The grumpy thread

[AMC Rebel]

  On 05/03/2018 at 11:34, Talbot said:

Find another job first.

 

The feeling of utter relief when you are offered and accept a different job elsewhere and you can tell your boss to shove his badly-paid stress-inducing wanky-bollock of a job so far up his own arse he can taste it, is wonderful.

 

It's been a long time since I've been able to do so, but the need to do so is getting a lot stronger every day at the moment.

 

I had a very lucky escape recently.  Felt backed totally into a corner by wanky new boss.  Had to give it up so took a negotiated exit, managed to get another job in a week - result!

 

Best of luck Supernaut

[Supernaut]

I've just been to the dentist, so not really in a state to phone agencies!

 

I'll make a start on that once I can talk coherently again, and probably hand in my resignation by the end of the week. Fuck it.

 

I have several boxes of wireless access points stacked at my desk at the moment, and an expectation to start deploying them. How, exactly? There are only two of us here this week, and deploying access points requires two of us for H&S reasons. Meanwhile we're meant to keep an eye on the support call queue and monitor everything else in case anything goes down.

[oldcars]

Our council are shite. They can't clear the roads properly and they can't pick the rubbish up for the days they missed until the end of the week. The tip is a 15 mins walk from my house. I am going to walk up there tonight with the bin and the recycling and dump it at the gate. These idiots should try working for the fecking council tax i pay them.

[Talbot]

  On 05/03/2018 at 11:52, Supernaut said:

I have several boxes of wireless access points stacked at my desk at the moment, and an expectation to start deploying them. How, exactly? There are only two of us here this week, and deploying access points requires two of us for H&S reasons. Meanwhile we're meant to keep an eye on the support call queue and monitor everything else in case anything goes down.

That is beginning to sound constructive. Expecting you to do work which is impossible and then penalising/disciplining you for not doing so is very clearly wrong. Is there anyone further up the management scale you can bring this to the attention of?

[xtriple]

Fookin' Bentley is still soaking wet, may as well be outside in the rain.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 05/03/2018 at 11:39, AMC Rebel said:

....a Dublin Taxi driver (every one has a tale) told me he once returned two women to terminal 1 of the airport over a row about the fare.   He did say he'd be scared to do it these days though.

 

There used to be one Dublin Taxi that never picked up passengers, except one....

 

 

....a Mr. Michael O'Leary.

[Zelandeth]

Well that's just great.

 

Got a parking ticket from the retail park next to where our local McDonald's is. Popped in a week or so back because folks asked me to - and their car park was (as usual) full, so I pulled round the corner into - what I assumed was still part of the same retail park - and stopped in the usually nigh on empty car park there. Apparently it's *not* part of the same site, and they have CCTV of me leaving the site - therefore feel entitled to slap a £100 fine on me.

 

Fact that it's all done by a computer and a CCTV camera just makes it worse.

 

It never even crossed my mind that they weren't part of the same blasted site, and the trail cut through the hedge there tells me that dozens of people must do the same thing every day.

 

I don't break rules - I'm autistic, and knowingly doing things I shouldn't, no matter how silly makes me freak out...so suffice to say, this has left me quite messed up. I already get enough abuse from other drivers around here because I won't squeeze into gaps that aren't big enough or try to be the last car that slips through as the lights change.

 

Seriously about ready to hang up my driving gloves down here.

[Captain Furious]

I tax both cars by direct debit, back end of last year I had a letter to say that one of them hadn't renewed and as such was now untaxed - you need to act immediately to SORN or Tax it blah blah.  So I went online and re-did the DD - I suspect it was because the number plate had changed due to some cloning shenanigans last year.

 

I've just noticed now that my other car hasn't renewed either, at least it doesn't look like it has - they have taken no payment this month and March is the end of the tax period.  How do I know if it has or not?  It still says its taxed online but obviously if they're not taking payments it probably just hasn't updated.  I don't really want to just wait until these penises send me another letter alleging it is untaxed.

 

So glad I do it by DD to avoid any hassle at renewal time...

