leemond2008 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Plus it felt really good when I told my current boss to shove his 'stats' and 'productivity' up his **** arse, it was all done in jest but it still felt great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) It must read like a **** novel. It's about 7 pages right now. I cut it down to 2 pages whenever I apply for a job, with only the relevant stuff on there. Easily done when you work in a project based role in IT that touches every piece of a company's infrastructure. Edited April 16, 2015 by Davkaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The bird that I sit opposite didn't speak to me all afternoon when I told her I had got the new job.That was a generously long blow job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 thing is I've been in my current job and working on this current department for 1/3 of my life, thats a long **** time everyone is texting me to say they can't believe I'm leaving, I know my boss will be pissed because everyone else will leave now as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) It must read like a **** novel. It's about 7 pages right now. I cut it down to 2 pages whenever I apply for a job, with only the relevant stuff on there. Easily done when you work in a project based role in IT that touches every piece of a company's infrastructure. Davkaus are you a contractor or perm? thing is I've been in my current job and working on this current department for 1/3 of my life, thats a long **** time everyone is texting me to say they can't believe I'm leaving, I know my boss will be pissed because everyone else will leave now as well Congrats on the new role dude! Edited April 16, 2015 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 thing is I've been in my current job and working on this current department for 1/3 of my life, thats a long **** time everyone is texting me to say they can't believe I'm leaving, I know my boss will be pissed because everyone else will leave now as well I think that came across as pretty big headed but it wasn't supposed to, I meant loads of us have been looking to leave for ages and actively trying to get out, now that one of us has managed to escape I recon everyone else will double their efforts to leave as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I've just thought I am going to have to integrate with a whole bunch of new people...I don't like people at the best of times, I don't suffer fools gladly and I often clash with people....I have a few weird ways that my new team will need to get used to pretty sharpesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 20, 2015 Missed the leemond announcement on the previous page. Congratulations, Chief. In other news, I was offered the possibility of interviews at two football clubs today. I turned one down but will follow up the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjaacckk91 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Anyone got advice on working with a poor manager/Ieader? At new year I had an enforced swap of shift team(4man) at work, and I'm really struggling with my new supervisor/manager. His job should be mostly organising us, offering support and making the key decisions when we have problems. Problem being he's completely unorganised, to the point where he doesn't make it clear what he wants, throws jobs at you without a seconds notice and needs prompting about upcoming work when its his job to update(not write, just alter) the schedule. He has massive trust issues and takes over jobs instead of offering advice, training and overviewing work, especially when there are problems, often neglecting his other responsibilities to do so. And worst of all he is just so flappy and stresses easily, it feels wrong me(basically the most junior at 2 years) telling him to calm and slow himself down a bit. Often he ends up tripping over himself trying to work too fast because he's stressing over nothing. I feel bad because he's a nice bloke, but he's absolutely horrible to work for.He just sucks the confidence out of you, got to the point where I try to limit contact for my own sanity. Made worse because I had a great relationship with my last senior and supervisor at the same company. Should probably add my other colleagues have trouble with the same things. Anyone had this/ found some ways of dealing with it? Edited April 20, 2015 by jjaacckk91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 21, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2015 In the ongoing saga of my work, this week has seen a number of people in a quite small team resign. Last one out, turn off the lights, never seemed more apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Anyone got advice on working with a poor manager/Ieader? At new year I had an enforced swap of shift team(4man) at work, and I'm really struggling with my new supervisor/manager. His job should be mostly organising us, offering support and making the key decisions when we have problems. Problem being he's completely unorganised, to the point where he doesn't make it clear what he wants, throws jobs at you without a seconds notice and needs prompting about upcoming work when its his job to update(not write, just alter) the schedule. He has massive trust issues and takes over jobs instead of offering advice, training and overviewing work, especially when there are problems, often neglecting his other responsibilities to do so. And worst of all he is just so flappy and stresses easily, it feels wrong me(basically the most junior at 2 years) telling him to calm and slow himself down a bit. Often he ends up tripping over himself trying to work too fast because he's stressing over nothing. I feel bad because he's a nice bloke, but he's absolutely horrible to work for.He just sucks the confidence out of you, got to the point where I try to limit contact for my own sanity. Made worse because I had a great relationship with my last senior and supervisor at the same company. Should probably add my other colleagues have trouble with the same things. Anyone had this/ found some ways of dealing with it? I'm going through the same thing. The only way I felt I could deal with it was just to help him out as much as I can, until the other day he decided to put me through disciplinary action for a very minor thing. Now I just want to give him just enough rope to hang himself, eventually they will have to do something about it. There has to be a limit to what you're expected to put up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Anyone got advice on working with a poor manager/Ieader? At new year I had an enforced swap of shift team(4man) at work, and I'm really struggling with my new supervisor/manager. His job should be mostly organising us, offering support and making the key decisions when we have problems. Problem being he's completely unorganised, to the point where he doesn't make it clear what he wants, throws jobs at you without a seconds notice and needs prompting about upcoming work when its his job to update(not write, just alter) the schedule. He has massive trust issues and takes over jobs instead of offering advice, training and overviewing work, especially when there are problems, often neglecting his other responsibilities to do so. And worst of all he is just so flappy and stresses easily, it feels wrong me(basically the most junior at 2 years) telling him to calm and slow himself down a bit. Often he ends up tripping over himself trying to work too fast because he's stressing over nothing. I feel bad because he's a nice bloke, but he's absolutely horrible to work for.He just sucks the confidence out of you, got to the point where I try to limit contact for my own sanity. Made worse because I had a great relationship with my last senior and supervisor at the same company. Should probably add my other colleagues have trouble with the same things. Anyone had this/ found some ways of dealing with it? (1) Try and bury him by co-opting others who feel the same way to work against him - eventually senior management will catch onto his ineptitude. (2) Leave and work elsewhere, life's too short to work for someone who stresses you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Starting to look for a job to come back to when I move back to England. Not entirely sure what I want to do yet, but I'm still looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 22, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2015 I've heard teaching is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I've heard teaching is good Too many holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Why would you want to come back? I thought you liked it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I do but my future isn't here. I'm thinking about September time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 22, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 22, 2015 The youth of today. Can't commit to anything for more than a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Anyone in the VT forums have a role in Marketing? I'm 18 and unsure as of yet which area of business to look into specialising in at uni but marketing does interest me but I'd like the opinion of any seasoned professionals. Any other thoughts or suggestions are welcome. Edited April 22, 2015 by MrSmirch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Anyone in the VT forums have a role in Marketing? I'm 18 and unsure as of yet which area of business to look into specialising in at uni but marketing does interest me but I'd like the opinion of any seasoned professionals. Any other thoughts or suggestions are welcome. I worked in market research for two years. Not quite the same field but I did work with various marketing people and marketing projects. I found it shallow and extremely unfulfilling. At the end of the day it was all about the bottom line and that just wasn't for me. I just couldn't make myself care one bit about how much money a bunch of old, fat men (shareholders) made. If you're that way inclined, the work is challenging and varied. No day is ever the same and all that. Many of my former collegues and clients seemed to love what they did. It isn't for everyone, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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