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Home > Blogs > Frustrated Businessman > Posted in July 2007 Frustrated BusinessmanPosted in July 2007Daily adventures in my world full of adversity, failure,bad luck and debt What a nasty piece of work you must be.
Source: knightrider45 Got the following comment from a fellow IMM blogger Elmer Gantry today about my post concerning the national Speed Limit. The post I'm referring to is this one here: http://www.itsmymarket.com/blogs/knightrider45/a-traffic-message-for-pensioners/ And Elmer Gantry also said: What a nasty piece of work you must be. Firstly, this post was meant to be professional from someone who has months of Advanced Driver Training , I'm sorry if it appears otherwise. And I'm sorry you took exception to it Elmer. But I stand by what I said. The actual message was based on training and experiences. Like the time I'm driving, perfectly normal, correctly and legally on an unlit road (A148) when, on rounding a bend, there was an old woman driving her car at 25mph in a 60mph zone, meaning I had to take emergency evasive action to save running into the back of her. Or, on another occasion, I was being held up by this old man in his car, again on the same road, again at night, again at about the same speed. This man braked, hard, everytime a car drove past him in the other direction. Every time, every car. Until he came to a complete, sudden stop without warning. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I reported this man for Dangerous Driving. My wife was in her Volvo about four years ago when this "elderly gentleman" shot straight across a T Junction into the side of her car as she was passing, writing the car off, giving her a permanent back injury, losing her time & money at work, as she can now only work a day at a time, then has to have a day off. This resulted in my two daughters also being hurt in the collision, followed by a two year court case, constant (private) treatment for her back,which is still ongoing, and months without a car. These are only three examples, of which there are many more. If society condones such driving by not taking action then, eventually, the roads will become clogged up even more than what they are now, wider roads will have to be built (environmental/Global warming issue) which will have to be paid for out of taxes. So, despite what you say Elmer, the point still stands: Your slow actions cause accidents. Fact. And if you, or your car, are not capable of driving safely, legally and correctly at 60mph on our roads, then you, or your car, and prefably both, should stay off the road. Maybe the promise of new, enforced, driving tests after a certain age will hopefully get this point across to you lot. No nastiness intended, OK? Just Professionalism, training and experience. To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveSaturday 28th - New Day, New Start
Source: knightrider45 Thanks Dewdrop and E2S for your comments yesterday. Its now almost 6am on a new day and I hope to be able to get my act together again starting from now. I think what grieves me more than anything is that my brains only too willing to tolerate things as they are, instead of accepting the idea of what they could, and rightfully should, be. It grieves me severely that I'm doing the non-important things, almost as if I'm willing to accept the rut I'm in. Why has this situation started to become my comfort zone? Why have beome increasingly lazy in trying to dig myself out of this hole? I can't just roll over and accept things as they are. It's wrong - and will put me and The Family into poverty forever. My brains at loggerheads with itself and this must change. And the only way I can change this is by positive action which my brain stops me from taking. And that makes me extremely angry, both with the acceptance itself, and the laziness. Anyway, today's a new day, although I don't feel any different yet. And although I'm just out the door for another 12 hour shift, I'm hoping to at least achieve something for myself at work today. Okay, got to go Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveFriday 27th July - Vultures are Circling Overhead
Source: knightrider45 I don't know what's going wrong at the moment - I just can't seem to get motivated to do anything I need to do. I have loads I NEED to do, but I'm doing other things to stop me doing what I need to. I've been so angry lately - and I don't know why. I hope I'm not sinking into the black moods again. I was supposed to have put the finishing touches to my business plans today, but I couldn't be bothered. Because I'm so angry, I've done 5 or 6 hours in the garden today, started off cutting the front grass, then put in some really physical labour to try and get rid of the anger in me by cutting a conifer edge back. Didn't help matters when one of the Vultures called at the house again asking (begging) for my money - which I don't have - and this one makes it the second one in as many days. I just don't know why - or understand why - I'm starting to feel like this again. This was my last day off for a week and I set the alarm clock purposefully at 8am this morning because I had a lot to do. Still have got a lot to do as well now. Everythings irritating me - noise, bright lights, talking, silence, tight chest, headache,smoking too much, running out of sugar, and lots more as well. I'm not talking myself into anything here, if it is depression, again, it makes it worse talking about it. Tomorrows a different day. Tomorrows a new day. Hopefully, I'll get my a*se into gear and start sorting things out so I can stop getting angry with myself for not doing things I know I should. Tommorow's the day I start. Again.
