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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 26, 2009 9:46:17 GMT
I wan't feeling imaginative so I took to Wikpedia which reminded me that 44 is the international dialing code for the UK and that 44 is a happy number.
Lots of running around this week.
My Skype works now and I'm philip.ayres1 I used it to talk to a friend in SA yesterday. For free.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 26, 2009 10:34:09 GMT
Mrs Shockprowl's parents are buying her an Omega watch for her birthday. Going to Harrogate today to look at some. Mucho Meatballs!!!!
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Post by grahamthomson on Oct 26, 2009 15:02:37 GMT
Tell her to swap "watch" for "Supreme" lest she finds herself on the 32A service to Divorcetown.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2009 16:31:04 GMT
The night cleaners at work added another feather to their cap last night. Not contented with making large dents in machinery, spraying water into light switches and knocking door handles off doors they now are also experienced at dragging machinery from one end of the factory to the other without unplugging it first! The result: two pieces of machinery without plugs and two plug sockets with unattached plugs in them!
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2009 13:35:17 GMT
Popping through to Edinburger on Thursday afternoon to begin search for accomodation. Pretty stressed out with it already, surprisingly. There is a paucity of places with actual heating and it's very hard to judge location and size of flats from afar.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Oct 27, 2009 13:42:38 GMT
Heating is overrated and expensive. That's why god invented the pullover
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2009 17:35:38 GMT
Having previously lived in a flat without central heating for nearly 9 years and considering the sharp rise in rental prices (and with me moving in the middle of winter), heating is a priority for me. It's a joke that some people still charge x amount of money for no heating in a cold country!
I still shudder at the memory of how cold that toilet was!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2009 17:53:40 GMT
Things are taking an interesting turn at work for me. On the odd occasion at work over the past month I been deliberately signing my name as 'Joe Bloggs' on one piece of paperwork I have to fill in knowing that it will never be found out because the gaffer whom I hand it into doesn't do his job and check the said paperwork like he should. Yesterday, my supervisor who claims to be 100% against the company and will never grass anybody up did exactly that to me and today the gaffer who is supposed to check the paperwork handed my a disciplinary hearing letter. So, tomorrow I will have to attend a hearing explaining my actions and hope that it doesn't lead to me being shown the door.
The whole thing is all my fault which I have no problems admitting to but, the gaffer should have found out about it earlier if he had been doing his job and not only discovering it when somebody grasses me up.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2009 18:27:50 GMT
I shall channel for a good outcome.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2009 19:25:19 GMT
I wish to murder my national rep now, she is a total b1tch. She knew perfectly well that I had alot of orders to deal with today, and yet, at 4.40pm (20 minutes before I physically leave) she asks me to do a large order, she is really getting on everyone's nerves now of course
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Post by legios on Oct 27, 2009 20:24:25 GMT
I shall keep my fingers crossed for you Zudobug.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2009 22:54:01 GMT
Thanks for all the optimism. There are a few people who have escaped with just a slap on the wrist from these hearings but there are others that have been shown the door through them. Considering that this is my first disciplinary hearing in the seven and a half years I've been there I hope it will be the former.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 27, 2009 23:32:23 GMT
I shall channel for you mate.
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Post by dinogrrl on Oct 28, 2009 2:10:01 GMT
Yikes, I hope it goes in your favor, zudobug. Fingers crossed and whatnot.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 13:24:05 GMT
Unfortunately it didn't go in my favour. I was given the sack for gross misconduct and now I'm back among the list of jobseekers.
I immediately registered with an agency so hopefully something will come out of that.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2009 13:31:53 GMT
Uuuugh argh eek D:
Hope stuff looks up for you Zudo!
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Post by grahamthomson on Oct 28, 2009 15:32:21 GMT
Gross misconduct is things like theft and willful damage and things like that. Surely they can't sack you for putting a fake name on paperwork? Unless, there's more to it than you're letting on, young man?!