[Talbot]

  On 05/03/2018 at 13:44, Zelandeth said:

Got a parking ticket from the retail park next to where our local McDonald's is. Popped in a week or so back because folks asked me to - and their car park was (as usual) full, so I pulled round the corner into - what I assumed was still part of the same retail park - and stopped in the usually nigh on empty car park there. Apparently it's *not* part of the same site, and they have CCTV of me leaving the site - therefore feel entitled to slap a £100 fine on me.

That sounds highly questionable.

 

Are you aware of the very good motoring legality forum www.pepipoo.com? They have a section for decriminalised notices and private parking issues, and can generally find issue with the vast majority of cases like this.

 

Worth a try for £100.

[John F]

  On 05/03/2018 at 05:30, Kiltox said:

Kiltox, on 05 Mar 2018 - 05:30 AM, said:

Forgot to tax my car because I’ve not had a car long enough to need to for years and most have been on direct debit!

 

Thankfully I wasn’t out in it over the weekend so should be OK

 

Ta for the reminder, my Disco 300 TDi's tax expired 5 days ago...

[JeeExEll]

  On 05/03/2018 at 11:19, Supernaut said:

I've written my resignation letter, and I'm this close to handing it in.

 

All my bosses are on strike until Friday due to a dispute over pensions.

I'm second-line support while also getting dicked with managing project work and infrastructure work, all while getting paid less than some people on service desk.

I nearly fell off some badly constructed scaffolding back in December 2016. I logged it as a near miss and the H&S team have done fuck-all since, and the team who built the scaffolding are still convinced it's my fault somehow.

 

I'm realising that this place is the source of all my stress, anxiety and depression. I'd rather be on the dole and volunteering somewhere than working here.

Watch out there though mate, I don't think you're entitled to any benefits at all if you intentionally make yourself unemployed, i.e. resign from existing paid employment.

 

I could be wrong but check it out if you're skint and don't have other work lined up yet.

Good luck though, sounds like you need a change.

 

I think I've sussed where you work and it's a really interesting place, could be much much worse. Maybe you can get a change within the same organisation?

[Supernaut]

I ain't skint, got plenty of savings.

 

I do remember hearing something about not getting dole for something like 6 weeks if you resign.

 

 

 

 

I'll hit up some agencies tomorrow (my mouth is still a bit numb from the 2 fillings I got this morning) and see what's what. Aiming to have an idea by the end of the week though.

 

Perhaps I should flesh out the resignation letter more than just "For the sake of my mental health, I feel I cannot continue to work here. I resign."

[tooSavvy]

^^^ the dole chopped my claim for 'without cause'... Doctors letter cured that.

 

TS

[johngarty]

  On 05/03/2018 at 14:47, Supernaut said:

I ain't skint, got plenty of savings.

 

I do remember hearing something about not getting dole for something like 6 weeks if you resign.

 

 

 

 

I'll hit up some agencies tomorrow (my mouth is still a bit numb from the 2 fillings I got this morning) and see what's what. Aiming to have an idea by the end of the week though.

 

Perhaps I should flesh out the resignation letter more than just "For the sake of my mental health, I feel I cannot continue to work here. I resign."

 

Its at least six months if you resign.

[iainrcz]

I'm going bald, depressing. I'm not bothered from a fashionable knobber sense.

I just know I'll look a twat bald.

 

Hopefully not like a bald twat though.

 

On an unrelated subject, the old aerial on our roof is clattering about, most irritating.

 

Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

  On 05/03/2018 at 15:33, iainrcz said:

I'm going bald, depressing. I'm not bothered from a fashionable knobber sense.

I just know I'll look a twat bald.

 

Hopefully not like a bald twat though.

 

 

 

I've 'denied the stripe' for a while - but had it clipped all over recently........ my son hates it! GF was no problem and mates all took the piss, but that's why they're my mates!

Every single female I know has asked to rub it (insert joke here) with a lot of 'feels like a teddy bear' comments. I don't have the physique for that, but it's the most interest I've had from the other sex, since forever

 

Edit - I've always been a twat, so no change there

[Captain Furious]

I've had a couple of friends go through the baldness dilemma - their advice is to own it early on.  Number 1 all over, no comb overs or trying to delay the inevitable.  Suits them down to the ground, I can't even remember what they looked like with hair now.

 

And plus you won't have to queue up in hair dressers again, never is the passage of time slower than waiting in line at the barbers.