To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above Thursday 26th July - In For A Penny, In For A Pound
Source: knightrider45 Thought this was a good title! Lifes starting to become just a little sarcastic again on occasions. Back to normal, then. Two incidents, hours apart, both involving me and the old favourite again, Cash! This is reverse to how the incidents actually took place, but this serves our purpose well. On the way to work on Tuesday night, I had to call into Rainbow for petrol as I didn't think there was enough petrol, or time, (having been held up again - see previous blog) to make it to Tesco's. On paying for petrol, I joined the back of a queue of three in that little shop of theirs, and right at the front of the queue was another pensioner, arguing with the casier because his petrol pump had mysteriously jumped up by a penny in between him putting the nozzle back, checking the pump display, and walking across to the shop. There followed a looooooong discussion/argument by the pensioner about how the pumps were faulty, how it was so unfair, the injustices of it all etc etc. I wish I'd had a spare penny in my pocket, because I would have walked to the front of the queue and paid the extra penny for him, which would have saved the rest of us at least 5 minutes. So, there you go. The Penny Incident. Two or three hours earlier, the Pound Incident occured. I had a chap come round the house chasing our outstanding Council Tax. £987 of it still outstanding.Got to find £250 downpayment from next months wages now to avoid further action. I'm having to cancel one weeks holiday next month, and claim the holiday pay in this month's wages (Paid next month) in order to meet this bill. Wish I had cause to complain over a penny! The best thing about all this, being positive, is that I found out that a colleague at work had to have two jobs for most of his life in order to just make ends meet. He tells me that, in the end, it's worth it because he's done just fine with only one job for the last 16 years or so. It was such a good feeling finding out that it's not just me after all. Because that's what it feels like sometimes. All around me, I see normal people managing on just one, 35 hour a week job. I'm waiting until Monday, when the overtime position at work is known and seeing what I can pick up. After that, I'm ringing around/visiting/registering for part time work somewhere else. Got to break the back of this poverty thing. Soon. Urgently. Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above A Traffic Message For Pensioners
Source: knightrider45 National Speed Limit applies! The sign attached to this blog can be seen on most Norfolk roads and where you see the sign, pensioners, it means the speed limit is SIXTY miles per hour on single lane roads. Not 27mph, not 33mph, and, Heaven forbid, 40mph when you really feel like living your life on the edge. (Although its the opposite edge to the rest of us). You may have three hours to complete your 10 mile trip to your Bingo session, but some of us have a life to live and can't afford to be held up by the likes of you on the roads. Oh, I know that recently released insurance figures state that pensioners don't have many accidents compared to the rest of us. But, what those figures don't show is, how many accidents are CAUSED by slow driving pensioners who force other road users to take action by overtaking you lot driving at your silly, unaceptable, and illegal mph on the roads. Your slow actions cause accidents. Fact. And if you, or your car, are not capable of driving safely, legally and correctly at 60mph on our roads, then you, or your car, and prefably both, should stay off the road. Maybe the promise of new, enforced, driving tests after a certain age will hopefully get this point across to you lot. To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above Sunday 22nd July - The Baby's 15 Now
Source: knightrider45 My baby girl was 15 yesterday, sooooo grown up. Why does time go so fast? Is it true that life's like a toilet roll, it starts to go faster as you get close to the end? Anyway, she had her party in Kings Lynn (£120.00 thankyou). I still don't know the name of the place where she had it, but it was a place that involved make up, manicures, and hair stylists, so the £120 was well spent with 6 teenage girls and a single teenage boy(?) who all ended up made up and restyled hair dos. I was delegated taxi driver for the afternoon pick up, so if you saw a green Volvo saloon going up and down the A148 and round and round the Tuesday Market Place, it was me! The Teenage one came to the car having walked Kings Lynn town centre after the obligatory Birthday Shopping Spree, dressed like a princess, complete with her birthday tiara and new hairstyle. Drove back home with my daughter and two of her friends at 4pm yesterday - the car was full of teenage female hormones. I had graphic descriptions of what was done to the single teenage boy in the make up session, followed by a teenage girl discussion of who had the kissable factor. Hmmmm....... She was guest of honour at home as all the family