The grumpy thread

[shedenvy]

1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

Suitably shit plate for a suitably shit driver.  

LE62 doesn't look anything like BELL

[Split_Pin]

I received a call last week from a recruitment agency who had reviewed my application for a job that I was really keen on. The lady there said that she was impressed with it and after speaking with the hiring manager they both felt that I was a good fit for the role.

Today I got a straight decline from them.

So that's 17 jobs I have applied for, spending approximately 2 hours on each to make sure I have positioned everything well and with the exception of 2 unsuccessful interviews I have been flatly declined.

Unsure where to go from here.

[DoctorRetro]

12 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I received a call last week from a recruitment agency who had reviewed my application for a job that I was really keen on. The lady there said that she was impressed with it and after speaking with the hiring manager they both felt that I was a good fit for the role.

Today I got a straight decline from them.

So that's 17 jobs I have applied for, spending approximately 2 hours on each to make sure I have positioned everything well and with the exception of 2 unsuccessful interviews I have been flatly declined.

Unsure where to go from here.

What sort of trade / skill set are you aiming for? 

[Saabnut]

32 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I received a call last week from a recruitment agency who had reviewed my application for a job that I was really keen on. The lady there said that she was impressed with it and after speaking with the hiring manager they both felt that I was a good fit for the role.

Today I got a straight decline from them.

So that's 17 jobs I have applied for, spending approximately 2 hours on each to make sure I have positioned everything well and with the exception of 2 unsuccessful interviews I have been flatly declined.

Unsure where to go from here.

Just keep trying! I am a contractor looking for short term offshore work, and trying hard this year despite kknowing the odds are against me as I have been with one company for 20 years so I am not nown in the "pool market". My tickets run out in Feb and if no work comes this year, I will not renew, hence the concerted effort. So far I have applied for 37 roles. I have not had a single reply. I will keep trying until the end of the year....

[Split_Pin]

Crikey well it's not just me then.

I hope you get something sorted soon. It's hard to keep going when you feel as if nobody will give you a chance.

[EssDeeWon]

4 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

 

Suitably shit plate for a suitably shit driver.  

11/10 on the wanker-ometer

[Cavcraft]

Should have seen the way he was driving, if he doesn't kill himself or somebody else soon, I'll be amazed if he carries on like that.

[beko1987]

Windscreen being replaced on thursday, assuming nothing else goes wrong before then!

[EssDeeWon]

14 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

Glastonbury has been the shits this year. at least i've not been stupid enough to fork out friggin' hundreds of quids to be a 5G Guinea Pig for 4 days and stay in migrant camp conditions

ETA.

[OhhEnnEmm]

Found his actual perfect plate - no06-nob ??

[DoctorRetro]

What's worse than feeling like crap, aching and constantly tired and having to go for tests? 

Yeah, getting results back as 'normal'. 

Fucksake. 

[New POD]

3 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I received a call last week from a recruitment agency who had reviewed my application for a job that I was really keen on. The lady there said that she was impressed with it and after speaking with the hiring manager they both felt that I was a good fit for the role.

Today I got a straight decline from them.

So that's 17 jobs I have applied for, spending approximately 2 hours on each to make sure I have positioned everything well and with the exception of 2 unsuccessful interviews I have been flatly declined.

Unsure where to go from here.

I'm a firm believer in playing the odds.

17 applications at 2 hours a piece is a full time job, but you can now reuse those 17 applications to increase the quantity to 34 in a week. 

You can improve the 1 in 8.5 interview odds by phoning the RC and saying something like "I thought I'd better phone because I think I might look over qualified and i wanted to make sure of.....etc" 

Or "I see the role for x, in y industry. I just wanted to make sure that i didnt waste your time by applying if you wouldn't consider someone from z industry..."

Then when you email it, phone them again to say "I just wanted to check it's arrived because ive been having issues with my email recently" 

More likely to go to top of pile. 

Can't help much with the interview. Suit and folder is my usual mode. 

But if you can get from 1 in 8.5 to 1 in 4 that gets you 8 interviews per week rather than 2.  

