New - The things that really annoy you

[Keef]

Job adverts differing from the actual thing,
Been for an interview for a 8-4.30, no weekend working or bank holidays job.
Interviewer said the hours are 06.30-4.30 pm, but be prepared to usually finish around 6pm depending on the route you get.
Due to the nature of the job we work a lot of weekends and most bank holidays, you’ll be on a rota for that.

The pros are the moneys ok, and it’s a 20 min bike ride away, I’m thinking of err no thanks if they offer it me, the job gets advertised every few months, and they have a 3 month probationary period, I get the impression they dump you after the 3 months and go onto the next poor sap that applies.

 

[Del Woppio]

The raw material of the product we manufacture is today 78% more expensive than it was the day before the Iran war. We've held the line since then but I've had to pass on a good chunk to customers today. I've had threats, begs, accusations, guilt trips, all of which are going to result in individual pieces of work for each one to assess commercial viability and negotiations etc. Just fuck off. FUCK OFF.

Honestly I wish I could say "you either pay this price or you go elsewhere*" and leave it at that, but then the pieces would still need picking up when that ORANGE FUCKING PRICK gets back in his own lane.

Obvious disclaimer that as far as consequences of war goes it's not even negligible but fuck me the stress and workload is unreal.

*in fact what I want to say is "I don't know if you've watched the news, Ben, but the world is fucking fucked. Just fuck off and leave me alone and get a grip, you beet-faced prick. Pay up or fuck off, we're both losing money so deal with it"

 

[Keef]

Well the bloke who I had the interview with, and guaranteed he’d let me know by the end of the working week is cutting it fine tbh.

 

[sycophantia]

Well the bloke who I had the interview with, and guaranteed he’d let me know by the end of the working week is cutting it fine tbh.

They're all cunts. Had so much of that when I was job hunting.

 

[Keef]

I never believe them, I’m out the interview and onto the job sites, I used to wait a week or so just in case, then realised I was stupid for doing that

 

[Wolftone]

The raw material of the product we manufacture is today 78% more expensive than it was the day before the Iran war. We've held the line since then but I've had to pass on a good chunk to customers today. I've had threats, begs, accusations, guilt trips, all of which are going to result in individual pieces of work for each one to assess commercial viability and negotiations etc. Just fuck off. FUCK OFF.

Honestly I wish I could say "you either pay this price or you go elsewhere*" and leave it at that, but then the pieces would still need picking up when that ORANGE FUCKING PRICK gets back in his own lane.

Obvious disclaimer that as far as consequences of war goes it's not even negligible but fuck me the stress and workload is unreal.

*in fact what I want to say is "I don't know if you've watched the news, Ben, but the world is fucking fucked. Just fuck off and leave me alone and get a grip, you beet-faced prick. Pay up or fuck off, we're both losing money so deal with it"

Interesting. What is the raw material and what do you manufacture?