Monday 10 august daily chat thread

sammy115

bookseller1980 wrote: »

Thanks BB - I've tried to put it all in my CV but nobody wants CVs just really complicated application forms!
I have the O levels - maths, english, latin, french. chem. bio and physics and A level chem and bio. Plus an out of date SRN!

I just feel that I should be filling 8 hours a day at least sorting stuff but it's very soul destroying.

Sorry - I'll clear off! Moody, grumpy Bookie.

Don't start with the clearing off business...:rotfl:the complicated application forms are generally for public appointments and such. The nature of your experience lends itself to this kind of job.....

I am suitably impressed by your qualifications by the way....

sallyx

sammy115 wrote: »

I was thinking of you driving home Sally, thinking I really must thank Sally for giving me the boot up the backside I needed yesterday...It has been hard work....vat visits are stressful enough but when you consider the client is my sister in law who has the same tendancies as my OH she had me so worked up.....it would have been the easiest thing in the world to put it off again....

I treated myself to a KFC on the way home....

So the job of 'kicker up the backside is all yours whenever you want to start'

I've already got my PA in mind...:rotfl:

Ive been doing lots of !!!! kicking lately!

bank_of_slate

sammy115 wrote: »

Some of the best run business i have seen have been where the owners have not been afraid to collect their debts....some businesses feel that if they ask for their money the customers will stop using them....they are afraid of upsetting them.

If companies are having cashflow problems they will always pay the ones that shout the loudest (and threaten legal action).

Exactly Sammy!
...Linda xx

sallyx

Bookie...you will get there hun, one step at a time. The first thing you need to do if you haven't already is get all your benefits sorted so you can get onto the next task without worrying quite as much about money

Pooky

BB - A friend of mine does 3 local farmers markets a week with cakes/pastries, her kitchen inspection lasted all of 5 mins, they were more worried about there being a handwash dispenser in the loo. She's cooking/cleaning/icing/packing stuff until well gone midnight to make sure she's ready, she's luckily built up a good client base and take orders but it is full time work for her...sadly though there's little profit margin once you take everything into consideration, she's running 2 fridges and a chest freezer, stall fees, gas and electric and so on and so on....she loves doing it but it's not a "wage" IYSWIM

I could just eat a cream egg....been day dreaming about them all day.

sallyx

Thats really intresting Pooky. I can imagine there would be little margin in it with the ingredients, time, electicity, fuel etc

bookseller1980

sammy115 wrote: »

Some of the best run business i have seen have been where the owners have not been afraid to collect their debts....some businesses feel that if they ask for their money the customers will stop using them....they are afraid of upsetting them.

If companies are having cashflow problems they will always pay the ones that shout the loudest (and threaten legal action).

I can endorse that! It's hard when they keep on at you and I'm having to stand firm.

sammy115 wrote: »

Don't start with the clearing off business...:rotfl:the complicated application forms are generally for public appointments and such. The nature of your experience lends itself to this kind of job.....

I am suitably impressed by your qualifications by the way....

Yep - the Latin is really useful. I should have done the pharmacy degree I was accepted for and I'd be home and dry.

sallyx wrote: »

Bookie...you will get there hun, one step at a time. The first thing you need to do if you haven't already is get all your benefits sorted so you can get onto the next task without worrying quite as much about money

Are there any other benefits?

sallyx

what are you getting Bookie? JSA, WTC?

becky_rtw

I'm cooking my apple crumbles

cookie !!!!!!!?!

bookseller1980

sallyx wrote: »

what are you getting Bookie? JSA, WTC?

I have applied for JSA - £62. I had WTCs but surely I need to cancel them now. Saw council about council tax but they need JSA agreement which will take about 3 weeks. They have put a note on the file and cancelled the DD.