The grumpy thread

[Angrydicky]

Fuck you Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and fuck the awful corporate bullshit you wanted me to spout in that telephone interview. Oh I was unsuccessful in my interview, was I? There's a surprise. Mind you, every cloud and that: At least I won't have to be a gelled-haired, shiny-suited twat for the rest of my life.

[Negative Creep]

Our department has one of those end of year awards things, such as best dressed, best haircut, best excuses etc. Not my type of thing but it's just silly harmless fun. Except this year our boss has had the "brilliant" idea of including categories such as best work ethic, most valuable team member, most punctual and who is best at the main job roles. Or, to put it another way, you have to vote for who you think is a better employee than you. I'm sure that will do wonders for team morale and cohesion when they get read out

[cort1977]

Fuck you Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and fuck the awful corporate bullshit you wanted me to spout in that telephone interview. Oh I was unsuccessful in my interview, was I? There's a surprise. Mind you, every cloud and that: At least I won't have to be a gelled-haired, shiny-suited twat for the rest of my life.

I was reading somewhere else that Enterprise is an awful place to work so maybe a lucky escape.   Got to say, how much corporate BS do you need to hire out cars?   It's a pretty simple business model isn't it?   Hire out cars and then try to screw the customer with extra insurance scaremongering, fuel at twice the normal price and all the rest of the twattery they come up with.

[Inspector Morose]

From experience of many years ago, enterprise is a real shower of excrement. Best out.

[Lord Sterling]

Fuck you Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and fuck the awful corporate bullshit you wanted me to spout in that telephone interview. Oh I was unsuccessful in my interview, was I? There's a surprise. Mind you, every cloud and that: At least I won't have to be a gelled-haired, shiny-suited twat for the rest of my life.

I wouldn't worry about it AD. I reckon most job seekers are getting kicked by employers for daring to apply for a job. I've been turned down by many places including Birmingham Uni where despite having the exact right skills and matching them to thier job description, I still get the we regret to inform you... every time. It's now got to a point where it's expected.

 

I've managed to scratch a job interview for an "ongoing" job at a small business doing some admin work via yet another smiley singy agency, but I have set my cards firmly on the table with said agency. I want a job that's gonna last a long while, not 3 days/2 weeks bullshit and one that actually pays more than the bloody minimum wage. Surprisingly, they've delivered, sort of, so now it's down to me.

[vulgalour]

NPower are dicks.

 

The most recent attempts I've made to try and get this debt removed that isn't mine has resulted only in me being on hold for 45 minutes waiting to be connected to a person.  Phone rings when the connection is made and I'm instantly put on hold before anyone picks up.  From my time in call centres, that usually means they have too many complaints, the system has shat itself, they've got training, or all of the above.

 

Just... really fucked off with them.  Rather than making an attempt to call me on the details provided, they've sat on the debt for 2 years and then sold it to a debt collector who have found my details through the electoral register.  I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be able to screw me for the money I don't owe them but that they'll find some way of doing it because they're bigger than me and I'm fucking poor.

 

Unfeasibly angry about the whole thing.

[dave21478]

Re Enterprise - I got a job with them many years ago and it was a complete clusterfuck.

I got through a phone interview and was told I had to attend a group interview being conducted by the area manager in a town about 2 hours drive away. rather than cover my travel expenses, I was to go to my local branch and collect a free hire car to travel to the interview and not to worry about filling up the fuel. I turned up on the morning at my local branch and they had no car reserved and no idea what I was talking about. After an hour of them phoning around to try and get hold of the area manager I got a car, went to the interview, which went fine, returned the car and got charged for the fuel - fuck you that was supposed to be free?

Anyway, had to attend a second interview a few weeks later at a different location. Rinse and repeat exactly as above.

 

After a couple of weeks, I was told I got the job and when could I start? I told them I needed two weeks notice for my current employer and could start straight after that. They said fine, start at the beginning of next month (three weeks away) and report to my local branch for training. Turned up at 9am on the designated day and they didnt know who I was or why I was there. I sat in the office for the morning and watched the utter incompetence, contempt for customers and general shiftyness from the staff there and decided it wasnt for me after all.

 

I called the area manager that lunch time and said as much. He confessed that he had forgotten that he had employed me.

 

Total time in the job - 3 hours. Never got paid.

[Angrydicky]

I was reading somewhere else that Enterprise is an awful place to work so maybe a lucky escape.   Got to say, how much corporate BS do you need to hire out cars?   It's a pretty simple business model isn't it?   Hire out cars and then try to screw the customer with extra insurance scaremongering, fuel at twice the normal price and all the rest of the twattery they come up with.

