D Beddows
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 01:52 PM |
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Got Me A New Job :-)
Hurray!!!!  after 2 months being out of work and getting more and more despondent (and grumpy!) I got a phone call out of the blue this morning
to say that the guy a company had hired rather than me (after the only interview I'd managed to get in 2 months!  ) was rubbish and would I
like the job - er... yes please! I said
It's cr*p being made redundant at the moment trust me - especially if you work in the construction/architecture/engineering field - so my advice
would be that if you have a job at the moment cherish it like there isn't another job in the world - because unfortunately that's not
actually a million miles from the truth just now..........
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 01:58 PM |
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Superb well done and just in time for Christmas too 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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afj
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:02 PM |
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well done and happy christmas
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iank
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:10 PM |
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Top news
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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stevec
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:15 PM |
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Well done.
Got made redundant this time last year, got another job straight away but it looks like its going to happen again soon and as you say there's
not alot about at the moment
Good luck in your new job.
Steve.
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coozer
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:25 PM |
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I'm on the brink here and looking aroound theres nowt in the automotive engineerign sector
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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rallyingden
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:27 PM |
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I get "loaned out" to other companies & I've just been told by the client that they want us to drop to 35Hrs a week.
My boss said he can't possibly find me anything to do just for 5 Hrs per week..............
SO He's going to just pay me the 40 Hrs a week till end of january and then review.
TOP MAN ......... I love my boss
RD
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mr henderson
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:44 PM |
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Excellent news, thank goodness the company involved had the sense to get rid of the bloke that turned out to be no good, it's not unknown for
firms in that situation to pretend they haven't made a mistake.......
John
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balidey
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:47 PM |
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Well done for being second choice
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simoto
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 02:57 PM |
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Well done that man. Good luck
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Alan B
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 03:02 PM |
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Just waiting now to hear from the guy who's been fired after only two months...
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02GF74
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 03:17 PM |
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great news!!!
mine's a pint by the way!
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D Beddows
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 03:48 PM |
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quote:
Just waiting now to hear from the guy who's been fired after only two months...
Make that a week and 1 day!  - I'm hoping he was the muppet and not the company..... BUT the guy who interviewed me had longish hair and a bit
of a beard so I'm thinking I'll fit in - ok, I don't have them any more but I've got the T shirt so to speak  AND I know I
can do the job - plus they have lots of rather cool engineering subcontractors who might be very useful in car building terms.... so
Anyway, thanks everyone for the congratulations and considering the mood I'm in I would buy you all a pint if we were in the same pub
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Danozeman
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 03:52 PM |
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Congraulations mate. Nice for christams. when do you start?
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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johnston
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 04:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
quote:
Just waiting now to hear from the guy who's been fired after only two months...
Make that a week and 1 day! - I'm hoping he was the muppet and not the company..... BUT the guy who interviewed me had longish hair and a bit
of a beard so I'm thinking I'll fit in - ok, I don't have them any more but I've got the T shirt so to speak AND I know I
can do the job - plus they have lots of rather cool engineering subcontractors who might be very useful in car building terms.... so
Anyway, thanks everyone for the congratulations and considering the mood I'm in I would buy you all a pint if we were in the same pub
Do your research on the place, my last job the two previous fellas lasted 6 weeks the other a day and a half..
when I done my digging first guy was fired after 6 weeks due to doing nothing, but more than 1 person said he hadn't actually been shown how to
do anything and kept getting "i'll show when we're not busy". the line the company used to me was he blabbed about wages and
because he was getting more than 1 of the guys that had been there a while they got rid.
2nd guy went for chips never came back he realised what the place was like..
i had to take time off to look after the baby because my mrs wrecked her shoulder. while I was off doctor put me on tablets for a problem they knew
about before I took the job, said they would mess with my head for few weeks better to stay low. Day after I handed in sickline i got fired!!! Yet
of all they said it would be a good move because of the companys sick pay scheme it would make life easier if i had to take time off.. which I wasnt
even entitled to yet!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 05:30 PM |
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excellent ,
my company has just announced 19 redundancies before xmas .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Aboardman
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 10:41 PM |
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I work at a structural engineers and we have just taken someone on as we have too much work.
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/12/08 at 10:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Aboardman
I work at a structural engineers and we have just taken someone on as we have too much work.
im hoping to employ +1 in january, i intend to headhunt a lad i know! Fingers crossed i can keep the work coming in...
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 07:47 AM |
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congratulations, fantastic news.
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