[Cavcraft]

The temptation to 'do a Warren' at work is almost un-overcome-able. Reckon I could quite happily clang our two bob cock knocker of a boss round the head a few times with a spade. 

[BorniteIdentity]

I honestly reckon more people should go out in a blaze of glory.  I'm not one to romanticise about the good old days, mostly because they weren't that good at all, but everyone's too bloody magnolia these days.  Too polite.  Cautious.  I'd love to see someone go properly fucking postal at work on their last day; we used to get it all the time in our industry, but now everyone's too nice.

[warren t claim]

  On 05/03/2018 at 15:52, Cavcraft said:

The temptation to 'do a Warren' at work is almost un-overcome-able. Reckon I could quite happily clang our two bob cock knocker of a boss round the head a few times with a spade.

I'm sure an "industrial accident" is in his future. You'll get time off as well for stress.

[Supernaut]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:06, BorniteIdentity said:

I honestly reckon more people should go out in a blaze of glory.  I'm not one to romanticise about the good old days, mostly because they weren't that good at all, but everyone's too bloody magnolia these days.  Too polite.  Cautious.  I'd love to see someone go properly fucking postal at work on their last day; we used to get it all the time in our industry, but now everyone's too nice.

 

Duly noted.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Women are stupid. Last night Mrs Shrimp had been out with a few friends. Long story short she's says 'I've offered you out to blah blah as her husband can't do whatever'.

 

I mean really, we all know what happens then your wife says 'yeah go shag my fiend' it's not really 'go shag my friend' so why say it??

 

(this is of course a rhetorical question and one Beko needs not answer )

[danthecapriman]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:06, BorniteIdentity said:

I honestly reckon more people should go out in a blaze of glory.  I'm not one to romanticise about the good old days, mostly because they weren't that good at all, but everyone's too bloody magnolia these days.  Too polite.  Cautious.  I'd love to see someone go properly fucking postal at work on their last day; we used to get it all the time in our industry, but now everyone's too nice.

You should come to work with me for a few days!

[cort1977]

Falling off scaffolding isn't a 'near miss', it's a reportable incident surely?

[dave21478]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:06, BorniteIdentity said:

I honestly reckon more people should go out in a blaze of glory.  I'm not one to romanticise about the good old days, mostly because they weren't that good at all, but everyone's too bloody magnolia these days.  Too polite.  Cautious.  I'd love to see someone go properly fucking postal at work on their last day; we used to get it all the time in our industry, but now everyone's too nice.

 

A place i used to work at always had trouble finding somewhere for the xmas night out...we were never allowed back to the same places again and word obviously spread to other venues because the parties would always get well out of hand and shit would get fucked up.

I used to think this was a bit much, but then years of working at a different place where the xmas party was a quiet meal, two glasses of beer and then hometime left me missing the good ol days of stealing bowling balls from the tenpin alley and bowling them down George street and through the window of Cash Converters.

[dave21478]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:19, AlabamaShrimp said:

.... she's says 'I've offered you out to blah blah as her husband can't do whatever'......

 

 

Is this sex type stuff or assembling Ikea furniture type stuff?

[chaseracer]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:22, cort1977 said:

Falling off scaffolding isn't a 'near miss', it's a reportable incident surely?

 

Bloody right it is...

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:19, AlabamaShrimp said:

........ she's says 'I've offered you out to blah blah as her husband can't do whatever'.

 

 

Double edged sword there mate - you can't even turn it down with the 'she's fugly' remark as your other half will obviously take her mates side - not good enough etc......

 

Good luck!

[AlabamaShrimp]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:29, dave21478 said:

Is this sex type stuff or assembling Ikea furniture type stuff?

We'll start with the sex and in about 2 minutes I'll get on with the furniture

 

Also to answer the other one, she's far from fugley!

[Cavcraft]

  On 05/03/2018 at 16:19, AlabamaShrimp said:

Women are stupid. Last night Mrs Shrimp had been out with a few friends. Long story short she's says 'I've offered you out to blah blah as her husband can't do whatever'.

 

I mean really, we all know what happens then your wife says 'yeah go shag my fiend' it's not really 'go shag my friend' so why say it??

 

(this is of course a rhetorical question and one Beko needs not answer )

 

Why post that and not find out first? Just saying like.