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valleyboy
24-04-07, 08:36 PM
:( been made redundant......
reasons given were, boss wants to downsize company.. from all 5 people.. to 4.. and says comapny aint been making money.. which I call BS on, I know its been making money.. its just what hes been doing with it...
so bikes now in the garage for a bit as after friday.. Im el'skintos with a capital S
well, not skint as such, but wont be spending my money on petrol :(
worst happens, bike will be going.. for all of £2.50....
careful owner, cleaned regularly.. taken apart as much so...
the white rabbit
24-04-07, 08:38 PM
Bugger indeed. Time to join up or something?
valleyboy
24-04-07, 08:48 PM
Well, I kinda been working as a builder for him since well, when I was in school.... well, on and off anyway, so this is kind a kick in the teeth, though in some ways also a blessing....
how many electrical and electronic engineers you know working as general builders ? :o tim eto find a job to use me qualifications in I suppose..... though I would have rather have gone from one job to another rather than run around in between....
Just not very happy at his whole 'ohh the comapny isnt doing so good thing' hes been spouting out at the rest of us.... as those of us with half a brain know its all balls.... annoying more like.
that sucks :(
hope you find a new job soon.
valleyboy
24-04-07, 08:57 PM
At this point Id like to go work for the tax office and pay him a visit while on working hours to scare him.... :smt036
squirrel_hunter
24-04-07, 09:06 PM
Bad news dude.
But see it as an opportunity to do something different. Hows that other application going?
valleyboy
24-04-07, 09:11 PM
even if I finished off that application now.. it wont get processed quick enough to help me right now..... its like writing a god damned book! why do they want to know my great grandfathers best friend while he was at school!?! :razz:
So I need a job asap.. not in McDonalds though... I'll get sacked for either eating the stock.... or putting a sledge hammer through whatever keeps on beeping back there while Im waiting in the queue!
putting an application in now for a job on monster.co.uk... which Im qualified to do... heck, soldering and reading a multimeter.... I do that on my bike ona daily basis! and it pays more than the PCSO job as well....
putting an application in now for a job on monster.co.uk... which Im qualified to do... heck, soldering and reading a multimeter.... I do that on my bike ona daily basis! and it pays more than the PCSO job as well....
my other half lost his job a couple of months ago and put his cv on monster.co.uk, was v good and he started a new job within a month.
Sorry to hear this VB. Might be time to get 'just any job' in the short term to get some cash and then to consider retraining part time to get another better job. Good luck!
pheasant_hunter
24-04-07, 09:54 PM
Sounds like an excuse for the South West lot to come and buy you a drink...
If you want to pass me your CV I can put it in front of a few people from an IT Desktop Services perspective.
valleyboy
25-04-07, 06:32 AM
Cheers Alex, still re-doing my CV at the moment.... was busy trying to make a CV on monster.co.uk last night... so applied for one job on there eventualy.. tried editing it a few times and it was having none of it! lol
Im not overly keen on going back to edumacate myself at this point, I spent enough time in Uni for various reasons.. plus it would have to be something Im keen on doing...
I liked Electronics when I started in Uni.. but some sod pulled the bottom out of that industry in South Wales in my time in Uni, where even my mate with a BEng struggled to get a job at one point...... Ive always been a dabbler with computers though.. if it aint broken, then I aint taken it apart enough yet! :D
the white rabbit
25-04-07, 07:13 AM
Keep an eye on the jobs page at www.bris.ac.uk (http://www.bris.ac.uk). Often lots of intersting vacancies in electronics workshops, building services, all kinds of things. Its a bit lean this week, mind you. Check weekly. Probably worth checking the Welsh side unis as well. You would be surprised what interesting jobs come up as they are huge organisations and the working environments tend to be good even if the pay a little less so.
Thats bad news VB, but I hope that it turns out to be fortunate.
