Meenzer 15552 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Anyone else just get sick of the world sometimes? Wars, famines, child abuse, the ridiculousness of warring over which religion is better, corporate greed etc etc etc and not knowing how to fix any of it? I appreciate I'm probably having an emo moment, or maybe it's being a new dad. Work probably doesn't help either! One day I'd like to have the bottle to go abroad and do some charity work like Cath. Aye, it's shite. I've tried to get involved in local stuff a bit recently, bit of volunteering to clear up overgrown/run-down areas, helping get our local junior parkrun set up and stuff - it's pissing in the wind really, but you feel utterly powerless to change the big stuff so what else can you do but try and be nice to the people immediately around you. Even if some of them are undoubtedly cunts too. (Million times easier when you don't have kids though, obviously. I can't even imagine the time and energy drain...) (sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7034 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Good on you. I was childless for 34years so it shouldn't be an excuse really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21640 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Renton isn't worth getting upset over Even as a joke calling somebody a racist isn't really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10870 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Sounds like you could do with some Bong. Fire up the Pot Needle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) Delighted! I got a promotion today at work and coincidentally had taken tomorrow off. Which means I'm getting hammered tonight! Edited December 8, 2016 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44971 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well played, cocksmoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30647 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well done. Make sure you're home by a time pre-agreed with your missus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well done Ray, hard work and endeavour are the bedrock of a stong capitalist culture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17286 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Congrats Rayvin, good darts mate. In other work related news today I've been threatened with being sacked for reporting a health and safety issue (out of date scaffold tag, which was dangerous even before the tag was out of date, it had been altered by a third party) Needless to say, am fucking furious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Congrats Rayvin, good darts mate. In other work related news today I've been threatened with being sacked for reporting a health and safety issue (out of date scaffold tag, which was dangerous even before the tag was out of date, it had been altered by a third party) Needless to say, am fucking furious Thats fucking ridiculous, on what grounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30647 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Being sacked for that would be automatic unfair dismissal. Proving it though is the hard part. And I'm sure you don't want it to come to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21640 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well done Rayvin, a promotion for such obvious loafing is impressive stuff. PL, that reminds me of the sacking of Ricky Tomlinson's character in Riff Raff. Are you in a union? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17286 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 All bets are off gents, I'm a self employed sub contractor. But that's just the construction industry's way of controlling things/people who rock the boat. Most of us can be sacked on the spot without the course to unions as they don't recognise the self employed as employees, despite me working set hours, filling a weekly timesheet, having weekly pay etc etc. Self employment is just a convenient payment method. There are benefits for me too tbf. The contract manager was in a strop and didn't like the way it wax reported (by the lad I was working with, we both got a bollocking) so he said "any more of that and you can pack your tools" . He didn't have the balls to do it himself, he got his brother (our supervisor) to do it. So I left at half 4 with a scowl on my face instead of my usual half 6 and the supervisor came running after me wondering what was wrong clueless prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well done. Make sure you're home by a time pre-agreed with your missus. I'm in London so I'm good tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Cheers guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4270 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 As a H&S person working in construction, that sounds like a boss who doesn't know his arse from his elbow. I would be praising you for doing your pre-use checks on the scaff and tag. He sounds like a fucking ballbag using H&S as a way to pick fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21959 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Rayvin, for the amount of time you waste on here that has to be considered a good effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Rayvin, for the amount of time you waste on here that has to be considered a good effort. I have actually pointed out to the board that I am under utilised but we're performing well so I'm getting credit anyway. In other words, they don't care what I'm doing as long as they make as much money as they have been. So expect to see plenty more posts about the evil establishment from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21959 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Damn you MSM and the dystopia it has created Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21640 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 As a H&S person working in construction, that sounds like a boss who doesn't know his arse from his elbow. I would be praising you for doing your pre-use checks on the scaff and tag. He sounds like a fucking ballbag using H&S as a way to pick fights. Fuck H&S now we're out of the EU anyway. NO MORE RED TAPE saving lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4270 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 You jest, but a lot of our H&S legislation is from EU directives. There is a lot of discussion in my field about what brexit could cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10870 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Delighted! I got a promotion today at work and coincidentally had taken tomorrow off. Which means I'm getting hammered tonight! Congrats mate. How's the head this morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15552 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35104 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Nice one, Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Am hungover. But thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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