FabSwingers.com forum: the heartless F**ker!

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

my boss has just walked in and said "I've noticed on the holiday board your off tomorrow, as we're really busy, can you come in?"

I said "I'm going to my wives nans funeral"

he said "what time is it, can you come in early or come in after the funeral?"

I said "your actually being serious aren't you?"

he said" "yeah, we've got loads on"

so I said "No, the day was booked last week and its a bloody funeral for gods sake, have some compassion"

I'm still stunned this conversation actually took place

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By *ickmealloverWoman
over a year ago

a very plush appartment off junt 7 M5

Oh dear

Your wife is pregnant and will no doubt need your full support on this day

Maybe your boss is under pressure to do what needs to be done too

I am sorry he felt the need to pressurise you at this time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

stand your ground your place is to be with your wife at a very difficult time and its not as if its something trivial you need off for!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

no, its not that, he doesn't care about your private life and thinks you shouldn't have one anyway, and its not like the place will sink without me, just the way he is, and probably a lot of bosses are like.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

FUCK ME !!

URE BOSS WANTS SACKING FROM THAT FIRM!!

THATS SHOCKING!!!

I AGREE 900% HAVE SOME COMPASSION!

POOR U ---i cant believe it,,im on ure side all the way mate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

see that is something iv encountered a lot and that work should be the priority for everyone and its live to work not work to live and then we wonder why people get so stressed and burned out! how many people even get a proper lunch break or take the time off they are entitled to??

in your case mally sod him there are times when family comes first whether they like it or not xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I've already told him I aint coming in, he's just asked if I can stay late tonight, I have Jiu Jitsu tonight so it was another NOOOOOOOOO.

the problem with the company I work for is planning, there is none

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My boss' wife died last year. While he was in bereavement leave the director of personnel and the general secretary went to his home and asked him to take over our new department.

I work for a trade union...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My ex boss was the same, He actually complained that one of our nightshift supervisors took 5 days off when his father died saying........."Well its not as if he can organize anything through the night!!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

common problem and its the same ones who are left with everythin to do and get the guilt laid on them xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bloody hell!

poor u!

Im on your side if u need me mate.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"FUCK ME !!

URE BOSS WANTS SACKING FROM THAT FIRM!!

THATS SHOCKING!!!

I AGREE 900% HAVE SOME COMPASSION!

POOR U ---i cant believe it,,im on ure side all the way mate.

just do NOT request agadoo at any time.

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

"I've already told him I aint coming in, he's just asked if I can stay late tonight, I have Jiu Jitsu tonight so it was another NOOOOOOOOO.

the problem with the company I work for is planning, there is none

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if he asks again show him the jiu jitsu lol

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By (user no longer on site)
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over a year ago

And the staff spend all day on sex sites so nothing gets done

Seriously though it is a bit heartless,Ihope the day goes as well as it can for you all tomorrow x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the way people get treated at work sometimes is terrible! iv had friends ask me to watch their children when they are poorly rather than suffer the flack for taking time off for when their child is sick and also have been pressured when there has been a funeral to go into work take a few hrs off for a funeral then go back its terrible!! x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

" just do NOT request agadoo at any time."

Seriously?

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

In these litigious times we live in, you could probably sue for that, Mally.

You'd have to spend a couple of months signed off with stress first though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"my boss has just walked in and said "I've noticed on the holiday board your off tomorrow, as we're really busy, can you come in?"

I said "I'm going to my wives nans funeral"

he said "what time is it, can you come in early or come in after the funeral?"

I said "your actually being serious aren't you?"

he said" "yeah, we've got loads on"

so I said "No, the day was booked last week and its a bloody funeral for gods sake, have some compassion"

I'm still stunned this conversation actually took place

how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol"

My job is computer based, what my boss wanted me to do is in another part of the factory

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

start your own business, then you can be the boss and have as much time off as you need.

simples

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol

My job is computer based, what my boss wanted me to do is in another part of the factory

over 2.5 million unemployed,figures rising weekly,be grateful you have a job lol

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol

My job is computer based, what my boss wanted me to do is in another part of the factory

over 2.5 million unemployed,figures rising weekly,be grateful you have a job lol"

mind you, if the worst should happen, he alreday has the bike.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol

My job is computer based, what my boss wanted me to do is in another part of the factory

over 2.5 million unemployed,figures rising weekly,be grateful you have a job lol

mind you, if the worst should happen, he alreday has the bike.

courier work??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its up to 2.51 million according to the news today x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol

My job is computer based, what my boss wanted me to do is in another part of the factory

over 2.5 million unemployed,figures rising weekly,be grateful you have a job lol

mind you, if the worst should happen, he alreday has the bike.

oh i see, lets all gang up on Mally, guess my boss isnt the only heartless fecker around

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By *aughty_kittyWoman
over a year ago

finger licking good

"how busy can you possibly be if you have time to come into the forums??

yes im a boss lol

My job is computer based, what my boss wanted me to do is in another part of the factory

over 2.5 million unemployed,figures rising weekly,be grateful you have a job lol

mind you, if the worst should happen, he alreday has the bike.

oh i see, lets all gang up on Mally, guess my boss isnt the only heartless fecker around

i will help ya, i gonna build u a bridge, u get over it yea lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yea 2rite!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stick to your guns Mally.

Look on the ACAS website, I'm sure you have legal grounds for complaint.

I know this is Year End and yes there are deadlines to be made this month but for fuck sake look at the bigger picture, life comes first work comes somewhere a lot further down the scale.

Your wife needs you more than the job does.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"its up to 2.51 million according to the news today x"

told you it was rising

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Stick to your guns Mally.

Look on the ACAS website, I'm sure you have legal grounds for complaint.

I know this is Year End and yes there are deadlines to be made this month but for fuck sake look at the bigger picture, life comes first work comes somewhere a lot further down the scale.

Your wife needs you more than the job does. "

thanks, already checked the site to see where I stood, I'm well within my rights, the boss has just had a moan now cause he has to stay late to do what he wanted me to do, its only packing boxes, dont know why he hasnt got some poor jobless off the dole queue to do it as its a job that needs some one full time on, but the boss has the "all much in" attitude.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stick to your guns Mally.

Look on the ACAS website, I'm sure you have legal grounds for complaint.

I know this is Year End and yes there are deadlines to be made this month but for fuck sake look at the bigger picture, life comes first work comes somewhere a lot further down the scale.

Your wife needs you more than the job does.

isnt that what made britain so great,all muching in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

tell him to think of the overtime the selfish twat!! xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"isnt that what made britain so great,all muching in"

yeah but its clear in our company that we're understaffed but he just wont hire anyone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i get that too "we all have to pull together when times are hard", but im the one who has no lunch break, and is here first every day, and yes, i did have 2 hours off for an aunties' funeral.

My boss is my father in law !!

the bastard!

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"its up to 2.51 million according to the news today x"

yep, 2.51 is "over 2.5m " last time i looked

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i get that too "we all have to pull together when times are hard", but im the one who has no lunch break, and is here first every day, and yes, i did have 2 hours off for an aunties' funeral.

My boss is my father in law !!

the bastard!"

ah, working for the family, I'd never do that, the bosses son actually works here, must say the perks he gets far outdo his peers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The big question that comes to mind is if things are so busy at work. And your boss wants you to come in tomorrow or work late (which you can't do)

Why the hell are you logging into Fab and complaining instead of working?? Surely you could have got on with things and done some of the urgent things.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

not so in this case....his son works here too, and gets the lot!!

i just seem to get the hassle and the blame when things go tits up (being an in law).

hey-ho.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The big question that comes to mind is if things are so busy at work. And your boss wants you to come in tomorrow or work late (which you can't do)

Why the hell are you logging into Fab and complaining instead of working?? Surely you could have got on with things and done some of the urgent things.

My job is in computers, i'm monitoring a lot of whats going on, not going into too much detail here, but even though I am here as an escape, I'm still doing the job I'm employed to do, see men can multi task

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"its up to 2.51 million according to the news today x

yep, 2.51 is "over 2.5m " last time i looked

are you in employment or retired?xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"not so in this case....his son works here too, and gets the lot!!

i just seem to get the hassle and the blame when things go tits up (being an in law).

hey-ho.

do we work in the same company, its exactly the same here

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"its up to 2.51 million according to the news today x

yep, 2.51 is "over 2.5m " last time i looked

are you in employment or retired?xx"

i'm an inbetweenie (*) , not sure which list i'm on.

