General Random Conversation..

[Renton 23049]

Erm....

 

[Alex 36156]

Yeah. What ewerk says. The lack of professionalism around something as straightforward as this (ie even just getting back to you as a courtesy) doesn’t bode well for what they’d be like to work for imo. 

[Alex 36156]

And what Renton says  

[wykikitoon 21993]

11 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Aye, unless you're getting a fuck off pay rise then it sounds like the place is a mess and probably one to avoid.

 

At first I thought the whole Christmas break thing was the reason, but fuck me, we're almost in Feb.  That excuse can fuck off.  A simple 'We have had an internal reshuffle and we realise we don't need someone of your experience' is all they need to say.

[Howmanheyman 35242]

1 minute ago, wykikitoon said:

 

At first I thought the whole Christmas break thing was the reason, but fuck me, we're almost in Feb.  That excuse can fuck off.  A simple 'We have had an internal reshuffle and we realise we don't need someone of your experience' is all they need to say.

 

He's blatantly checked out his social media after offering him the job then had second thoughts. 

[Alex 36156]

Probably decided they no longer have the funding for the role and haven’t got the balls to just say that. 

[Renton 23049]

6 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

He's blatantly checked out his social media after offering him the job then had second thoughts. 

 

He's mates with the scouse lad. 

[Meenzer 16023]

3 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

He's the scouse lad's dealer. 

 

🧐

[The Fish 11256]

54 minutes ago, Alex said:

I’ve got both on mine   Tbf in this spell at Benton Park View (as it’s now known) it’s nothing like it was nearly 30 years ago, when I last worked there. Completely different department and type of role now too. Back then it was ridiculous like. People used to just disappear for hours and getting just pissed enough so the boss didn’t have to get involved was commonplace of a lunchtime. It’s still an odd place like  

 

I remember working at Benton Park when I was about 19? They had Flexi time where you logged in and out with a little plastic key. It was class because I'd clock myself and a mate in first thing 7:30 ish, then he'd show up at 9 take the keys and I'd fuck off early afternoon and he'd stick around to clock us both out late on. He'd drop the keys off at mine on his way home. We were clocking 2 hours credit a day and the boss was either too dense to notice, or didn't care.

 

I think we were allowed to go 18.5 hours in credit and same debit, so we'd build up that credit then take a Flexi week off.

[Howmanheyman 35242]

"Dear  recruiter I wrote you, but you still ain’t callin’

I left my mobile, my pager and my home phone at the bottom

I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not’ve got ’em

There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin’

Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’em

But anyways, fuck it, what’s been up, man? How’s your daughter? I read you'd seen my twitter feed and thought you'd not bother..."

[RobinRobin 12046]

1 hour ago, wykikitoon said:

I usually get in work between 6:45 - 6:55.  So by 9am I am full off coffee / boredom and want to go home  

I honestly hear the Hovis music when you post sometimes. 

[wykikitoon 21993]

11 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

"Dear  recruiter I wrote you, but you still ain’t callin’

I left my mobile, my pager and my home phone at the bottom

I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not’ve got ’em

There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin’

Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’em

But anyways, fuck it, what’s been up, man? How’s your daughter? I read you'd seen my twitter feed and thought you'd not bother..."

 

Absolutely fucking superb.  

[RobinRobin 12046]

Friend was told when he started at the DSS that he wasn't allowed to look out the windows in the morning. When he asked why he was told that's for the afternoon. 🙂 

[Alex 36156]

41 minutes ago, The Fish said:

 

I remember working at Benton Park when I was about 19? They had Flexi time where you logged in and out with a little plastic key. It was class because I'd clock myself and a mate in first thing 7:30 ish, then he'd show up at 9 take the keys and I'd fuck off early afternoon and he'd stick around to clock us both out late on. He'd drop the keys off at mine on his way home. We were clocking 2 hours credit a day and the boss was either too dense to notice, or didn't care.

 

I think we were allowed to go 18.5 hours in credit and same debit, so we'd build up that credit then take a Flexi week off.

