Tempy wrote:

I really hope this design agency job pans out.

Knowing the agency, I’d expect them to suggest you do X days per week rather than full time. It’s not an existing role, they don’t really know how much they might need from you.


*Quoting this to rescue it from the page turn

HawBawJaws wrote:

Might not suit you, but i know I'll be recruiting pretty soon, sure silverburn are just now as well. It's probably beneath you, but it might do you for a while.

poprock wrote:

Tempy wrote:

I really hope this design agency job pans out.

Knowing the agency, I’d expect them to suggest you do X days per week rather than full time. It’s not an existing role, they don’t really know how much they might need from you.

Aye, but I didn't know how many days or from when so I told the other place not to secure the hours because they seemed to be only employing another full timer. Shot myself in both feet

Tempy wrote:

Nothing that pays cash is beneath me, heh. It's frustrating because I didn't ask them to commit on good will because there might be a good opportunity out there, but I needed the flexibility to take.Lesson learned I guess.

It sounds harsh but companies will very rarely show you goodwill, so don't do the same to them. I've accepted jobs before and ended up being there for only a few months because another opportunity pans out, just the way things go and the majority of companies understand it.

I know, i'm not ruthless with stuff do with cash and it always bites me. I expected better of my boss because there is no nonsense HR and it's a small company. Like I said, lesson learned.

cockbeard wrote:

Don't the previous 13 weeks normal working hours form up your contracted hours. No matter what the contract says, you have an implied contract based on the actual circumstances of your work. At least that's how I believe it to be, and I'd imagine if anything your rights were more secure being in Scotland. Might be worth looking into it, as this could form a change to your contract of employment, so a certain amount of notice has to be given

I don't think it does, no.

MattyJ wrote:

It sounds harsh but companies will very rarely show you goodwill, so don't do the same to them. I've accepted jobs before and ended up being there for only a few months because another opportunity pans out, just the way things go and the majority of companies understand it.

Diluted Dante wrote:

You basically have no rights at work.

Pretty much. At one of the redundancy consultation meetings recently, one of our regional directors said she didn't care if you had 1 year or 8 years service. Loyalty counts for exactly fuck all, more so the bigger the company.

If you're interested in going for a job with us, let me know. We always recruit heavily in the run up to Christmas, one of our busiest times, 16hr contracts are standard, but there's always extra shifts going. Pays slightly above minimum wage, usually temp (y) but csn quite often go permanent. And i can get you copies of the interview questions and exercises etc.

Yossarian wrote:

cockbeard wrote:

Don't the previous 13 weeks normal working hours form up your contracted hours. No matter what the contract says, you have an implied contract based on the actual circumstances of your work. At least that's how I believe it to be, and I'd imagine if anything your rights were more secure being in Scotland. Might be worth looking into it, as this could form a change to your contract of employment, so a certain amount of notice has to be given

I don't think it does, no.

Had an issue with implied contracts in my last job, as all the staff were on a fixed rota i.e. they worked the same shifts every week unless they took on extra shifts. Meant we were fucked if more than 1 person called in sick. They changed the terms and conditions when the new pension rules kicked in. Think it all depends what kind of contract you're on to start with, if it's zero hours then you've got no protection.

One of the jobs I interviewed for told me that they were really looking for someone less senior, so I recommended one of my colleagues.

She just got the job and handed in her notice here.

I’m really, really, fucking happy for her but I still need to find a job for myself, dammit!

Yearly reviews coming soon and like last year I need some help.

I'm a video editor outside of London or any similarly sized city of fog and disappointment yet we do big projects and work all over the UK and abroad. As a company we're doing fairly well.

Last years review went well and I went from 
I've been increasing the amount of directing I've been doing and this year the owner said my most recent project is 'the best thing we've ever done'. I don't necessarily agree with that myself but I will be hanging that over his head in my review.

So I consider myself to be on a reasonably low salary and want to see it raised to
and ask for my job to change from a video editor to director/editor as career wise that's what I am after. This also allows me to take a more active and creative approach to projects. Basically I want to do more.

I'm torn as to whether i'm going to look like I am taking the piss or if it's entirely justified. The amount i'm asking for would probably be minimum if I was going for a new job. It's impossible to get a basis for what other people in my role in other companies are on as it varies so much.

Any advice at all?

Saturday's are shit here. 9 people on the phone to man 600 calls. Good shit

Go for it three. Nothing to lose. Most places should respect you for it.

three1ne wrote:

Yearly reviews coming soon and like last year I need some help. I'm a video editor outside of London or any similarly sized city of fog and disappointment yet we do big projects and work all over the UK and abroad. As a company we're doing fairly well. Last years review went well and I went from 

Spoiler:

21k to 25k. I was personally going to ask for 24 but they spoke first

I've been increasing the amount of directing I've been doing and this year the owner said my most recent project is 'the best thing we've ever done'. I don't necessarily agree with that myself but I will be hanging that over his head in my review. So I consider myself to be on a reasonably low salary and want to see it raised to

Spoiler:

30k

and ask for my job to change from a video editor to director/editor as career wise that's what I am after. This also allows me to take a more active and creative approach to projects. Basically I want to do more. I'm torn as to whether i'm going to look like I am taking the piss or if it's entirely justified. The amount i'm asking for would probably be minimum if I was going for a new job. It's impossible to get a basis for what other people in my role in other companies are on as it varies so much. Any advice at all?

Aye, go for it. Sell them on the idea. You're in a bad situation because you're in a discipline that pays shit money. This is because there will always be some media graduate who'll do it for less than you're being paid. Everyone is an editor, and everyone is a director. Now that's clearly bollocks, but it's the nature of the industry now. We get away with it because what we do is highly specialised and not something you can learn at school or teach yourself, but the reality is that every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks they can do what you do.
So yeah, prove your worth to the company and sell them on the idea that you're actually a valuable asset.

good luck

g.man

ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

HawBawJaws wrote:

Covering imax. Currently sitting watching inhumans. It's shite.

Oof, hard lines. I've seen the trailer for that too many times. Ramsey doing a bad American accent whilst the whole thing looks like a soap with terrible sfx.

Didn't you take the piss out of me for saying that?

Paul the sparky wrote:

ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

HawBawJaws wrote:

Covering imax. Currently sitting watching inhumans. It's shite.

Oof, hard lines. I've seen the trailer for that too many times. Ramsey doing a bad American accent whilst the whole thing looks like a soap with terrible sfx.

Didn't you take the piss out of me for saying that?

That doesn't sound like something I would do

ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

HawBawJaws wrote:

Covering imax. Currently sitting watching inhumans. It's shite.

Oof, hard lines. I've seen the trailer for that too many times. Ramsey doing a bad American accent whilst the whole thing looks like a soap with terrible sfx.

His accent was all over the joint. English, American, sure I heard a bit of borat at one point as well.