Fozzie Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 Good morning! Jobs seem to be a hot topic at the moment, my brother is interviewing for a few places after walking from a role he felt was highly miss-sold to him. He's in IT and said the interviews go well, he meets the competencies quite easily, but then the HR people try to play games. Including what he felt were test questions to see how he felt about taking a lower position. And when they back pedal, I think it's making him want to shut the door on them on principle. But he's got a big war chest, so he's happy to not work and have some downtime. My company are losing people, and the boss admitted he can't hire anyone as they (and this is the exact quote) "they are less skilled and experienced, and then ask for more money than you guys are on". Some ears pricked up, and now a survey on how we feel about our jobs has dropped. And a suggestion we pursue other roles in the same company. One of my best friends from London messaged to say he's walking away from his job, with nothing lined up. Job market seems very chaotic at the minute! 2 Quote
billy sugger Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 I'm thinking of leaving my current job because the company keeps piling more things to do on me. I've gone from setting/operating a press to booking goods in that is for my section, wrapping the work once I've punched holes in it and then crating it up for shipping. At my age all I want to do is just run the press 4 Quote
rennie Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 It's the HR department that are giving me the runaround atm! ( big multi-national company) The interview people near enough told me I'd got the job so far the HR have failed to communicate when they were supposed to every time apart from once, sent the wrong job details, sent the wrong salary!, interfered in the interview process that they set up! I had to do it twice! This is why I'm slightly concerned that it's all going to go pear-shaped until I get an actual job offer Not forgetting that, whilst all this is going on, I'm earning no money! I did get a £500+ tax rebate today though! 3 Quote
Mickly Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 47 minutes ago, rennie said: It's the HR department that are giving me the runaround atm! ( big multi-national company) The interview people near enough told me I'd got the job so far the HR have failed to communicate when they were supposed to every time apart from once, sent the wrong job details, sent the wrong salary!, interfered in the interview process that they set up! I had to do it twice! This is why I'm slightly concerned that it's all going to go pear-shaped until I get an actual job offer Not forgetting that, whilst all this is going on, I'm earning no money! I did get a £500+ tax rebate today though! H’mm, seems very familiar, it’s not JLR is it ? Quote
rennie Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 no! I'd rather not say really, you never know who's watching 1 1 Quote
Grumpy Old Git Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, rennie said: no! I'd rather not say really, you never know who's watching Are you not eligible for 'Job Seekers' Allowance? Quote
rennie Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 Yes if I was prepared to jump through the ridiculous hoops to get it! 1 Quote
Pie man Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 Trying to plan a September trip. Each evening I sit with the laptop looking at places/countries, but for some reason, I just cant be arsed trying to organise anything. Anyone else do this or are you well organised. Quote
Bender Posted June 28, 2023 Posted June 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Mickly said: H’mm, seems very familiar, it’s not JLR is it ? If it's jlr I wouldn't worry about it, at any one time half of hr are probably broken down at the side of the road in one of their own products the other half are asleep working from home 1 Quote
dynax Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 Good morning Having a ride to The Forest of Bowland today 1 Quote
Tiggie Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 Getting up later and later these days eh @rennie? 3 Quote
Bender Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 2 hours ago, rennie said: beer up hours honest! Sounds about right 2 Quote
Fozzie Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 Good evening! Nearly Friday. It's been a very long week. And a team member has gone on long term sick leave, so now there are only 3 lead electrical engineers holding the whole show together. We had 7 a year ago. 1 2 Quote
Steve_M Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 14 hours ago, dynax said: Good morning Having a ride to The Forest of Bowland today That’s been on my list for the last couple of years but I keep getting distracted by the Scottish Borders and Northumberland. 1 Quote
Steve_M Posted June 29, 2023 Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) I’ve been kinda busy for the last week or two. A trip to the Smoke to spend a little time walking around Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, visiting the Natural History and Science museums. But primarily to go see We Will Rock You (for the third time). Then there was a trip to Norfolk to see my son and family. It was great to see my grandson for only the second time. There was a slight difference in accommodation, for each, mostly price… It did remind me why I haven’t camped since attending the Le Mans 24hrs event in 2008. And now I’m back to house renovations / DIY Edited June 29, 2023 by Steve_M 3 Quote
dynax Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Good morning Fantastic day lots of miles done, nothing in the way of facilities at the Forest of Bowland, trees, rocks, water and lots of sheep is all you will find, and lots of smiles from the winding roads 1 Quote
rennie Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Didn't get the job! It was Babcock. Oh well back to the drawing board 1 6 Quote
S-Westerly Posted June 30, 2023 Author Posted June 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, rennie said: Didn't get the job! It was Babcock. Oh well back to the drawing board Bummer Rennie. Better luck next time. 1 Quote
Fozzie Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 2 hours ago, rennie said: Didn't get the job! It was Babcock. Oh well back to the drawing board All seemed to be going in your favour! Sounds like it was a close decision, which is a positive. Hope something comes through for you soon! 1 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 2 hours ago, rennie said: Didn't get the job! It was Babcock. Oh well back to the drawing board Sorry to hear that. 1 Quote
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