Jimzk5 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Question, after I passed the tesco driving assessment I was offered the job last Thursday, I was told I'd get a phone call again that afternoon or Friday with a start date or an email with a start date, I still haven't received anything How long do I leave it before I phone them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Jimzk5 said: Question, after I passed the tesco driving assessment I was offered the job last Thursday, I was told I'd get a phone call again that afternoon or Friday with a start date or an email with a start date, I still haven't received anything How long do I leave it before I phone them? Give them a call. Worst case they say they're backed up with stuff and give you an update. Best case they get it on it now. Just play it with a straight bat - you're just wondering when you'll get a start date as you were meant to get it on Friday but it didn't arrive and you know how things can be on a Friday blah blah blah. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Yep, give them a call straightaway. It's not liking asking for a second date, there's literally no disadvantage in looking keen to start work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 8 hours ago, villa4europe said: Thomas Cook gone will probably be linked to Brexit but in reality their model is outdated, cant compete with skyscanner and air bnb, people are more confident and adventurous thanks to the technology at their disposal so don't need tour operators anymore for anything other than an incredibly low margin bargain holiday which Jet2 are hoovering up To be fair to them, if you were just looking for 2 weeks all inclusive in a place like Sharm or Sousse or Marmaris, then it was very hard to beat the TC/TUI prices. I tried it myself.. looking at direct flights to Egypt and dealing with the hotel direct and it came out much more expensive. I only ever used then for all inclusive holidays as city breaks and long haul adventures were all planned and booked separately but there was a market for these companies, albeit, in reduced form. Of the two main ones, TUI always seemed leaps and bounds better than Thomas Cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 I'm sure its an unpopular opinion, but I find the Greta Thunberg circus a tad disturbing. I can't help feel she is being used by others to further their interests and for financial gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Xela said: To be fair to them, if you were just looking for 2 weeks all inclusive in a place like Sharm or Sousse or Marmaris, then it was very hard to beat the TC/TUI prices. I tried it myself.. looking at direct flights to Egypt and dealing with the hotel direct and it came out much more expensive. I only ever used then for all inclusive holidays as city breaks and long haul adventures were all planned and booked separately but there was a market for these companies, albeit, in reduced form. Of the two main ones, TUI always seemed leaps and bounds better than Thomas Cook. Thomas Cook and Tui are different companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Genie said: Thomas Cook and Tui are different companies. Yeah I know As i refer to later in the post where I say TUI is miles better. I was making a point re: big travel agents in general and people saying they don't know why people used them. ps Bring back the Lunn Poly parrot! Edited September 23, 2019 by Xela 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 23, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Xela said: Yeah I know As i refer to later in the post where I say TUI is(was) miles better. I was making a point re: big travel agents in general and people saying they don't know why people used them. ps Bring back the Lunn Poly parrot! Sunflight! (HDE invented travel agents, you know). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Xela said: Yeah I know As i refer to later in the post where I say TUI is miles better. I was making a point re: big travel agents in general and people saying they don't know why people used them. ps Bring back the Lunn Poly parrot! Get away! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Bit like Woolworths, Thomas Cook has a very strong name and presence but failed to move with the times. The writing has been on the wall for them for some time but they still didnt address their issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Chief Exec took out £8,000,000 in 3 years? Job well done lad. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On the flip side, with TC's collapse it means that Club 18-30 has also collapsed. Every cloud... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 39 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Chief Exec took out £8,000,000 in 3 years? Job well done lad. Speaks volumes about who the people leading the company were looking after. They've been in major, major trouble in that period and still took that much out. Aside from the fat cats it's a very poorly paid industry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Interestingly having recently been to South Africa, there are Woolworths everywhere there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Interestingly having recently been to South Africa, there are Woolworths everywhere there totally unrelated companies .. there was a court case over the use of the name brought by the US original that they lost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Interestingly having recently been to South Africa, there are Woolworths everywhere there There is also a Woolworths group of retail supermarkets in Aus/NZ which is also unrelated to the US, (former) UK and SA companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 19 hours ago, Genie said: Speaks volumes about who the people leading the company were looking after. They've been in major, major trouble in that period and still took that much out. Aside from the fat cats it's a very poorly paid industry. Same as banking really. There are a lot of people who work for large financial organisations who don't earn a huge amount of money. I know, I used to be one of them 15 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Interestingly having recently been to South Africa, there are Woolworths everywhere there C & A are still around in Europe. Used to be a big one in the Dam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 There's a big one in bonn, primark have just opened a store up though which will eat up their business (opened to protests about where their stuff comes from) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I popped to the cafe over the road from my office earlier, to find that the young lass I've been drooling over for years had a wardrobe malfunction and at least 3 of her blouse buttons were undone. I got all flustered, I can't remember ordering my coffee. She hadn't noticed, do you think I should have said something to her? I didn't want to embarrass her. "May I say, what a smashing blouse you have on." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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