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Offline Kev_mk3

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #45 on: October 02, 2008, 07:30:13 pm »
Would you be referring to brake fluid for uses other than in brake lines? ;)
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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #46 on: October 03, 2008, 12:46:54 pm »
I had an interview that lasted all of 10 mins this morning.
450 condition surveys starting a week on Monday and its pay day today.

I think that celebrations are in order!

Thanks for all the support ;D
What do you mean dust?.... Thats not dust, this is dust! Ich Habe Honda S2000 and its not mine!

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #47 on: October 03, 2008, 05:16:21 pm »
Sunday shall indeed be a little celebration. The Black pig wont be there though, celebarting and drivin dont mix very well!!!
What do you mean dust?.... Thats not dust, this is dust! Ich Habe Honda S2000 and its not mine!

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #48 on: October 04, 2008, 10:53:10 am »
Short & successful interviews always imply - especially in this sort of market - that your CV was good, and you sold yourself well. Well done! Long may your luck hold!
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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #49 on: October 04, 2008, 01:57:45 pm »
Nice to hear some good news, well done LPP.

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #50 on: October 04, 2008, 07:46:41 pm »
Cheers Chaps.
Off out for celebrations as we speak.  ;D
What do you mean dust?.... Thats not dust, this is dust! Ich Habe Honda S2000 and its not mine!

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #51 on: October 15, 2008, 01:55:34 pm »
Its hard time in work and business.

A friend of mine has had been moved to a new office and the company has new office policy.

Credit Crunch - all down to merchant bankers (is that not rhyming slang)



NEW OFFICE POLICY - EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2008


Dress Code:

1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary.

2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes, Versace dresses and carry a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise.

3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise.

4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.


Sick Days:
We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

Personal Days:
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturdays & Sundays.

Bereavement Leave:
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend the funeral arrangements in your place. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.

Bathroom Breaks:
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the 'Chronic Offenders' category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company's mental health policy.

Lunch Breaks:
* Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy.

* Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.

* Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.


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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #52 on: October 15, 2008, 02:49:53 pm »
B is for Bear Sterns.............


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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #53 on: October 18, 2008, 12:17:55 am »
Cheers Chaps.
Off out for celebrations as we speak.  ;D

I go away for my hols with the Mrs for a couple weeks. Then try and find my part time work ethic. Then try to read all my emails, CA stuff etc and find that you've been offloaded.  Then my shunt and all the problems.  Then start everything again to find you have secured some employment.

CONGRATULATIONS Rex.

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #54 on: October 19, 2008, 04:39:03 pm »
Things are on the up for me as well.
Just landed a Job up in town working for the Museum of London, only its a 5 month contract (min) but its a start.
I' gonna copy Rex and have a wee dram.
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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #55 on: October 20, 2008, 08:36:47 pm »
well mates got home tonight after another long day at work as a chippie refitting pubs, clubs etc to a letter saying from friday he is un employed :(

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #56 on: October 28, 2008, 05:58:54 pm »
There's a good article over on Pit Pass regarding the state of F1, banks and a nice section on LM on page 1

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_feature_item.php

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #57 on: October 28, 2008, 09:08:59 pm »
Broken link Jules...?


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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #58 on: October 28, 2008, 09:57:07 pm »
This should work.

http://www.pitpass.com

article is called "Sold to the highest Bidder" by Mike Lawrence, it's on the home page

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Re: Hard time in business
« Reply #59 on: October 29, 2008, 09:00:00 am »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7695607.stm

Plenty of hedge fund tossers got caught out at the weekend by betting VAG was going to drop in value. Instead the shares rose as Porsche brought to increase there stake and the wheels came off the fund managers plans. ;D

I would not care a jot but are these guys betting with the money we as tax payers have lent them?
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