(*) hope nottsmale36 is too young to remember The Goodies ( had to think then )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The big question that comes to mind is if things are so busy at work. And your boss wants you to come in tomorrow or work late (which you can't do)

Why the hell are you logging into Fab and complaining instead of working?? Surely you could have got on with things and done some of the urgent things.

But your not giving 100% of your time yet getting paid for it. Its more than a little rich to moan about being asked to work late yet spending more than just a lunch time on here. Maybe your boss is more reasonable than you give him credit for.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

in-laws, pah,who'd have em

never mind work for them

and before u ask, yes i am

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"its up to 2.51 million according to the news today x

yep, 2.51 is "over 2.5m " last time i looked

are you in employment or retired?xx

i'm an inbetweenie (*) , not sure which list i'm on.

(*) hope nottsmale36 is too young to remember The Goodies ( had to think then )"

I remember the Goodies, classic!

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"The big question that comes to mind is if things are so busy at work. And your boss wants you to come in tomorrow or work late (which you can't do)

Why the hell are you logging into Fab and complaining instead of working?? Surely you could have got on with things and done some of the urgent things.

CCTV?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"But your not giving 100% of your time yet getting paid for it. Its more than a little rich to moan about being asked to work late yet spending more than just a lunch time on here. Maybe your boss is more reasonable than you give him credit for.

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

was that the programme with bill odey in it?? i remember it was funny!! xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in my experience ive found most bosses, not everyone i've had, and ive had a fair few, are just cunts but thats how they become bosses.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"was that the programme with bill odey in it?? i remember it was funny!! xx"

bill oddie

tim brooke -taylor

and

graham garden

if i recall correctly, please feel free to correct me, madam,

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

with that said, I'm off to do some printing"

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"was that the programme with bill odey in it?? i remember it was funny!! xx

bill oddie

tim brooke -taylor

and

graham garden

if i recall correctly, please feel free to correct me, madam,

couldnt tell you the names of the rest of them but was a funny programme and i remember nippin mums head for a pair of inflatible monster feet that they had on it lol xx

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Excose me Mally but the wonedrful shiny new Mr Cameron said this lunchtime...

'Lets get Britain working'

So get fecking working!!....

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By *umgetus69Couple
over a year ago

birmingham

my hubby had work his normall shift from 2 till 11 pm

when his boss ask him for a fav

has he holds a hgv the boss ask if he could run a lorry down to gatwick from brum as just a one off

ok hubby said no prob

he decided to have a nap in a service station

on the way back for a cple of hours as he was knacked

the boss followin week doc him 2 hours pay

lets just say he never does any favs any more just his job

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

huh? twins

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

Well i was thinking if he rolled up say 100 £50 notes and slipped them down the fount of his cycling shorts they he could escape with them as he would just look like he was megga hung. And i am not fussed if i get a bit of cheese on the odd £50

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

now why does that remond me of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time"

put me off my cheese on toast now it has

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

now why does that remond me of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time"

put me off my cheese on toast now it has

Jonny Cash had nob cheese on toast! Well ill be fucked i didn't know that!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

now why does that remond me of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time"

put me off my cheese on toast now it has

Jonny Cash had nob cheese on toast! Well ill be fucked i didn't know that!

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it went with his ring of fire

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By *ig badMan
over a year ago

Up North :-)

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

now why does that remond me of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time"

put me off my cheese on toast now it has

Jonny Cash had nob cheese on toast! Well ill be fucked i didn't know that!

it went with his ring of fire

Thought that was jalapeños up his out chute!

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

with that said, I'm off to do some printing

Well i'm guessing Mally works for the royal mint and makes sure with electronic resources the staff don't nick the £20s

Print some £50s off for me please

don't ask for too many, there's no one packing the boxes lol

now why does that remond me of Johnny Cash's "One Piece At A Time"

put me off my cheese on toast now it has

Jonny Cash had nob cheese on toast! Well ill be fucked i didn't know that!

it went with his ring of fire

Thought that was jalapeños up his out chute!