had gathered here for her special occasion, and to take part in one of my wife's brunches of course! One thing spoilt the day though.......my daughter ended up taking our DVD camcorder with her, having sweet talked her mum into lending it her. Would anyone be suprised then, if I was to say that it doesn't work anymore? It is brand new, I brought it for my wife for her Christmas Box last christmas, and it's been used a total of just 3 times before the Teenage One took it into her custody. Back to Comet tomorrow, seeing if we can get it sorted out under guarantee. But she's spolit it for herself as well, the Teenage One, because the Camcorder ending up deleting her DVD of her special occasion. Just hope we can get it sorted out, and quickly. I brought it for the wife especially for her cousins six week visit from Austrailia with us starting in 3 weeks time. I hope this once in a lifetime thing doesn't pass without being recorded, just because the teenage one has broken the camcorder. I must also confess, that with all the talk of the new Harry Potter book flying around these blogs, I had to take part in the occasion too. Well, I financed the operation, it was the wife who went to Tesco's (in normal opening hours), brought a copy, and ended up scurrying out of the shop under cover of darkness clutching the all telling brown paper bag close to her chest! And, just for the record, no, I haven't read a single HP book, nor seen a film, and, I must be honest, have no particular inclination in doing so, either. Anyway, back to the real world......................... To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveJuly 18th - The Baby Comes Home With A Condom!
Source: knightrider45 Work Experience last week, and now, Sex Education today! Did you know they give condoms away these days? I didn't, either. Didn't know where to look when the baby told us she'd got a condom! She then proceeeded to make it worse by sitting in one of the armchairs, undoing the packet, unrolling it, pulling it, streching it, SMELLING IT(!), and, finally, blowing it up and letting it rip around the front room. She played with it in front of all of us!! I would have died before I'd done something like this in front of my parents! The baby then informed us that the school was giving out chocolate and strawberry flavour condoms as well. Oh My God! Isn't it just amazing how kids just have the natural knack of making you feel old and totally out of it? Thats another chapter completed in my growing oldness then! New web page is done, complete with Paypal button, and is now on line. I'm ready to start trading with the business to business site tomorrow, and from here on, I'm concentrating now on getting the retail site up and running properly as well - marketing it from the weekend onwards. And with the bills that have fell through my letterbox today, I'm going to need every penny, Urgently. To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above Tuesday 17th July - Haven't Blogged For Days!
Source: knightrider45 So Busy! Preparations being done for both restarting the business, hopefully tomorrow, and the baby's birthday this Sunday. My baby daughter is 15 this year. So Grown up. So Fast. That means there's one of those big family gatherings on Sunday before the birthday girl has her party somewhere in Kings Lynn (Can't remember where - the wifes arranged it) So, today's been really busy, Had to go out to Fakenham this morning (after getting up late again), got back and cut the front grass before the storm at Fakenham when I left Tesco's, reached us here at home. After cutting the grass, I've decorated the dining room ceiling - well, put the first coat of paint on anyway. The wifes cousin from Austrailia gets here 12th August and is staying with us for 6 weeks as a once in a lifetime type of thing, and I'm fighting to get the house ready in time. This is the cousin my wife found from doing her family tree, believe it or not, and the whole story started about 4 generations ago when an orphaned boy was "Transported" out there from an orphanage here somewhere, which I understand was quite common then. Other than that, I've been re-doing my business to business web site over the last day or two and I'm hoping to upload it, and restart trading, late tomorrow night or Thursday morning. Back on nights Thursday & Friday, then it's my weekend off, which, on the new rota, I get every three weeks. One weekend days; the next nights; then, the favourite one - Off! Talking about work, I've still had no response from my S.A.D. (Shot At Dawn) manager, but, totally out of the blue, I've had a call today from my old supervisor. He didn't have much time to talk, owing to constant interuptions, but's he's ringing me back tomorrow. Maybe my old job's come back up? Professionally speaking, this is called syncronicity (Spelling) - I've put the Vibes out for another job, and the universe is responding. You are what you think about most of the time. Yet again, its working isn't it? Despite all the science in the world, natural laws seem to rule somehow. If you're reading this Simon - thanks for your replies, but there's no actual blog posts. After the weekend's post, I'm just a little concerned - are you OK? To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveSaturday 14th July - Rotagate Scandal Sorted