I've been going into battle at an average of 3 people being interviewed per job, and my hit rate over 10 years of contracting is 14 interviews and 7 offers. 

Telephone interviews and second interviews I have a 80% fail rate.  

I do better if there are 3 jobs and 2 people being interviewed. Thats happened twice. 

 

[New POD]

2 hours ago, chadders said:

As saabnut says you just have to keep going.

You'll get one eventually but how long it takes can be a matter of luck and how much effort you put in.

I'd contact the recruitment agency to see why you didn't get the job they discussed with you, there may have been a late internal candidate for example.

But don't expect the real truth.  What you want is the feedback my son got.  

When we asked who most inspires you in life, your girlfriend was not the answer even if it's true. 

[Split_Pin]

I asked the recruitment agency for feedback this morning. Considering she replied to my original e-mail straight away, which was about my disappointment of not even being considered for an interview for a job that she said she felt I was suitable for, I'll take the lack of response since then as radio silence. Less than helpful.

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

I asked the recruitment agency for feedback this morning. Considering she replied to my original e-mail straight away, which was about my disappointment of not even being considered for an interview for a job that she said she felt I was suitable for, I'll take the lack of response since then as radio silence. Less than helpful.

Two points I'd like to make. 

Email. Can be ignored. Phone but be polite. If you are going to be a little assertive (rude, pushy) say " I know this is going to sound churlish...." 

And imagine you are an RC.  Targets, commission, all at the mercy of the candidate. Don't waste time on failed candidates. Find another before your competitors fill the role.  Must be soul destroying.  Worse than being a letting agent.  Be nice to them. Pretend that you like them. A smile can be heard down the phone. 

[Frogchod]

8 hours ago, Saabnut said:

To save you a lot of effort, there are NO reasons!

Seller has gone quiet and the adverts been pulled

I only asked if the log book was in his name...

Bloody expats. ..

[Timewaster]

2 hours ago, Frogchod said:

 

Bloody expats. ..

I know. Going over there, leaving our Jobs....

[dozeydustman]

Mother in law's funeral yesterday, I had 4 pints of cider in the evening and I am still hungover and feel sick.

I may have to give up drinking as even 2 glasses of wine with dinner, or a wee dram before bedtime and I feel lousy for days now.

[New POD]

Yes indeed. A nice scotch on a Sunday night is my little tipple, to set me up for a week feeling like shite. 

[chaseracer]

On 7/1/2019 at 9:12 AM, Tenmil Socket said:

What is it you do for a living? 

Milkman.

[richardmorris]

On 7/1/2019 at 9:12 AM, Tenmil Socket said:

What is it you do for a living? 

As little as possible.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Milkman.

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[MikeR]

On 7/1/2019 at 3:05 PM, TheDoctor said:

What's worse than feeling like crap, aching and constantly tired and having to go for tests? 

Yeah, getting results back as 'normal'. 

Fucksake. 

Yes I sympathise .  one night last week and again last night i was on the bed with both legs and arms burning with pain .... But nothing wrong as far as the experts can tell !!!

[New POD]

4 minutes ago, MikeR said:

Yes I sympathise .  one night last week and again last night i was on the bed with both legs and arms burning with pain .... But nothing wrong as far as the experts can tell !!!

You are allergic to red wine mate. Just stick to water

 

[anonymous user]

3 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Milkman.

You are Pat Mustard AICMFP

[Wack]

Fuck me , some people , hopefully having your face in 4K while you're driving like a twat is enough to secure a conviction

 

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=sr5qa_1562008431

[chaseracer]

9 hours ago, richardmorris said:

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Sorry Rich, I forgot the  smiley...

[Tetleysmooth]

I didn't know whether to post this here, or in the 'What the **** is wrong with you' thread.

Tetley is a worried chap this morning. I had my HGV medical a couple of weeks ago, and seemingly everything was fine, passed with no advisories. Then, either Friday or Saturday I received a letter from the Nazi party - sorry - DVLA, telling me I had to attend a 'field of vision' test. They provided a list of approved opticians, but it was the wording of the letter that got me - 'if you do not make an appointment, or turn up to an appointment, we will revoke your licence', maybe not exactly the wording, but you get the gist.

