The grumpy thread

[M'coli]

A work colleague decided to end his life yesterday.

 

Ladies and Gents, if any of you are feeling low, please speak to someone. Don't bottle it up.

 

 

Sorry to hear this. If im honest the thought has crossed me mind lately. Feeling ive got nothing. I find it hard to open up to people but after some very good people from here offering me advice on what steps to take ive opemed up to the professionals. Recieved the call today saying i have a care coordinator on my side. Got a CAB meeting tomorrow and referred to social care for adaptions or a more suitable property for me and my disability. Also got to fetch a food bank voucher which is quite demeaning in one respect and i feel there is others out there more deserving of professional help than me. But yes i will see how it plays and ill try not to be so stupid in the meantime.

 

Me too.  I try to keep this sort of thing off of the internet, but a few months ago - before I resigned - work had got me to the stage of wondering, if I didn't have to worry about the wife and the pets, whether there was a way of euthanising oneself* without causing trauma to those who would discover your body - there was a chap who'd hanged himself in the liftshaft at work a few years ago, and those who discovered him were a tad upset to say the least.

 

*I had gone to the loo at work when thinking this.  My next thought was, fuck me, that's not right, get thyself to the docs and do something about it pronto...luckily I am no longer in that place.

[cort1977]

I'm not good enough for an express visa for Canada, it seems.Filled in all the online forms and submitted them, then got an automatic rejection a few minutes later.I didn't meet requirements in several categories. One of the categories is previous work experience in Canada... They also have a grading system for jobs you have experience in. I don't seem to have enough experience in high-enough graded jobs for their liking. I also haven't already got a job offer in Canada (which was one of the questions)I can't even register on the Canadian gov job bank without a code you only get once your application has been accepted.So yeah. I dunno.

Can you fill the forms in again? In my experience with US and Australian immigration the categories are quite broad so you can easily end up excluding yourself by thinking too literally. For example you might not have had a job title of IT manager say but have in fact managed a team of IT workers. The system may be quite crude in which job titles score the points so be a little creative.

 

Edit - sorry to mix this in with more serious stuff.

[Kiltox]

Had a visit from the accountant today -always makes me grumpy. He walked in asking why we weren't listening to our leader Jeremy Corbyn ( we didn't hit it off a few years ago when I told him I was a champagne communist who thought people should pay taxes if they want a civilised society).

 

then went off on a long speech about selling shares to our wives to give them the tax free dividends etc. Took 5 mins before we had chance to tell him that neither of us had wife nor significant other at home.

It was quite funny as I was staying shtumm, and I was sitting opposite my business partner who was getting visibly annoyed at both the accountant and me for not stopping him speaking. I liked the previous guy- very smooth guy called sha shama, who liked my fiat, but was forced out to retirement by the new guard.

 

The accountant now says, not unreasonably, that we can pay a dividend of £5k tax free to next April. But doesn't understand that this is something new and scary and we need to be shown how to dot every I and cross every T.

Also, it will mean doing a tax return which is something we've been avoiding having to do for years.

 

The decorators have been in all week ( not a euphemism) and I have a BSI audit on Friday.

What bookkeeping/accounting software do you use if any?

 

The package I use automatically generates dividend vouchers and meeting minute templates to satisfy the paperwork requirement

[Noel Tidybeard]

Sorry to hear this. If im honest the thought has crossed me mind lately. Feeling ive got nothing. I find it hard to open up to people but after some very good people from here offering me advice on what steps to take ive opemed up to the professionals. Recieved the call today saying i have a care coordinator on my side. Got a CAB meeting tomorrow and referred to social care for adaptions or a more suitable property for me and my disability. Also got to fetch a food bank voucher which is quite demeaning in one respect and i feel there is others out there more deserving of professional help than me. But yes i will see how it plays and ill try not to be so stupid in the meantime.

 

evidently the powers that be, thankfully, think you are wrong there, as many of us here would agree- with any luck this is the turning point that you need

[ruffgeezer]

*fires up Tinder*

I didn't realise that was a Canadian name, although I'd recommend getting to know her a bit first.

