting CV and had a few offers. It is probably a blessing as the company is not what it was and is micro managing to the extreme.

onwards and upwards. Luckily I have cashed in some shares plus had a good month overtime wise & 6 weeks severance pay so got a bit of time before money runs out to find something although sooner rather than later hopefully.

Gonna get the decorating sorted and new carpets laid so not all bad haha, and plenty of golf

 

[bluewolf]

so got rather drunk last night, just going in to hand in my laptop, keys etc.

feeling rather chipper today, got a leaving do tonight so more alcohol. Already sorting CV and had a few offers. It is probably a blessing as the company is not what it was and is micro managing to the extreme.

onwards and upwards. Luckily I have cashed in some shares plus had a good month overtime wise & 6 weeks severance pay so got a bit of time before money runs out to find something although sooner rather than later hopefully.

Gonna get the decorating sorted and new carpets laid so not all bad haha, and plenty of golf

Great attitude to take matey.. Just think of the handicap tumbling when you've got a few weeks to hit the range...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

PM sent again mate

Get that CV to me

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Cripes - that's severe G1880 - apply that criteria to the public sector and you wouldn't have to bother about making folks redundant. PS - not a statement made in ignorance - my Mrs works in the public sector (NHS) and the abuse of the system she tells me that goes on is shocking - really p**ses her off. And the nonsense that goes on from mums of young children - because 'got noone to look after kids' and sickness and flexible working' and taking 'days off in lieu' - yeh sure! And they get away with it as managers too incompetent or weak.

 

[matts1984]

Sounds like a blessing in disguise. Sometime this sort of thing to the push you need.

Enjoy 6 weeks of golf!

 

[Alex1975]

I predict great things for you buddy! Good luck!

 

[Siren]

Gutted for you G1bbo, hope things turn out ok.

 

[CMAC]

That's Crap Steve! however you have needed and sought after skills so as others have said you will get something soon. Make sure it's right for you though.

A short break to blow away the BT cobwebs is essential imo.

Hope to hear you are sorted soon. :thup:

 

[mcbroon]

Cripes - that's severe G1880 - apply that criteria to the public sector and you wouldn't have to bother about making folks redundant. PS - not a statement made in ignorance - my Mrs works in the public sector (NHS) and the abuse of the system she tells me that goes on is shocking - really p**ses her off. And the nonsense that goes on from mums of young children - because 'got noone to look after kids' and sickness and flexible working' and taking 'days off in lieu' - yeh sure! And they get away with it as managers too incompetent or weak.

Not to stray too far off topic but my Mrs also works in the NHS and is a mum to young kids. She wouldn't dream of abusing the system in the way you suggest, preferring to take holidays or to get me to take holidays when the kids are not well.

She would certainly agree with you that the system is abused and that weak management allows it to happen, but to tar all mums of young kids as being system-abusers is the same as labelling all seniors as slow players, and we all know how popular a viewpoint that is.

Anyone can abuse the system. Whether or not you do so depends on your character, rather than whether or not you have kids.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Cripes - that's severe G1880 - apply that criteria to the public sector and you wouldn't have to bother about making folks redundant. PS - not a statement made in ignorance - my Mrs works in the public sector (NHS) and the abuse of the system she tells me that goes on is shocking - really p**ses her off. And the nonsense that goes on from mums of young children - because 'got noone to look after kids' and sickness and flexible working' and taking 'days off in lieu' - yeh sure! And they get away with it as managers too incompetent or weak.

Daily Mail alert, all mothers abuse the system....

Perhaps it might be the case that a child is ill at the last moment and they really do not have anyone else to look after them? And may be they are entitled to flexible working as they try and balance the challenge of brining up children with also brining in money to help raise their children. Mind you, I suppose the answer is that they should not try and have a career and bring up children.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Not to stray too far off topic but my Mrs also works in the NHS and is a mum to young kids. She wouldn't dream of abusing the system in the way you suggest, preferring to take holidays or to get me to take holidays when the kids are not well.

She would certainly agree with you that the system is abused and that weak management allows it to happen, but to tar all mums of young kids as being system-abusers is the same as labelling all seniors as slow players, and we all know how popular a viewpoint that is.

Anyone can abuse the system. Whether or not you do so depends on your character, rather than whether or not you have kids.

Well said.

 

[richart]

Sorry to hear Steve.

Just make sure you stay off ebay while you have money on the hip.

 

[chellie]

Good luck in finding something better soon. In the meantime enjoy your time off.

 

[cleanstrike]

Take heart in the knowledge that, in future, every time you pass some poor sod stuck up a pole in the depths of winter or when it's chucking it down, you will smile to yourself and be inwardly glad that you don't have to do it anymore. I do. Hope you get something else soon.

Oh! and don't forget, on your last day, to tell your level 1 exactly what you think of him/her before you walk ... it's traditional. If you can manage to stick it to your level 2 as well then that's a bonus.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Its never nice to hear of people losing jobs but reading the 1st post 6days sick in 10months is surely not a sackable offence. What was your sickness like before?

Anyway, good luck with finding a new career it's very tough out there.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Take heart in the knowledge that, in future, every time you pass some poor sod stuck up a pole in the depths of winter or when it's chucking it down, you will smile to yourself and be inwardly glad that you don't have to do it anymore. I do. Hope you get something else soon.

Oh! and don't forget, on your last day, to tell your level 1 exactly what you think of him/her before you walk ... it's traditional. If you can manage to stick it to your level 2 as well then that's a bonus.

Think that works perfect when you are looking for references towards a new job.

 

[cleanstrike]

Think that works perfect when you are looking for references towards a new job.

Personally, I found that trying to get blood out of a stone was easier than trying to get a reference from BT so that shouldn't really bother him.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Not to stray too far off topic but my Mrs also works in the NHS and is a mum to young kids. She wouldn't dream of abusing the system in the way you suggest, preferring to take holidays or to get me to take holidays when the kids are not well.

She would certainly agree with you that the system is abused and that weak management allows it to happen, but to tar all mums of young kids as being system-abusers is the same as labelling all seniors as slow players, and we all know how popular a viewpoint that is.

Anyone can abuse the system. Whether or not you do so depends on your character, rather than whether or not you have kids.

I'm not saying all do it - but for instance - she just doesn't get the two young mums that she works with - they seem to think that the NHS has a responsibility to enable them to have well paid (in NHS nursing terms) FULL-TIME jobs AND fit the job around their childcare - to heck with the impact that has on the others in the team and the service that they deliver.

My Mrs actually gave one of them a piece of her mind during the week as the girl seemed to think that having childcare costs and mortgages and bills and cars to pay for is something that just today's generation of parents have to deal with.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Daily Mail alert, all mothers abuse the system....

Just because I didn't preface 'mums' with the word 'some' doesn't mean that I believe all young mums try it on with their employers in the NHS - please. But the two my wife works with are...and they believe that they are entitled to flexibility from their employer. If you are a nurse and want flexibility in your childcare go on the bank - easy - that's what my Mrs did. Hated doing some of the jobs she had to do - and they were well beneath her pay grade - but that's the compromise you have to make. Don;t expect your employer to be doing all the flexing.

And I am talking much much worse than what G188O has been dismissed for - which I find shocking.