Following on from Rich you could try our lot.
http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2873%2C4726&parent_directory_id=2865&positioning_article_id=&language=&sortkey=
Make sure you apply for every benefit you can! Don't be rash and sell the bike unless you are forced to.
At bare minimum get yourself on temping agency books.
fizzwheel
25-04-07, 09:21 AM
Harsh.
Hope you get something sorted out.
it sounds as if you did a lot of work for this guy
sorry to hear your bad news
So i hope he given you a large Redudancy package? No, dodgy tax you say...a call to the appropriate authorites could help the fustration???
Seriously, get yourself on a temp agencys books mate. Any work is better than none, and its only the chip frairs in MaccyD's
sorry to hear about this VB I hope that you are able to get a new job quickly!
Sorry to hear this mate, don't go doing anything stupid like selling the bike, i was contemplating selling mine a couple of months back due to different circumstances, but in the end i kept it...circumstances haven't changed but i'd rather be homeless with a bike to play on than homeless, bikeles n bored ****less :D
You'll find something, things happen for a reason mate, it's probably the kick up the ar5e you need.
Good luck!:D
trickywoos
25-04-07, 08:32 PM
Sorry to hear the news VB, and hope you get a new job sorted asap. Have heard nothing but good about monster, so hope you can get things going on there.
All the best mate, and don't sell the bike! Maybe the SW lot can give you petrol instead of drinks?!?! Hmm, tough choice!
valleyboy
26-04-07, 01:30 PM
Right, in the event that he doesnt cough up redundancy money, does anyone know what my options are ?
Ive worked out what Im owed, plus also after reading, hes only given me a weeks notice, whereas under employment law Im entitled to a week for every year Ive worked here.... so I think Im entitled for that money as well, and any unused holiday pay ?
I'll bring the subject up with him, but am not willing to lay down on this...
Im certain he'll try and wriggle out of paying me redundancy... so just want to know what I can threaten him with without bringing the tax man into it really.... can I take him to the small claims court over redundancy money ? things do get complicated as my pay wasnt all done through the books as it were..... but Im going to fight for that lot as well...
Check the DTI site for all you need to know...
http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/employment-legislation/employment-guidance/page15686.html#When_is_a_redundancy_payment_due
valleyboy
26-04-07, 03:03 PM
you know.. it goes from worse to worse.....
im being made redundant for downsizing due to the company struggling....
just had a call off my boss to do a few things in the office (like hell am I doing them) and his wife wants to speak to him after Ive finished...
she promptly takes the phone off me and goes on about how shees been to swansea and seen the brand new caravan she would like to buy.....
guess where the money is coming from... Im being made redundant, and she harps on about this caravan while standing next to me....... and I know full well where the money for this caravan is coming from :smt013 and it aint from their hard earned savings.......
Life just aint fair mate. It's very annoying but there is nothing we can do. Get what you can out of them and move on as quick as you can.
Good luck!
only just read this VB, sorry to hear that, sucks bighairy's that :smt013
as one post said, dont sell ya mule until you really really REALLY have to. fingers crossed summat comes up in the not too distant
valleyboy
27-04-07, 04:37 PM
Well, I left him a note on his desk last night before leaving about what I am entitled too.....
had a few missed phone calls on my mobile after that.. lol
glad I didnt answer those ones
He was perfectly fine about the points I brought up on the note in the morning, just not when he first read it!...
He hasnt read employment law in some time and didnt think I was entitled to a pay out.. so Im glad I pointed that out to him, as otherwise I was only going to get the week owed to me...
so I will get a payout, not as much as I was hoping for, and just about what Im legaly entitled to.......... which is fine by me... better than the bugger all I thought I was going to get originaly!
_Stretchie_
30-04-07, 04:39 PM
Jesus, sorry to hear that mate
Just a thought. You say you've been building off and on since school. Why not work for yourself? A few jobs done well will soon spread the word and you'll be laughing. My brother in law did it last year and now cant cope with demand. He didn't have any qualifications only common sense, was a slaughterman previously.