[Supernaut]

Can you fill the forms in again? In my experience with US and Australian immigration the categories are quite broad so you can easily end up excluding yourself by thinking too literally. For example you might not have had a job title of IT manager say but have in fact managed a team of IT workers. The system may be quite crude in which job titles score the points so be a little creative.

 

Edit - sorry to mix this in with more serious stuff.

Yeah, I see your point. I've never been a manager though, just a lowly technician. Before that I was on service desk, and before that I was editing maps for the Scottish Government department of agriculture, before that I was a forklift driver, and before that I was a part-time bicycle mechanic at Halfords.

 

 

 

 

A mate of mine and 17-Coffees moved over to Oregon back in November '16 to marry a girl he met through tumblr, of all places. That's who I bought the shonky Lexus LS400 from, which ended up with dome then 320Touring.

[dollywobbler]

Had a visit from the accountant today -always makes me grumpy. He walked in asking why we weren't listening to our leader Jeremy Corbyn ( we didn't hit it off a few years ago when I told him I was a champagne communist who thought people should pay taxes if they want a civilised society).

 

then went off on a long speech about selling shares to our wives to give them the tax free dividends etc. Took 5 mins before we had chance to tell him that neither of us had wife nor significant other at home.

It was quite funny as I was staying shtumm, and I was sitting opposite my business partner who was getting visibly annoyed at both the accountant and me for not stopping him speaking. I liked the previous guy- very smooth guy called sha shama, who liked my fiat, but was forced out to retirement by the new guard.

 

The accountant now says, not unreasonably, that we can pay a dividend of £5k tax free to next April. But doesn't understand that this is something new and scary and we need to be shown how to dot every I and cross every T.

Also, it will mean doing a tax return which is something we've been avoiding having to do for years.

 

The decorators have been in all week ( not a euphemism) and I have a BSI audit on Friday.

 

Had a major falling out with an accountant last year over taxes. He was seriously against them. At all. Considered them something to be avoided at all costs. What a narrow-minded pillock.

[richardthestag]

Me too.  I try to keep this sort of thing off of the internet, but a few months ago - before I resigned - work had got me to the stage of wondering, if I didn't have to worry about the wife and the pets, whether there was a way of euthanising oneself* without causing trauma to those who would discover your body - there was a chap who'd hanged himself in the liftshaft at work a few years ago, and those who discovered him were a tad upset to say the least.

 

*I had gone to the loo at work when thinking this.  My next thought was, fuck me, that's not right, get thyself to the docs and do something about it pronto...luckily I am no longer in that place.

 

 

Sorry to say I have been here too.

 

came up with some very creative ideas, I ended up telling samaritans all about them and then they sounded utterly ridiculous.

 

I saw the metaphorical light. however trapped and miserable I might feel I can always help someone else, and that kind of lifts me a little also. 

 

Seek help, look after no1 regardless of how deserving you think you are, and when you are rock bottom the only way is up.

 

I have lasted this long, I am in for the long run

 

chin up and all that

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I'm not good enough for an express visa for Canada, it seems.

 

Filled in all the online forms and submitted them, then got an automatic rejection a few minutes later.

I didn't meet requirements in several categories. One of the categories is previous work experience in Canada... They also have a grading system for jobs you have experience in. I don't seem to have enough experience in high-enough graded jobs for their liking. I also haven't already got a job offer in Canada (which was one of the questions)

I can't even register on the Canadian gov job bank without a code you only get once your application has been accepted.

 

 

So yeah. I dunno.

 

Dude, Canada has always, since time immemorial had one of the toughest 'get in' quotients going. As said above - be 'creative' with your job descriptions and make sure you sell yourself to the point of absurdity...... I'd have advised using a pseudonym on the first attempt to see how it went but not sure on IDs thy need now?

There are recruitment companies - especially in IT that will sponsor anyone willing to make the move - and once you've a foot in the door it's like anything else. So take a look around on that side too.......

