Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Just extra days leave after 5 years , nothing but a well done after
Long service awards
- Thread starter Bazz
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I don't want to go all Roy Keane on people here, but.................
In the cops we got a long service medal after 22 years’ service. When I was contacted and told mine was due, and that I was being invited to an awards ceremony to receive said medal, I was also asked to write a few words of appreciation about myself. Yes, really.
I asked why the awards organiser couldn’t make the effort to contact one of the many supervisors I had worked with over the years to seek a short write up and never got any sort of response.
My take on all that was that if, after all those years, they couldn’t be bothered to find someone to pen a few lines about me, then I wasn’t going to do it myself. Absolutely ridiculous. So I didn’t bother going to collect it.
The medal arrived in a brown envelope. No note of thanks included. Just a medal. Couldn’t even tell you where it is now.
I asked why the awards organiser couldn’t make the effort to contact one of the many supervisors I had worked with over the years to seek a short write up and never got any sort of response.
My take on all that was that if, after all those years, they couldn’t be bothered to find someone to pen a few lines about me, then I wasn’t going to do it myself. Absolutely ridiculous. So I didn’t bother going to collect it.
The medal arrived in a brown envelope. No note of thanks included. Just a medal. Couldn’t even tell you where it is now.
Bazz
Q-School Graduate
I knew there'd someone saying you get laid don't you?
And I knew it would be a company owner
*I'm leaving the spelling mistake in there
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
My comment was a bit tongue in cheek...Was that in appreciation of your service or glad you were going?
But have to say that in local gov' you neither get, nor expect, any reward for long service. But the plaudits of long serving colleagues meant a lot at the time.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
15 years with my last employer, got a printed certificate in a frame.
New boss might be a proper walloper but gave me a £5k bonus for 10 years.
New boss might be a proper walloper but gave me a £5k bonus for 10 years.
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Fromtherough
Assistant Pro
I’ve recently completed 25 years and had the option of a relatively small cash sum or an additional (one off) week’s leave. Opted for the leave. Most appreciated as lots of friends in different industries don’t get anything for similar long service.
venger
Well-known member
For 20 years in local government I got a £100 voucher to spend in various shops at the local shopping outlet and a bottle of semi expensive wine which didn't last the evening once She Who Must Be Obeyed found it.
Skytot
Well-known member
After 20yrs with the same company my wife could choose a holiday of a lifetime!! She just wanted to go to NY but with me and my grown up kids . The payed for 4 flights and 5 night in a nice hotel in Times Square . Brilliant holiday
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Missis Ts department once won a department award at her local hospital. She was asked to write a piece about how her department deserved it. I was bloody livid. If you are nominated shouldn’t there a write up before hand.
It’s lazy management, Tash. Proper grinds my gears.
