gazza285
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 04:22 AM |
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First day back at work..............
First day back after Christmas yesterday, only to be told I'm out of a job next Friday.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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zetec7
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 06:35 AM |
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Apparently, your boss is not particularly imbued with the spirit of the Chritsmas season. I heard of a dirty trick suitable for this sort of
slight...something about spelling out something unspeakably nasty in gigantic letters on the person's lawn with Roundup, or some other
all-purpose weed killer. Lasts for a couple of years, I'm told! Every time they look out the window, they'll remember what a rotten
bastard they are... 
http://www.freewebs.com/zetec7/
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:40 AM |
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better still sow mustard seeds... they are a bugger to remove
Seriously though - comiserations mate - I may be in the same boat
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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garage19
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 10:10 AM |
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On you last day poo on his desk and slot you pass card in it just to make sure he knows who its from!
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macnab
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 11:48 AM |
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dog turd (watered down)
pour into the heating vents of his car.
Very nasty...
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Hellfire
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 12:04 PM |
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Sorry to hear it At least he told you AFTER the Christmas holidays though. If you'd known beforehand, you would probably have had a far worse
Christmas. Part company graciously and move on. Another door will open for you.
Phil
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stevec
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 01:03 PM |
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Sorry to hear,
Try to see it as a reason to move on and upward.
Revenge, in the end wont make things better.
Good luck,
Steve.
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macnab
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 02:11 PM |
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'Revenge, in the end wont make things better'
you kidding? fair cheers me up no end
ho ho ho merry christmas
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IainB
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 02:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CaLviNx
quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
First day back after Christmas yesterday, only to be told I'm out of a job next Friday.
He must have realized your a right *unt too then ..... 
Joking aside a man with your "supposed" talents and from what you previously listed your work as, you should find an new job no
problem.
What the f*ck is your problem CaLviNx? Please stick to what you are good at (cars and mechanics) as you seem to be socially inept.
Thanks,
Iain
http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/IainB1986/
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 03:27 PM |
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it didnt come across particularily funny mark, a little too barbed. Afterall, gazza has never been particularly big headed in the past which is what
you seem to imply there.
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gazza285
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 04:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CaLviNx He must have realized your a right *unt too then .....
Joking aside a man with your "supposed" talents and from what you previously listed your work as, you should find an new job no
problem.
Thank you for your kind remarks, I start my new job a week on Monday. Better paid as well. Just debating whether to bother turning up for the three
days next week.
Thank you all for you kind remarks.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 04:38 PM |
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You don't hang about do you? Good luck in your new job.
Phil
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 04:40 PM |
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I wouldn't bother. I did when I got made redundant and always regretted it when I could've been down the job centre looking for more work.
Not the same in your case obviously but it'll just drag and you'll get pi55ed off all day. Just ring in sick or summat. Should still get
paid and you haven't left on bad terms. Like my last boss told my lads "if you wanna leave then fine, you'll just be replaced by
someone else". Harsh but thats another reality of business I suppose. Good luck with the new job though.
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gazza285
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 04:42 PM |
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There's quite a bit of work in engineering at the minute, experienced labour is in demand. I'm still going to be at Scunthorpe Steel
Works, but on a different project for a different company, I just went for a walk around the subcontractors cabins.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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Fozzie
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 04:55 PM |
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Well done Gazza!
As said before, you don't 'let the grass grow' for long do you!
ATB Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Catpuss
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 05:21 PM |
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Well done that chap.
From what I remember from the 6 monthly rounds of redunancy at both engineering places I worked for, they are obliged when making you redundant to
give you every oportunity to get another job, i.e time off for interviews. If you say that you have a new job and need the 3 days to get things
ready/have other interviews then they pretty much can't say no and may well have to pay you for the time too.
Now and an extra few days extra paid holiday + moving into a better paid job, now that's revenge 
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Thank you for your kind remarks, I start my new job a week on Monday. Better paid as well. Just debating whether to bother turning up for the three
days next week.
Mmm thats a tough one. I'd say you shouldn't burn your bridges by not turning up. However the decider for me would be how much I could
aquire for the car before I went
Good luck.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 08:37 PM |
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Well done Gazza.
All i can say is never burn your bridges. Its surprising how small the specialist engineering job market is and how often you come across people again
in the future. No matter how nice or how much of a barsteward your gaffer is he was probs just doing as he was told.
Fair play to you for taking the news on the chin and having the frame of mind to get something better.
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gazza285
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 08:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
Well done Gazza!
As said before, you don't 'let the grass grow' for long do you!
ATB Fozzie
Can't afford to, with two young bairns and a housewife to support (and the mortgage, council tax, utilities, two expensive hobbies, accountancy
fees, etc, etc.................).
I were happier when I lived int' hole int' ground, luxury it was.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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macnab
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:16 PM |
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Great to hear you’re fixed up so soon. joking aside I would work the last few days, it always amazes me how often I bump into and sometimes work again
with old colleges so go like a gentleman and show them what your made off.
You never know your old boss might one day be working for you...
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gazza285
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:45 PM |
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I know what you all mean, I've worked for the lad that's laying me off twice before in the past and the company that I'm going to I
have been subbed to in the past as well. I didn't like the underhand way that we found out though (there's two of us going), everybody
else knew that we were on the way out after the works do (that we didn't go to as we were on nights), but we weren't told until a week
later, while the knives were hanging out of our backs. Apparently my "abrasive attitude" doesn't help either, a problem that stems
from my disgust at the cleanliness of the shared portacabin where we have to eat. How hard is it to clean up after ones had a sandwich and a pot of
tea? Too difficult for some, I'd hate to see their houses.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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macnab
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:56 PM |
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Yeah working with some people can be something of a challenge...just have to grin an bare it sometimes. Worked in places I simply could not eat the
canteen just couldn't stomach it, my dog would have found it offencive. Amazingly when you go to their houses it's like another world,
turns out their missus is super cleanly so they let standards drop at work to compensate, big style!! lovely
I away made the excuse that I couldn't stand the smoke...
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 10:02 PM |
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I don't think that's an attitude, it's just good housekeeping. You didn't find the place in a tip so don't leave it like
that and expect it to just tidy itself up. Really annoys me this issue and I've faced it before, I just think its reasonable and dare I say
common sense, though that's not that common these days! Good on you for saying summat.
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GeoffB
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 11:32 PM |
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I were happier when I lived int' hole int' ground, luxury it was.
that wer bloody luxry' we had to craw' down mineshaft work 27hr day and our da' use to thrash us with a sva manual when we'go
home..
Ah dont you just love monty...
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