BONUS side.....your boss will be lovely :D
valleyboy
08-05-07, 09:36 PM
Sadly, I know the hassles of working for ones self.. as I basicaly did all the paper work for my now previous employer...
It was a thought that I had, but I have decided to try and get back to Electronics or Electrical work, or possibly IT in some shape or form....
Am now considering other options... including, and not limited to admin and clerical stuffs... a jobs a job as they say...
sadly, I have too many ideas of what I could do.... I need to narrow them down a lot!
Sadly, I know the hassles of working for ones self.. as I basicaly did all the paper work for my now previous employer...
It was a thought that I had, but I have decided to try and get back to Electronics or Electrical work, or possibly IT in some shape or form....
Am now considering other options... including, and not limited to admin and clerical stuffs... a jobs a job as they say...
sadly, I have too many ideas of what I could do.... I need to narrow them down a lot!
I'm sure your paperwork would be less complicated, afterall your new boss would seriously like you lol.
Good luck with your job hunt, please please please dont sell your bike, you'll regret it.
valleyboy
08-05-07, 09:44 PM
I'll sell myself before I sell my bike ;) sadly, no one wants me.. lol
I'll sell myself before I sell my bike ;) sadly, no one wants me.. lol
...or the bike ;)
Just kidding mate.
I'll keep an ear out for you if anything turns up I'll let you know. Have you thought about working in a bike shop as a mech? You've certainly got some experience working on the great green velocepede.
valleyboy
08-05-07, 10:01 PM
I have considered that as an option.. but who wants to take on a 27 year old apprentice!? lol I may be better than your standard apprentice grease monkey as in I know how to take my bike appart... lol and more importantly.. put it back together correctly...
its something I can discuss with the Job Seeker peoples on Friday...
to be honest, I wish I had done somehting other than Electronics in University now.... as said, possibly mechanics or simular... or material studies... as my mate recons I would have been better at it than him.. and hes just got himself a Phd in the bloody thing... looking at jet engine blades and seeing what happens when they go pop!
and on that note, I have been avoiding my depression today by stripping my spare engine head... lol sadly I have to do impressions of Indiana Jones to get into my garage at the moment as the door has broken.. and cant be opened past a certain point... so its down on all fours and roll under it at the moment...
though the bike shop mechanic would be my no1 aim if I could do it.... and I would give up the lovely roads around here to do it in another part of the country if required....
I've had to retrain a few times over the years, importantly I've tried to do it during a change of job and have done it part time. Very heavy going but worth it in the long run.
It's not easy to consider going back into education after you thought it was all done and dusted but I look at it as a means to an end.
Don't feel that your to old to learn either. I did a part time masters over four years in a subject that is now being out sourced to low cost centers but it provided a stepping stone to other things. I'm in the process of re-qualifying again now just in case at my grand old age. My experience in my current job is not (yet) enough to walk into another good job.
Good luck!
squirrel_hunter
08-05-07, 10:27 PM
sadly I have to do impressions of Indiana Jones to get into my garage at the moment as the door has broken.. and cant be opened past a certain point... so its down on all fours and roll under it at the moment...
I sometimes have to do that to. But I'm yet to have a broken garage door...
Job wise I would advise against IT and retail work. Swansea do a Motorcycle Motorsport Engineering course (I found out 5 years to late) if you want to become a dirty lazy student again.
valleyboy
08-05-07, 10:29 PM
I know about that course.. as a while ago my mate and I were discussing this.. ( he now works at swansea uni) when they started the course they couldnt find people to teach it.. so were at one point willing to grab anyone that knew anything about bikes to teach the students...
valleyboy
16-05-07, 11:07 AM
Eeeeek... interview tomorrow at 2.30....
bit short notice.. time to remember all my work at university :confused:
what did I do appart from drink ? :p
Luckypants
16-05-07, 11:09 AM
Good luck!
if you want to become a dirty lazy student again.
