Leaving a sinking ship

[P13]

I'm doing well I'm hitting 800 quid a week with all this overtime. N its easy overtime. Glorious days. I'm actually laughing at the amount I'm earning but then again I'm willing to graft alot just want to steal a wage

Grow up

[wacko74]

I'm doing well I'm hitting 800 quid a week with all this overtime. N its easy overtime. Glorious days. I'm actually laughing at the amount I'm earning but then again I'm willing to graft alot just want to steal a wage

Whoever this weeks Chancellor happens to be must be loving you with the amount of Income tax and N.I. you're handing over.

[Newbiehere]

We had a 'presumed' pay in the first 2% pay award where they estimated your pay. Then worked out properly what hrs you'd worked until end of August and adjusted the back pay (which was really forward pay), that was the amount in September you speak of.

Thanks for explaining it

[Dorset Plodder]

Looks like we've found another candidate for the "Ignore'' List

Low number of posts? ... Seems determined to wind people up about Strike Breaking? ..... You really need to get a proper hobby mate

With all that money your making try Offshore Powerboat Racing!

[aiden01]

Looks like we've found another candidate for the "Ignore'' List

Low number of posts? ... Seems determined to wind people up about Strike Breaking? ..... You really need to get a proper hobby mate

With all that money your making try Offshore Powerboat Racing!

Ignore list should surely be banned she is only on here to wind people up

[priority102]

Good Luck to everyone that's found a better job.

All you guys leaving for another job illustrates just what an empty threat the 6000-10000 Redundancees is.

By that time next year I'm sure we'll have lost nearly that many through Natural Wastage.

Exactly what I have said. You can't even get basic uniform now without a fight - and people on here cling on thinking they are going to pay millions of pounds out in redundancies!!!

Natural wastage will gift them the job losses.....along with more, and more, and more pressure, stress and work for those who stay.

[Cazlew]

I just left. Only 18 months into it, however I started to consider other jobs after Xmas when the workload didn't ease up and was replaced with lapsing.(to be done before own duty) there are plenty of jobs out there I found several with with more money and less days. I found alot of advertised jobs were similar to royal mail whereby they advertise a low hourly rate but it's bumped up with allowances.
I liked my office, manager was a nice guy and colleagues too.
Orders from above just put the whole operation under strain.
Anyhow plantar fascitis and back pains have gone and more family time. No brainer really

[themaze]

I just left. Only 18 months into it, however I started to consider other jobs after Xmas when the workload didn't ease up and was replaced with lapsing.(to be done before own duty) there are plenty of jobs out there I found several with with more money and less days. I found alot of advertised jobs were similar to royal mail whereby they advertise a low hourly rate but it's bumped up with allowances.
I liked my office, manager was a nice guy and colleagues too.
Orders from above just put the whole operation under strain.
Anyhow plantar fascitis and back pains have gone and more family time. No brainer really

What did you go on to do ?

[Wullie10]

Living up North?

take your mum with you. She can cook and clean for you.

[woofwoof]

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Bit of a coincidence

[Fannybaws]

I left nearly 2 years ago after 17 years, could see things were only getting worse then. Best decision I ever made, the company I work for now are going down to a 4 day week next year. No stress in the mornings, no working weekends and no idiot doms trying to manipulate you.

Me too, left last year after just over 25 years, best decision by a country mile. No stress, a company who treats every employee as a person, everyone gets on with each other, no weekends......I HAVE A LIFE NOW!

More and more are echoing that and you have to wonder if it's all part of some grand plan to push the long timers, older staff and those with family commitments out of the job to replace them with more PT staff.

[grandypants]

I went over two years ago due to IHR I now work part time in a major supermarket 3 evenings a week, 20+ years in the job, state pension,RM pension and wages from my part time never been better off and to cap it all I have a life, no more early starts, a great team I work with, including managers who give you no hassle, I still see some of the lads from my DO and they look shattered and demorilised and when speaking to them utterly fed up, RM was once a great job but now the writing is on the wall, if you can get out.

[Smir]

I just left. Only 18 months into it, however I started to consider other jobs after Xmas when the workload didn't ease up and was replaced with lapsing.(to be done before own duty) there are plenty of jobs out there I found several with with more money and less days. I found alot of advertised jobs were similar to royal mail whereby they advertise a low hourly rate but it's bumped up with allowances.
I liked my office, manager was a nice guy and colleagues too.
Orders from above just put the whole operation under strain.
Anyhow plantar fascitis and back pains have gone and more family time. No brainer really

what are these jobs you speak off, they seem to good to be true?

[Dorset Plodder]

I went over two years ago due to IHR I now work part time in a major supermarket 3 evenings a week, 20+ years in the job, state pension,RM pension and wages from my part time never been better off and to cap it all I have a life, no more early starts, a great team I work with, including managers who give you no hassle, I still see some of the lads from my DO and they look shattered and demorilised and when speaking to them utterly fed up, RM was once a great job but now the writing is on the wall, if you can get out.

Glad everything's worked out well for you. I sometimes think Ill Health is the deciding factor in a lot of people's decisions, and is the final push to seek another job. You're fortunate that you have several pensions to help cushion the move to Part Time Employment.

We all have different circumstances and while I worry about how Younger Colleagues can make that move (no pensions, young families, high rents etc) the Up Side is that they've got a working Life ahead of them to improve their situation.

The Flip Side is Older Colleagues that may have similiar advantages to yourself (mainly recieving pensions) but don't really want to be starting at the bottom of the pile this late in their working lives. Difficult Decisions.