Random Irritations

[Arthur Wedge]

The company has done some “restructuring” since a JV started last year and for the last 8 weeks many of us have been on notice for redundancy due to roles going and skill pools reducing

over 500 are leaving this week and it’s quite sad to see all the leaving cards and messages from people who imo have been critical over the years for the business

Going to be interesting to see the grand plan of which work we will need to pick up

 

[Slab]

The company has done some “restructuring” since a JV started last year and for the last 8 weeks many of us have been on notice for redundancy due to roles going and skill pools reducing

over 500 are leaving this week and it’s quite sad to see all the leaving cards and messages from people who imo have been critical over the years for the business

Going to be interesting to see the grand plan of which work we will need to pick up

Hopefully that last line means you still have a job

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Hopefully that last line means you still have a job

Sorry yes , I was able to secure a role in the reduced pool in the team

It’s strange coming from the military where there is never any threat of redundancies etc

And since leaving in the last 12 years it’s been 4 restructures

 

[Slab]

Sorry yes , I was able to secure a role in the reduced pool in the team

It’s strange coming from the military where there is never any threat of redundancies etc

And since leaving in the last 12 years it’s been 4 restructures

Yeah I loathe restructuring, it never seems to serve the stated purpose and just a way of saving payroll costs (temporarily)

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Yeah I loathe restructuring, it never seems to serve the stated purpose and just a way of saving payroll costs (temporarily)

Oh it’s definitely cost cutting , we have three companies coming together and some job duplication but not in a lot of the areas that have been culled

 

[Hobbit]

The company has done some “restructuring” since a JV started last year and for the last 8 weeks many of us have been on notice for redundancy due to roles going and skill pools reducing

over 500 are leaving this week and it’s quite sad to see all the leaving cards and messages from people who imo have been critical over the years for the business

Going to be interesting to see the grand plan of which work we will need to pick up

It’s not pleasant for the junior partner in a JV. And although there is some protection via TUPE, the reality is consultation can start from day 1 of the new JV.

Restructuring loses institutional knowledge and unofficial internal support networks crumble. Too many companies see an order book and legacy customers - they’re a quick win but a long term loss. Cash wins and share dividends can look fantastic in year one & two but the whole merger has to be handled with kid gloves.

Restructuring should take a couple of years at least. They can create strong robust companies but leveraging the benefits of both sets of employees can be very hard work.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Weird how the sub conscious works.
Leaving the house this morning I felt a niggle that I was forgetting something but the usual wallet, keys, phone etc checklist was all in order as was switching stuff off before locking the flat… but niggle wouldn’t go away

Half an hour later, sitting in traffic and I realise I hadn’t put deo on after showering
(luckily I keep a can at work)

I have Dio on as part of my morning routine

 

[RichA]

MrsA only ever eats half a biscuit at a time, which is weird but not irritating.
What’s irritating is that she takes a Digestive out of the tin, breaks it in half, eats half and puts the other half back.
Every time.
She never just takes one of the halves she’s previously left. She has to snap a new one each time.

I can normally ignore it but we’ve got builders in and I’m stress eating so it’s a constant irritant at the moment.

 

[Pin-seeker]

People taking things way too seriously

 

[Bazz]

Son went on his first residential last week, just two nights, raft building, abseiling, zip wiring, that kind of thing. 6 to a room, bunk bed style.

Some of the complaints in the parents WhatsApp group:

Too many flies
Too many squirrels about (in a forest?!)
The room didn't have a fridge
Their clothes got wet from the raft building