I never actually take flexi leave although I do appreciate being able to work flexibly. I struggle to take all my annual leave. But the flexible working arrangements are more flexible than even back then. You don’t clock in and out with those plastic keys anymore though. That was incredibly open to abuse  

[Gemmill 48198]

 

 

[The Fish 11256]

2 minutes ago, Alex said:

I never actually take flexi leave although I do appreciate being able to work flexibly. I struggle to take all my annual leave. But the flexible working arrangements are more flexible than even back then. You don’t clock in and out with those plastic keys anymore though. That was incredibly open to abuse  

 

It was rampant. People walking up to Four Lane Ends to get some scran, and only clock out for 30 minutes when they get back.  

[Alex 36156]

24 minutes ago, RobinRobin said:

Friend was told when he started at the DSS that he wasn't allowed to look out the windows in the morning. When he asked why he was told that's for the afternoon. 🙂 

When my dad worked there you were allowed 45 mins per week (maybe a fortnight) to visit the onsite barbers. So obviously every single male employee there used that to go whether they were getting a haircut or not. I.e. if not just go and read the paper. I also remember the staff canteen with the bar next to it. With subsidised prices. A woman I worked with who did 3 days a week had 4 or 5 bottle of Lowenbrau Pils every lunchtime she was there. Whilst only taking a 30 minute lunch 

[Alex 36156]

2 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

 

Pure accidental Partridge. And there’s a legion of fuckers who think he’s profoundly ‘dropping big truths’  

Edited yesterday at 11:41 by Alex

[Renton 23049]

12 minutes ago, Alex said:

When my dad worked there you were allowed 45 mins per week (maybe a fortnight) to visit the onsite barbers. So obviously every single male employee there used that to go whether they were getting a haircut or not. I.e. if not just go and read the paper. I also remember the staff canteen with the bar next to it. With subsidised prices. A woman I worked with who did 3 days a week had 4 or 5 bottle of Lowenbrau Pils every lunchtime she was there. Whilst only taking a 30 minute lunch 

 

This place sounds fantastic!

 

 

[Howmanheyman 35242]

49 minutes ago, Alex said:

Pure accidental Partridge. And there’s a legion of fuckers who think he’s profoundly ‘dropping big truths’  

 

I've never heard the cunt ever, no interest in starting now. (Only heard of him last year or so). 

[Gemmill 48198]

He made his name as a comedian and I cannot even begin to tell you how bad his stand up is. It's strictly for thick meatheads. Much like everything else he does. 

[Dazzler 11174]

4 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

He made his name as a comedian and I cannot even begin to tell you how bad his stand up is. It's strictly for thick meatheads. Much like everything else he does. 

Once upon a time he was just a stoner bloke who was a mediocre comedian telling jokes for other stoner blokes. He only ever really got famous because of someone recording him going spare at some other comic who'd been blatantly ripping off Rogan's mates. He was never 'good' even in an age of mediocre US standup, but he's fucking utterly dreadful now.

 

Even his podcast was once worth a listen when he used to get interesting people on - or when he'd get a half decent comedian on for the craic. He'd get alt-right cunts on and have a barny with them sometimes too. Then he went down the tinfoil hat route and has subsequently lost the plot entirely. Then leapt to the right because he's good mates with Musk and Dana White just to cap off his full blown HGH divvy transformation.

 

He could have a world renowned physicist talking about interstellar travel and he'd cut them off to ask them if they reckon they could chin a silverback.

[Howmanheyman 35242]

How the fuck do you end up listening to that shit?

[Gemmill 48198]

Just now, Dazzler said:

He could have a world renowned physicist talking about interstellar travel and he'd cut them off to ask them if they reckon they could chin a silverback.

 

 I listened to his podcast years ago and it was exactly this. Him saying the maddest shit and following it up with "dude that could totally have happened". 

 

He did used to get decent people on, and if you had even a vague interest in UFC it was interesting for that too. 

 

I'd long since stopped listening by the time COVID came along (episodes were too long and too frequent, and quality of guests had dropped off), but I imagine that contributed significantly to the breaking of his brain. 

[Gemmill 48198]

I remember him and some daft cunt mate of his talking at length about whether it was possible that people would become so strong that one day someone would punch a hole through someone's head in the octagon. 

Edited yesterday at 13:09 by Gemmill