The grumpy thread

[Slartibartfast]

Had a funeral at the weekend (my grandma). I had a eulogy to give. Was running a bit* late. Started at 15 min late, by the time we were an indicated 5 minutes away I'd managed to make time up so we were only going to be 3min late.

 

Then

 

things

 

went

 

a bit wrong

 

on a semi related note could I have opinions on whether the tyre on this looks roadworthy?

[Supernaut]

Had a funeral at the weekend (my grandma). I had a eulogy to give. Was running a bit* late. Started at 15 min late, by the time we were an indicated 5 minutes away I'd managed to make time up so we were only going to be 3min late.

 

Then

 

things

 

went

 

a bit wrong

 

on a semi related note could I have opinions on whether the tyre on this looks roadworthy?

Fucking hell! New underwear needed?

 

 

My contribution to the grumpy thread today: [insert same old rant about how much I hate my job here]

[Slartibartfast]

Fucking hell! New underwear needed?

 

 

My contribution to the grumpy thread today: [insert same old rant about how much I hate my job here]

 

Sorry about your job. It sucks when you have to grind away day to day.

 

It was brown trousers time, definitely. Fortunately SWMBO was an absolute rock, because I was shaking like a leaf. She calmed me down enough for me to be able to swap the wheel out and carry on, we got there 45 min late. Could have been SO much worse, we were very lucky. Missed the funeral but made the wake.

[Captain Furious]

Shat on from a great height by a bird earlier, literally, the flying kind

 

Actually a beautiful metaphor to sum up how life is going right now.  Fuck it.

[cort1977]

Found out from a work mate who overheard a manager talking that the company I work for are going to investigate me again for dragging the H job out, parking up for an hour, that sort of thing and they're going to be watching me on tjthe tracker to build up a case against me and then hit me with it when they have the evidence they need to fire me.

 

This is all bollocks again, the job I'm doing means I have lots of down time waiting around for my booking in time at collections, I'm always a couple of hours ahead of schedule and in the past I've told my supervisor about this and was assured it was all fine and that they knew I'd have to park up and wait for booking times.

 

The mega irritating thing is they're seemingly setting a trap for me to fall in to rather than approaching me and asking what's going on. I have a suspicion that as they couldn't bust me the other month (for something that turned out to be their fault)they're just trying to get me on something else. I know the manager behind it and he's a slimy bastard only interested in climbing the greasy pole and has got rid of other drivers in the past on similar issues.

 

Fuck being a lorry driver!

 

Start keeping records of your day, nothing much just '10.45am, called supervisor, commence waiting for booking, 11.47 new booking to xxx'.    Jot it down by hand during the day, type it out once or twice a week.   If they give you a disciplinary and you have a printed list of dates and times documenting your movements that ties in with the tracker and calls then matey boy won't have a leg to stand on.   A bit of a pain but easier than changing jobs.   Good luck.  

[DodgeRover]

^^^^ what he said

[chaseracer]

Start keeping records of your day, nothing much just '10.45am, called supervisor, commence waiting for booking, 11.47 new booking to xxx'.    Jot it down by hand during the day, type it out once or twice a week.   If they give you a disciplinary and you have a printed list of dates and times documenting your movements that ties in with the tracker and calls then matey boy won't have a leg to stand on.   A bit of a pain but easier than changing jobs.   Good luck.  

 

Bang on.

 

This is the advice I would be giving you, were I representing you.

 

#leftie_unionbloke 

[beko1987]

Sorry about your job. It sucks when you have to grind away day to day.

 

It was brown trousers time, definitely. Fortunately SWMBO was an absolute rock, because I was shaking like a leaf. She calmed me down enough for me to be able to swap the wheel out and carry on, we got there 45 min late. Could have been SO much worse, we were very lucky. Missed the funeral but made the wake.

It's a fun feeling isn't it, the front corner hitting the deck and you just sort of hoping it doesn't spin whilst you brake and hold the steering fucking tight! Not something I want to repeat...

[eddyramrod]

Went over to the garage this morning to see Martin about getting things moving with Hyacinth.  I kind of wish I hadn't.  I don't like having to lean on people, not least because I've never been any better than useless at it.  If it ever does get done I'm half-expecting him to hand over the keys with the words "Never come back."  He hasn't said that yet though.  In fact we talked about taking the car away (an option he brought up) and I rejected the idea, on the grounds that neither of us would win from that.  He would get a reputation as the man people take their cars away from, and I'd get one as the man who takes his car away.  He'd get no more work, and I'd find it impossible to get work done.

I suppose I could have gone out for a little drive in the Cadillac but the weather hasn't been very conducive this afternoon.  Shame, as that car is the best anti-depressant I can find.

[Cavcraft]

Bang on.

 

This is the advice I would be giving you, were I representing you.

 

#leftie_unionbloke 

 

Also, isn't it against the rules to build a case against someone? You can't where I work, that's for sure. If they believe you have done something wrong they have to pull you in asap afterwards and discuss it with you.

[Mr A Lawrence]

It's a fun feeling isn't it, the front corner hitting the deck and you just sort of hoping it doesn't spin whilst you brake and hold the steering fucking tight! Not something I want to repeat...

Try it on a bike.

 

I have.

 

Near death experience for sure!!

[Pillock]

Also, isn't it against the rules to build a case against someone? You can't where I work, that's for sure. If they believe you have done something wrong they have to pull you in asap afterwards and discuss it with you.

 

I'm not sure if it's in "the rules" - chaseracer is again the man to ask.

