Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Shall we just leave it at that?As an alternative to what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gladstone Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 As an alternative to what?I think we need to ask Harry Hill how to resolve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 What is terrible at my work is that it's flexi-time, but if you come in at 9am everyone makes terrible jokes (did you get the evening paper? Whatever that means). So, on Friday, to avoid this inane bullshit and the Banchory-Aberdeen traffic, I came in for 730. "How do you like that?" I thought as my tormentors arrived 30-45 minutes later, but the joke just turned into "Oh, he's obviously trying to get a pay rise or a promotion! Hey Moose, you fishing for a pay rise?!? guffaw." Then, when I went to leave at 4pm, it was: "half day today Moose?! guffaw."I do like the people I work with though, they're just old and have rubbish senses of humour.For the last few months I've been reliably trundling in to work between 9.30 and 9.45. So far this week I've had an 8.30 and an 8.45 start. People won't let it lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Office humour. Aint it just the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 My boss doesn't give a hoot really, in fact he made me leave at 3 one day because it was a nice day. Its all the contractors around me, them and their precious day rates. Yes, you have to work an hour more than me every day, but you probably get paid about 7 times what I get! To be honest, it's all "teh banter", they're just not gifted with good comedy like me. They aren't maliciously unsettling me, their chat just stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Job hunting. Gah. No-one wants my skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 They aren't looking for any forum mods over there? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Job hunting. Gah. No-one wants my skills.You moved countries without a job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 You moved countries without a job?Yup. The things we do for love, eh? Thankfully I can crash at my girlfriends place for free and sponge off her until I find one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Good luck with the search. If all else fails you could apply to be Santa at one of the supermarkets / department stores. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum_Fantastic Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Yup. The things we do for love, eh? Thankfully I can crash at my girlfriends place for free and sponge off her until I find one!Ahh ok i understand now, sounds like the kind of thing i would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I moved up here without a job too. I temped for months til i got something. Then I jacked it in after 6 months because I hated it and they were all batshit mental, then tempted again for another two years. My advice would be to not do it my way. Temping is a difficult pit to get out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I have excellent things to say about temping as a way to get in about a company and show them what you can do (obviously it takes the right company - i.e. one that would be willing to look to keep you on, etc). But that said, I do think i was pretty lucky and can see why it may be difficult to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 You are probably right, overall.Temping with the local government should be avoided, which is what I've done for years both up here and back home, barring the 6 month position. The recruitment policies are relentlessly strict, and a temp can't just be made permanent because he's good at the job. A post has to be created, and that has to be approved by a hoard of different committees, and then it has to be advertised to the public. Then again, I know of folk who have temped in the oil industry and have been made permanent in less than than a month, so temping is good if you go to the right place, and you're not just covering someones long term sick or maternity leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Ireland doesn't sound like the easiest place to get a job at the moment either. What sort of thing are you after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Truth. They don't need a real reason to get rid of a temp. When I worked at Leeds council, they sacked a temp because he had smelly feet. No shit. I only know this because I worked in HR and had a nosey at the report. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eupraxia Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 You are probably right, overall.Temping with the local government should be avoided, which is what I've done for years both up here and back home, barring the 6 month position. The recruitment policies are relentlessly strict, and a temp can't just be made permanent because he's good at the job. A post has to be created, and that has to be approved by a hoard of different committees, and then it has to be advertised to the public. Then again, I know of folk who have temped in the oil industry and have been made permanent in less than than a month, so temping is good if you go to the right place, and you're not just covering someones long term sick or maternity leave.Spot on. I have temped in both the public and private sectors. I would personally recommend that nobody commits to a temporary contract at any public body. The public body and the employment agency will absolutely take advantage of the situation, and generally treat you like a commodity. My experience of temping in the public sector, however, is very positive. I was made permanent after about 6 weeks in a previous role in Aberdeen, and as a result managed to learn new skills and gain new experience, but sadly the company was liquidated in 2009. I fucking loved that job. I'd say temping in the private sector in Aberdeen can be very rewarding, and unquestionably something I'm looking to return to. The job market in Aberdeen is still surprisingly healthy compared to almost anywhere else in Scotland, I'd suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Let him be your muse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Truth. They don't need a real reason to get rid of a temp. When I worked at Leeds council, they sacked a temp because he had smelly feet. No shit. I only know this because I've since got new shoes and been able to hold down a job a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I resent that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I resent that.Nae my fault yer feet hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 They probably do. I have a can of deodourant in my drawer and give them a spray when they get a bit clammy. Don't wanna get the chop for being that guy with the pongy feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 They probably do. I have a can of deodourant in my draw and give them a spray when they get a bit clammy. Don't wanna get the chop for being that guy with the pongy feet.You are now my favourite person. If you were a girl that'd be sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I did a typo. I don't follow the eroticism though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 The female Cambridge accent is hot. And it's at it's thickest when they try and say drawer. They say draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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