So, yesterday, Tetley turned up for said appointment. One of the first questions I asked was would they tell me if I had met the standard. They do not discuss the outcome of the test with you, it's between them and the DVLA. I  had to sit the test 3 times. You look at an orange dot in the middle of a white screen, and further dots appear in random places all over the white screen. You have to press a button every time you see a white dot appear. It's an awful test. Your eyes cross, focus, re-focus, and you're so busy thinking of that, you probably miss some dots. I had to do a regular sight test as well, in which I read the bottom line.

I got home to find yet another Nazi party letter waiting for me. Our DVLA doctor is assessing your fitness to drive, and will be writing to Dr ******** etc.etc.

I've got an awful feeling they're going to take my HGV entitlement away. I can see fine. My eyes are better than Mrs Tet's, yet the Nazis have got it into their heads that I need a white stick to get around.

Because they won't tell me anything, I now have weeks of stress coming up. Oh joy.

[shedenvy]

Booked the shonky Alfa 147 in for a MOT tomorrow.  Last night I went out to do the simple pre-MOT checks. 

Says me:

"Rear wiper perished (fine not testable), little more rust on the sills than i'd like (better not poke it), oh and what's this - front fogs not working.  Never mind, i'm sure that's not testable, I wonder if it's the bulbs, how do you even get to them on a 147?  I know i'll open the bonnet."

.....

Bonnet release comes off in hand with a very loose cable.

.....

"bumhats" (or words to that effect)

 

It's snapped off at the latch.  A non opening bonnet is a refusal of test I hear, so my best option now is to undo the three retaining 10mm nuts on the latch through the muff shaped grill.  Handily 4 of the 6 grill screws were finger tight and I managed to undo them from the outside.  This has given me about a 3x4inch hole to put my forearm into to try and access said nuts.

I managed to get bottom centre off, top right is going to be fun!

 

[Floatylight]

I didn't know whether to post this here, or in the 'What the **** is wrong with you' thread.
Tetley is a worried chap this morning. I had my HGV medical a couple of weeks ago, and seemingly everything was fine, passed with no advisories. Then, either Friday or Saturday I received a letter from the Nazi party - sorry - DVLA, telling me I had to attend a 'field of vision' test. They provided a list of approved opticians, but it was the wording of the letter that got me - 'if you do not make an appointment, or turn up to an appointment, we will revoke your licence', maybe not exactly the wording, but you get the gist.
So, yesterday, Tetley turned up for said appointment. One of the first questions I asked was would they tell me if I had met the standard. They do not discuss the outcome of the test with you, it's between them and the DVLA. I  had to sit the test 3 times. You look at an orange dot in the middle of a white screen, and further dots appear in random places all over the white screen. You have to press a button every time you see a white dot appear. It's an awful test. Your eyes cross, focus, re-focus, and you're so busy thinking of that, you probably miss some dots. I had to do a regular sight test as well, in which I read the bottom line.
I got home to find yet another Nazi party letter waiting for me. Our DVLA doctor is assessing your fitness to drive, and will be writing to Dr ******** etc.etc.
I've got an awful feeling they're going to take my HGV entitlement away. I can see fine. My eyes are better than Mrs Tet's, yet the Nazis have got it into their heads that I need a white stick to get around.
Because they won't tell me anything, I now have weeks of stress coming up. Oh joy.

Hi Tetley, I had to have this and a load of other tests a couple of weeks ago as I've got an enlarged petruitary gland which could be pressing on my optic nerve. The field of vision test was the most difficult and I'm sure I missed a never of dots and imagined a load of other phantom dots as well yet my vision was deemed normal. As I was doing that part of the test it's the first time I thought "Maybe there is an issue, what if I lose my licence... (que spiral of dismal thoughts about work etc whilst doing the test) So wait and see what happens.. A bit concerning though that they won't tell you, I would of thought in the times of GDPR they would be obliged to copy you into any letter if asked or at least tell you...

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