"
oooooooooh now theres an idea

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I work at a commercial printers not the royal mint, sorry guys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

no offence ment and i really mean that but maybe if you didnt spend so much time on fab and worked instead you wouldnt need to do overtime.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"no offence ment and i really mean that but maybe if you didnt spend so much time on fab and worked instead you wouldnt need to do overtime.

it's a fair cop Mally

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By *adchickCouple
over a year ago

Cyprus

We're not allowed to use the internet at work so we actually get our work done.

We have to justify our overtime because we answer to the taxpayers.

We are entitled to time off, however, there has to be a certain amount of staff in the office at all times.

Yes, we get bereavement and funeral times with no hassle but thats because I work for the government so our rules are heavily set.

Those with children who take excessive time off have to take it unpaid. I don't think that's unfair. One lady I work with had 27 days extra off last year because of her kids, no one who either has older children or no children gets that....... so why shouldn't she get moaned out or made to take it unpaid?

Mally, I like you and your posts but seriously man, you could have packed the sodding boxes instead of being on here, thus pleasing your boss and ensuring he didn't moan about having time off .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To quote Citizen Smith"Power to the People"!

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By *ickmealloverWoman
over a year ago

a very plush appartment off junt 7 M5

WHILE there are too many people out of work, employes will continue to pile pressure and stress onto the staff.

If we ask people working in the 50's and 60's after ww2, people could walk from a job to a job

But in all fairness, during those decades, most women stayed home or worked part time so there was plenty of jobs for the bread winners, the man of the household

I do think in many ways things were better because children felt wanted, and there seemed to be an all round better family vibe going on.

I know lots of single parents will say they dont choose to be single parents but many do and I have little sympathy for them. Its hard work looking after a home and family.

Getting to back to Mallys dilemma, unless there are less people and surplus jobs, then bosses will continue to be arseholes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are times when you are entitled to time off for funerals.

For me .. the time I am entitled to is up to 5 days for a close relative and I mean close and no time for anyone outside the immediate family.

Anyone can take time from work at anytime. You just SAY you are going to a funeral and that you won't be in. Stands to reason that you wouldn't be paid though.

People can pretend to be sick so that they don't have to ask persmission. Thing is - that goes down on your record and eventually you will use up all your paid 'sick' entitlement and be called in for interview or have to go for a medical.

I've worked with people whose relatives only become 'close' or 'precious' in death. Funny we never hear about them when they are alive. Why go to the funeral of someone you never took time to keep contact with?

Why do some people think that doing the right thing makes bosses cunts ?

How do people think that business' run if the attitude to work is to 'get away with it' or get agency staff in ?

If a business folds in the recesssion does anyone see their own part in it's downfall...... or just continually fucking bleat about their loss ?

No ! - I'm not a boss. I'm a plain dyed in the wood worker who has had the displeasure of working with some lazy , self righteous , anti boss, anti team , just plain anti fucking work shites really.

I'm at home

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"There are times when you are entitled to time off for funerals.

For me .. the time I am entitled to is up to 5 days for a close relative and I mean close and no time for anyone outside the immediate family.

Anyone can take time from work at anytime. You just SAY you are going to a funeral and that you won't be in. Stands to reason that you wouldn't be paid though.

Why do some people think that doing the right thing makes bosses cunts ?

How do people think that business' run if the attitude to work is to 'get away with it' or get agency staff in ?

If a business folds in the recesssion does anyone see their own part in it's downfall...... or just continually fucking bleat about their loss ?

No ! - I'm not a boss. I'm a plain dyed in the wood worker who has had the displeasure of working with some lazy , self righteous , anti boss, anti team , just plain anti fucking work shites really.

I'm at home

until i read the last three words i was gonna ask you if you were packing boxes at a commercial printers

but i won't now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"WHILE there are too many people out of work, employes will continue to pile pressure and stress onto the staff.

If we ask people working in the 50's and 60's after ww2, people could walk from a job to a job

But in all fairness, during those decades, most women stayed home or worked part time so there was plenty of jobs for the bread winners, the man of the household

I do think in many ways things were better because children felt wanted, and there seemed to be an all round better family vibe going on.

I know lots of single parents will say they dont choose to be single parents but many do and I have little sympathy for them. Its hard work looking after a home and family.

