How Patronising is Your Work?

djmc0 said:
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Ok if cake isnt bad enough for you, the Director just turned round and said " could someone hlp that little girl" that little girl is about the same age as her.

God they wind me up, theres so clearly a devide between the lower ranked people in here and the higher
 
I asked for some instructor led developer training and was given a 2 page magazine article that taught 8 year old kids how to code simple javascript games, it wasn't a joke either, totally serious.

Left the job after that, now work somewhere much better and got the training i wanted.
 
chimaera said:
I asked for some instructor led developer training and was given a 2 page magazine article that taught 8 year old kids how to code simple javascript games, it wasn't a joke either, totally serious.

Left the job after that, now work somewhere much better and got the training i wanted.
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We have an academy here that are designed for all kinds of training that are required,

Last week i was asked would you do Train the Trainer, so i asked WTF is that, it is exactly that where someone trains the training department so they can train others. a proper head in hands moment.

Only training i got was from another person doing the same job as me and they wonder why there is problems.

On the whole the only ones that know whats going on or how to do stuff right is the people on the floor, Team Leaders above are just a joke, If i was a TL here i wouldnt admit it
 
Sonea Fifer said:
Sounds just like my old place of work - you dont work in a well known Fife call centre do you?
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That was just what I was thinking, one beside a retail park?

I worked in a call centre for years, and got bonuses, pay rises, random pizza and days when they'd have a buffet because we'd done well. Sure, it's nice to get a pay rise, but that didn't raise morale within the office and didn't make people think it was a good environment to work in.

Call centres can be extremely depressing if you don't get away from the phones, so even something to get you away for 5 mins can make a huge difference. It can also be difficult to arrange something like a pub lunch, as call centre staff can't just take a long lunch if they want, not to mention everyone getting breaks at different times.

If you're where I think you are, it's not just a call centre as part of a bigger office, you are in the minority not being on the phones. With that in mind, it really doesn't surprise me that everyone is treated the same way as staff on the phones. If it really bothers you, then take it up properly at a team meeting rather than being sarcastic.

As for sales staff being paid more, why don't you try their job for a couple of weeks and see if you still think you deserve more? It's a really horrible job, you're constantly under pressure to hit targets and never get a moment to relax. Having worked in an outbound sales call centre, I'd rather be paid less than go back to that.
 
Vixen said:
That was just what I was thinking, one beside a retail park?

I worked in a call centre for years, and got bonuses, pay rises, random pizza and days when they'd have a buffet because we'd done well. Sure, it's nice to get a pay rise, but that didn't raise morale within the office and didn't make people think it was a good environment to work in.

Call centres can be extremely depressing if you don't get away from the phones, so even something to get you away for 5 mins can make a huge difference. It can also be difficult to arrange something like a pub lunch, as call centre staff can't just take a long lunch if they want, not to mention everyone getting breaks at different times.

If you're where I think you are, it's not just a call centre as part of a bigger office, you are in the minority not being on the phones. With that in mind, it really doesn't surprise me that everyone is treated the same way as staff on the phones. If it really bothers you, then take it up properly at a team meeting rather than being sarcastic.

As for sales staff being paid more, why don't you try their job for a couple of weeks and see if you still think you deserve more? It's a really horrible job, you're constantly under pressure to hit targets and never get a moment to relax. Having worked in an outbound sales call centre, I'd rather be paid less than go back to that.
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Yes im at The hell hole you all talk about, to be honest it was just/is a stop gap, but when i went there we didnt have such a bad recesion and jobs around here are like rocking horse poo.

I do enjoy my work on what i do, because i dont deal with customers but Outsourcers, They used to have the Setanta sports contract and lost it, but because they created the CRM for it they wont sell it as it is constant revenue, i enjoy what i do if i was left alone to do it, Generaly get to do lots of different things like setting up stuff and maintaining it. i would far rather be doing something in IT but dont have the qualifications and theres never any opertunitys.

Its that bad i had an operations manager ask if i would insert something to an SQL script, my point was im not paid to play with that kinda stuff and if i do it wrong im the one getting shot for it.

There's only 4 of us full time that work on it and this week they keep puting 3/4 people onto other projects because they are to busy, and then asking me to cover 2 projects single handedly

I do enjoy what m doing at times, but do have a drive to go on and get IT Qualifications but unfortunatley debts dictate that this isnt possible just now
 
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matthewhotdude said:
we had a fun day for charity, if it wasnt for the fact that us workers were forced to go no one would have turned up.
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I dont mind doing stuff for charity, but in here its like every friday there collecting for something else, and fridays are dress down days but then charge you a quid to do it, a quids a quid i can easily spend it on a damn site wore but it just feels they are constantly walking around with their hands out, trying to look great to everyones,
 
Oh hells yes, i work in tescos, the managers and even the supervisors are patronising to hell. As if i don't know basic math and stuff. The way i see it, i haven't worked in a supermarket since i left school, i'm studying, therefore i'm probably more qualified than you.
 
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