The grumpy thread

[myglaren]

Oman5 - "Associated Dairies"?

 

I have a part time job with them too, right bastards. And yes they do threaten you about saying anything derogatory online.

Mart of the Wall certainly have a lot of employees but per capita make a lot less than Royal Dutch Shell 

[chaseracer]

George orwell was almost right, it was just the big companies who invented newspeak rather than the government.

Multinational corporations ARE the government...

 

[oman5]

Oman5 - "Associated Dairies"?

 

I have a part time job with them too, right bastards. And yes they do threaten you about saying anything derogatory online.

Bingo!

[M'coli]

Multinational corporations ARE the government...

 

 

^^^As it always was - it's mentioned in George Mowat-Brown's book, Imp - The Complete Story, that multinationals, even in the 60s, looked on governments as "Nothing more than parish councils".

[Felly Magic]

Oman5 - "Associated Dairies"?

 

I have a part time job with them too, right bastards. And yes they do threaten you about saying anything derogatory online.

 

I concurr. Treat their staff like garbage, and seem to make the most incompetent 'Team Leaders'. Funny how just about everyone on the dept I work on are all applying for jobs elsewhere....

[MrDuke]

Much as I disliked management in my last job, I only really developed a genuine hatred for them when they started using the word "action" as a verb. Inventing phrases is one thing, but if you start screwing with language you really are a c**t.

[outlaw118]

This is pretty trivial, but: Had some stuff sell on Ebay last night, nothing too huge etc, but one item, that i was sure wasn't going to sell (ie no bids or watchers, and only 3 page views) suddenly got a bid with 33 seconds to go. The sale ended, I sent the invoice straightaway. Has she paid / been in touch?

 

Has she fuckery.

 

Surely if you're bidding on something in the dying seconds, you'd stay online to see if you'd won it, then subsequently pay for it?

 

Or am I just being grumpy, and judging people by my own standards?

[vulgalour]

I had exactly this happen, check her feedback.  You might find that she's bid on a whole bunch of similar items to 'secure' them and then cherry picked one out of the bunch to purchase.  Since eBay never come down in favour of the seller, this activity never gets penalised and it becomes habit for some buyers.

[Mr Lobster]

Open unpaid item case and also use the 'Report Buyer' button. If a few sellers do it against the same buyer ebay will (perhaps) take some action.

 

Corporate bollocks - years ago I worked for Pendragon plc of Evans Halshaw / Stratstone fame and they were heavily into all that. You weren't allowed to call a Memo or Memo and people got properly upset if you did. Each branch had a 'Learning Library' full of motivational management books - Who Moved My Cheese, The Cow That Flew, The Set Of Cunts Running This Company - that sort of thing. My boss seriously didn't get why I wouldn't be wanting to get a title from the library so I could enjoy it at home and he genuinely thought it most strange.  That remains the only time I have ever walked out of a job without something else sorted such was the level of utter stupidity you were expected to tolerate.

 

Also, I used to deliver vans to a couple of Asda stores and when you walk in the staff areas the amount of corporate, yank inspired vomit inducing bollocks is quite amazing. (or at least it was a few years back)

[Felly Magic]

Still is Lobby, and the 'huddles' aka ritual humilation/bollocks meetings from management. And they wonder why Asbo's market share is plunging..Walmart are running the firm into the ground

[Lord Sterling]

I've worked at many places during my time served as an agency worker. I did wonder what the point of all this 'motivational' bollocks was all about. Its like something out of George Orwells 1984 where a load of office workers in small booths keep being reminded that "everything is alright, everything is great".

 

Oh wait, that actually happens now. Maybe being an agency worker is a blessing in disguise?

[myglaren]

This is pretty trivial, but: Had some stuff sell on Ebay last night, nothing too huge etc, but one item, that i was sure wasn't going to sell (ie no bids or watchers, and only 3 page views) suddenly got a bid with 33 seconds to go. The sale ended, I sent the invoice straightaway. Has she paid / been in touch?