Source: knightrider45 Or, at least, the plans have been made, agreement from all our team confirmed, and we're now just waiting for our Company to agree to the reviewed shift pattern that affects us all. I'm now doing 4 days a month, as oppose to the original three, and this complies with what my management confirm as to being the bare minimum for all staff. So, in theory, everyone is happier. I'm still looking for another job though, because I refuse to be treated like something the S.A.D (Shot At dawn) manager has trodden in and got stuck on his shoe. Like I said before, all it would have taken was a simple phone call, but the SAD manager decided to take absolute control of the situation, and in doing so, has lost all control in the process. I've still had no reply - he just doesn't have the guts to face me. Spineless. But agreement, and compromise have been reached so it buys me time. Which is important. I'm working Saturday & Sunday night, off Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday so I'll be seriously sorting my life out then. Something Different................. I had this email come through yesterday which gives food for thought, so I thought I'd share it with you, especially in light of recent activities by certain people. I thought it freaky - what do you say? The Secret Behind Number 11. New York has 11 Letters Afganistan has 11 letters Ramsin Yuseb has 11 Letters (this is the terrorist who threatened to destroy the twin towers in 1993) George W Bush has 11 letters. Coincidence perhaps? Its gets better..... New York is the 11th State The first plane crashing into the Twin Towers was flight number 11. Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11 Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers. 6 + 5 =11 The tragedy was on 9th September, or 9/11 as it is now known. 9 + 1 + 1 =11 And consider this.......... The total number of victims inside all hijacked planes was 254. (2+5+4 = 11) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004. (3 +1+1+2+4=11) The Madrid tragedy happened 911 days after the Twin Towers Incident. And here's where it gets really creepy............. The most recognised symbol of the USA, after the stars and stripes, is the Eagle. The following verse comes from the Koran, the Islamic Holy Book: "For it is written that a son of Arabia would waken a fearsome eagle. The wrath of the eagle would be felt through the lands of Allah while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced: for the wrath of the eagle cleansed the lands of Allah and there was peace." That verse is number 9.11 of the Koran. And Finally........ Using your word processor, type the number of the first plane to hit one of the Twin Towers. This was flight Q33 NY. Hightlight Q33 NY and change the font size to 48. Change the actual font to Wingdings. What do you see now?? Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above Wednesday July 11th - Collecting Bills again
Source: knightrider45 Like Simon in his blog, I'm also at the time of the month when I'm collecting bills. Why is it that we spend our life working really hard, just to pay bills, and, normally, end up with no money for ourselves? Today, I've had the "honour" of talking to both my secured loan lenders and PowerGen. Our electric bill has just gone up from £40.00 monthly straight to £78.00, and the secured loan, having missed some payments, is now £192.29 monthly. Bearing in mind the mortgage interest rate has again gone up last month, so I'm expecting to pay something like an extra £30.00 monthly from 10th August. Yet again, I'm having to redo my accounts. All this means is that I get more and more in debt as every month passes, with no hope of a break, or reprieve for the forseeeable future. So, I've got to keep on keeping on, hoping for a break somewhere down the line. Hopefully, sooner, rather than later. S.A.D Manager Update At the time of writing, I've still had no reply. I and a colleague are busy on redesigning the roster system at work and trying to balnce the companys new requirements against what we want and need to do. I've rescheduled myself for 4 day shifts, the minimum the comapny say I should work. We're hoping to get final confirmation from the last man tomorrow so we'll be able to close this case down. Hopefully, forever, but I think, realistically, the company will continue to re-open the case every 5 weeks or so, the same as it's been doing for the last two months. John's Wife Update I feel really sorry for John, my colleague at work. He and his wife went to the QE for a CAT scan which showed up a shadow on his wifes lung in addition to the growth on her side. She's now been referred to the Lung Cancer Specialist. I'm not sure when they got the results, it was either earlier today or yesterday. Having gone through all this myself last month, and finding myself clear, I really really feel for John and his wife. The worst possible results