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subbytna said:
Did the tester arrive?

If so can you time how long it takes to get to half charge, 3/4 charge and full charge. I have found that with wireless charging, the closer you get to full charge the longer it takes to get the last 20% charged up. The wireless charger I sent you is around 73% efficient approx. This is being addressed inhouse by the manufacturer to try and get it to 80+

Try it with a phone and try it with anything else that's got QI wireless charging as an option. See how you get on :)
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Hey dude, arrived yesterday - was going to respond to your email but heres ok too!

I stuck my phone on with the ampere app and it managed to hit 920ma max before I got bored and had to run off.

I also tried it with the Galaxy watch but sadly no joy (Not unheard of - its a bit picky with who it mates with)

Will run a proper test over the weekend once I have hammered my phone a bit - issue with the Mate 20 pro is because battery life is so good it takes ages to drain!
 
Hell froze over - we got a new laser printer at work. The current one has been beaten back into life since long before I started working there - think it was already ~5 years old when the place opened 15 odd years ago.
 
lol no prob! Thanks guys :) much appreciated!

Other news, we've been looking at a huge renovation house project as well. Dates back to 1750! Has an old barn attached we'd convert, and with our rent being crazy high, we could build what we'd like and have a stunning house for less than our current rent. Just a crap ton of work and stress but you know I love that :p:p
 
randomshenans said:
Awesome man!! Got any details??
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2 Bedroom, 2 bathroom, closed garage, ground floor apartment. 10 years old. Got all the bells and whistles....electric shutters, central heating, plumbing pre-installed for Air conditioning if I want to use it, just need to buy the units and add them to the wall. About 15mins from work without traffic :) - Oh its also got a central vacuum system and a pantry which for some reason I find very awesome and cool :D

Here are some pics - http://jacobellwood.co.uk/public/apartment/

The guy also has a place to go to already so the chain is small, therefore it has the potential to all go through very fast. I could be there in March if all goes well!

I am off to Seattle on Saturday for work, going to try and start the first steps this week by finding a lawyer and sitting down with them so they can begin the due diligence while I am away :)
 
dowie said:
Certainly seems like you've been treated unfairly, as an internal candidate they should at least acknowledge that you applied and have the decency to let you know if they're not considering you for the role anymore. This sort of thing (the rejection) perhaps ought to also warrant a meeting with your manager perhaps to discuss career goals, progression etc.. and for him to manage expectations. They've managed this badly and you're right to feel aggrieved!

Do you ever chat with the MD or any of the directors socially, like having beers after work sometimes etc..? Could be worth mentioning something informally then. More formally perhaps e-mail your manager to arrange a meeting and have a chat with him about career progression, tell him that you're grateful for the recent promotion but that you'd eventually like to transition into a role doing X etc.. and ask how you can work out a plan to make this happen?

I think you do need to make it clear that you're not happy with they way you've been treated and that you have certain ambitions/goals. They're obviously aware that you applied for the job but presumably if they've just promoted you to a new role 6 months ago then they perhaps had assumed that was you sorted for the next 2-3 years.

Is there any overlap between your role and the role you want or would there be any way for you to create some? Perhaps you could do some project work for that other team etc..?

Ultimately if that role is something you're really interested in then you might need to consider an external move yourself - in fact even if you're otherwise happy for the moment and not necessarily considering moving it could be worthwhile to apply for and have an interview for such a role elsewhere regardless. I know it sounds silly to apply for a job when you're not looking to move but you gain some benefits from doing so. You get an idea of whether a third party would consider you for that role (your current company has other interests like you being useful in your current role), you get a better idea of your current worth in terms of salary, how easily you could move if you wanted to, you get some interview practice and also, though you don't necessarily intend it, you might get a surprising offer and find yourself deciding to move after all. Not to mention that attending a job interview when you're not necessarily looking and when it doesn't matter much if you don't get the job can be a relatively stress free experience.
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Skillmister said:
I can relate to this completely in my current situation. I've been here 5.5 years and gone from office junior to one of, if not the, busiest person in my department despite not being at any sort of senior level. I put in a huge amount of hours last year which were noticed (MD personally commented on it before breaking up for Christmas) and formed new business relations which should see us take in close to 100k of extra work over 12 months. I've billed more than my head of department this financial year... All of this self-supported so at considerably less expense to the firm than some of my colleagues who have one or two assistants as well as being on higher salaries themselves.

And yet when I tell them I've had a job offer I don't hear a word from anyone, it goes totally ignored. I was going to speak to the MD about it yesterday but they weren't in and won't be for few more days so I thought to hell with it, it wasn't going to actually change my decision so it's their loss. They'll be lucky to only need to recruit one person to replace me IMO and I highly doubt they will keep the referral arrangement I sourced. Utimately they've proved all the reasons I went looking for a new job in the first place and why there are likely to be a few more leavers in the next 6 months.
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Thanks for the responses, sorry it's a late response. When the news of the appointment I sent an email to my manager expressing my disappointment of the handling of it all, it wasn't his fault as he wasn't advertising the role but the person the job reports to is a Director here so I thought this should have been handled a lot better.

