Pet Hates........or FFS

[Filterlab]

Indeed.

Well, the workers are free to leave at any time.

[Macca]

It's bollocks anyway, I know someone who works at the one by me for years now, he says it's fine. He's not afraid of a bit of hard work though.

[Filterlab]

I think people just like to bitch about stuff to be honest.

[Pigmy Pony]

It's bollocks anyway, I know someone who works at the one by me for years now, he says it's fine. He's not afraid of a bit of hard work though.

I doubt the work there really is hard though. These days "hard working" just entails getting out of bed each morning and turning up In the olden days it was just called "having a job".

And you try telling the kids of today that, and they won't believe you.

[Marco]

It's not a case of the work necessarily being hard, but the long hours, being at your employer's constant beck and call, re overtime, etc, and essentially the demands put on your time and how that impacts on your personal life - which as a result these days is often non-existent!

All right if you're single with no family, and only yourself to consider - but otherwise simply horrendous. People need to be able to LIVE, rather than merely *exist*.

There's too much of that in the workplace these days, with bosses running roughshod over their staff, as because they're *desperate* for the job (often in order to pay significant debt), they can push them to the limits. Then when they do get a day off, they're too frazzled to do anything other than sleep...!

What sort of a 'life' is that?

We need stronger unions, and more of a militant mentality in the workforce, instead of subservient sheep!

Thank you. Morning rant now over

Marco.

[struth]

I doubt the work there really is hard though. These days "hard working" just entails getting out of bed each morning and turning up In the olden days it was just called "having a job".

And you try telling the kids of today that, and they won't believe you.

nowt like bein' downt pit lad!

actually the hardest job physically i did was working in the refractory brick works. 32ton a day to make bonus. Took you a while to get fit enough and your skin to get hard enough, but once you got there it was a breeze. Just shut your brain down and graft.

[Macca]

It's not a case of the work necessarily being hard, but the long hours, being at your employer's constant beck and call, re overtime, etc, and essentially the demands put on your time and how that impacts on your personal life - which as a result these days is often non-existent!

All right if you're single with no family, and only yourself to consider - but otherwise simply horrendous. People need to be able to LIVE, rather than merely *exist*.

There's too much of that in the workplace these days, with bosses running roughshod over their staff, as because they're *desperate* for the job (often in order to pay significant debt), they can push them to the limits. Then when they do get a day off, they're too frazzled to do anything other than sleep...!

What sort of a 'life' is that?

We need stronger unions, and more of a militant mentality in the workforce, instead of subservient sheep!

Thank you. Morning rant now over

Marco.

https://employmentlawguide.uk/2020/0...e-regulations/

When I was younger I used to opt out so I could do 70 hour weeks, as I needed the money.

'Hard work never harmed anyone.' That was what you used to hear from the older generations when I was a youth.

Occasionally you;d get a boss who thought they were god almighty and start pushing people around, they never lasted always got sacked or left because that's counter-productive in the long run.

[Pigmy Pony]

nowt like bein' downt pit lad!

actually the hardest job physically i did was working in the refractory brick works. 32ton a day to make bonus. Took you a while to get fit enough and your skin to get hard enough, but once you got there it was a breeze. Just shut your brain down and graft.

My hat goes off to you Grant, you've had some really tough jobs. I doubt many youngsters today could or would do that, I know I couldn't.

My job certainly isn't tough, apart from some shit weather. Anita's dad always calls me hard working every time we go on holiday or buy something nice. As in 'well he works hard, he deserves a holiday'. All I have to do is turn up when I said I would, and never have any 'sickies'. Piece of piss really.

[Pieoftheday]

I ordered a new TV unit in October last year,what with cv19 it's taken 3 months to arrive. I was very excited unboxing this morning until I noticed some slight damage to one corner, then another corner and then one joint was completely split, FFS

So a week 2 phone calls and 5 emails on and I've been offered £45 discount OR a repair I've asked for a full refund and ask them to come and get it, it's all gone quiet

[struth]

kinda looks like the pair of trainers i ordered for the boy has been stopped re customs. i wasnt aware they were a dutch company(footlocker) no mention of extra costs etc but i got an email saying there is a delay at customs..their website is down due to (obviously complaints) and no more info. will have to see how it pans out but may be better value refusing delivery. they were not cheap. this govt and eu have really screwed up this way and there will be no winners.. idiotic.