Best of Luck

 

A work colleague decided to end his life yesterday.

 

Ladies and Gents, if any of you are feeling low, please speak to someone. Don't bottle it up.

Lost my sister 2yrs ago August in a similar fashion and it was one of the toughest times in my life - work and family stress, medical maladies etc... it's all (sometimes) a burden that can be dealt with in a myriad of ways. Take a deep breath and although the first step is the toughest, it also brings the largest sense of relief once taken. I think evertyone has dark days, some a LOT darker than others. There's an ear, shoulder or drinking partner out there at all times if you take a look around and have the nerve to ask...... it also shows up where the true strength in you and your family/friends really lie. Very best wishes.....

 

Sorry to hear this. If im honest the thought has crossed me mind lately. Feeling ive got nothing. I find it hard to open up to people but after some very good people from here offering me advice on what steps to take ive opemed up to the professionals. Recieved the call today saying i have a care coordinator on my side. Got a CAB meeting tomorrow and referred to social care for adaptions or a more suitable property for me and my disability. Also got to fetch a food bank voucher which is quite demeaning in one respect and i feel there is others out there more deserving of professional help than me. But yes i will see how it plays and ill try not to be so stupid in the meantime.

Good luck Bub, you can only push as hard as your body/soul will allow it before you reach a breaking point. The strength is seeing that and kicking oneself up the jacksie metaphorically and seeking and finding the help. Mine was grief counselling as I never really dealt with things.

You're sitting with professionals who'll help point out things that often had me slapping my forehead with the 'f*ck me why didn't I see that' moments that we never see as we're too 'in the moment'.

Chin up fella - there's a jodhpur wearing Toyota loving meaty chick with your name on it just around the corner

[Cavcraft]

My sympathies to Bren and his colleagues, can't be easy for friends and family.

[stephen01]

The only redeeming feature of a self-service till is that one can buy one's haemorrhoids potions and ointments both secretly and without fear of snigger-isms from a cashier (usually a MILF)

 

Surely you can see who's going to serve you? I often take packets of condoms to young pretty girls on the till, Invariably they are polite and say enjoy your evening /  day etc to which I reply I plan to. I now have about 200 unused condoms at home. 

[Aston Martin]

Went to see my business advisor again (start up) and it went great.

 

So why am I here?

 

The further I get and the more excited I get, it’s going to suck when I inevitably get fucked over.

[stephen01]

Went to see my business advisor again (start up) and it went great.

 

So why am I here?

 

The further I get and the more excited I get, it’s going to suck when I inevitably get fucked over.

 

may we inquire as to what this adventure / nightmare entails. 

[Aston Martin]

may we inquire as to what this adventure / nightmare entails.

 

Sorry, not yet... when it goes tits up, (or if it happens) you’ll get the details.

[Bren]

The foul Theresa May claiming the shenanigans with uber is putting thousands of jobs at risk.

It's their attitude towards background checks is whatvhas landed them in the shit.

I really wish our PM would fuck off.

[bramz7]

Something super interesting popped up for sale for scrap money this morning, and I think I can't get it. I hate turning stuff down.

 

Likewise, attempting to arrange a collection (in a few weeks) of a car I'm being bought as an early Christmas present is being met with dead silence from the seller. 

 

I bet I know how this one will end.

[cobblers]

The foul Theresa May claiming the shenanigans with uber is putting thousands of jobs at risk.

It's their attitude towards background checks is whatvhas landed them in the shit.

I really wish our PM would fuck off.

 

She's an absolute top drawer shithead and the rest of them are just as bad, she's just gullible enough to be used as the fall guy. 

[Bren]

She's an absolute top drawer shithead and the rest of them are just as bad, she's just gullible enough to be used as the fall guy.

 

Yes she is - and is happy to go along with it.

[Kiltox]

Being told "I've got tenants in far worse situations than yours" when chasing up the letting agent as to why it's taken more than three weeks and counting to fix the shower riser that fell off the wall due to being previously bodged has got my back up somewhat.

