Email from my boss
 

You will all have seen on the news that Liverpool City Council is chopping 1,500 jobs.

'As matters stand at the moment I have to say that I do not think there will be any money available post March to carry on the current arrangement.'


Make it 1,501.


Great.

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Thats a poor show!!

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bugger.

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Only plus side is you've been given a bit of notice.

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And wont have to go to liverpool anymore...

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maybe you should thank your boss :rolleyes:

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Ed - He sent you that news in an email and didnt have the courtesy to discuss with you via the phone or face to face ?

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Always remember the saying "When one door closes, another door shuts".

Things are getting tough out there. Soz.

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i agree, that is out of order, it is general courtesy to al least phone, but really should have been done face to face,

But again as has already been said, at the very least you have a good amount of notice.

Good luck with everything, hope you find a new job ASAP

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It's not unexpected, the true surprise is that it has lasted this long. But change is opportunity, I firmly believe that, so I'm not too downcast about it.

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Yes, email:rolleyes:

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Not much chance of that Tiger now:(

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That seems a more than a little un professional to me. Sorry to hear your news, hope you manage to find something else.

As said above, times are getting tougher arent they.

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Besto fluck

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Another bonus then - I hear that the front end will tuck in under you if a strong gust of wind catched the brake lever on those things...

I have a CG125 with no V5 you can have for £300 in the garage if you want that instead :)

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Ah yes, the coward's way out, Friday afternoon email. :( what a git.

Sorry to hear the news Ed, but like you say, change is opportunity. Hope something really good comes out of the upheaval.

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I'll come down, help with some of the veg plot and we can go out on each others bikes! You'll get a taste of the tiger that way.

Pete ;)

Ps, safer not going to scouse land anyway!

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There's an offer you can't refuse Ed :)
Secretly I think Pete just wants to thrash your 675 .

Hope something comes up sharpish Ed, my works been crap last couple of weeks but had a few jobs come in today which is a bit better.

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at least you didnt move for the new job ed mate
as for a email what a ****

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Typical spineless British management.Just looking at the news from Egypt.Maybe one day we will grow the b&lls to take the b&stards out and put a few of them up against the wall where they belong.

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I've got a nice 09 plate for sale, low mileage!!!:D

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sorry to hear that Ed.. :( nice news to deliver by email... not! hope something else comes up soon for u ... and closer to home.

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Pretty shady to give you that news by email... But then it is a local authority and they are mostly spineless workshy mofo's

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OY!!! I'm sure I'm not the only one on here!

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Sorry to hear that Ed, I know how much you enjoyed going to Liverpool and seeing if your wheels were still attached at the end of the day :D. At least you'll have time to tend to your veggies until you find something else to while away your time, forget the tiger and look for a sprint 955i instead. Time for a consoling drink I think, you have a PM.

daryl

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No chance of that, Ness. There's diddly squat around here. I don't want to go back to private practice, not after the last disaster, and no local authorities or NHS trusts are hiring... none has any money. I expected it, but it still hurts.

It has simply accelerated something else...

Anne and I have a business idea, I'm convinced it'll work. We're working on it, doing some stress testing, and so on...

More later:D

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I see a home grown veg plot and the sign "Ed's veg".....:D




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Ed, that sucks...

Out of curiosity, what is it that you do?

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Bad news, sorry to hear that Ed.

True that.

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That's rotten luck Ed. I hope something new and exciting will work out for you.

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cheeky git

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all the best Ed.. things happen for a reason matey

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Solicitor. I deal with the Council's more complex land work. The rest of the team aren't qualified, they can deal with standard stuff but wouldn't really be able to deal with the more involved work that comes in, particularly development agreements. Guess they'll have to learn:D A team of eight is now cut to a team of three, the five gone are all great people, it's a busy team and I don't know how they'll cope. This is the reality of life in local government.

I was expecting it but still hoped they'd keep me on for a bit.

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I meant that in a positive way Ed..

something will happen soon that will make you happy this happenned - look how much you have enjoyed digging trenches and re felting rooves etc on your new house.

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I know you did, Quiff.

I went to hell and back over the law firm and I have no plans to go there again. Me, I'm looking forwards.

I don't really want another job, I haven't been an employee since 2003 and I couldn't bear having some tosser who knows f*ck all about f*ck all telling me what to do and how to do it.

For a month or so I've had a business idea. It needs next to no capital (just as well as I don't have any), and I can do it from home using the laptop I'm typing this on. I've got a lot of experience, good and bad, and I'm planning on setting up a management consultancy for law firms. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is introducing a lot of change October, and most law firms have next to no idea what's about to hit them. So I'm going to help. For a fee, of course:D I've been doing a lot of reading, market research, developing a marketing database on MS Access, designing and writing a website, writing a biz plan and also standard consultancy materials - eg draft biz plan for a law firm, draft risk management processes, and so on. It's a lot of work:D

Hope to go live soon:D

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Fingers crossed and wishing you well. Hope everything works out for you.


Ste.

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Ah bugger, obviously not meant to be Ed, you'll walk into something else easy enough I'm sure :-)

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Sorry to hear.
Hope it all works out for the best.

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Tough times Ed. Hope all goes well for you. Your a good guy.

Ratty

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I thought you might have been a medico for some reason, but that didn't sit right... There are always plenty of jobs in these parts for people in the medical profession.
I know what you mean though... I live in a shire which makes some stupifying decisions on how they allocate resources.