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1984ReturnsforReal
You've said your say one way or another. There is nothing to be gained by you in making the same points again - whatever your views on them. There is certainly nothing to be gained by Gwen from you doing so.
I know its tempting to continue again and again to try to have the last word - but it doesnt show a person up as a "winner" to do so - therefore gold star for them. What it DOES do is show that the person has an ego - and that is not a compliment to them.
Now - please - leave it out.
Is that an attempt to get the last word?
You may feel you post to be acceptable but trust me on the fact that if anyone posts comments in reply to mine with underhanded insults attached I will respond.
Just like I have with yours.Not Again0 -
1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »Get over your own self-importance. DVardysShadow & I were discussing the benefits of giving the police information on sexual crimes. Which by the way is completely on the topic, current & applicable.If you apologise or make vindictive remarks again then I will come back & reply.
Sorry for feeling the need for correcting a dodgy legal claim & pretty much questionable advice for victims of what I would call serious crime. Nah, I am not sorry. Enough of your attention seeking.
The only attention seeking I can see from this thread comes from you and DvardysShadow who to their credit has deleted their posts and appears to want to get this thread back on track to the initial concerns of the OP.
Come on now, enough of your attention seeking and trying to boost your self esteemed ego which is also apparent on other threads and back off now, there's a good un..0 -
If 1984 is buggin you put him on your ignore list...I know i haveOne day some company will do what they say they will do and charge a fair charge.:T
Not doing the opposite of that which they promise and charge you a fortune for the privileged.
Or maybe not:mad:0 -
Tbh having read the thread in full (I tuned out for a while) I really think people should stop encouraging Gwen and ask her to move on.
The fact is regardless of whether he did it or not there has to be proof and its turned out as I predicted that they would never be able to uphold a grievance or criminal case for exposure as it was her word against his.
The e-mails are less serious but obviously both were guilty of taking part. If I get an inappropriate e-mail at work I delete it immediately.
I suspect Gwen should be looking how she moves on from this rather than appeals etc.0 -
MrRedundant wrote: »Tbh having read the thread in full (I tuned out for a while) I really think people should stop encouraging Gwen and ask her to move on.
The fact is regardless of whether he did it or not there has to be proof and its turned out as I predicted that they would never be able to uphold a grievance or criminal case for exposure as it was her word against his.
The e-mails are less serious but obviously both were guilty of taking part. If I get an inappropriate e-mail at work I delete it immediately.
I suspect Gwen should be looking how she moves on from this rather than appeals etc.
It is not very often that I agree with MrRedundant. However, on this occasion he is absolutely correct and is to be congratulated for summing this whole saga up so concisely.0 -
Agree with Mr Redundant. I'm sure if there is anything else to add Gwen will be back on and let us know.
Just read 3 pages of irrelevant crap, there's another 5 mins of my life gone....0 -
gwen,
I hope all is well with you, and that you managed to survive the week, and that you are getting plenty of support. Look after yourself and try to have a better weekend.:heartsmil When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me too!" be sure to cherish them. Because these weirdos are your true family.0 -
Oh, I meant every word of the above post but I have just realised that it's still only Thursday. I could have sworn it was Friday night - it has been a long day!:heartsmil When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me too!" be sure to cherish them. Because these weirdos are your true family.0
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Thinking of you today Gwen - all power to your elbow lass.
So - hope the appeal will go well - and, if the worst comes to the worst, and the firm rejects that - remember "Its not over till the fat lady sings" - and ask your Union Official/legal advice service/etc which way to proceed if the firm does reject it.
For right now - at the end of Stage 1 of the process so to say - a quick review of the "positives" to date:
1. You have your self-respect intact - you've stood up for yourself.
2. You are proving a good example to other people not to put up with such conduct and others will be able to learn from your experiences as to how to best proceed with people like this.
3. You will hopefully have prevented this man from pursuing this way of acting towards people. Thanks to you - then maybe you have helped avert a nastier incident happening to someone else in the future.
4. If he does create any further such incidents in the future for anyone then you have "put a useful marker on his card" for:
- your employers
- the police
as they will have the evidence from a previous person (ie yourself) that he is capable of this sort of thing.
5. You are clearly gaining in confidence. Many people havent come from a background where confidence comes with the territory. Some people are "born" confident because they come from a background where there is the money to "smooth many obstacles in life". Others are "confident" because THEY come from a background where they've been taught to be hard-faced/barge their way through regardless.
Many of us though don't come from either of those backgrounds. There are many of us somewhere in the middle between those two backgrounds - and we have to learn/teach ourselves to be confident. You are learning well Gwen.
Be proud of yourself and hold your head high.0
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