were confirmed in his wifes case, whereas I escaped by the skin of my teeth. I am so, so, lucky even though I have so many major, financial, problems everywhere else. I reallly am appreciating life, despite still experiencing daily difficulties, seemingly everywhere, often severe. I don't know how long this appreciative stage will stay with me, but I am pleased to say the relief stage is now over. After a tense month, I've had severe headaches, palpitations, Skin Disorders, rashes, stomach upsets, and the one sleepless night all within the two weeks after being cleared for cancer. My body, and brain, are recovering now the stress of the whole situation has finally left me. New Blog On a lighter note, I've just started the new blog, Common Sense For Brtain, and I'm pleased to report that the article I published on Helium is stil number 1 in its section! Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveWarning recieved - Don't mess with this guy
Source: knightrider45 I got the warning last night from my line manager as I went into work telling me that I shouldn't really be messing with the S.A.D sales manager because he can be a nasty piece of work. In other words, lie down and take everything he throws at me. Er, no, not really. I was questioned because, rightly enough, my line manager wants/needs to know what I'm doing, and that I can accommodate the "new" shift pattern. I really feel for this man as hes a really decent man and has, by mishap, got caught up in the middle of this sad situation. I can only confirm with him that we are trying to sort things out our end. That's all. But threats don't work with me, and they never have done. All it would have taken was a simple phone call or two and it would have been sorted. Sorted decently, ethically, and properly. Not with secret, clandestein meetings in closed offices at the top of the site, where no -one would see them. (Didn't work - because I still found out about the meeting.) Any man can only have true power by looking after his fellow humans , because, as Einstein said, We are all born to serve others, what other possible meaning of life could there be? On the grounds that, in the words of the song, I believe that, for every person who goes astray, someone will come, to show the way, I'd like to be the one who shows this manager the error of his ways, and the proper way to manage. Master of Business Adminsitration teaches the best managers that feedback is the one essential tool every manager should have in his toolbox. Anyway, that's about it. Maybe I could give this guy a bit of man to man advice sometime. Or, maybe I'll stay professional, and recommend him for management training and therapy. Got to be able to talk to him first. And I've still had no replies to phone calls, emails or letters. Still stinks doesn't it? Maybe the man needs to find inner peace with himself? I could recommend the advice of one prominent American Psychological show host: you cannot find inner peace until you have finished all that you have started. Worked for me. I got up one day and looked around the house for all those projects I'd started and hadn't finished. And before leaving the house one morning, I finished Well, I felt good anyway. Don't think that that's what the good doctor meant somehow. Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveMonday 9th July -
Source: knightrider45 Still no reply from my S.A.D. Manager directly, buit all staff have been issued with a general letter. And guess what? The management have backtracked and letting the old rota run until August. So much sh*t - for nothing. So, all that hassle for nothing. Ok, we've had official instructions now that I have to work a minimum of four (week) days now - I was working three, but other than that, nothings changed. Letter came through this morning. But, I've still had no reply to my emails, letters or phone calls. What kind of man hides behind the Royal Mail? I still don't know what's going to happen now though, I guess we'll all find out by the weekend. As far as I'm concerned, my resignation is still live. And my manager still deserves to be Shot At Dawn. Does it feel like a victory? No - at least, not until I've spoken, face to face, with the egotistical manager who created so problems in the first place. Time will tell. The Weekend The weekend's flown by again. I still haven't got done what I wanted to, so the business relauch, once again, is postponed to next Tuesday. The kitchens decorated, and tided up (a day's work in itself) so, apart from the ceilings, everythings done. I did, eventually pick up my prescription for the anti depressants (having run out a week ago) so I'm back on the treatment. Back on nights tonight after I and my colleague took it upon ourselves to fully man the shifts as the manager couldn't be bothered to even cover the shortages HE created. That means I've now got another set of 7 nights to do, ending at 7am, next Monday. Roll on then! Apologies for the rain in the meantime everyone as it always rains when I'm on nights! Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveSomething Different - I'm Number 1!