Getting to back to Mallys dilemma, unless there are less people and surplus jobs, then bosses will continue to be arseholes "

yeah and lets go back to when you couldnt get out of a marriage if you were gettin battered and abused and a womans place was beside her man......

women were drafted into work as the reserve workforce durin the war then expected to go back in the kitchen when it was all over, thank christ for feminism and the change of attitude!

oh and my child is more than wanted thanks very much and she wants for nothin thats why i work and study for a better future for her!!

off to burn a bra or 2!!!xx

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over a year ago

"WHILE there are too many people out of work, employes will continue to pile pressure and stress onto the staff.

If we ask people working in the 50's and 60's after ww2, people could walk from a job to a job

But in all fairness, during those decades, most women stayed home or worked part time so there was plenty of jobs for the bread winners, the man of the household

I do think in many ways things were better because children felt wanted, and there seemed to be an all round better family vibe going on.

I know lots of single parents will say they dont choose to be single parents but many do and I have little sympathy for them. Its hard work looking after a home and family.

Getting to back to Mallys dilemma, unless there are less people and surplus jobs, then bosses will continue to be arseholes "

This really IS non factual. I'm off out ... but in brief.

Women have ALWAYS worked.

Children were no better looked after as not all mothers are good mothers.

Bosses are less arseholey than workers who offer no support for their colleagues. Think they have a right to everything and a responsibility for fuck all ...... AND worse than anything they don't even find out what their rights really are and whine like kids.

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By *ickmealloverWoman
over a year ago

a very plush appartment off junt 7 M5

"WHILE there are too many people out of work, employes will continue to pile pressure and stress onto the staff.

If we ask people working in the 50's and 60's after ww2, people could walk from a job to a job

But in all fairness, during those decades, most women stayed home or worked part time so there was plenty of jobs for the bread winners, the man of the household

I do think in many ways things were better because children felt wanted, and there seemed to be an all round better family vibe going on.

I know lots of single parents will say they dont choose to be single parents but many do and I have little sympathy for them. Its hard work looking after a home and family.

Getting to back to Mallys dilemma, unless there are less people and surplus jobs, then bosses will continue to be arseholes

This really IS non factual. I'm off out ... but in brief.

Women have ALWAYS worked.

Children were no better looked after as not all mothers are good mothers.

on the contrary

poor women have always worked

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over a year ago

"There are times when you are entitled to time off for funerals.

For me .. the time I am entitled to is up to 5 days for a close relative and I mean close and no time for anyone outside the immediate family.

Anyone can take time from work at anytime. You just SAY you are going to a funeral and that you won't be in. Stands to reason that you wouldn't be paid though.

Why do some people think that doing the right thing makes bosses cunts ?

How do people think that business' run if the attitude to work is to 'get away with it' or get agency staff in ?

If a business folds in the recesssion does anyone see their own part in it's downfall...... or just continually fucking bleat about their loss ?

No ! - I'm not a boss. I'm a plain dyed in the wood worker who has had the displeasure of working with some lazy , self righteous , anti boss, anti team , just plain anti fucking work shites really.

I'm at home

until i read the last three words i was gonna ask you if you were packing boxes at a commercial printers

but i won't now."

No. I leave that to the great box packers in this universe.

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over a year ago

"WHILE there are too many people out of work, employes will continue to pile pressure and stress onto the staff.

If we ask people working in the 50's and 60's after ww2, people could walk from a job to a job

But in all fairness, during those decades, most women stayed home or worked part time so there was plenty of jobs for the bread winners, the man of the household

I do think in many ways things were better because children felt wanted, and there seemed to be an all round better family vibe going on.

I know lots of single parents will say they dont choose to be single parents but many do and I have little sympathy for them. Its hard work looking after a home and family.

Getting to back to Mallys dilemma, unless there are less people and surplus jobs, then bosses will continue to be arseholes

This really IS non factual. I'm off out ... but in brief.

Women have ALWAYS worked.

Children were no better looked after as not all mothers are good mothers.

on the contrary

poor women have always worked

Women have always worked.