OI nothing wrong with becoming a student again ;)
Good luck VB fingers crossed for you mate
valleyboy
16-05-07, 12:02 PM
I may have to become a student again.. Ive only got a HND in Electrical & Electronic Engineering... they idealy want someone with a degree.... so may be asked to to do course part time to get it.... but this time i wont be surrounded by a load of **** heads and give in to their ways... lol I'll be the one with superiour drinking experience this time :eek:
back to readin gup on Electrical Services and 3 Phase stuff... :confused:
valleyboy
16-05-07, 04:35 PM
cheers...
my head now hurts.. as ive speed read the IEE 16th Editition... and read up on programs such as Hevacomp, Relus, DIALux, and Autocad..... and I have plenty more to go... still got to brave 3-phase stuff now
tinpants
16-05-07, 07:57 PM
Good luck dude. I'll have a beer for you when I get to Dover. And one for me, and for the rest of you!!!:D :D :D
valleyboy
17-05-07, 02:54 PM
Thanks for all the good luck wishes lads and lady.... they did the job ;)
Thanks for all the good luck wishes lads and lady.... they did the job ;)
cool, that's great to hear.
Luckypants
17-05-07, 02:58 PM
Thanks for all the good luck wishes lads and lady.... they did the job ;)
:rave:
Does this mean it's your round at the next Taffia meet? :)
valleyboy
17-05-07, 03:08 PM
could be... lol as its right in the depths of Cardiff..... I have to find a way of getting there... could do bike, but need to change everyday then.... its right behind central train station, but that means an hour on train, plus 30 min to walk from home to station, plus a bit to make sure Im not late..... or take the bike.. hmmm... lol
cool......well done
i hope you told them you need time off for the AR & nurburgring:razz:
Well done VB! Get yourself an old pushbike to get to the train station and lock it up till you get home for the days when you can't use the green machine. You could consider moving.....
When do you start?
valleyboy
17-05-07, 05:46 PM
:o I start Monday....
pushbike.. lock up in Aberdare ?!? hahahaha... only thing that will be left when I get back is the lock.. if Im lucky!
well done mate good for you!
the white rabbit
17-05-07, 05:48 PM
Well done. What job is it I think I have missed hat bit?
valleyboy
17-05-07, 05:51 PM
Working for Mechanical and Electrical consultants...... so after a while... I will be one... preparing tenders for work etc on various projects.... and sitting in an office for first year or two learning how things work.... then go out and do site visits, making sure people are doing as they are supposed to...
the white rabbit
17-05-07, 05:52 PM
That sound good. Which company may we ask?
valleyboy
17-05-07, 05:53 PM
RW Gregory
they have a few offices around Britain....
the white rabbit
17-05-07, 05:54 PM
Ah I was wondering if it was the people I deal with on capital projects here. In some ways thats good :lol:
valleyboy
17-05-07, 06:27 PM
good that its got nothing to do with me ? lol
Ive already got plans for my money before Ive even earnt it! lol
nasty people at garage trying to get me to buy repsol 'blade when i went in and they found out I had a new job... lol
fizzwheel
17-05-07, 07:06 PM
Thanks for all the good luck wishes lads and lady.... they did the job ;)
Nice one, thats great news, really pleased for you :cool:
squirrel_hunter
17-05-07, 09:01 PM
Well done mate thats good news.
The drinks are on you then :rave:
:D you need to edit the title of this thread now:D
nice one VB, good to see you're in the land of the tax payer once more!!!
Nice one VB, pleased for you mate and it sounds like it's got prospects to boot.
_Stretchie_
18-05-07, 10:49 PM
Congrats mate
Hey VB - congrats on the job. Started out reading about the layoff and finished like that. Nice story there... :thumbsup:
tinpants
23-05-07, 12:26 AM
Congrats on the new job Gareth. Hope it all works out for you.
Where are you based? I think I missed that bit!
Get the Repsol Blade! You know you want to!!!!!!!!!
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