2015 has been a year to forget ...quickly
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Ok so there is a little bit left, but realistically it has sucked major ballsack.
January 24th = G'pa' dies at ripe old age of 91 - not a surprise but has hit me hard, harder than I may have initially realised. I was very close to him and saw him weekly.
May 6th = Redundant after 3.5 years at AML
And most recently I started a new job at the beginning of October for a small independent firm as Group Sales & Marketing Manager
Or so I thought, first surprise was that my title had changed to Sales Manager, not the end of the world I hear you shout, but not exactly reassuring either.
It turned out that the FD and Owner had pushed through the need to have my position but the SD has been massively against it feeling that it reflected poorly on him and suggested he hadn't been doing his job properly.
He hadn't, he had been doing the job of a SM poorly - none of the sales guys had ever hit their annual target and in fact their quarterly ones either.
He had a minion who happened to report in to me - the Customer/Adminsitration Team Manager, these two arse clowns had both been with the company since almost day 1, as such they had worked together for around 14 years.
They had clearly hatched a plot together to get rid of me (the CATM was a particularly unpleasant 50+ chav, who dressed like a woman 20-30yrs younger than her) what a poisnous
she is.
She put in a "formal complaint" against me within 3 weeks, this was brushed under the table by the owner as bullst he would not even entertain.
Anyway 2 months on I got st canned, reasons given were: CATM complaint!!!!, Leaving at 5pm (despite me saying throughout the interview process that I am an early bird and getting in 1hr 15mins early every day) I have 2 young children so like to be home to spend time with them - apparently the 2 "senior" sales guys had both contacted him that week to say they didn't like my approach (of course not I was actually challenging their failures) and were "considering their positions at the company" - fking consider away you useless underachieving s.
I should have seen it coming and the only reason I had blurred vision on the subject was because the FD and the Owner had reassured me that they 100% had my back and had my full support and that the SD had no weight in the decision making process ref my presence there. Er yeah right, you had my back right up until you suddenly didn't!!s.
I wasn't even in the office for 2 months due to: supplier visits, training, work on other company I had responsibilities for etc etc.
4.5 months unemployed due to redundancy at AML earlier in the year and now this and right before Christmas with 2 young children a wife and mortgage to pay.S S S S
2015 may you contract genital warts and then face AIDS before dying a miserable death, never to return.
p.s Apologies if the spelling etc is a bit off, this sort of just came pouring out of me.
p.p.s I know there is no such thing as "Face AIDS"
p.p.p.s I may have had a little cry as the sheer weight of everything I thought was now behind me, came crashing firmly back down on my shoulders.
January 24th = G'pa' dies at ripe old age of 91 - not a surprise but has hit me hard, harder than I may have initially realised. I was very close to him and saw him weekly.
May 6th = Redundant after 3.5 years at AML
And most recently I started a new job at the beginning of October for a small independent firm as Group Sales & Marketing Manager
Or so I thought, first surprise was that my title had changed to Sales Manager, not the end of the world I hear you shout, but not exactly reassuring either.
It turned out that the FD and Owner had pushed through the need to have my position but the SD has been massively against it feeling that it reflected poorly on him and suggested he hadn't been doing his job properly.
He hadn't, he had been doing the job of a SM poorly - none of the sales guys had ever hit their annual target and in fact their quarterly ones either.
He had a minion who happened to report in to me - the Customer/Adminsitration Team Manager, these two arse clowns had both been with the company since almost day 1, as such they had worked together for around 14 years.
They had clearly hatched a plot together to get rid of me (the CATM was a particularly unpleasant 50+ chav, who dressed like a woman 20-30yrs younger than her) what a poisnous
she is.She put in a "formal complaint" against me within 3 weeks, this was brushed under the table by the owner as bulls
t he would not even entertain.Anyway 2 months on I got s
t canned, reasons given were: CATM complaint!!!!, Leaving at 5pm (despite me saying throughout the interview process that I am an early bird and getting in 1hr 15mins early every day) I have 2 young children so like to be home to spend time with them - apparently the 2 "senior" sales guys had both contacted him that week to say they didn't like my approach (of course not I was actually challenging their failures) and were "considering their positions at the company" - fking consider away you useless underachieving s.I should have seen it coming and the only reason I had blurred vision on the subject was because the FD and the Owner had reassured me that they 100% had my back and had my full support and that the SD had no weight in the decision making process ref my presence there. Er yeah right, you had my back right up until you suddenly didn't!!
s.I wasn't even in the office for 2 months due to: supplier visits, training, work on other company I had responsibilities for etc etc.
