That reminds me, I've no idea how I'm going to give the binman a few quid for Christmas this year as they don't collect from the gate.
That reminds me, I've no idea how I'm going to give the binman a few quid for Christmas this year as they don't collect from the gate.
Sellotape it to the actual bin. I say this as someone who lives down a cul-de-sac with no real footfall, so if you live on the Dublin version of Fifth Avenue I guess that might be a problem.
That is a lovely gesture and one I'd never thought/heard of.Originally Posted by Giggles
I'm on the side of a hill in the middle of nowhere and I've to leave the bins at the end of a long lane. I'd be wary of a passer by stopping a whipping it though.
It is nice but isn't there a whole crew? How much do you give them? I've got three separate bin collections for general waste, recycling and compostable garden/food waste.
Binman and postman always, the parents always did it. I might send it in to the depot and mark it for the lads on this specific route.
I only have the first two here as I can't get a compost one, but it's a small company so I doubt the ones doing the run would vary too much. Would normally be two of them just in an area like this, be only something like 20 quid each.
The postman climbs the gate every time we've a parcel and leaves it under the decking, so he might get a bit more.
Ireland’s weird.
I'm a twit
You're a good man.
i fucking told you to apply for account manager jobs. listen to me.
Get them a 'Binmen Do It While You Sleep' sticker for the lorry.
My dad was a postie until he retired in the summer - always got well looked after at Christmas by the village types. Shit load of booze, load of cake, bit of money. It's a nice gesture, probably on the wane as it's so rare you're home to see your postie/bin men.
Probably back on the rise with everyone WFH now.
I'm a twit
Nobody actually works from home, though.
I've just copped that when I updated my linkedin the other day I had the wrong 'open to work' thing selected
I don't use LinkedIn and have no idea what that means, but it sounds like you've accidentally become a Gigolo?
One option is to show that you're looking for a new job but only to people using LinkedIn Recruiter; HR managers, recruitment agencies, etc.
The other option is it make it visible to all and put a nice big #opentowork banner on your profile picture.
Yeah a guy in my team has got that on his. I wonder if he's made the same error.
Don't have another shift til after Christmas now and it's only using one day of my annual leave
So stretched during the winter months.
Whilst Manc and I get asked to volunteer to give boosters
Don't forget to drop a few selection boxes off at your nearest hospital on the way past.
Had our Xmas meal today with our little team of 7. Right at the end they surprised me with birthday presents for tomorrow. Quite shocked at how decent they were, £50 Amazon voucher, decent bottle of red wine and an OG Colin caterpillar. Legends.
Thought I was out for the year but actually with the CFO tomorrow. Sleepless night ahead as I shit myself with worry.
Nothing has been said but I know by the boss that he’s seen that LinkedIn thing anyway.
Just point out that you're old and didn't understand technology if it ever comes up.
If you have LinkedIn its so you can be approached for jobs, so what does it matter?
I'm a twit
Or to engage with your industry or find potential collaborators.
Also it's a fairly clear distinction between "I'd consider an offer" a "I've turned this in please please offer me a job."
But then if you're doing that you've probably ruled out progressing in your current place anyway.
lol losers
I'm a twit
I thought LinkedIn hides this from people at your current employer, and it's only available to those with Pro (gold?) accountsI've just copped that when I updated my linkedin the other day I had the wrong 'open to work' thing selected
I really, really enjoy those moments in work where a mild fuck up leads to a desired outcome. So I was trying to book a claimant in for an assessment in the new year but ended up pushing them back a phase on the system. Whoever picked the case up, looked at the paperwork and said, "Fuck it. I can assess them on paper now." Awesome. Saves the claimant a few weeks and I get out of a hole.
And it's occurred to me that people mostly like how I handle claimants on the phone. It's weird because I don't really see it as a skill that's hard to learn. But I do hear some colleagues firmly set in reading a script and sounding robotic.
My work's approach to covid remains the absolute gold standard. MD comes down this morning, stands in the middle of the office. "Just so everyone knows, we've had some cases in the warehouse. Four guys off sick, some of the others getting a PCR test. They'll be back later. OK? As you were." and off he goes upstairs again.
The work from home guidance has never existed, as far as this company's concerned. They used furlough to snatch a few bob in lockdown 1, but that was it.
I respect it. Fumigating the second floor over one case is our response. I know which one I prefer.
@Kikó
It does unless you are stupid enough to go and make it visible to all
Harsh but true. It's a real cesspit.
Right, so I've now got six days to keep coming into the office and avoid catching covid in the middle of a massive case peak if I'm not to spend Christmas alone. One of the two guys I work with has spent 10 of the last 14 days self-declared working from home for spurious reasons (you may think this is a canny move, but the bosses now think he's a lazy twat and are openly ridiculing him to everyone, so it's not going to work for him in the long run). The other guy, the Arab, has come in this morning with a heavy cough.
Work has dropped off for the year, so really feels like we're about to get shot hours before the Armistice.
I’ve 4 food factory visits over my last 5 working days and they’re the absolute pits when it comes to any sort of cleanliness or protocols. Should have kept more holidays.
The Arab's just come up to my desk looking like death. I said 'You look terrible'. He said 'I know, I've had every single symptom since yesterday'. I said 'Well why are you here?' He said 'Because I can still work' and proceeded to bend over my desk to go through my catalogues, groaning all the way.
You’d be well within your rights to knock him out.
Surely even your boss isn't going to let that slide?
I told him to go home, he refused. I called his brother (nepotistic appointments are handy sometimes) and he's come over and they're talking in Arabic with exaggerated hand gestures.
I don't know if it's just because I live alone or whatever, but I am fucking indestructible around here. Always the last man standing.
Fuck that.
If he doesn’t go home, you should. Voluntarily exposing yourself to anyone ill (flu, covid, bald) is a no-no in December.
Are they arguing over a tenner again?
He's gone. Sent this email to the whole company as his parting gift:
I’m feeling unwell so I’ll be leaving on a sick leave now.
Enjoy your weekend.
Making soft shite gammons shit themselves over missing their dry turkey meat is more effective than explosives tied around our waist in this day and age.
Edit: thought I was in the news thread.
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