[Supernaut]

Being told "I've got tenants in far worse situations than yours" when chasing up the letting agent as to why it's taken more than three weeks and counting to fix the shower riser that fell off the wall due to being previously bodged has got my back up somewhat.

That would make me worried too.

 

Instead of calming me down, that would just make me think they were a really shit letting agent. Then I'd start worrying about what else they have in store for me in future if they really are that bad... Sorry, I'm not helping.

[Kiltox]

Yeah if the boiler or cooker pack up what's going to happen?

 

I think I'll send a letter to the landlord, not demanding they do anything just expressing my concerns about these useless fuckwits

 

Either that or go to their office and burst the guy I was talking to.

[Lacquer Peel]

Eesh. There was a spate of XUDTs putting rods through the block, but I thought that was cars built around 1998.

 

The XUD9TE in my Berlingo is from a 1998 Xsara. Dead soon.

[richardmorris]

You didn't hit it off with the bean-counter, or with Jezza? 

 

Oh, the accountant. Never met the leader, never heard of him until he popped up in the limelight. Have just done something that will annoy the bean counter a lot and paid ourselves bonus as salary...Now where's that SM for sale?

[richardmorris]

What bookkeeping/accounting software do you use if any?

The package I use automatically generates dividend vouchers and meeting minute templates to satisfy the paperwork requirement

None at all. We are paper based, cashless, and use excel to keep a tally. We do all the day to day stuff and payroll etc, but the accountants do the end of year filing and tax return.

 

I am sure a business headed person would have a fit!

[richardmorris]

Had a major falling out with an accountant last year over taxes. He was seriously against them. At all. Considered them something to be avoided at all costs. What a narrow-minded pillock.

Ours seems to be that way inclined. Started off a couple of years ago with the - you should only be getting minimum wage and paying a huge dividend. I said I'd be looking for a new accountants in that case. He relented somewhat.

[richardmorris]

Yes she is - and is happy to go along with it.

I liked what Jeremy Hardy said on last week's News Quiz on R4. She's extremely ambitious, scheming and vindictive and so very bad at it.

[Bren]

Spar.

Utter.Robbing.Bastards.

I know you pay more for convenience but fuck me it's a local shop - not a 500 mile round trip to Alice Springs.

95p for a single bag - yes one fucking bag- of crisps.

You can get 6 for 99p.

 

Uber. Ryanair. Fucking spar.

You do not deserve to exist.

[Kiltox]

Only thing near my old house that was open after four on a Sunday (why, England?) was a cunting Spar

[MrDuke]

Odd how an African country having rigged elections makes the world news, while no-one thinks it remotely irregular that 2 of the last 3 UK leaders have been unelected.

[clayts450]

Being told "I've got tenants in far worse situations than yours" when chasing up the letting agent as to why it's taken more than three weeks and counting to fix the shower riser that fell off the wall due to being previously bodged has got my back up somewhat.

 

I'd get fired if I used that line - I work in complaints at a housing association (amazingly have done this particular job for five years), so you can imagine the scrapes our tenants get into with our quality* repairs service.

 

Feel your pain bud, going through it myself.

 

Landlord: We need to do your inspection and your gas safety check

Me: No problem, I've got this day off work see you then

(no show, wasted day off)

Me: fuck em then

 

Many months later

 

Me: Got a hole in the roof pissing in water into the loft space, bulging bedroom ceiling, about to get me drill out to drain off cos asbestos and don't want the whole lot falling in, send someone pronto. Have some time off later this week, can we also do gas safety check as well please. Please email me as I work weird hours and can't answer my phone at work

Landlord: ....... silence

Me: Er, I said (repeat as above)

Landlord: Ah Mr Clayts450, our gas engineer has been trying to reach you about your gas safety check but hasn't been able to reach you on the phone so he's returned the job. Can you call us to rearrange

Me; I'm off next week. No phone, email only. And the roof ?

Landlord: ...... silence

 

Fucking fuckwits