 

On a purely common sense approach I'd be asking why, if they had evidence of wrongdoing, it wasn't pulled up initially. Stockpiling "offences" is a cnut's trick and is only ever done when they want rid of someone, otherwise they should be turning an "infraction" into a learning experience.

"Hey LankyTim, we noticed you were stationary for 35 minutes today. Not sure if you're aware but that's against rule 563/B7 of the company handbook, consider this a first verbal warning". You then know not to do it again and if you do, they can rightfully take it further.

 

Document your entire life from here. How long you spend on the bog, how long it takes you to eat a sandwich etc. 

 

Have they ever had reason to mention this before, could they consider you've already had warnings?

[chaseracer]

Also, isn't it against the rules to build a case against someone? You can't where I work, that's for sure. If they believe you have done something wrong they have to pull you in asap afterwards and discuss it with you.

 

Indeed so - and another option in such a situation is to "get your retaliation in first" â„¢    by invoking the formal grievance procedure, claiming bullying & harassment.  That would introduce a live fragmentation grenade into their corporate fishpond...

[Cavcraft]

If none of that works, just go in and tell them you've noticed your boss has been a complete back-and-front for the last few months. Then punch him.

[timolloyd]

My ride home involves a steep narrow residential road with lots of parked cars. Once a week, without fail, I get an impatient driver behind me, revving the nuts off their car trying to get past.

 

Lost my temper this evening and flicked a V at the car as it passed me on a wider (but still steep/blind) bit of road.

 

Swear to god I'm not one of those 3 abreast dick head cyclists. But I will hold traffic up if it isn't safe for them to pass.

 

Anyway, got a load of verbal off the twat driver who stopped to have a go. 14 plate Kia soft roader thing.

 

Sorry, but it's always the people in nondescript newer cars.

[Lankytim]

I've started to ring them up telling them i'm having to wait in a layby somewhere for a booking time to come round "is that OK?" If I'm stuck at a suppliers for more than 30 mins, ring them up, and again, every 30 mins. They're pissed off with it already. "yeah, that's fine" e.t.c..

 

The supervisor I rang up initially was obviously unsettled that i'd rang and I could almost hear the cogs in this brain spinning round "how the fuck does he know about this??" Fortunately pretty much everyone who works for... let's say DLH.. think management and company procedures are an absolute shower of shit so "private" discussions between management about drivers and other workers are often leaked to the driver at first opportunity by disgruntled office staff. Warms you heart, doesn't it?

 

It seems to be normal procedure to try and build a case against someone and hit them with 3 or 4 different alleged transgressions at once. They don't notice something that's possibly amiss and speak to the guy in question to try and sort it, they work through the company manual to see how badly they can fuck the guy over, then openly brag about it afterwards. "sends a message" apparently.

 

Putting in a grievance wont work for me, I'm a 3rd party contractor, so I'd be "let go" before I even finished the sentence. 

 

It's all about arse covering. It's almost like a game, and if you get fired, you obviously didn't cover your arse sufficiently well.

[Lankytim]

 

Have they ever had reason to mention this before, could they consider you've already had warnings?

 

No, never mentioned it before. They don't give advice if someone is doing something wrong (knowingly or unknowingly) they just sit and watch until they have enough to pull the guy in.

[alcyonecorporation]

Front bottoms.

[michael1703]

Did a bodge so I can have a shower in the morning

 

[DodgeRover]

No, never mentioned it before. They don't give advice if someone is doing something wrong (knowingly or unknowingly) they just sit and watch until they have enough to pull the guy in.

I hope whoever is in charge of maintenence isn't in the same league as them.

[chaseracer]

Putting in a grievance wont work for me, I'm a 3rd party contractor...

 

Ah.

 

Unfortunately, this is true.

[Noel Tidybeard]

Had a funeral at the weekend (my grandma). I had a eulogy to give. Was running a bit* late. Started at 15 min late, by the time we were an indicated 5 minutes away I'd managed to make time up so we were only going to be 3min late.

 

Then

 

things

 

went

 

a bit wrong

 

on a semi related note could I have opinions on whether the tyre on this looks roadworthy?

 

the tyre on fleabay look to be legal

[sporty-shite]

Fatalities at Manchester arena. Whether caused by malice or accident, people went out for a good night and won't be going home.

 

Saddening.

[trigger]

I should be in bed but I'm gripped to the news, it's horrific, there would be mostly children at that concert, many who won't be going home tonight.

[sporty-shite]

My niece was there, but thankfully, she's home safe now.

 

The frightening thing for me, is that many will have been killed or injured in the stampede. Eye witness statements have said there were no stewards, and it appears that there was a mass panic that couldn't be managed.

 

I see another Hillsborough here.

[Bobthebeard]

Awful. Just horrible.

[warren t claim]

19 fatalities so far at a concert geared towards young children. My heart goes out to all those involved.

[Bobthebeard]

Now being treated as a possible terrorist attack. Just what kind of "God "do these people think they worship? A rhetorical question.

My heart goes out also to all .

[Ghosty]

It's fucking disgusting. I'd just left Manc city centre to go home when it happened, got home to people asking if I'm alright and whatnot (work for Deliveroo so could have been anywhere in central Manc for all they knew - as well as that I can get the train home from the arena, was at the other end of town luckily).

You see things like that in Paris, but it's a whole different kettle of fish when it happens in the city you've always called home.

[UmBongo]

This is awful news. What goes on in the mind of someone who knows he is going to leave the house and kill kids at a pop concert?

 

Sadly, it was only a matter of time before one of these maniacs slipped through the security service net.