4.5 months unemployed due to redundancy at AML earlier in the year and now this and right before Christmas with 2 young children a wife and mortgage to pay.
S S S S 2015 may you contract genital warts and then face AIDS before dying a miserable death, never to return.
p.s Apologies if the spelling etc is a bit off, this sort of just came pouring out of me.
p.p.s I know there is no such thing as "Face AIDS"
p.p.p.s I may have had a little cry as the sheer weight of everything I thought was now behind me, came crashing firmly back down on my shoulders.
Sounds pretty rough pal.
Hoping that 2016 can bring better things.
2015 for me has sucked too. I too was made redundant, which TBH with the redundancy payout, wasn't too bad at all, a break up which has probably scarred me for life and I've lost half my friends because of said breakup. Yay.
But now I have a better job, a better relationship and the friends I do have I am closer than ever with.
Look on the bright side bud. You have your family, you will find another job, things will be OK
Hoping that 2016 can bring better things.
2015 for me has sucked too. I too was made redundant, which TBH with the redundancy payout, wasn't too bad at all, a break up which has probably scarred me for life and I've lost half my friends because of said breakup. Yay.
But now I have a better job, a better relationship and the friends I do have I am closer than ever with.
Look on the bright side bud. You have your family, you will find another job, things will be OK
Sorry to hear about your grandad.
mine was a complete and utter of the highest order so it must have been nice to have a good one.
As for the rest, fk 'em. see out the rest of stty 2015, press reset and start again in the steam pressed fresh New Year.
They sound like a bunch of assholes anyway. You'd have hated working with them.
mine was a complete and utter
of the highest order so it must have been nice to have a good one.As for the rest, f
k 'em. see out the rest of stty 2015, press reset and start again in the steam pressed fresh New Year.They sound like a bunch of assholes anyway. You'd have hated working with them.
Edited by longshot on Wednesday 9th December 10:39
Sorry to hear this OP.
2015 has been donkey plop in the Slickus household too.
Feb, out walking the dogs and i slip slightly, resulting in a slipped disc and on my backside for 2 months.
During this time our puppy gets run over also, and sadly after visiting 'The Supervet', nothing can be done for her.
May was a decent month though, tax man had screwed up my tax code and i got a refund of over £2k.
This resulted in me proposing to Lady Slickus and at the same time, becoming pregnant.
September, sadly told at the 21 week scan that our baby is very poorly and the decision is pretty much taken out of our hands and we lose our child.
Still-born the start of Oct, and on the exact same day, my Nan dies.
A cremation and funeral in the resulting weeks, also meaning a holiday we had booked months previous, got canned, and have only just got the money back from the insurance.
Things will be better in 2016 OP, i'm counting on it. Cuba in Feb, and plan to get out and do as much stuff as possible and enjoy life! Buying a new Motorbike being 1!
2015 has been donkey plop in the Slickus household too.
Feb, out walking the dogs and i slip slightly, resulting in a slipped disc and on my backside for 2 months.
During this time our puppy gets run over also, and sadly after visiting 'The Supervet', nothing can be done for her.
May was a decent month though, tax man had screwed up my tax code and i got a refund of over £2k.
This resulted in me proposing to Lady Slickus and at the same time, becoming pregnant.
September, sadly told at the 21 week scan that our baby is very poorly and the decision is pretty much taken out of our hands and we lose our child.
Still-born the start of Oct, and on the exact same day, my Nan dies.
A cremation and funeral in the resulting weeks, also meaning a holiday we had booked months previous, got canned, and have only just got the money back from the insurance.
Things will be better in 2016 OP, i'm counting on it. Cuba in Feb, and plan to get out and do as much stuff as possible and enjoy life! Buying a new Motorbike being 1!
Marcellus said:
yep certainly been a ste year.... book ended with my brother dying in a canoeing accident in January and a friend and his 7 year old son being killed when they were run over last weekend.