My thoughts exactly, it's hardly rocket science is it. It does sound like I've had a lucky escape, judging by these comments, which are making me feel better about it!! I bloody hate getting rejected for jobs though, it's so soul destroying.

[rml2345]

NPower are dicks.

 

The most recent attempts I've made to try and get this debt removed that isn't mine has resulted only in me being on hold for 45 minutes waiting to be connected to a person. Phone rings when the connection is made and I'm instantly put on hold before anyone picks up. From my time in call centres, that usually means they have too many complaints, the system has shat itself, they've got training, or all of the above.

 

Just... really fucked off with them. Rather than making an attempt to call me on the details provided, they've sat on the debt for 2 years and then sold it to a debt collector who have found my details through the electoral register. I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be able to screw me for the money I don't owe them but that they'll find some way of doing it because they're bigger than me and I'm fucking poor.

 

Unfeasibly angry about the whole thing.

From my time working debt recovery for other power companies (EDF and Powergen) all I can say is that they're a bunch of feckless idiots who haven't a clue who owes them what and from where. Although we used to argue the toss, you're perfectly within your rights to ask for proof that the debt is your responsibility. The debt collection agency should stop action on it until such time as NPower produce the proof, which they won't as there isn't any. If they start getting arsey about it then stand your ground and don't be tempted to pay a damn thing as that is seen as admitting responsibility for it.

We used to hate having to chase disputes like yours as they were almost always the fault of the company having not updated records or sending us after a debt of 17p from a final meter reading or some other nonsense. Quite often they're written off as unresolvable, particularly if it's a debt that's been bought from N Power or whoever as it's easier to shut it and chase actual debtors rather than trying to fix something that should never have reached debt recovery in the first place.

[meshking]

NPower are dicks.

 

The most recent attempts I've made to try and get this debt removed that isn't mine has resulted only in me being on hold for 45 minutes waiting to be connected to a person.  Phone rings when the connection is made and I'm instantly put on hold before anyone picks up.  From my time in call centres, that usually means they have too many complaints, the system has shat itself, they've got training, or all of the above.

 

Just... really fucked off with them.  Rather than making an attempt to call me on the details provided, they've sat on the debt for 2 years and then sold it to a debt collector who have found my details through the electoral register.  I'm pretty sure they shouldn't be able to screw me for the money I don't owe them but that they'll find some way of doing it because they're bigger than me and I'm fucking poor.

 

Unfeasibly angry about the whole thing.

 

Sounds worryingly like my experience of NPower. I solved that by getting in touch with ofgen.  They sent a very well worded letter to NPower demanding they drop they call off the dogs and to respond to their letter within 5 days. To my amazement, they did respond in 5 days. To say they had got it wrong. I think they were chasing me for 75gbp, and they sent a cheque to me for 50gbp as a good will gesture.

 

TL;DR: Just contact ofgen.

[chaseracer]

^ This.

[Lukas]

I advertised my 07 Mazda 6 two month ago on the biggest austrian used car page. With a very realistic price, quite cheap compared to some others. Good pictures, friendly description. Until now, just one person called me, telling me he had such a car before and he does not want another one.  Okeyyy.....

 

Other reactions than that? No. Not a single one. Not even time-wasters or dealers phoning me and asking if they might get it for half the price. SO I guess, a Mazda 6 2.0i with automatic transmission is one of the most wanted used cars in Austria at this time of the year. 

[Mr Livered]

That's a great idea Lukas, I can see why it would be a great use of time to reply to car ads just to say that you're not interested.

[dugong]

Had a great one at work yesterday.

"Are the free ads still free?

Yes, but this is editorial, if you want to ring free ads you'll need to rin-

Oh, so long as they're still free, that's all I needed to know."

WHY?

[Lankytim]

Multipla needs a clutch, seems its eaten the 18 month old diaphragm spring. Unless the dodgy back street garage that did it didn't bother with that bit.

 

400 odd quid down the bog.

[darkfour]

I have MAJOR wantage for this 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe. I've driven past it every day for the past 2 years and it's now been up for sale for the past couple of months. No price shown and I've no idea if the chrome work is with the car.

 

My grump is that I've no place to store it. The garage already has one car in it that requires new floor pans (not good in a convertible) but I currently lack a welder. That and the Home Owner's Association don't allow you to work on cars in the neighborhood except for routine maintenance.

 

 

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

the Home Owner's Association don't allow you to work on cars in the neighborhood except for routine maintenance.

 

What you need is a 1970s British, Italian or French car. You can then legitimately claim that even the most extensive welding is "routine maintenance" !

