Problems at work...what do I do now?
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Tend to agree with Bitslice on this one! The Guy wasn't in a good place to start with.
If his Manager or HR are any good at all then they will understand his frustration and situation and make allowances.
To the OP: Chalk it up to experience, speak to your Manager and clear the air asap and move forward.
Your situation is nowhere near as bad as half of the vultures in this thread will have you believe!
Edit: Turns out the OP is female? My apologies for being so presumptuous if so and please replace all 'his' 'Guy' etc with the appropriate wording
If his Manager or HR are any good at all then they will understand his frustration and situation and make allowances.
To the OP: Chalk it up to experience, speak to your Manager and clear the air asap and move forward.
Your situation is nowhere near as bad as half of the vultures in this thread will have you believe!
Edit: Turns out the OP is female? My apologies for being so presumptuous if so and please replace all 'his' 'Guy' etc with the appropriate wording
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Just because she's a she? Would be a different matter if it was a chap posting.
Demanding salary increases, telling them they made her miss a doctors appointment?
It could've been worded a whole lot better.
Haha, just what I was thinking.
To the OP...
Unfortunately if you don't like your job, you need to find a new one.
Having a fit about it won't help. That email is utterly hilarious.
She's not going to screw you, pack it in.
I think I've made the same post on other (nicer) forums, so possibly not.
I'm three times her age, so I think she's safe
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OP you sound like a moody 13 year old. Find a new job ASAP before you are sacked.
Also to the people who are saying stop making that point. The majority of people who have made the point have made it fairly. The OP posted this in a public forum, people can say what they like, if it was positive/agreeing with her then people wouldn't be saying okay stop it you've made the same point 100 times.
It might be harsh but it's fair and true.
It might be harsh but it's fair and true.
Well, let's move on then.
For the OP, I suggest you start making your way to your local council office.
Get housing benefit form, which will cover both your rent as well as any council tax exemptions you may be entitled to.
You can claim for Jobseekers' Allowance online here.
You can search for jobs on the jobseekers website as well as a few other sites like totaljobs.com and such.
Let's face it, I will be absolutely amazed if you did indeed send off that letter and even moreso if you retain your job. The fact that they have yet to respond to it speaks volumes. You need to be prepared straight away for the prospect of losing your job.
Good luck.
For the OP, I suggest you start making your way to your local council office.
Get housing benefit form, which will cover both your rent as well as any council tax exemptions you may be entitled to.
You can claim for Jobseekers' Allowance online here.
You can search for jobs on the jobseekers website as well as a few other sites like totaljobs.com and such.
Let's face it, I will be absolutely amazed if you did indeed send off that letter and even moreso if you retain your job. The fact that they have yet to respond to it speaks volumes. You need to be prepared straight away for the prospect of losing your job.
Good luck.
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As ill-advised and silly as it is I see nothing in that letter that would be grounds for dismissal especially after 5 years service.
Indeed. And even if she would, remember to never stick your wick in crazy. It will haunt you for years.
Having read the story, even from the POV of trixilux I am tending to side with the actions of the manager. There is more to the story. A line manager doesn't call a HR meeting out of the blue for something petty.
Life can be tough and we all go through some rough patches. It is at these times where a supportive manager can make or break your work life. However, as our personal problems and worries increase, it is very easy to become self centred and self serving and you can lose perspective very easily. I have been there and done that as an employee with problems and as a manager of such an employee.
Try to take a step back from the situation and reassess with a level head. This is difficult to do but if you want to improve the outcome you'll have to figure it out. Otherwise you are going to alienate yourself further and end up out of work.
It's just one of those things you have to live with sometimes.
I personally hate my manager, he constantly cuts me off when I talk, talks in a condescending manner to staff and brings his home problems to work. We even had another one of his episodes today where he's screwed something up and thrown the task at fixing it to somebody else, then being angry when we can't.
He does however hit targets and pushes us along, he also tries to help us along in store by passing as much custom our way as possible. If it weren't for him our store wouldn't hit target every month.
It's not worth the hassle telling him exactly how we feel as it would have a big negative impact on everyone in store, we just grit our teeth and get on with it.
I personally hate my manager, he constantly cuts me off when I talk, talks in a condescending manner to staff and brings his home problems to work. We even had another one of his episodes today where he's screwed something up and thrown the task at fixing it to somebody else, then being angry when we can't.
He does however hit targets and pushes us along, he also tries to help us along in store by passing as much custom our way as possible. If it weren't for him our store wouldn't hit target every month.
It's not worth the hassle telling him exactly how we feel as it would have a big negative impact on everyone in store, we just grit our teeth and get on with it.
A lot of companies have a very dim view on the whole 'I will find work elsewhere if it turns up' thing. The letter could (but I very much doubt it) be viewed as misconduct. That's a very big could mind you.
I still think it was an incredibly risky email which won't end well.
I still think it was an incredibly risky email which won't end well.
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I wouldn't have took it into your own hands - Speak to a professional
There is one of them where I work, guy was brought in on some scheme "get back to work" scheme, came Into interview wearing scruffy clothes claiming he knew this and that. He has been a nightmare, he presence irritates me but he won't go 