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By *ickmealloverWoman
over a year ago

a very plush appartment off junt 7 M5

women who chose better providers for partners did not most of the time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

history lesson!! many of the upper classes ladies did voluntary work ie educating the poor in how to keep a house etc, middle classes normally until they got married and in ladies jobs, ie teacher secretary etc, lower classes in whatever they could get usually domestic work until the war then most worked for the war effort then some kept goin some stopped then some decided bugger it we want to do what we can do and feminism was coming into force.

what is to stop a woman having a career? xx

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over a year ago

"history lesson!! many of the upper classes ladies did voluntary work ie educating the poor in how to keep a house etc, middle classes normally until they got married and in ladies jobs, ie teacher secretary etc, lower classes in whatever they could get usually domestic work until the war then most worked for the war effort then some kept goin some stopped then some decided bugger it we want to do what we can do and feminism was coming into force.

what is to stop a woman having a career? xx"

History lesson right back at ya Mzzz !!

The world - and all the women in it - were alive before the periods you describe.

Women have always worked.

P.S. Your description/ explanation whilst not untrue is at best a generalisation xx See ya Im off to B and Q...... and me an upper class lady....... what next !

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over a year ago

i was keepin it simple didnt want to go into the degree level stuff and give timescales or start qoutin spare rib magazine?? obviously when the country was still agricultural and at the through the industrial revolution woman have worked it was the choice of jobs that changed!!

have fun at b and q!! i prefer homebase personally!! xx

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By *ebzStarWoman
over a year ago

Notting

We are only allowed to take time off for IMMEDIATE family.

I was allowed to take time off (holiday pay) for my best mates partners funeral.

We are not allowed access to the internet - only specified webs sites that are work related are accessable.

When at work we have to work, and if the main jobs are all done - there are PLENTY of menail jobs that can be done.

Our bosses dont allow us to have idle hands, - and personally i dont think that is a bad thing.

We are never behind, and when we have a busy busy day, we know that on the quiet days we have prepped and cleaned so a few busy days doesnt set us back

As for people who have kids, i think "certain" allowances should be made, eg if they are to be collected sick from school etc, but then the time should be made up somehow or taken unpaid.

Same as smokers - who "nip out" for a fag 10 times a day - 10 mins at a time - not fair on the rest of us when they have all that time as "break" while we carry on working.

As for lunch break - whats one of those????

lol

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By *tormchaserMan
over a year ago

Bury

I sincerely hope I'm not like your boss.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"I sincerely hope I'm not like your boss."

so do i, my boss has 38dd's

or at least they look that big

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

I'm "a" boss, and would never expect anyone to do any overtime, or give them a hard time for declining the offer.

However, if they were spending significant periods of time on non-work related internet activity, they'd be doing themselves out of a payrise, promotion etc.

But then I wouldn't dare come on here via work's internet connection. We're not actively monitored, but there will be a record.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A boss who acts like the OP describes needs management training - it is at best insensitive behaviour and not conducive to motivating your staff. I try to bear in mind that all my staff are people with real day to day issues in their lives - and families , kids etc come first.

Internet activity at work is somewhat different and I would not be happy if my staff used the net for browsing sites - nothign wrong checking your emails but there has to be an understanding that paid time is just that?

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over a year ago

"my boss has just walked in and said "I've noticed on the holiday board your off tomorrow, as we're really busy, can you come in?"

I said "I'm going to my wives nans funeral"

he said "what time is it, can you come in early or come in after the funeral?"

I said "your actually being serious aren't you?"

he said" "yeah, we've got loads on"

so I said "No, the day was booked last week and its a bloody funeral for gods sake, have some compassion"

I'm still stunned this conversation actually took place

I worked with folk like that.

Wanting me to change holidays at a moments notice because someone gotta go on a course about a new fax machine etc. wwf

And no i didnt.

And when my mom was dying , they wanted me to go and cover at work because one lady had the toothache.

Some folk are soooooo insensitive

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By *woBiTwoCouple
over a year ago

north manchester

One of my staff had to take her dad to a funeral last week ( a close friend had died, and as dad is in his 80s and infirm, he couldn't go if she didn't help) and I gave her compassionate leave with no loss of pay.

When she came back in, some hours later, the next hone call she took was to tell her that her auntie had died,

so of course, she has another funeral coming up.

I sent her home, as she was very upset, and of course the next funeral will be dealt with on the same basis as the first, ie no loss of holiday or pay.

Do unto others?

Good luck Mally. Hope your Mrs is ok.

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