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How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

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cityfan39
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How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by cityfan39 »

Or would you never, no matter what. I was gutted to go, but hearing of
impending changes in my last office, i'm in a bit better frame of mind.
3pm last letter on a saturday, feck off Royal Mail.
Yeah, they're right nobody's got anything better to do at the weekend
have they.
Stormproof
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by Stormproof »

I don't think people would jack it in, more likely to get sacked due to thumping a manager. We start our later Saturdays next week so will let you know :nervous
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets


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taurus88
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by taurus88 »

If later Saturday start times meant no football, I'd hand my notice in immediately.
If the job was causing me maddening stress, I'd hand my notice in immediately.

I don't have kids, nor a (serious) girlfriend, so it's easier for me to ditch a job and just survive.
Fishyfingers
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by Fishyfingers »

Stormproof wrote:I don't think people would jack it in, more likely to get sacked due to thumping a manager. We start our later Saturdays next week so will let you know :nervous
What do you mean by later?we start at 5am at the mo no talk of that changing.
Stormproof
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by Stormproof »

Fishyfingers wrote:
Stormproof wrote:I don't think people would jack it in, more likely to get sacked due to thumping a manager. We start our later Saturdays next week so will let you know :nervous
What do you mean by later?we start at 5am at the mo no talk of that changing.
We knew we were going to finish later but it came out of the blue on Thursday when next weeks rota went up. 06.10 start and 13.38 finish which no doubt will be later when we move office in the near future. The people who have come up with these times in my office don't work Saturdays :arrrghhh
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets


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cyrus
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by cyrus »

I'm off, if or when this job becomes minimum wage.
chelseachris
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by chelseachris »

We used to start at 5.30am now over the years it has gone to 8am and with the trollies instead of the bikes the job has become a right old tramp :shock:
clewsy01
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by clewsy01 »

taurus88 wrote:If later Saturday start times meant no football, I'd hand my notice in immediately.
.

it does. we have been told to make a choice between season tickets and a job, and that the manager was available for notices to be handed in if the season ticket was chosen. some lads have already bought theirs and will have no chance of getting there
happy
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by happy »

do you not think that the job is going the way of later start times and longer rounds just so people will just leave the job. i know i wont leave unless a get evr after 22 years i for one will not go for nothing :so there
motherhubbard
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by motherhubbard »

taurus88 wrote:
I don't have kids, nor a (serious) girlfriend,
Is the girlfriend not serious or is the relationship not serious?
Does she view it that way?
Never let the hand you hold, hold you down.
coolasluck
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by coolasluck »

I plan to go when we get privatised.
Just will be a case of waiting to see what i can get before leaving,most deffinatly i am not willing to work for less money.I do aim to stay in the job until the nd of next year and leave in 2013 some time thats my plan unless it is scuppered by the royal mail.
daveyeff
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by daveyeff »

Stormproof wrote:
Fishyfingers wrote:
Stormproof wrote:I don't think people would jack it in, more likely to get sacked due to thumping a manager. We start our later Saturdays next week so will let you know :nervous
What do you mean by later?we start at 5am at the mo no talk of that changing.
We knew we were going to finish later but it came out of the blue on Thursday when next weeks rota went up. 06.10 start and 13.38 finish which no doubt will be later when we move office in the near future. The people who have come up with these times in my office don't work Saturdays :arrrghhh
thats only 7hrs 28 mins a day, what about your meal breaks? christ, we are 6.10am start, last letter 14.30, then 15mins to return to office to pouch off, return pda etc, then last 20 mins of our meal break. making it a 15.05 finish.
daveyeff
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by daveyeff »

the more i read on here, the more i hate this fekn company. bastads!!! :evil/mad
stokes11eg
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by stokes11eg »

happy wrote:do you not think that the job is going the way of later start times and longer rounds just so people will just leave the job. i know i wont leave unless a get evr after 22 years i for one will not go for nothing :so there
:sad: Sad, but I think you.ve hit the nail on the head! Odds on, that once most old full timers are replaced with casuals etc, things will revert back!
blackadder
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Re: How bad would the job have to get, for you to jack?

Post by blackadder »

happy wrote:do you not think that the job is going the way of later start times and longer rounds just so people will just leave the job. i know i wont leave unless a get evr after 22 years i for one will not go for nothing :so there
do you realy think that they wana give you a handout if you wana leave, i think not
the path of my life is strewn with cowpats from the devils own satanic herd