My sincere sympathies, grew up near there and it's a major blow... the news of the son saving many other lives is much discussed in the local pubs if that is of any help...te year.... book ended with my brother dying in a canoeing accident in January and a friend and his 7 year old son being killed when they were run over last weekend.Thanks guys, I knew I could rely on PH for a bit of support.
I am also aware that others are worse off and this has been highlighted already by some of the awful things some of you have had to contend with and experience - much love to you all.
I may or may not have just had another little cry at some of what you have had to stomach.
I may have to let the butler and nanny go now, what has the world come to when he can't have a staff anymore :-(
For me the worst thing is actually having to put on a brave face for my little girl who is hugely excited about Christmas, when all I want to do is hide away and not deal with st. My 1yr old son is too young to understand, but he does seem to be giving me a lot of huge smiles and massive juddery hugs (which helps a bit)
I was so looking forward to Christmas having got a new job and now I am going to have to go through the motions - which is going to be a very big struggle.
I am also aware that others are worse off and this has been highlighted already by some of the awful things some of you have had to contend with and experience - much love to you all.
I may or may not have just had another little cry at some of what you have had to stomach.
I may have to let the butler and nanny go now, what has the world come to when he can't have a staff anymore :-(
For me the worst thing is actually having to put on a brave face for my little girl who is hugely excited about Christmas, when all I want to do is hide away and not deal with s
t. My 1yr old son is too young to understand, but he does seem to be giving me a lot of huge smiles and massive juddery hugs (which helps a bit) I was so looking forward to Christmas having got a new job and now I am going to have to go through the motions - which is going to be a very big struggle.
Slickus said:
Sorry to hear this OP.
2015 has been donkey plop in the Slickus household too.
Feb, out walking the dogs and i slip slightly, resulting in a slipped disc and on my backside for 2 months.
During this time our puppy gets run over also, and sadly after visiting 'The Supervet', nothing can be done for her.
May was a decent month though, tax man had screwed up my tax code and i got a refund of over £2k.
This resulted in me proposing to Lady Slickus and at the same time, becoming pregnant.
September, sadly told at the 21 week scan that our baby is very poorly and the decision is pretty much taken out of our hands and we lose our child.
Still-born the start of Oct, and on the exact same day, my Nan dies.
A cremation and funeral in the resulting weeks, also meaning a holiday we had booked months previous, got canned, and have only just got the money back from the insurance.
Things will be better in 2016 OP, i'm counting on it. Cuba in Feb, and plan to get out and do as much stuff as possible and enjoy life! Buying a new Motorbike being 1!
Christ, that's an awful run of luck 2015 has been donkey plop in the Slickus household too.
Feb, out walking the dogs and i slip slightly, resulting in a slipped disc and on my backside for 2 months.
During this time our puppy gets run over also, and sadly after visiting 'The Supervet', nothing can be done for her.
May was a decent month though, tax man had screwed up my tax code and i got a refund of over £2k.
This resulted in me proposing to Lady Slickus and at the same time, becoming pregnant.
September, sadly told at the 21 week scan that our baby is very poorly and the decision is pretty much taken out of our hands and we lose our child.
Still-born the start of Oct, and on the exact same day, my Nan dies.
A cremation and funeral in the resulting weeks, also meaning a holiday we had booked months previous, got canned, and have only just got the money back from the insurance.
Things will be better in 2016 OP, i'm counting on it. Cuba in Feb, and plan to get out and do as much stuff as possible and enjoy life! Buying a new Motorbike being 1!
Hope 2016 improves for you.
Marcellus said:
yep certainly been a ste year.... book ended with my brother dying in a canoeing accident in January and a friend and his 7 year old son being killed when they were run over last weekend.
Was that the father and son who were returning from a Christmas party? Heard that on the news, awful. My condolences. te year.... book ended with my brother dying in a canoeing accident in January and a friend and his 7 year old son being killed when they were run over last weekend.Marcellus said:
yep certainly been a ste year.... book ended with my brother dying in a canoeing accident in January and a friend and his 7 year old son being killed when they were run over last weekend.
Christ that's horrible.te year.... book ended with my brother dying in a canoeing accident in January and a friend and his 7 year old son being killed when they were run over last weekend.And OP, many sympathies all round.
Remember OP - enjoy this time with the kids. You WILL get another job. And then you will miss them!!
Rosscow said:
Was that the father and son who were returning from a Christmas party? Heard that on the news, awful. My condolences.
Jaska said:
My sincere sympathies, grew up near there and it's a major blow... the news of the son saving many other lives is much discussed in the local pubs if that is of any help...
Yep, it's hit a lot of people very hard as he was such a good bloke and did so much for others, patron of a charity giving support to parents who suffer the loss of a child which we all do a sponsored ride for, so terribly sad, on saturday he'd been Father Christmas for a group of local children, even his 7 year old son didn't recognise him, party saturday night with friends and by all accounts walking home singing songs, him with his 7 year of and his wife slightly behind with the 3 year old when wham.... game over.and now the charity he's a patron of is supporting his wife.
Terrible times Charlie, and everyone else as well. Not been the greatest here but nothing in comparison.
Company sounds like a shower of st, have you considered any action against them - you can't just sack people these days, except in certain circumstances that require more than just hearsay and circumstantial evidence which sounds like what you've had. Not that you want to stay, but maybe take a couple of the useless fks with you!
Company sounds like a shower of s
t, have you considered any action against them - you can't just sack people these days, except in certain circumstances that require more than just hearsay and circumstantial evidence which sounds like what you've had. Not that you want to stay, but maybe take a couple of the useless fks with you!2gins said:
Terrible times Charlie, and everyone else as well. Not been the greatest here but nothing in comparison.
Company sounds like a shower of st, have you considered any action against them - you can't just sack people these days, except in certain circumstances that require more than just hearsay and circumstantial evidence which sounds like what you've had. Not that you want to stay, but maybe take a couple of the useless fks with you!
Hi PhilCompany sounds like a shower of s
t, have you considered any action against them - you can't just sack people these days, except in certain circumstances that require more than just hearsay and circumstantial evidence which sounds like what you've had. Not that you want to stay, but maybe take a couple of the useless fks with you!Bad times buddy, bad times. I had assumed that if within probabtionary period they can do what they like (within reason) I haven't had anything in writing but only got told on Friday afternoon. I am not sure there is much I can do about it really?
Before somebody else gets in there.
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Go round there with a pneumatic tamper, hammer frozen sausages into their car park, chuck a few cans of red bull at the reception desk then smash their back doors in with a knackered old MX5.
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Have messaged. As ever though, get some proper advice - citizens advice a good place to start.
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Go round there with a pneumatic tamper, hammer frozen sausages into their car park, chuck a few cans of red bull at the reception desk then smash their back doors in with a knackered old MX5.
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Have messaged. As ever though, get some proper advice - citizens advice a good place to start.
You have my sympathies OP. My st year was 2010, during which;
I was made redundant two weeks before Christmas 2009
When the money ran out and I had to forgoe my flat, I lived in my car for several weeks in the middle of winter until I could find a job to pay the bills as I had no family or friends nearby. Yes, it was bloody freezing and thoroughly st!
My sister nearly ended up going to prison after being falsely accused of assault by her scumbag of an ex husband
A good mate was killed on his way home from work when he was hit by a drunk driver who was three times over the limit. He was due to propose to her that night as they had just found out she was pregnant.
My cousin was robbed while on holiday in Jamaica and was beaten so badly he spent 2 weeks in a coma. He's OK now, thankfully
Good luck with everything and as others have said contact CAB and possibly ACAS for advice
t year was 2010, during which;I was made redundant two weeks before Christmas 2009
When the money ran out and I had to forgoe my flat, I lived in my car for several weeks in the middle of winter until I could find a job to pay the bills as I had no family or friends nearby. Yes, it was bloody freezing and thoroughly s
t!My sister nearly ended up going to prison after being falsely accused of assault by her scumbag of an ex husband
A good mate was killed on his way home from work when he was hit by a drunk driver who was three times over the limit. He was due to propose to her that night as they had just found out she was pregnant.
My cousin was robbed while on holiday in Jamaica and was beaten so badly he spent 2 weeks in a coma. He's OK now, thankfully
Good luck with everything and as others have said contact CAB and possibly ACAS for advice
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