Source: knightrider45 As I 'm relaunching the business, basically starting from scratch again, I'm trying to create a steady monthly income for myself by working once, and getting paid for ever for it. This is called residual income. So, a couple of days ago, I wrote and put an article on a site called Helium, the details of which I got through IMM's Google Adsense Programme. Have you seen those ads floating around the blogs - headed with "Ads By Google"? Well, this is where I checked out Helium from - and IMM have got/will be paid by Google because I joined Helium from their link. Easy money. Anyway, Helium are a writers board, where articles you write climb up a reader chart, gradually, from bottom to the top position, according to how many people read it. The articles you write - which can be on any subject - must be your own work, but other than that, there's no conditions, except that they must first be reviewed by "The Management" to make sure they are acceptable. So, when your article gets to number one, you get paid according to how many people view it, AND there's a chance of picking up some freelance writing work for someone, for hard cash. So, I wrote this article here: http://www.helium.com/tm/440133/everything-england-takes-granted submitted it two days ago, got it accepted, and over the last couple of hours, it's reached number 1 in it's section!! I'm not expecting to make hundreds from it, or even instant money, but hey, every little helps (heard that before,somewhere!). And if I pick up a freelance writing job through it (I love writing) isn't that a bonus? And the fact that the article stays on the site, forever,means I could get new jobs from it next month, next year - even 5 years down the line. Work once - get paid for it forever. That's the objective. So the half hour or so I spent writing it out will, hopefully, stand me in good stead for years to come. Regular readers will recognise part of the article, because I put it on here last month. But this is my full article, not the shortened version I wrote here. It's about political correctness - a subject I really feel strongly about. And I'm thinking of starting a new blog here as well, specifically about this subject. I'm going to be calling it Common Sense For Britain, and I'll start it sometime over the weekend, using the article I wrote for Helium. The new blog will concentrate only on the stupidness of the PC Brigade and the European/British Government Government. Sorry if you find this subject boring, this blog will stay as it is, so you won't have to read the new one if you're not keen on politics (Simon!) Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above Friday 5th July - Silly, SAD, Management Update
Source: knightrider45 As predicted, no acknowledgement, no response & no phone calls received in response to my request for the SAD manager to reconvene the cancelled (But still held in secret without telling the staff it concerns) meeting. What an absolute waste of a management position! No only is this man a sh*t stirrer, fully prepared to upset mens personal and working lives without consultation, hes also the biggest coward I've ever had the gross misfortune to come across. Ever. If it wasn't for me and one of my colleagues, the shift would definately be short on Monday. This scrap of humanity hasn't even bothered to cover the shortages on Monday, Tuesdfay, and Wednesday that HE created through his obnoxious, egotisical actions. So I and my colleague have made sure the manning requirements are correct, because, and only because, the ultimate shortfall will affect both of us. We've done it off our own backs, as a strictly one off occasion because this, this, this, sad, sorry excuse of a man (can't think of anything else - legal anyway!) cannot be arsed to face upto what he's done. And that's pathetic - I'd like to have a secret (cancelled) meeting with him behind closed doors. Stop it! Must stay professional here, I'd hate to sink to his sewer levels. I have pride after all! This man has now exactly 6 days to reconvene this meeting. Otherwise, I'm going to do it for him. With the company's managing director. And, if that means going over someones head, so be it. There's nothing worse than a brand new (4 months old) manager trying to make a name for himself. Especially if he's using me to do it. Keep you informed!! Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveThursday 5th July - Chinese Whispers at t'mill & Shot At Dawn
Source: knightrider45 You'll never believe what I found out last night. That meeting that was cancelled, you remember? Well, the management DID have the meeting in the office block at the other end of the site - in secret. They just didn't want us there. Like I said yesterday, I've never dealt with such an abysmal management in my life. And now, I'm dealing with cowards as well. A cancelled meeting, still being held in secret, behind closed doors, in a building where we'd never see them come in, or go out. Doesn't it just stink? Especially giving the fact that they stirred the sh*t, messed around with five mens lives, then couldn't find the backbone to face upto their decisions. Don't get me wrong, we're not out to cause trouble, the meeting wouldn't have been violent, or agressive, or anything like that - we just wanted to say no, not acceptable, and in any case, WHY? One of my colleagues rang me up last night, saying that it had been decided to revert back to the old roster, "for the time being" Still not good enough. By Far. I'm still angry with this and I am going to leave. I've already applied for two jobs last night on line, and there's going