[dugong]

What you need is a 1970s British, Italian or French car. You can then legitimately claim that even the most extensive welding is "routine maintenance" !

Er, what's it any of their business anyway? Your property is your property! You're still allowed guns there, yes?

[darkfour]

Unfortunately over here in Florida that's not entirely true in the newer neighborhoods They all have covenants and restrictions as to what you can and can't do, even down to what colour you paint the front door!  These are all "enforced" by a Home Owner's Association which normally consist of retired busy bodies and curtain twitchers with nothing better to do than grumble about what other people do.

 

Of course, guns are allowed as they are protected by the 2nd Amendment, and you can pretty much say what you like too under free speech. But having a non running car in the driveway is a no-no apparently although I've yet to see it enforced.

 

Ebay prices seems to vary widely so I'm struggling to get an idea of value for the car. Plus I'd then have to convince Mrs DF that I need this too. 

[Cavcraft]

You've got it bad, then. Where I am the local bus bodies consist(/ed) of one dick head who has been kicked out of the neighbourhood knobhead scheme for being too nosy (not kidding either) and two pathetic old bags with nothing better to do.

 

One of these disgusting creatures is going to get it with both barrels, several tanks, four scud missiles and the verbal equivalent of the amassed arsenal of all of Asia. I make a point of walking away from arguments with women (or being abusive to them) but this fat, sweaty, disgusting pissed up mess has crossed the line. 

[Bobthebeard]

Unfortunately over here in Florida that's not entirely true in the newer neighborhoods They all have covenants and restrictions as to what you can and can't do, even down to what colour you paint the front door!  These are all "enforced" by a Home Owner's Association which normally consist of retired busy bodies and curtain twitchers with nothing better to do than grumble about what other people do.

 

Of course, guns are allowed as they are protected by the 2nd Amendment, and you can pretty much say what you like too under free speech. But having a non running car in the driveway is a no-no apparently although I've yet to see it enforced.

 

Ebay prices seems to vary widely so I'm struggling to get an idea of value for the car. Plus I'd then have to convince Mrs DF that I need this too.

 

We had a similar thing recently on a new housing estate (until we moved to a more normal place). Lots of restrictions. No signwritten vehicles, no vans, no working on cars in public view etc....

It was 'policed' by busybodies with nothing better to do TBH. Was intended to keep the estate upmarket, neat and tidy, but in reality a lot of the houses got bought by investors who rented them out. It didn't end well. Scruffy gardens, loud parties in the apartments, fireworks at random times all year etc. They didn't see that coming!

[dollywobbler]

This is all you need to know about Enterprise. Arseholes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18811644

 

Well, apart from our local branch actually. The lady there is lovely and friendly and I found hiring a car from them to be entirely hassle free. I suspect she'd get the sack if they found out that she was actually useful. She didn't have a beard.

[TimothyClaypole]

I received an email from a company offering a couple of ex-demo laser cutter/engravers.

 

I emailed back asking for a price on one of them, nothing in response... good sales work. 

[jakebullet]

Some pikey has stuck a business card under the wiper of my crapi. Pikey's FREE scrap car removal service.

 

Sure thing pikey, I'll give it to you to weigh in instead of putting on evilbay as a barn find for $$$. Sod off!

[MrDuke]

I'd be worried that it wasn't so much a business card, as notice of forthcoming actions. Hope you have some large dags.

[jakebullet]

Maybe

 

There is a dog part time. Said pikey must be slightly worried by the tall gate and keep out! dogs! sign, or he'd have been to the house.

[Bren]

Tony Blair on BBC website has pissed me off royally - he thinks politicians are underpaid!

 

He moans that politics cannot attract people from the private sector due to the "low" pay.

 

What happened to going into politics out of a sense of fairness, justice and acting in the interest of the electorate? Just like you did'nt - shame on you you shyster.

[oman5]

I don't think it's possible to hate Blair more than I already do.horrible slimy money grabbing liar.

[fairkens]

I'm not defending Blair because he is a MASSIVE CUNT but I think I understand wot he's getting at. Say your a bright and able lawyer/doctor/management bod you've got skillz are a great communicator and able administrator ie have the ability to be a 'good' mp, you'll be on 6 figures in the smoke. If you're not a posh twat with family cash you're not going to want to take the cut to an mp's wage esp if you've got kids and a mortgage. So you end up with over privileged pricks like the current govt, cos they'd be fucking loaded even if they didn't have a job but they love the power trip

[cort16]

Multipla needs a clutch, seems its eaten the 18 month old diaphragm spring. Unless the dodgy back street garage that did it didn't bother with that bit.

 

400 odd quid down the bog.

 

Have you considered maybe Multipla's aren't for you?