AlwaysAVFC Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I may not have a new job, and glad I didn't get excited and hand my notice in. Still waiting to hear from the second interview. He did say it could be Tuesday before I hear anything but unless there were more interviews today I think I would have heard by now if I got it. I've spoken to the ones that offered me the other role and they are not offering as much as I was expecting. After expecting a decent bump on my current salary, they are initially saying it will be a couple of grand less than I'm on. I'm stuck in a massive rut and need to move but I have a feeling this is going to be a non starter. I'll wait for the official contract offer and say where I am. They need someone in sooner than later so they might be flexible if left with no choice but not holding much hope though. While I was waiting for the train, a bloke came up to me and asked if I was getting plastered tonight (he also asked nearly everyone on the platform). It turns out it's the end of the world tomorrow and I need to get on the Whiskey, Gin and Absinthe. After the realisation I might not have a new job after all, it is very tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 39 minutes ago, AlwaysAVFC said: I may not have a new job, and glad I didn't get excited and hand my notice in. Still waiting to hear from the second interview. He did say it could be Tuesday before I hear anything but unless there were more interviews today I think I would have heard by now if I got it. I've spoken to the ones that offered me the other role and they are not offering as much as I was expecting. After expecting a decent bump on my current salary, they are initially saying it will be a couple of grand less than I'm on. I'm stuck in a massive rut and need to move but I have a feeling this is going to be a non starter. I'll wait for the official contract offer and say where I am. They need someone in sooner than later so they might be flexible if left with no choice but not holding much hope though. While I was waiting for the train, a bloke came up to me and asked if I was getting plastered tonight (he also asked nearly everyone on the platform). It turns out it's the end of the world tomorrow and I need to get on the Whiskey, Gin and Absinthe. After the realisation I might not have a new job after all, it is very tempting. Try negotiate with them, if you explain the salary is less than what your currently on they may make another offer pending on how much they want you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 31 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Try negotiate with them, if you explain the salary is less than what your currently on they may make another offer pending on how much they want you. Yeah will do, they needed to see all my documents and certificates etc today, so now that's done I'll get an offer in writing and I'll work from there. I'm used to salary brackets (which I'm sure you are working for NHS), but this wasn't advertised as a bracket and it's also a pretty big jump from bottom to top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 14, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2017 So after resigning my full time position at the bakery, I agreed to stay on and do 2 casual shifts a week to help them out. So when I saw my roster for this week, you can imagine I was a little surprised to see I'd been given 3 night shifts. So I quit. Doing the 3 shifts (first one tonight) then I'm done with the company and baking (hopefully) Just to make things all nice and messed up, on my gardening business front, I already have one real estate agent pushing regular work to me. Got an email saying they need an urgent job done by Thursday. Not really a good move to decline them this early into my doing work for them. So work tonight as a baker, go home get a couple of hours sleep, go and do this urgent job, back to bed for a couple of hours, then back baking. I'm so pissed off the with the bakery and all their issues that I didn't even go to my own farewell drinks. Luckily it was for another fella who was leaving as well, so I just said I was sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I'd have been out of the door straight after telling them to stick their 3 night shifts up their arse. It's their problem that they can't schedule properly, not yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: So after resigning my full time position at the bakery, I agreed to stay on and do 2 casual shifts a week to help them out. So when I saw my roster for this week, you can imagine I was a little surprised to see I'd been given 3 night shifts. So I quit. Doing the 3 shifts (first one tonight) then I'm done with the company and baking (hopefully) Just to make things all nice and messed up, on my gardening business front, I already have one real estate agent pushing regular work to me. Got an email saying they need an urgent job done by Thursday. Not really a good move to decline them this early into my doing work for them. So work tonight as a baker, go home get a couple of hours sleep, go and do this urgent job, back to bed for a couple of hours, then back baking. I'm so pissed off the with the bakery and all their issues that I didn't even go to my own farewell drinks. Luckily it was for another fella who was leaving as well, so I just said I was sick. You don't have to do it right? If I were you I'd prioritise your own business and no show the night shift at the bakery, no need to exhaust yourself. Edited August 15, 2017 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted August 15, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 15, 2017 Just now, Dr_Pangloss said: You don't have to do it. If I were you I'd prioritise your own business and no show the night shift at the bakery, no need to exhaust yourself. No you're right I don't. My missus has been telling me all day..... I also left out I have a cold and a pulled muscle in my back. My Mrs is well pissed at me. Thing is in a bakery where we are understaffed it will be one of my mates who misses out on their night off, and I have a some cursed need to do the right thing. Just to make things more interesting (if they weren't already) whether warning for tomorrow. Rain all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villan_of_oz Posted August 17, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2017 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT..... I am no longer a baker! Next week I start devoting all my time to my business. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Could Be Rotterdam Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Just been notified that ive been shortlisted for a larger role. Its doing the same thing i do now but in a bigger office and a pay jump that would make my eyes water. It would make us extremely comfortable. It makes sense to put absolutely everything into going for it, but i just hate my job with a passion. I hate the company and the way im being expected to treat people. The job itself shouldnt be as stressful as what it is but the current company strategy/restructuring is a nightmare, i feel sick at the thought of going to work every morning. I know that my workload would be less in the new office as the managers they have in there are great and are happy to have a lot more delegated to them, so im pretty sure my stress would reduce if i got the role. Ive been looking for something new for a couple of months now and feel a bit downbeat because i want a change of sector but everything needs direct experience and i cant really afford the drop in wages to go to a basic role in a new sector and hope for a promotion to around my pay level. I could take a drop but not as significant as what i think id have to. My other option is that i could apply for a new grad scheme and essentially start again. Ive been with my company for three years now so it will be a big decision if i do decide to go this route. The advantage being that id be able to gain the experience i need with a pay drop i could afford. But i have a mortgage and responsibilities and i cant be flexible with location which most schemes require. Essentially i feel pretty stuck. Im probably one of the front runners for a job that i really dont want (pay rise aside). I suppose the best worst case is i get this job and can keep looking for something new but it feels like a pretty bad thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, This Could Be Rotterdam said: I suppose the best worst case is i get this job and can keep looking for something new but it feels like a pretty bad thing to do. If roles were reversed, they'd screw you without a thought. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 worst case - plan for 12 months in the new role if you go for it, save a little of the extra aside ahead of splitting then. You do a reasonable minimum amount of time in the role without pissing off your employers, get the extra cash and different experience for the resume. That sounds incredibly easy written down, mind. Harder when the work's a bitch From a personal note I went from being well remunerated doing some contracting work to taking a few steps back to pursue a more interesting job and the money drop can be very noticeable. Going from enjoying a regular social life with a nice holiday to cutting down on everything was tough. I'm still well short of what I was on 3.5 years ago. Admittedly money isn't a huge thing for me, I think - but I did enjoy not worrying about costs then! I did that when renting, but I was also paying more in rent then, than the mortgage I do now so who knows! It depends what kind of drop you'd think you've have to do to make a clean break. Is it worth exploring grad schemes quietly further to see how flexible they could be on er, flexibility? I confess I don't know how they work so that might not be a goer. Good luck whatever you choose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2017 51 minutes ago, This Could Be Rotterdam said: Essentially i feel pretty stuck. Im probably one of the front runners for a job that i really dont want (pay rise aside). I suppose the best worst case is i get this job and can keep looking for something new but it feels like a pretty bad thing to do. Do it. Like Stefan said, they'd dump you in a second if it was the other way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) Being in a job you hate is also not a particularly good idea, it can reek havoc on your wellbeing and mental health, I know this all to well when I took a high paying job and having a really shit time. The interim solution of taking the promotion and looking for another job elsewhere is a good idea, as others have pointed out, a firm will drop you in a second if they had to, so no point in worrying about it. Just note that if you do take this job with a substantial pay rise it will be (psychologically) harder for you to take a pay cut to switch industry further down the line. Edited August 30, 2017 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) Oh stop being a complete pussy. I once had a job, got fired. Got another job. Got fired. Got a THIRD JOB - YOU GUESS IT, GOT FIRED. Then all of a sudden, BANG! two paracetamol and I was banging your mum. let's try this again. Edited August 30, 2017 by lapal_fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 30, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2017 10 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: I was banging you mum So TCBR is "mummy" ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Just now, blandy said: So TCBR is "mummy" ? Horrendous abuse of your admin powers Blandy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 30, 2017 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 minute ago, lapal_fan said: Horrendous abuse of your admin powers Blandy.. Just rubbish typing from you, dude No need to abuse my superpowers. And trying to cover your tracks won't work. Damn those pesky kids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leemond2008 Posted September 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2017 Well I have managed to get myself an interview for the counter fraud department, its within the same company that I am already with and whilst I wanted to get away from the company and out of insurance altogether I quite like the idea of working in fraud. I always said that the two departments that interested me were bodily injury and fraud. Its a shame because I actually quite like the people that I work with (which is saying something as I am one of the most misanthropic people you are likely to meet) and I enjoy the job but the way the place is ran and the work volumes are absolutely crazy, it probably won't be any different in the new department but at least it is a fresh start. I've got my interview next Wednesday and the strange thing is that I'm not worried at all about it, I had to re-interview to keep my job during redundancies just a few months ago and I failed massively, I didn't have a clue on questions that I was expected to know, the thing with my job at the minute is that you can blag your way through 75% of it and not have any idea what you are doing, its a shame because I would have been bloody good at the job if things were managed better. Anyways, in this interview I'm not going to be expected to know the answers to the technical questions but the stuff I have learnt from the injury department should carry me through I reckon. It isn't for any more money but its another string to my bow as they say. and then once I have got the system nailed I will just run around committing fraud left right and centre and never get caught...I will be a little frauding ninja, I will build an empire and have a pet tiger 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 This weeks really kicked off for me Got a interview today within the NHS still, one on Tuesday and another in the NHS on Wednesday. God I hope I dont flop all three! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: This weeks really kicked off for me Got a interview today within the NHS still, one on Tuesday and another in the NHS on Wednesday. God I hope I dont flop all three! As long as you wear the dress you're wearing in your profile pic you'll be fine (yes I know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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