This Business and Moment...

ivrytwr3 · 2025-02-06T16:09:47+0000

OspreyO said:
Tbh it's the same at work. A lot of people never reply or acknowledge emails etc. So I usually have a "if no reply" what will happen. That might be the issue will escalated, or considered resolved. In that I'm never held up waiting for a reply. I can move forward or abandon.

I like that! However, i don't think i would be comfortable moving forward on a decision because i didn't get a reply. Somewhere down the line it would bite me on the ass no doubt. However, it may gee up someone to reply in the first place.

NickK · 2025-02-06T16:44:53+0000

ivrytwr3 said:
I like that! However, i don't think i would be comfortable moving forward on a decision because i didn't get a reply. Somewhere down the line it would bite me on the ass no doubt. However, it may gee up someone to reply in the first place.

It depends on the circumstances.

When you've ended up without a boss within the org for over a year you tend to develop a pretty good feeling for this. My technique tended to be a little more direct, going to levels up and emailing their boss's boss (large org), naturally being polite but getting the work done.

CaptainRAVE · 2025-02-06T17:00:43+0000

CaptainRAVE said:
A whole department axed today. Not great to lose colleagues. Ours is fine at least. Although now I’ve been told I can’t manage two departments at once, funny how it was fine when they had no choice.

And after some punchy communication with management I seem to live for another day

Meanwhile the other half is at some million pound mansion shindig with her boss and a load of celebrities tonight. A different world for sure.

Rroff · 2025-02-06T17:04:27+0000

NickK said:
I get the feeling there's a lot of people in the same boat, 2025 is meant to see the shoots of growth but think it's all overoptimistic reporting.

Definitely seems that way - sadly I doubt they are done with making roles redundant in my place though so far I've escaped, quite a few businesses around here are going to the wall and/or doing substantial layoffs - whatever the intentions might have been Labour have pushed many struggling businesses over the edge this year by the looks of it especially with the extra NI costs.

OspreyO · 2025-02-06T17:49:34+0000

NickK said:
It depends on the circumstances.

When you've ended up without a boss within the org for over a year you tend to develop a pretty good feeling for this. My technique tended to be a little more direct, going to levels up and emailing their boss's boss (large org), naturally being polite but getting the work done.

Certainly kick the can upwards if needs be. It's a judgement call. Had one yesterday someone sitting on work, by asking a million questions, I cut them off saying my availability had closed, and I was no longer part of their project and my part was completed.

OspreyO · 2025-02-06T17:52:07+0000

Rroff said:
Definitely seems that way - sadly I doubt they are done with making roles redundant in my place though so far I've escaped, quite a few businesses around here are going to the wall and/or doing substantial layoffs - whatever the intentions might have been Labour have pushed many struggling businesses over the edge this year by the looks of it especially with the extra NI costs.

I think a lot of places particularly in tech, are on a cost cutting drive. Or shuffling their spend to look better in the market.

malachi · 2025-02-07T17:07:50+0000

malachi said:
Think Im going walk out my job soon before my end date of 30th Feb.

Since they called me into the office to basically sack me in October, I haven't been doing much apart from letting the guys in India take over.

Today I was working from home and my boss asked me about a quote for some servers, we always do video calls and he could see I was at home. I work in the office most of the time, its 1hr on the train, to the office and back.

He sent me an email saying. As its my last month in Feb, he wants me to be in the office 5 days a week to an handover?!!? I thinking to myself why? I have been doing that remotely to the Indian team since November and they haven't hired anyone in the office to replacement me So I have no one to physically do a handover to.

So he wants me to be at my desk, basically doing nothing apart the odd shoulder tap "oh, my laptop isn't working"

And I have walked, done! I'm officially unemployed.

HR wasn't happy....considering I had three weeks left to work. Not sure why when they gave me my notice back in October. :confused:

Anyway booked a few weeks in Canary Islands and Mexico, while applying for jobs remotely. I need a break