Making chicken feed of my mortgage

greent

ahem_47 wrote: »

Hi MWC

Apologies for not coming back sooner.

Really - HR are so blinkered that they don't realise the value of someone who has ostensibly won a promotion? Or is that the opinion you have formed through a third party?

Perhaps your boss should remind them how much it would cost to recruit, train and develop someone like you. I can see from the way you write and express yourself here it would be your company's loss.

I also feel - forgive me if I have this wrong - that your boss needs to put HR into place. HR is a support function and should never hold sway over operational necessity. There are a few HR professionals on here who may well advise far better than I but this sounds like petty power play to me.

Personally I would let my boss know in no uncertain terms what you think of the behaviour, declare you will be looking elsewhere and for that very reason would not be too reticent to let others in your open plan office hear you talking to any prospective recruiter (in your own time/ mobile). I am glad to hear you will pursue this angle and, despite it being a public board, I think your friends on here do need to continue hounding you until we see action!

However please do what YOU are comfortable with, I just think you are in a stronger position than you think you are.

Good Luck

If you need some specific HR related advice, mwc, Mr Gt is a senior HR bod and I could direct a pm to him. Any chance that you can speak directly to HR yourself (and not some HR advisor, but someone who has some power) so that you're not getting info 2nd/ 3rd hand? Or do it by email (I like written communication - so much easier to point out errors/ contradictions at a later date ) I always like to have info like this direct from the party concerned if possible - at least you can be sure who is saying what exactly that way x

muddywhitechicken

Hello everyone :wave:

Thanks greent - still no official news on the promotion...

Busy, busy, busy - I've been asked to expedite a report :eek:

Haven't had a chance to phone the recruiter so I will just submit my CV tomorrow, keep my fingers crossed and try harder next time

Eggs IN 5
Eggs OUT 4 (1 small box sold for £1)

The walking is going well - 15,000+ steps today :T A lovely evening for a walk with Mr MWC and I scouted out some elderflowers to pick for cordial-making

My garden is looking lovely today - I hope the forecasted bad weather doesn't trash it





Oh and I nearly forgot my money-related news :rotfl:
Gas DD is reducing by £32/month and they are refunding us £112 :T

MWCx

Habibiboo

:wave:

Lovely garden MWC, all looking very lush! I-spy with my little eye ... your girlies behind the greenhouse!

Good luck with all the job angles and well done with all the walking ... nothing like a good home to clear and then refocus the mind!

muddywhitechicken

Habibiboo wrote: »

I-spy with my little eye ... your girlies behind the greenhouse!

That's not a greenhouse Hbbb, that's the walk-in chicken run!!!

The conservatory doubles up as a greenhouse :rotfl:

The Girls are lined-up at the front demanding tasty treats...

XSpender

Beautiful garden. Hbbb eyesight is better than mine as I was wondering where the chickens were :rotfl:

greent

Lovely garden, mwc x

Watty1

Lovely garden. Am very admiring of such a lush tidy plot. Also rather envious of sweet peas in flower. Mine are making no effort at all and are probably only about 3 inches in height. Not sure whats wrong there.

muddywhitechicken

It must be third time lucky Watty - tried last year and the year before and had terrible results! Only difference this year is that I bought seedlings from the garden centre rather than sowing the seed myself.

I wanted to reach a financial milestone for my 2000th post (my 1000th was about chickens :rotfl:) so I've been looking at the accounts this morning and wondering how I could shuffle the money... drum roll please...

£850 transferred to regular saver ISA and I now have £25,000 in tax-free cash savings :T

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning MWC, I've only ever planted sweet pea seeds, I think, and they've not been successful in the past. Will buy plants next year - putting it in the diary so I don't forget

Brilliant news on the savings :)

Tilly x

Watty1

Fab savings