 

Has she fuckery.

 

Surely if you're bidding on something in the dying seconds, you'd stay online to see if you'd won it, then subsequently pay for it?

 

Or am I just being grumpy, and judging people by my own standards?

Although I mainly go for Buy It Now options, if I am bidding on anything I tend to snipe it as I very often forget about it until too late or the auction finishes at a time I won't be around to bid.

This means that it can be several hours before I pay for the item.

I do always pay as soon as possible though.  If I have won it it has to be paid for so why wait.

[HillmanImp]

Will winter fuck off already. I have shit to do that I can't do in the dark. Well I probably can but I cant be arsed dragging the lights outside...and its a bit nippy.....and damp. TBH I just need to grow some balls and get the fuck on with it don't I.

[myglaren]

^ It was a good excuse for me not to was the car yesterday

 

Vindicated as it chucked it down today.

[CortinaDave]

[rml2345]

I've worked at many places during my time served as an agency worker. I did wonder what the point of all this 'motivational' bollocks was all about. Its like something out of George Orwells 1984 where a load of office workers in small booths keep being reminded that "everything is alright, everything is great".

 

Oh wait, that actually happens now. Maybe being an agency worker is a blessing in disguise?

 

I remember being told "Everything is alright, everything is great" at one place I worked, right up until the moment when they said "Everyone is being made redundant, everything is moving to Warrington". Funninly enough, at the same place a meeting was called a "Huddle" except on the computer where the time management thing called it a meeting. Apart from that though, there was precious little management speak bollocks or motivational poster nonsense and everyone genuinely got on really well so meetings and stuff were a good laugh. 

Never ever heard "We've covered a really big Savannah" before which is fortunate as I doubt I'd be able to resist asking if it was diesel or not...

[Angrydicky]

Still is Lobby, and the 'huddles' aka ritual humilation/bollocks meetings from management. And they wonder why Asbo's market share is plunging..Walmart are running the firm into the ground

One of the few good things about being a home delivery driver is that you get to avoid the huddles. Agreed that section leaders are incompetent pricks and the management is even worse.

[oman5]

way back when the aforementioned company got taken over by the American lot, we had one of them come to the depot in a helicopter to give us the motivational bullshit. " now guys, this is what we want you to do at the start of every shift.." and he proceeded to demonstrate what they call the "******* wiggle" some kind of dance routine along the lines of "gimme a W...gimme an A..."

 

Unfortunately, he was addressing a large group of very bolshy very cynical and mercenary  truck drivers who promptly collapsed into fits of laughter, saying things like "what a wanker!"

 

He stormed off, very red in the face , muttering "...worst goddamn place I ever bin...." and that was pretty much it. we don't have huddles, they put any info they want to tell us up on the noticeboard and leave us to it. 

I really would not want to work in a store though.

[Cavcraft]

 

 

I like that sort of thing as you can look at it for a while and see who's got the nicest tits.

[Richard]

I covered a big Savanna once, Provident IIRC.

[castros_bro]

If you have the "invoice" stick her name and location in 192.com, you should then get a list of people (from the electoral roll) at the same address and their ages, send them a letter and include the ebay invoice plus costs  and ask for copies of any paperwork she will present in court to defend herself against the your claim for the money. Stick in an "official" envelope and send "signed for".

 

https://www.gov.uk/make-money-claim-online

 

I have had results doing this, it works by removing the ability to hide behind anonymous interweb persona. I got a cheque for £16-97 this morning from Orange by going through this process and naming Olaf Swantee, CEO Orange UK. Most people, and big organisations, usually comply without going to court if you can justify your position with paperwork.

 

Not making a fortune but it is very satisfying to get eventually get your £1-27 from a evilBay mong..

 

 

 

 

This is pretty trivial, but: Had some stuff sell on Ebay last night, nothing too huge etc, but one item, that i was sure wasn't going to sell (ie no bids or watchers, and only 3 page views) suddenly got a bid with 33 seconds to go. The sale ended, I sent the invoice straightaway. Has she paid / been in touch?

