Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Family quizzes. None of them know the etiquette of video calls and for some reason they insist on using Zoom, which is shoite! So glad the latest one is over and done with.

My extended family call me cyber security paranoid as I refuse to install anything that does not comply with my base requirements of end to end encryption. So no faceache messenger, zoom etc.

They say what does it matter? there is nothing to hide. But I wouldn't shift, safe in the knowledge that until those providers change their game I dont have to put up with family carp

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by timwilky

My son received a cheque for about 5 grand at the beginning of the month. It seems all his mates got them as well. The system worked for them. It seems it is all about your declared earnings within your last few tax returns that then decides how much you are entitled to.

Your correct Tim
It's based on the profit line (wages) of the tax return
So anyone that declares close to the base limit (tax free) gets under 1500 quid this time.

Mine was just sort of 3 grand

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[Adam Ef]

Yep. I made a loss when my business collapsed four years back and now I'm paying for that twice. Insult to injury.

[dirtydog]

Customers! Started a kitchen refit on Tuesday last week, stripped out all the cabinets and the tiles (including a lot of plasterboard), Tuesday afternoon we had a lengthy discussion about electrics and what was required.
Electrician booked for Wednesday morning, all electrics altered to customer requirements.
Plasterer in Thursday and Friday to make good the walls and ceiling ready for me to start fitting cabinets today and they announce they've changed their minds and they would now like some under cabinet lighting

[admin]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Customers! Started a kitchen refit on Tuesday last week, stripped out all the cabinets and the tiles (including a lot of plasterboard), Tuesday afternoon we had a lengthy discussion about electrics and what was required.

Electrician booked for Wednesday morning, all electrics altered to customer requirements.

Plasterer in Thursday and Friday to make good the walls and ceiling ready for me to start fitting cabinets today and they announce they've changed their minds and they would now like some under cabinet lighting

Lol. That's additional cost right? They clearly have no idea how much extra work that will incur.

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[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Plasterer in Thursday and Friday to make good the walls and ceiling ready for me to start fitting cabinets today and they announce they've changed their minds and they would now like some under cabinet lighting

Tell them to plug the under-cabinet lighting into a 13amp socket Otherwise it's ££££££'s

Now you know why doctors and surgeons make patients sign a consent form before they start work....

[dirtydog]

They want it on a 2 gang switch along with the main ceiling lights and yes it's going to be extra £££££££.

[Luckypants]

Given my redundancy notice yesterday. The first of many other folks I suspect, they are certainly having a cull in my firm. Bit of a bugger, as I think work will be hard to come by for a few months.

I'm not looking for sympathy or anything, I'm in a reasonable position. Just having a moan about it.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Given my redundancy notice yesterday. The first of many other folks I suspect, they are certainly having a cull in my firm. Bit of a bugger, as I think work will be hard to come by for a few months.

I'm not looking for sympathy or anything, I'm in a reasonable position. Just having a moan about it.

Bugger Mike, sorry. Does it definitely apply to you or is it a org. wide notice?

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Bugger Mike, sorry. Does it definitely apply to you or is it a org. wide notice?

Oh yeah, it applies. Had my consultation meeting yesterday. 30 days and I'm gone.