Putting in a real shift at work today

Mind you don't hit Wossy

Apart from having to go to Zurich last Monday for a day/night, I am doing far far less work in my new job than my last. For more money, and better hours.

I sort of understand why people get a bit flustered in smaller companies. I came from a tiny place that needed each person to multitask 20 random jobs at once, and make sure you never spent any money on any projects unless completely necessary. I used to wonder why people who came from such big companies knew so little or get so stressed compared, as I assumed you did way more in a bigger place...

I’ve had days where I’ve literally sorted my email boxes, tidied the IT lab, and just watched the clock till the days last meeting. We do get busy periods, and get asked to wing the occasional task, or fix a major outage, but it’s pretty infrequent.

I do worry I’ll get very bored quite quickly, and will want to join a more ‘creative’ company again. Just I know they don’t pay particularly well, and I’ve never asked for much.

I should just follow the money, I guess. As long as the people are nice and the jobs secure enough.

Got absolutely stitched up my boss. Again.

I was on a residential a few weeks ago and there was a small safeguarding incident where a TA didn't head count her group and a child was 'lost' for 10 minutes. This was within the main camp area (it's a big place) but still... it was a fuck up. Due to rigorous head counts. we noticed she was gone 10 minutes after the non-head count and then I jogged back and found her. 15 minutes max.

I explained to granddad when we returned, who was fine. Mum was less fine, but she's an anxious lady. I said I was more than happy to talk to her myself and explain exactly what happened. Head insisted he would speak to her and I didn't need to. He did. As far as I was concerned, the matter was closed.

I found out today that he told the mum I would be phoning to apologise. He told her this on the 18th, then told me today. He was also heard, today, telling her 'I must not have communicated this clearly enough to Mr Tiger' when he didn't communicate anything. He is lying through his teeth and has made me look like an awful person. I even had a separate meeting with this parent two days ago about her daughter's transition to secondary... no wonder she was frosty with me!

Absolutely appalled. 

Turns out he also took a child out of school today for a sporting event (an after school event) without any parental permission forthe child - Mum didn't even know there was an event and only found out due to another parent.

Ask again.
Update CV.

It seems in this world the only surefire way of getting a pay rise is to hand in your notice.

Shit work days today lads. Sad to hear.

cosmicjellybean wrote:

I would like your job please.

It's only IT, but where I was before meant I was involved in so many projects. I built websites, edited trailers, sorted out servers and all the backups, pretty much all IT and admin support for both the offices, ran to cinemas to help fix equipment and helping with events... Just lots of cool creative filmy stuff, running around like a madman. Here I... sort some IT issues out via a ticket system. Everyone has basically the same setup, It's all just Office 365 and desk set up stuff. Sometimes help get systems back online if they go down and the guys in America are still asleep. I know I shouldn't complain. I don't know if it's my slight ADD, or the fact I came from a very busy retail background, but it's just not me.

Where I work is a bit like this. But once the number of users is in the thousands it kind of has to be with separation of duty. You have to set things up to minimise creative thinking with troubleshooting. We can rebuild a PC in an hour  -  and quite often it's easier to just blow the image away instead of messing about trying to fix something.

Nothing wrong with moving between industries and gaining experience.
The days of single company careers are all but dead.
I realise you are joking about Cartoon Network but I know some people who work in TV doing IT and while the job is largely the same they do get a kick out of being in a more creative company.

A really good mate of mine does a lot of freelance editing for Viacom. They are Channel 5, MTV, Nickelodeon etc.
Tricky being freelance and a different department but I could ask if he has an email address.
They seem really very stable right now, in fact they are pushing MTV as a service currently which I suspect will run into their other content in time if successful.

Kazuo wrote:

Ah, we got to see them win in a 5-4 thriller. On the free baseball, did you make a catch?

It was free baseball day! First however many people got a free baseball commemorating the 150th of Canada.




Got a free towel at Angels stadium too in LA.

Yes, but constructive dismissal is near-impossible to legally prove. You have to demonstrate that there has been a major breach of contract and/or trust by your employer – and that you’ve attempted to address it through an official grievance procedure first.

We actually looked into it when our last boss told Mrs Poprock that her role ‘might’ be at risk but definitely wasn’t yet. The actual definition of trying to make her jump ship voluntarily.

Amiibo.

*why not both.gif*

Employers, if you ask in the last hour of my shift if I want to stay on for another EIGHT hours, yer getting whatever half-baked story I can come up with. Jeez.

Thankfully, "I've a driving lesson, sorry" is quick, easy, and relevant. Absolutely not happening though. I'm away to play videogames for the first time in a week.

To play Devil’s Advocate Gav, yer manager has probably been shafted by one of your colleagues to even be asking you that.

They can still get tae, but I do have sympathy.