It turns out they didn't put me forward due to the fact they wouldn't be able to replace me quick enough. Which is what I alluded to above. I'm not sure if there is any point responding, it's left a distinct sour taste in my mouth and truth be told I think I'm never going to move on in this company due to the fact of the role I occupy.
 
Andybtsn said:
It turns out they didn't put me forward due to the fact they wouldn't be able to replace me quick enough. Which is what I alluded to above. I'm not sure if there is any point responding, it's left a distinct sour taste in my mouth and truth be told I think I'm never going to move on in this company due to the fact of the role I occupy.
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That's really unfair and sure there is something you can do about it. You can't stop someone internally applying due to internal logistics, that is utter BS. No wonder it left a sour taste. You should say, you think that helped you but when I leave you'll still have to replace me. How crap!!

@Phate yea, we rent our current place and it's a brand new white box house (standard modern style of new builds here) which is attached to one other, but is really rather big. We were the first to move in and I think it's about 190m2 and 4 bed with a big office and 2 HUGE garages. We like the house, but it's in an area that's getting a lot of stuff built around us now. An MOT place has literally popped up next door and is massive, that's about to open, and they're kicking off another build nextdoor the other side now which we think is a hotel... joy. With rent like 2050 a month we could just use that and build a really nice place.
The house is habitable at the moment in that link, but it's clearly ******. We could live in it though and rebuild the barn side first and then move our way through the rest. I mocked up some rough plans and we'd get a 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, office, wine cellar, utility, pantry, gym (or garage, depending what I opt for! :P ) and maaaaybe even a nice TV room (wouldn't quite call it cinema room but sorta). Need to go see it again and get some plans drawn up and see what we can do anyway. I wanted to be an architect when I was a kid, so this sort of thing really excites me. I just keep getting told by the wife that it's not just my project :P
 
randomshenans said:
That's really unfair and sure there is something you can do about it. You can't stop someone internally applying due to internal logistics, that is utter BS. No wonder it left a sour taste. You should say, you think that helped you but when I leave you'll still have to replace me. How crap!!
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Yeah, it doesn't sit right with me...you'd think something that could be brought up with HR..
 
Andybtsn said:
Yeah, it doesn't sit right with me...you'd think something that could be brought up with HR..
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Do it. It's not your problem that they have a headache on your hands if they promote you... if you left tomorrow, they'd have a worse problem because you'd be gone.

At least if they'd kept you internally you could have been a mentor for the new person, available for support etc.

Look for anything that says they promote progression and take it to HR. Call them out on it and express your disgust at the way they've handled it, maybe even escalate it to the next level management and point out that an employee has been prevented from progressing because of a lack of foresight by the local management. After all, where is their progression plan ;)
 
Andybtsn said:
Yeah, it doesn't sit right with me...you'd think something that could be brought up with HR..
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In some ways, yeah - just in terms of the way it has been handled but not necessarily the fact that he'd blocked you from applying.

It is more the MD and the hiring manager that you'd perhaps want to talk with about that and ultimately the MD who you'd need on side for such a move if being blocked. Letting the hiring manager know here could give some weight towards influencing the MD, especially if the hiring manager likes you and would have likely hired you had he known you were interested still - he might then also voice some frustrations to the MD that he's had to bring in an external hire who needs to be trained up when there is a keen member of staff he'd instantly hire but who has been blocked. If his team/department is more important at the moment or in general (closer to the money) then politically him kicking up a fuss could get you your move next time he needs a new team member or indeed if the new hire doesn't work out.

I had a similar problem at a previous employer, it was company policy that your current manager had to approve an internal move in addition to the hiring manager. It was the senior MD in the London office that made the move happen as he was able to overrule my manager, HR generally aren't there to manage teams etc.. but to provide advice to management and to deal with problem members of staff etc... I think the main HR angle is the potential retention issue and the way your manager has handled this (by fobbing you off rather than speaking to you about it) not the fact he's blocked you (assuming he was entitled to block you from applying).

If you are planning to stick around then I'd be careful how you handle it, if you're making a HR complaint about the fact that he wasn't up front with you etc.. then he'll quite likely find out about it fairly quickly as HR will perhaps want to speak to him about how he handles this stuff in future and he might not be too happy. On the other hand you're perfectly entitled to flag it up and/or indeed have a sit down with him to talk about career progression - putting some direct pressure on the guy, get an answer from him re: moving in a year's time etc... ask about collaborating with the other team at the moment etc..

I'd certainly go direct to the hiring manager and talk to them, tell them that you were interested in the job they had advertised but that your unable to leave your current team at the moment - you could ask them if you could do some work for them anyway alongside your current duties - gives you a chance to work with them, show them what you can do etc..etc..

Ultimately though you might want to check out some external options too and if you do leave then perhaps for the sake of your colleagues still there, point out that the lack of communication/blocking you from applying for that role etc.. are the reason.
 
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