choffer Posted December 18, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 18, 2015 8 minutes ago, limpid said: Why is it just an impression? Because I'll claim I'm doing it ironically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Had my works Xmas dinner. Was nice. Best behaviour and home for 7pm (started at 3pm). I must be getting old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 regarding work we got a £50 tesco voucher each. ive been working there since i was 17 and left for a few months when i was 18 but returned and eventually come off the books to go self employed for them when i was 29. because im self employed i get no holiday pay although i work for them all year round and it really pisses me off because a £50 voucher is not even a quid a week over the year and we have to organise our own works do. the owner is a millionaire and the two below him are alright for money as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted December 18, 2015 Administrator Share Posted December 18, 2015 Why did you go self employed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 9 minutes ago, limpid said: Why did you go self employed? more money. id just had my first kid and the money i was on for my age,ability of doing my job was pathetic so i asked for a rise and they were still using the recession as an excuse to not give people rises. they told me to go self employed if i wanted more money and i did, the first week of doing so i earnt an extra £430 more than my original wage which was brilliant. after a while i kept getting messed about so i came off price work and worked for a day rate which is what im still doing now but im still down as self employed if you know what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted December 18, 2015 Administrator Share Posted December 18, 2015 @Rugeley Villa So you take your holiday and sick pay up front. It's up to you to manage it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 oh yeah i do manage my money most of the time but my firm are tight arses. im on what some of the blokes are on who are on the books but they wont take anyone on the books now so i have to go without holiday pay. im sorted for xmas so bugger them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) What level of egotistical, self-indulgent tosspot do you have to be to send christmas cards with you (and family) as the bloody picture? Gits. Edited December 18, 2015 by snowychap 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 23 hours ago, snowychap said: What level of egotistical, self-indulgent tosspot do you have to be to send christmas cards with you (and family) as the bloody picture? Gits. i tell you what snowy you can sod off next time you ungrateful git. last time i ever send you anything, infact no it isn't because next time i catch crabs i'll send you them in a matchbox first class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) Christmas is just something that happens around me, I just have to soak up the atmosphere as best I can. Edited December 20, 2015 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 On 18/12/2015 at 21:33, snowychap said: What level of egotistical, self-indulgent tosspot do you have to be to send christmas cards with you (and family) as the bloody picture? Gits. I'm guessing they are the 'professional' ones from moonpig or similar? An uncle years back used to make and print them on his home pc. A tosspot too tight to pay for his shitty cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 16 minutes ago, Genie said: I'm guessing they are the 'professional' ones from moonpig or similar? An uncle years back used to make and print them on his home pc. A tosspot too tight to pay for his shitty cards. I think he was possibly referring to this annual event. Although I now really really hope they had it done by moonpig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 12 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I think he was possibly referring to this annual event. To be fair, it wasn't that lot that sparked the comment - and all sorts seem to do it now, especially politicians. I'd guess that the @Rugeley Villa family card being sent through the post might cause legal issues (Prohibition on sending indecent or obscene articles by post). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I was going to write one of those 'summary of the year' things to pop in to all the christmas cards. 'We've sold the little place we had in Austria as the skiing there has gone down hill, Beatrice has had a slight relapse and is back on the sauce but the twins, Montague and Epiphany are doing very very well in rehab. We were hoping to all get botox this year but Tarka Rose went first and suffered an allergic reaction so the rest of us right shit ourselves and backed out. Shares down about £10k but we've further sub divided some of the houses we have up the valleys and squeezed in another 6 families of slightly vague origin. Grandma Fanny is now 82 and looking great for it, she had a tattoo of 2Pac this year, but I'm not allowed to see where it is. Chin chin!' But I didn't get it together in time and now they've all been posted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 13 minutes ago, snowychap said: To be fair, it wasn't that lot that sparked the comment - and all sorts seem to do it now, especially politicians. I'd guess that the @Rugeley Villa family card being sent through the post might cause legal issues (Prohibition on sending indecent or obscene articles by post). what you take me for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2015 To be fair, it wasn't that lot that sparked the comment - and all sorts seem to do it now, especially politicians. I'd guess that the @Rugeley Villa family card being sent through the post might cause legal issues (Prohibition on sending indecent or obscene articles by post). [emoji6] what you take me for [emoji4] Better or worse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 hmmmm. released last Friday, to cash in on the combined mini resurgence of both vinyl and ELO.... 1,000 copies being released in the UK, clear vinyl too, so possibly a bit of a last minute stocking filler... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Had our works do, Friday night. There was only about 20 of us, so had a good night down a local club, Took 100 quid with me thinking could be a expensive night, until the manager (who was only there for 2 hours) noted there was £1500 quid behind the bar and to drink as much as we want. Ended up a great night, danced the night away with the new girl in admin (standard), only danced mind. Recovering all day yesterday, reminds us when we get older we cannot drink like we used to, had the, on and off hangover, not pretty. Anyway Happy Christmas one an all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Been to Cadbury world with the family today. Great time with the 4D, the pantomime and Santa show. Was very busy though (to be expected). Most disappointing was the ham and cheese panini in the cafe, £4.95 and didn't even have a few bloody crisps on the side. Crazy prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 On 9 December 2015 at 21:30, bickster said: Working all over, got the Mon, Tue and Wed off between xmas and new year. I'll probably work them in the car too Xmas is not for taxi drivers I've only just read through this thread! What on earth is this!? I was specifically looking out for your annual Xmas rant, but this is the extent of it. Christmas ruined 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts