minor things that make you fume


Gladystweet said:
I've been extremely lucky in that I've only ever worked for tiny companies. My first job had an office with about 5 people in it, the office politics were mind blowing. I've never seen such a gang of creeping, backstabbing weirdos.
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Is is like that here, but less backstabbing and more moaning (sure the word i mean would be flagged haha).

But yeah, its an odd place, nothing like it anywhere else. Certain people have got ahead based on who their parents are and others like me stuck as a result. Seems to work fine when you do as you are told but then even then it doesn't do your future aspirations much good to never question anything.

It is just too comfortable at times, think that is why so many people are still here. Who i work with, both of them probably could have moved up a fair bit in the past 10 years yet here they still are at the bottom of the ladder.
 
Ashtonian said:
Is is like that here, but less backstabbing and more moaning (sure the word i mean would be flagged haha).

But yeah, its an odd place, nothing like it anywhere else. Certain people have got ahead based on who their parents are and others like me stuck as a result. Seems to work fine when you do as you are told but then even then it doesn't do your future aspirations much good to never question anything.

It is just too comfortable at times, think that is why so many people are still here. Who i work with, both of them probably could have moved up a fair bit in the past 10 years yet here they still are at the bottom of the ladder.
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The lot I knew would have sold their own mothers to get on in work. We did an exhibition once and the boss came with us and left the office to run itself. He came back to anarchy. They'd all decided to give themselves job titles, president, mayor, King etc, and even spent company money getting their own business cards printed. One of them had left after being hounded out by the others for questioning it.
It's not just offices though. I go in factories every day, it's like Lord of the flies on the shop floor in most places.
 

Gladystweet said:
The lot I knew would have sold their own mothers to get on in work. We did an exhibition once and the boss came with us and left the office to run itself. He came back to anarchy. They'd all decided to give themselves job titles, president, mayor, King etc, and even spent company money getting their own business cards printed. One of them had left after being hounded out by the others for questioning it.
It's not just offices though. I go in factories every day, it's like Lord of the flies on the shop floor in most places.
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wow, nowhere near as bad here then! haha

there is a bit of jest in regards to that but no-one goes that far.
 
Gladystweet said:
The lot I knew would have sold their own mothers to get on in work. We did an exhibition once and the boss came with us and left the office to run itself. He came back to anarchy. They'd all decided to give themselves job titles, president, mayor, King etc, and even spent company money getting their own business cards printed. One of them had left after being hounded out by the others for questioning it.
It's not just offices though. I go in factories every day, it's like Lord of the flies on the shop floor in most places.
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Sounds like the episode - " Rimmer World " on Red Dwarf :D
 
Gladystweet said:
Drove up to visit to me mum at the weekend. After a few hours, walked to my car and realised I hadn't locked it. Both front doors were slightly open, and when I got in the car I noticed all my job sheets, receipts and other stuff, strewn all over the front seats. Some scrote had got in, ignored my tools, walking boots, berghaus coat and Barbour umbrella, and went straight for the cash.
This master criminal got away with the princely sum of 40p. I had two twenty pence pieces what I dropped in the drink holder.
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he probably just needed some change for the phone to order his crack .
 

Ashtonian said:
Agree.

I have been warned about emails i have sent in the past as they were to people who get paid more than me. Little bit fustrating but tbh over the last year i haven't been as arsed and tend to fall more back into submissive employee who just does as he is told. Seems to make everyone happy at least.
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I cant do that mate, I understand that if it means having a easier life then its all good.
Personally I get on better with some directors even though they are above me in the corporate ladder, simply because they will sit me down and say that they need my help for something can I assist ? Just the basic things like manners, respect and decency.

Those who are considered as my equals sometimes question me when they have no right to and I personally don't want to answer to them like they are my boss.

Again its not about levels, paypackets and such, all I ask for is a bit of respect, in return I give those respect back.
 
Heathrow expansion getting the go ahead.

I've no problem with the project, but the professional protesters will make at least two of my commutes per week an utter fume fest.
 
Toast said:
Heathrow expansion getting the go ahead.

I've no problem with the project, but the professional protesters will make at least two of my commutes per week an utter fume fest.
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I've been working a Heathrow the last few months, this is going to be an absolute ballache!!
 

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