Preparedness for when

GreyQueen

Pal is sick and tired of this but does have a mortgage to pay (singleton). Is contemplating what will happen if their post is one of the two out of three deemed unnecessary to the continual operation of this household name company.

Pal won't be training yet another person from the indian subcontinent to do their work for less than half of what they earn here. A salary which will purchase the indian a much nicer lifestyle than they've ever had, including a live-in servant. Pal has done this before and wasn't amused the first time around.

Pal will be going off on stress-related sickleave for the entire duration of the notice period, if cashiered. Their's is a difficult job in the organisation, and the handover to someone else will be a major eff-up without them training the replacement. Which can't happen due to the exceptional stress of losing their employment. My heart bleeds.

It's tough, but employers who pull these kind of stunts have to expect fallout. I hate that blipping company, they've screwed over so many people I know. Another pal who worked there nearly took their IT system down in spite, they had the skills and the access to do so, but thought better of it at the last minute.

The barstewards ought to worry a little less about cyber-attacks from outside and a little more about disgruntlement inside their ranks.

silverwhistle

GreyQueen wrote: »

I haven't had one since 1987,

Crikey, found someone to beat me! My little B&W last operated to watch the men's hockey final at the Seoul Olympics at 6 one morning in 1988.

I listen to a lot of radio and have nothing against the BBC like some of the anti-nutters, I just don't watch telly, or much visual stuff in general.

The proposal for a household broadcast tax would be even more seriously regressive than the current regime, although I personally would have no problem paying it.

Like your posts GQ:

Given my feelings about TV in general, it was beyond belief that I was nearly killed by one.

No idea where you are but many years ago had a night out in Manchester and stayed in a tower block my friend called Tranny Towers (she was..): it had certain similarities with your place, apart from the fly-tipping. As a shy retiring type I was just glad I didn't live there!

GreyQueen

silverwhistle wrote: »

Crikey, found someone to beat me! My little B&W last operated to watch the men's hockey final at the Seoul Olympics at 6 one morning in 1988.

I listen to a lot of radio and have nothing against the BBC like some of the anti-nutters, I just don't watch telly, or much visual stuff in general.

The proposal for a household broadcast tax would be even more seriously regressive than the current regime, although I personally would have no problem paying it.

Like your posts GQ: No idea where you are but many years ago had a night out in Manchester and stayed in a tower block my friend called Tranny Towers (she was..): it had certain similarities with your place, apart from the fly-tipping. As a shy retiring type I was just glad I didn't live there!

I'm not in Manc but several people I know are from that part of the world. I've been known to tease Mancunians by pretending I can't differentiate their accent from Liverpudlian. I can, of course, but it's simple fun, along with pretending not to be able to differentiate the scions of Yorkshire and Lancashire..... d'you think there's some historical reason why the latter object to that? *

My neighbourhood is notorious in this city and well-known across the region. It supplies endless unofficial entertainment for residents and lots of Oh-for-gods-sake-what-NOW?! moments of exasperation.

The telly-hurler is in a secure pyschiatric unit, last thing I read in the newspaper. Nothing to do with the stuff he threw from his windows, but because he stabbed someone.

* If memory serves (and I am a menopausal woman with a deficiency in the chocolate department atm) it was The War of the Herbaecous Borders.**

** Or something not dissimilar? :rotfl:

[Deleted User]

GreyQueen wrote: »

Each letter was returned unopened with clear statement on the envelope that there is still no TV here.

Just ignore them.

All you are doing, by returning the letters, is confirming the address is "live", ie. their letters are being noticed.

This encourages them to visit.

I've been LLF since January 2010, and have never returned any letters (maybe they'll become hysterical documents some day, when the LF is abolished) and I ignore all TVL doorsteppers.

GreyQueen

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Just ignore them.

All you are doing, by returning the letters, is confirming the address is "live", ie. their letters are being noticed.

This encourages them to visit.

I've been LLF since January 2010, and have never returned any letters (maybe they'll become hysterical documents some day, when the LF is abolished) and I ignore all TVL doorsteppers.

Ahh, good thinking, Batman. There's me trying to be a responsible citizen and get them to stop wasting TV license payers' money on fool's errands.

What an idiot I've been; should've just used them to start my allotment bonfires. But I am disappointed they didn't call at a time I was home and didn't come back when I was here. Would have been fun to see them sidling past the hooligans next door (usually 4-5 loitering outside smoking drugs, drinking and accompanied by various large and aggressive dogs).

Unless it's the Polis asking, in which case telling porkie pies can get you into a fair bit of trouble, we affect not to know anything about our neighbours if questioned by outsiders. Or to deliberately lie about their whereabouts or activities. It's a bit of protective colouration.

jk0

As Bedsit Bob says, just ignore TV licensing. The flat I am working on has had a letter from them every week for 2 years.

You might have thought they would stop after the guy caught me in a month ago, and saw I had no telly, (or furniture either come to that.)

They didn't. I think the letters just come from a machine, and forever will until my future tenant buys a license.

GreyQueen

jk0 wrote: »

As Bedsit Bob says, just ignore TV licensing. The flat I am working on has had a letter from them every week for 2 years.

You might have thought they would stop after the guy caught me in a month ago, and saw I had no telly, (or furniture either come to that.)

They didn't. I think the letters just come from a machine, and forever will until my future tenant buys a license.

Amazing, innit? All those trees being wasted. I am majorly 'off' the Broken Biscuit Corporation. Seems to be overful of money-wasters. Plus they made someone I know redundant, which never endears me to an organisation. I operate a very personal set of embargoes.

Presently embargo'd are the Beeb, the Employer (and former employer) of aforementioned pals, McBarstewards (not lovin' you - I remember Bedford, don't think that I've forgotten :mad:) and Hi Teec, for their carp hiking boots and even worse customer service.

Apart from that, I would like to assure you that I am a happy and mostly well-adjusted individual, albeit slightly sleep-deprived. Going to have to close my windows despite the warm night as I am sharing the weed the neighbours are smoking outside. Must be summer, dontchathink?

ArthriticOldThing

GQ, a friend of mine has had to go through that 'apply for your own job' business this month - and has just been told today that she was unsuccessful - so no longer has a job.
She is also a singleton with a mortgage.
Barstewards indeed!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

GreyQueen

ArthriticOldThing wrote: »

GQ, a friend of mine has had to go through that 'apply for your own job' business this month - and has just been told today that she was unsuccessful - so no longer has a job.
She is also a singleton with a mortgage.
Barstewards indeed!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

I am sorry for her. My friend and colleagues are put through this every 6-8 months. Pal has been doing excellently and thinks might survive this round of culls, but knows that there will be another one along in a few months, and has got to the point of not giving a four-ecks any more. Another pal who was recruited from the opposite hemisphere for their rare IT skillset (same company) was put through this malarkey every year for 5 years until they told them to stuff their job where the monkey keeps his nuts.

Gratifyingly, this company sometimes has to hire its ex IT employees back as contractors. For about £500/ day. We laff when that happens.

Capitalism, don'tcha love it?

ivyleaf

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

Mrs L I remember the IRA bombings and attacks in this country in the 70's and 80's, we didn't give up and cower because of their threats and nor should we cower to ISIS now. It is all about fear and I for one will not change my life because of them. If your number is up, it is up and that is it.

Hear hear! :beer: