Soldato
Okay, Situation.. basically I am the overtime junky at work, I work 3/4 shifts a week and have 2/3 days of afterwards, Normally, if i'm not on nights, I work those days off for them, because they're short staffed and I might as well be paid for being bored there, than not and be at home.. playing games/surfing the internet, seeing as that is what I pretty much do there anyway... so on average i'm doing 6 or even 7 days a week for them which is almost a 60 hour week...
So tonight as a favour to my Dad, and to earn me some extra money, I did the Valentines day at the Curry house he works for on weekends doing deliveries.. so he could spend time at home with my Mum.. and the law of the sod dictates when I call to get 2 new tyres on the front on my car tomorrow, one rear one gets a screw stuck in it, and of course, this happened.
So my first instinct is to get someone out to check the tyre to see if it can be saved, so the guy comes out in a spec wagon, takes a look and says the tyre is dead (Which is just more salt in the wound.. but i'll go into that momentairily) and that really is the last nail in the coffin, and yes, before you ask, no there was no spare, its a Mini, they dont carry one unless you spec it at the factory.. so I ask for the guy to recover me because I didnt wanna take the risk of the nail dropping out and leaving me stranded..
Anyway, whilst I was waiting for the guy to arrive I think, Okay best ring work to tell them what has happened, seeing as there may be a chance that I may not be able to get in tomorrow, as my parents both have commitments, there was a chance of me getting in late morning if the tyres were delivered in the morning, so just shove the old ones on the rear and the new dunlops on the front.. I explained the situation to one of the supervisors who then informed the control room manager... who then rang back to the supervisor, who then rang me...
And the basic points were these...
But luckily my dad has offered to take me in at 6 so he's back for work and mum will pick me up, and i'll have to run the risk of driving to the tyre place with the nail in tomorrow afternoon and asking them to front ones on the back (They still have 2/3mm on them) and get the new ones on the front...
Thanks for reading
So tonight as a favour to my Dad, and to earn me some extra money, I did the Valentines day at the Curry house he works for on weekends doing deliveries.. so he could spend time at home with my Mum.. and the law of the sod dictates when I call to get 2 new tyres on the front on my car tomorrow, one rear one gets a screw stuck in it, and of course, this happened.
So my first instinct is to get someone out to check the tyre to see if it can be saved, so the guy comes out in a spec wagon, takes a look and says the tyre is dead (Which is just more salt in the wound.. but i'll go into that momentairily) and that really is the last nail in the coffin, and yes, before you ask, no there was no spare, its a Mini, they dont carry one unless you spec it at the factory.. so I ask for the guy to recover me because I didnt wanna take the risk of the nail dropping out and leaving me stranded..
Anyway, whilst I was waiting for the guy to arrive I think, Okay best ring work to tell them what has happened, seeing as there may be a chance that I may not be able to get in tomorrow, as my parents both have commitments, there was a chance of me getting in late morning if the tyres were delivered in the morning, so just shove the old ones on the rear and the new dunlops on the front.. I explained the situation to one of the supervisors who then informed the control room manager... who then rang back to the supervisor, who then rang me...
And the basic points were these...
- The fact that my tyre had burst wasn't my companies problem (OK, valid point, but thats where this rant is coming from, I was asking for some Lee-Way seeing as I do so much for them.)
- That I wouldn't be excused as it isn't a valid excuse (Again, Valid point, but with the options I had, I offered them the best solution for me getting in, and as cover wasnt available because the place is so damn stupidly under-staffed) and they were still playing the whole "Not our Responsibility you're contracted" blah blah..
But luckily my dad has offered to take me in at 6 so he's back for work and mum will pick me up, and i'll have to run the risk of driving to the tyre place with the nail in tomorrow afternoon and asking them to front ones on the back (They still have 2/3mm on them) and get the new ones on the front...
Thanks for reading
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