In all seriousness, you should think about taking the matter to a tribunal. I call unfair dismissal and claim loss of earnings. Seriously.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 15:58:08 GMT
They called the whole affair gross misconduct claiming that the paperwork was incorrect and if an auditor examined the paperwork then it could mean curtains for the business. The odd thing about it is that they sacked me for that reason but they refused to take any blame themselves for not checking the paperwork as I had been doing this for a few times in the past month and it had gone unchecked until my supervisor grassed me up to the factory manager.
As far as I can work out, as soon as the paperwork leaves my hands and is signed by the supervisor as being correct then it is passed onto the factory manager to check it and then onto the QA team to also check it. The fact that my supervisor signed it without checking it, handed it to the factory manager who also didn't check it and then onto the QA team who also didn't check it makes me think there is something more into all of this. I suspect that they wanted to offload me because I'm a member of the union that tried to get into the place earlier this year but were waiting for me to make a mistake before they did so.
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2009 16:09:36 GMT
Did you get to resign / get an agreed reference, or will it go down in references as gross misconduct? Graham - that probably can count as forgery of official documents, so yes could be labelled as gross misconduct. Heck, some places can (and will) identify lateness as gross misconduct. EDIT: here's an interesting blog that supports a law book: etclaims.co.uk/ , it also suggests you might have a good chance of taking them to tribuneral. Definately look into this. |
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 28, 2009 16:22:21 GMT
They called the whole affair gross misconduct claiming that the paperwork was incorrect and if an auditor examined the paperwork then it could mean curtains for the business. Contact the auditor and suggest they check the last few months paperwork for errors. Or is that vindictive? Andy |
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2009 16:25:18 GMT
Contact the auditor and suggest they check the last few months paperwork for errors. Or is that vindictive? Andy That wouldn't really have any effect, the dismissal for errors in paperwork would satisfy the auditor that errors have been identified and action taken. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 16:27:07 GMT
I didn't get to resign. They called me in for the meeting, discussed the subject at hand and then sent me out for about five minutes while they came up with a verdict. They then brought me back in and told me that I had been sacked.
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Post by Shockprowl on Oct 28, 2009 20:17:39 GMT
Just read through this weeks events.
Bloody Hell, Zudo. Really sorry, buddy. But, If I may be so bold (as bold as one in fairly protected-unless-I-kill-a-patient job can be), you're better off out of that hell hole, judging by the chaos/crap you've told us about on here. I've worked in similar (although no where near as bad) establishments as that in my past and I know how terrible it can be. Smart guy like you will soon land on his feet (joing the Ambulance servie- I'm not joking).
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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2009 21:02:30 GMT
In slightly happier news, I picked up a WACOM Bamboo graphics tablet for a bargain 40 quid at none other than ALDI today! I am in the 21st century at last!
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Post by Bogatan on Oct 28, 2009 21:31:43 GMT
Wacoms Rule, to borrow Kens phrase.
Andy
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Post by legios on Oct 28, 2009 21:56:07 GMT
Sorry to hear that things didn't work out well Zudobug.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 28, 2009 23:01:17 GMT
Very sorry to hear of your dismissal, Zudobug. I hope that a positive that comes of this is in you quickly securing a job with better working conditions. Don't lose momentum: polish up your CV and get job searching right away. Have a look in your area to see if there are any local agencies who can help with job searches, CV's, etc.
-Ralph
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Post by dinogrrl on Oct 29, 2009 0:53:56 GMT
Wow, that didn't take them long, did it? Got to wonder if the union affiliation played a role as you mentioned. Well, I hope you can pick something up quick smart. Good luck Zudobug.
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Post by jameso on Oct 29, 2009 1:23:36 GMT
Really sorry to hear about your bad news Dave, I hope things work out for you. If you do have union representation might be worth challenging it, but you might want to wash your hands of a shit company to work for. All the best.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2009 8:48:46 GMT
I'll going up to the dole office this morning to look for a few jobs and to sign on (which hopefully won't be for long).
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