Bars open for gardening leave

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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:21 am

well - I am currently sitting in my office at work, about to start 5 weeks of gardening leave - during which time I need to find a new job

as a friend of mine said - "Who have you told to fuck off this time!"

actually, no one - but the old adage of trusting no one is spot on - especially when you have a scheming manipulative bitch of a deputy manager who has ring fenced a series of accusations that make your position untenable.....

so - I have an awful lot of very unhappy staff, a lot of very upset residents and relatives who have just ripped my boss a new arsehole.....

(And from a business side, the local social services department are now cancelling the future contracts as they do not know if they will be able to trust who ever replaces me..... local health authority is not amused either....as for the GP's - they have really kicked off)

so - small rant over... bars open... I may well quaff heavily tonight.... but i do have to sober up for wednesday as I have an interview.....

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:38 pm

Oh well - hopefully the dark cloud will have a silver lining. Enjoy your extended summer hols.

DavShill · #3 Post by **DavShill** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:20 pm

Sorry to hear that Pete. I hope things work out ok - they usually do mate.
Good luck and I'll drink to forthcoming period of bike tinkering and job searching.

Firestarter · #4 Post by **Firestarter** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:30 pm

Pint please.

New start mate, hopefully this is an opportunity not a problem, good luck for Wednesday

Willopotomas · #5 Post by **Willopotomas** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:47 pm

And so soon into a new job.. What a bastard.

I'll share an ale or six with you mate.

BikerGran · #6 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 4:49 pm

Oh bugger!

I'll raise a glass with you, good luck with the interview!

fatboy · #7 Post by **fatboy** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:10 pm

I simply cannot understand the modern management style, fuck providing a quality service, lets reduce the running costs, this is what my irrelevant degree in tourism taught me... ect ect.
Joined your totally valid rant, now join you with a glass.
best of luck

slickliner6 · #8 Post by **slickliner6** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:46 pm

That sucks like a sucky thing.
But like everyone has said. Maybe a new start ?
Twat for me mate cheers

#9 Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:45 pm

Sorry to hear that, Pete. However at least you're free of that particular scheming bitch. I'm sure something will turn up presto pronto...

And a pint of Chateauneuf du Pape for me, please...

HisNibbs · #10 Post by **HisNibbs** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:13 pm

Most clouds have silver linings....

Enjoy a bit of a break and take stock of a few things. Should be a good time of year for it.

HowardQ · #11 Post by **HowardQ** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:59 pm

Not sure how all that lot came about, but you must be well pissed off!
Really hope the interview on Wednesday goes well, good luck.
It's getting really nasty in lots of "government" type jobs recently, such as Local Government, Health Service, Police etc..
You really have to kiss arse and be careful what you say, trouble is there are so many people who are full time in the former occupation.
In this case kissing a**e also includes letting senior management know when other people have non appropriate views.
From what I know of you, you are probably much like me, and refuse to do the kissing and say exactly what you think, not what senior management want to hear.
It had got so much worse in the last few years before I left.
Some of our management would talk about new ways of working, joking about how we had tried this before on many occasions, and it had never worked.
They'd go to one top level meeting and come back preaching the gospel, they disagreed with.
Keep your chin up and I'm sure you'll get through all this, you seem to have a knack of bouncing back, and finding something better.

If you ever need a chat, I've been on a sort of "gardening leave" for almost a year now, so any time.

Falcopops · #12 Post by **Falcopops** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:46 am

bollox to them all, I'll have a whisky drinking race with you, I can guarantee you'll win, but I'll be so pissed I wont care.

Good luck on Wed.

blinkey501 · #13 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:53 am

What go's around comes around pete and I am almost certain that quite soon you will get the nod that the deputy manager has been given the red card.
I love karma

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Good luck Wednesday mate, I am sure you will be in employment very soon with your drive and enthusiasm.
Isle of jura please mate

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:08 am

blinkey501 wrote: I love karma .

Not one for the hotter curries then?

randomsquid · #15 Post by **randomsquid** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:36 am

D-Rider wrote:
blinkey501 wrote: I love karma .
Not one for the hotter curries then?

Like a chicken tarka? It's a little otter.
Pete, I'm sure you'll come out of this ok. You strike me as one of life's bouncy people.