 

Has she fuckery.

 

Surely if you're bidding on something in the dying seconds, you'd stay online to see if you'd won it, then subsequently pay for it?

 

Or am I just being grumpy, and judging people by my own standards?

[wackywacerwill]

Seat Leon warning beeper.

 

Beepbeepbeepbeep ARGHHH, No you cunt it does have petrol, I know because I've just filled it with £3 worth. BEEPbeepbeepbeep What the fuck now you prick, oil low, really I mean really, so you've eaten that litre overnight have you you greedy bastard. Beepbeepbeepbeep NO, JUST FUCKING NO THERE'S PLENTY OF COOLING AND THE SYSTEM IS FINE, I KNOW BECAUSE I CHECK IT WITH SPANNERS AND SHIT. WHERE'S MY AXE.

[dugong]

"What do you mean you want a wage paying? We thought you'd do it for nothing because it's something you enjoy. You want too much an hour to do it anyway, we could pay a little more* and get a professional."

Thanks for leading me on for two months. I expected a wage because (yeah, get this) you said 'there was money in it' for me. Was I supposed to infer something different? Did that sentence have a second meaning unknown to the vagaries of the English language?

I very nearly bought some equipment of my own so that I could help you get the job done. It would have been money I couldn't afford (because - and this is HILARIOUS I know, I thought I'd be - giggle - working) for the moment but it would have all come good in the end. Cut to audience dying in fits of laughter.

 

Right. Not wanting to work for nothing is apparently the most offensive concept in the world. Hey, I'm sure your professional will work for less than £30 an hour when you wrote my request of a third of that off as 'too expensive'. I wish you all the luck in the world on that one. I offered to work for less, as long as it was above minimum wage. You know, '£competitive' rather than '£insult'. Still not good enough, I see.

 

Yet there's people I know who are terrible at what they do. Somehow they're feted and adored and can't move for offers of work. They have to turn it down because they're too busy. They're somehow regarded as assets and get taken care of by legal obligations and I get jack. Convenient.

 

All of this is a jumped up popularity contest. I could eff and blind, but what's the point?

 

Sorry, did you want that for sod-all as well?
I can see why people sign on and stay unemployed.

[Station]

Fucking Royal Mail/couriers:

 

First this:

 

 

(Look at the state of it FFS)

 

Now this:

 

 

Yes that's right, a torn envelope and two empty boxes. P&P was about 5 quid - sent second class uninsured!! 30 quid for a tensioner - 20 quid for a belt.

 

They really don't care anymore! It came from Chester - all of 15 miles.

[wackywacerwill]

dugong, that does sound like a massive urine extraction and a major pain in the behind.

 

Makes fantastic reading though

[vulgalour]

Dug:  I empathise entirely.  Us creative types clearly live on pixie dust and moon pie, money is a vulgar thing we'll have no truck with.  Why yes, I do pay all my bills with wishes and the teeth of small children I've collected overnight.  Why yes, my insurer does like me to send them happy jolly wishes instead of cold hard nasty cash to pay the bills.  In short:  wankers.

[chaseracer]

Never ever heard "We've covered a really big Savannah" before which is fortunate as I doubt I'd be able to resist asking if it was diesel or not...

 

...and which wheelbase they were referring to...

 

[daveb47]

Some bastard has pinched my milk off my door step.

Thieving scum.

[rml2345]

Wait up tonight and see if they come back. If they do belt them with a blunt object...

A man's first cup of tea is not to be trifled with.

[oman5]

Wait up tonight and see if they come back. If they do belt them with a blunt object...

A man's first cup of tea is not to be trifled with.

we had that happen regularly in merthyr. I cancelled doorstep deliveries in the end, and started leaving bottles of milk garnished with urine on the doorstep instead.  It took a week or so but it got taken in the end...and then thrown into the road when they discovered it wasn't to their taste. hahaha stitch that you cnt