Chindie Posted February 21, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2020 59 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Stupid question I guess, but how did you figure that out? My gross pay multiplied by 12 is less than the figure I agreed to in the offer letter. But I might have got to the bottom of it. A salary sacrifice I thought I'd opted out of, I hadn't. Not great, not terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2020 Ukuleles. And cigar box guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 22, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 22, 2020 6 hours ago, mjmooney said: Ukuleles. And cigar box guitars. Ah come on, the joy of watching five or six ukers playing(?) Pretty Vacant in unison cannot be overestimated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Chindie said: My gross pay multiplied by 12 is less than the figure I agreed to in the offer letter. But I might have got to the bottom of it. A salary sacrifice I thought I'd opted out of, I hadn't. Not great, not terrible. And you're sure it's not a deduction of holiday pay? If you got that in England. We got so many weird arrangements in Norway I've lost track on what's normal for other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 22, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: And you're sure it's not a deduction of holiday pay? If you got that in England. We got so many weird arrangements in Norway I've lost track on what's normal for other countries. Holiday pay here is you getting paid when you aren't in work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 22, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 22, 2020 On the train to that there London. The shitty cheap takes seven million years to London train has been cancelled so the train is packed to the gills. I don't mind that so much but the decision to remove the seat reservations as a result of this is what is pissing me off. There are people in my seat who actually paid to be treated like cattle ”You can sit in your allocated seat after Crewe Sir” ”Are you giving me a 50% refund on the ticket?” Grrrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 hours ago, bickster said: Ah come on, the joy of watching five or six ukers playing(?) Pretty Vacant in unison cannot be overestimated Well, a good friend of mine had The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's version of "Anarchy in the UK" at his funeral, so I guess I have to make the odd exception. And there is THIS guy (Bickster warning: contains Beatles music): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 22, 2020 Moderator Share Posted February 22, 2020 Ukes are an upgrade for The Beatles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 22, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, bickster said: Ukes are an upgrade for The Beatles Oh well, why didn't you say so? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 22, 2020 Administrator Share Posted February 22, 2020 6 hours ago, bickster said: Ah come on, the joy of watching five or six ukers playing(?) Pretty Vacant in unison cannot be overestimated Read that as "five or six fingers". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2020 Scottish Twitter. Just write in English! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I like Scottish Twitter (picking a different pair of Tweets due to previous set having naughty words in...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2020 People who have their mobiles on loud in the office. Had an "all hands" meeting this morning where the whole department is involved, A guy's phone kept going off. He'd cancel the call, and the n2 minutes later it would go off. Happened 3 times. Just put it on silent! It's an iPhone, it takes like half a second to flick the switch to make it silent. My phone hasn't been off silent for about 4 years 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I always have my phone on silent but I've missed calls from the Mrs whilst at home and she told me off. So I keep it loud at home if she's out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: People who have their mobiles on loud in the office. Had an "all hands" meeting this morning where the whole department is involved, A guy's phone kept going off. He'd cancel the call, and the n2 minutes later it would go off. Happened 3 times. Just put it on silent! It's an iPhone, it takes like half a second to flick the switch to make it silent. My phone hasn't been off silent for about 4 years But having your phone on silent doesn't make you look important. I'm so happy to not have to deal with people 'managing upwards' anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bielesibub Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Oh and while I'm here, thing that really annoys me is people who carry their laptops around open or pick their laptops up by the screen! Edited February 24, 2020 by bielesibub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, bielesibub said: But having your phone on silent doesn't make you look important Who said that it did? I generally have my work and personal phones on silent too. I have them in front of me on the desk so I can see them when they ring, or feel them vibrate in my pocket if I'm walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Genie said: Who said that it did? I generally have my work and personal phones on silent too. I have them in front of me on the desk so I can see them when they ring, or feel them vibrate in my pocket if I'm walking. I don't think he meant it like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Designer1 said: I don't think he meant it like that. fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2020 Just now, Genie said: fair enough To be fair to you, I had to read it a couple of times before I understood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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