to be furious application activity from me until I get another job. And I've still had no reply to letters and emails emails, not even a solitary phone call. They still need another man starting Monday for three days as I'm off, running the Home Taxi Service, taking the Teenage One to work experience. Even though I've offered to cover nights on those 3 days so I can swop swifts with a colleague, who is more than happy to do so. I'll see what happens today, if anything, and update the blog tonight. Thanks for the replies yesterday guys - and Kim, by sheer coincidence, the business, which has been stagnant now for 4 months, since losing my American Server, is being relaunced Monday with the greatest amount of urgency I can muster. I've been working on this, behind the scenes as it were, for about 6 weeks or so, really going for it after I was clear from the hospital results. I'm decorating today and sorting out the server tomorrow and Sunday ready for Monday. I've completed my grass cutting duties yesterday aftenoon, so when I'm finished tonight, the weekends mine. All mine. I'm now calling my managers the SADs. Cowardice has never been tolerated by the armed forces, and those guilty of such offences (this cowardice, thanks to todays better understanding, is known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, so the vast majority of solidiers killed were innocent) were marched up hills at dawn and shot. Shot At Dawn. Thats what my managers deserve. This whole thing stinks to high Heaven. Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveIMM do not give spammers our email addresses
Source: knightrider45 With reference to my entry a few days ago, Matt, the IMM administrator extroadinaire has contacted me, and asked me if I'd mind correcting my post - which I'm doing with pleasure. Strange, isn't it, how I can write and read something, which comes across as something totally different to other people. Matt, I'm happy to do this. I know I took a risk in posting my email address in a previous blog, and I acknowledged that risk by saying that it would be picked up by scammers, and I further said that I'd let everyone know what interesting offers I'd get through doing so. So, just to recap - IMM do not pass on email addresses to others, and I'm sorry if, for one second, I gave that impression. They don't. And, more to the point, they don't have to. Scammers have software programmes called robots - these programmes scan message boards, forums and so on, picking out email addresses that people post. Point remains, don't post any personal details here or anywhere else. You will get spammed - and there's nothing anyone can do about it. If you need to publish anything with an email address, get a free, throw-away address, then you can just close it down when it's done it's job. Matt, thanks for your reply - and I hope this corrects anything I've (unwittingly) said. And everyone, Matts looking into our PM problems as well. Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveThursday 5th July - Stupid ideas by stupid management
Source: knightrider45 Well, would you believe it? My company has just cancelled the Very Important Meeting today without notice (see yesterdays blog) and have actually brought out a new roster - without notice - and this starts next MONDAY. I'm even more angry now.Five days notice of a complete change in working practices, affecting all my colleagues, as well as myself, a major change in both work and life. No notice of new rosters, meetings, cancellations, no consultations, and they have the cheek to bring this in by the back door by virtue of a single, photocopied sheet of paper delivered through the post. What's it mean? Days off gone, missing or completely changed - bearing in mind the original roster was done until the coming New Year. Everyone's personal plans completely wiped out overnight by a single sheet of photocopied paper. And the company doesn't even have the decency to answer my letters or emails. Are our lives really that meaningless to everyone? What gives ANY company the right to mess and interfere with a complete crew of five mens personal lives? This new roster was issued and then the meeting was cancelled. Net result? Two totally different rosters in circulation, both unconfirmed, and now NO ONE knows what they're working/should be working starting from 7am, next Monday. I have NEVER, in all my 43 years, dealt with such a pathetic example of man management. I dread to think what this man had to do to get his management job. I've told them I'm not going into work Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, because of The Teenage Ones taxi requirements for her work experience. I asked for the meeting to be reconvened as a matter of urgency within the next few days. If I've heard nothing by the 25th of this month (giving them a chance to get their act sorted out - in fairness) I'm pulling rank on this silly example of a manager and requesting a formal meeting with the company's director at Head Office. I'll keep you all informed......, in the meantime, any suggestions as to what to do here on a post card please! This covers us against legal repercussions (LOL) Paul To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveWednesday 4th July - Trouble gets worse at t'mill
Source: knightrider45 What a shambles. No other word for it. Checked the post after getting up late again, found no letter. Rang my company up, couldn't speak to who I needed to, someone else checked the managers Diary. Meeting tomorrow morning 8 -10 am. Plans were made for me to stay on after my nightshift tonight, and this involved the wife borrowing her mothers car to take The Teenage One to work experience tomorrow morning, as I wouldn't be back home until 11.00 - 11.30am. The secretary said she would confirm details and get back to me, to make absolutely sure. No phone call. Rang the office back, eventually spoke to the same lady who said that the meeting had been cancelled. No notice of any meeting. No notice of rota changes. And now, no notice of the meeting been cancelled. No reason, other than it's "Got to be rescheduled". Wasn't it a good job I rang up the other day, purely by chance, coincidentally, about something else? Otherwise we still wouldn't know anything about it now. I and all my colleagues are all peed off, severely. My company had better get their act in order, and soon. Otherwise, they'll have no staff left in Kings Lynn at the end of this month. And, on reflection, lets just say it's a good job that the manager who is (ir)responsible for this shambles was on his way home in the car when I rang the office. Because if I'd spoken to him, I wouldn't have a job to go to tonight. So angry. I hate indiscipline and disorder. Especially as I can't talk or see the Manager in charge of the whole mess. To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink aboveTuesday 3rd July - Trouble at 'mill & Resignation
Source: knightrider45 Despite all the meetings, promises and agreements made, and so on, especially at one the first big meetings, see my blog dated 23rd February, the company I work for have gone back on everything they said. I, along with my colleagues, have submitted plans, attended meetings, got approval on all rotas from all sides a month in advance, and stuck to our side of the bargain we agreed, the company is still not satisfied and are now insisting on changing things around as they originally wanted to way back in February. So I've resigned from my current post. I've emailed the letter from work last night, and I'm sending a copy of the same in the post today. I will not be messed around with like this. My life and time is valuable, and I owe it to myself to get the best I can out of life. Basically, as I said way back then, when I work days my world comes to a sudden stop. Add to that the fact that we now only have one car on the road after the Nissan died in March, so the situation now is far worse than then, when we were at least running two cars. So, how can 2 people get to work on days in two different places using one car - bearing in mind I start work at 7am, and my wife about 8.30. And, IF we could work it out somehow that one of us gives the other a lift, who pays the extra petrol for running to and from Kings Lynn twice a day? My petrol now is a fiver a day, if we car share, the petrol will jump up to at leat £10 - £12.00 a day. So, it won't work. And it's not going to happen. Now, I'm not sure what is going to happen though. There's one of those big meetings again on Thursday so I guess I'll get everything confirmed then. At the moment, my last shift where I'm working now finishes at 7am, 3rd August. I might get a transfer to another area, or I might have to leave the company full stop. Time will tell.
To comment on, or report this post follow the permalink above Monday 2nd July - The Baby Starts Work Experience
Source: knightrider45 Talk about feeling old! My birthday yesterday, and now my baby starts work experience from school today. Working as a classroom assistant in a (not so) local school. Where have the last 15 years gone? Anyone know? And why have they gone so fast? My little baby left home this morning dressed as a young woman for work experience instead of her school uniform. I realise I've got to get my brain to catch up with life,but it's so hard when your youngest is growing up too fast in front of you. So, I'm taking positive action here. As a feature in my first business magazine, I've reprinted a section from an Housekeeping magazine from 1955, and I'm going to give my (grown up) baby daughter a copy to serve her in good stead for the future. I think every young lady needs the guide I've repinted here. There, I've accepted her growing up a little more now, don't you think? The Good Wife’s Guide This is an actual article from the Housekeeping Monthly magazine, dated 13th May, 1955. How things have changed today.... Have Dinner Ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed. Prepare Yourself: Take 15 minutes rest so you’ll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a break and one of your duties is to provide it. Clear away the clutter: Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.Gather up schoolbooks , toys, paper etc and then tidy tables. Light a fire: over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached an haven of rest and order, and will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction. Prepare the Children: Take a few minutes to wash the children’s hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimise all noise at the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer, or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.Be happy to see him Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him. Listen to him: You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the more important things are your husbands. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a chair or lie down in a bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink waiting for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in low, soothing and pleasant voice. Don’t ask him questions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him. A good wife always knows her place. I'll let you know |
