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  • Snagggles
    Snagggles Posts: 434 Forumite
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    Hi Scaredy and jodles! :wave:

    Thanks very much jodles - I have days when I really let things get to me, but I'm definitely doing loads better at staying positive. :)
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  • Snagggles
    Snagggles Posts: 434 Forumite
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    Having talked about being positive, I got an email at work yesterday that (in a roundabout, managementbollocks way) that they are reducing the salary level for my grade. It said it won't affect existing staff *for now*, but I won't get a payrise until my pay is in line with the new structure.

    Today, another email has surfaced, which implies quite strongly that in a few months, my pay will actually be cut to be in line with it.

    Not just a little bit either - enough for me to need to move. :eek:

    I'm not going to panic until I know for sure, but as you can imagine, the atmosphere in the office is not pleasant at the moment. Everyone is seriously worried, mostly about their ability to keep their homes, which is a bit ironic, considering what we do!

    Fingers crossed it won't be as bad as everyone fears. And if it is, there's always wine. :rotfl:
    I'm a Money and Debt Adviser for a homelessness and housing charity in Scotland. If you have any questions about debt management and debt relief under Scots Law, just ask.
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
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    Snagggles wrote: »
    Having talked about being positive, I got an email at work yesterday that (in a roundabout, managementbollocks way)

    What? You get that as well?
    Snagggles wrote: »
    that they are reducing the salary level for my grade. It said it won't affect existing staff *for now*, but I won't get a payrise until my pay is in line with the new structure.

    How generous are they with payrises?
    Snagggles wrote: »
    Today, another email has surfaced, which implies quite strongly that in a few months, my pay will actually be cut to be in line with it.

    Not just a little bit either - enough for me to need to move. :eek:

    :eek:
    Snagggles wrote: »
    I'm not going to panic until I know for sure,

    No, but you need to seek "management confirmation" as they say. Our managers are so focused on the "putting a positive face" on news, that they forget to impart the actual news, so people come to their own conclusions. I don't doubt yours are similarly hopeless.
    Snagggles wrote: »
    but as you can imagine, the atmosphere in the office is not pleasant at the moment. Everyone is seriously worried, mostly about their ability to keep their homes, which is a bit ironic, considering what we do!

    More than a bit. :grouphug:
    Snagggles wrote: »
    Fingers crossed it won't be as bad as everyone fears. And if it is, there's always wine. :rotfl:

    :beer:
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  • Snagggles
    Snagggles Posts: 434 Forumite
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    Confirmation will be in the form of a 'consultation period' apparently (ie, we've decided we're doing this, but by all means drop your objections onto our deaf ears), followed by an announcement in November. I'd be entitled to a month's notice. Just in time for Christmas then! *golf clap*

    Haha, if you met any of our managers, you would know why I stay well clear of their...emails. :)
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  • beanielou
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    Boo.
    Agree with everything Z said.
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  • ZTD
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    Snagggles wrote: »
    Confirmation will be in the form of a 'consultation period' apparently (ie, we've decided we're doing this, but by all means drop your objections onto our deaf ears), followed by an announcement in November. I'd be entitled to a month's notice. Just in time for Christmas then! *golf clap*

    Don't prejudge it. I too am to undergo a restructure. It would probably have meant applying for my own job - which I do about every 2 years if you average it out. This time around, so many people have got sick and left, it has hollowed out some parts of the the department.

    Management are looking at a retention problem now, and they're starting to flap.
    Snagggles wrote: »
    Haha, if you met any of our managers, you would know why I stay well clear of their...emails. :)

    I read *every* missive from our great and glorious leaders. It often makes my day. I have been known to fall out of my chair laughing uproariously at the sheer idiocy. It's sometimes like an episode of the Goodies...
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  • in_need_of_direction
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    Might be worth googling "unlawful deduction from earnings".
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  • Snagggles
    Snagggles Posts: 434 Forumite
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    Unfortunately, they seem to be within their rights, and the union is pretty powerless.

    I shall treat it like I am treating many things at present, and pretend it's not happening. :)
    I'm a Money and Debt Adviser for a homelessness and housing charity in Scotland. If you have any questions about debt management and debt relief under Scots Law, just ask.
    The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.
  • ZTD
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    Snagggles wrote: »
    Unfortunately, they seem to be within their rights, and the union is pretty powerless.

    I shall treat it like I am treating many things at present, and pretend it's not happening. :)

    And look for alternative stabler employment, which, given your background, shouldn't be all that difficult.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • Snagggles
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    Ooh, my first NSD since starting this diary. :T

    I've had a rather lazy day, although did clean and tidy the kids' rooms, because they're with my mum and dad this weekend, and won't be home until Monday.

    I'll need to spend a bit of money tomorrow because I need groceries (I don't even have bread and milk!).

    It seems I'm not so great at living on my own!! :rotfl:

    I saw a house I quite liked yesterday, and there's an open viewing tomorrow which I was all enthusiastic about going to, but I'm not so sure now. It's less than 6 months since I moved, and I'm not sure I feel ready to do it all again just yet. I love where we live at the moment too, so that's a factor. I'd be buying a smaller house in a less-nice area, so there's no point rushing into things. :D
    I'm a Money and Debt Adviser for a homelessness and housing charity in Scotland. If you have any questions about debt management and debt relief under Scots Law, just ask.
    The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.
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