You earned it. Now get your Rangers sorted out, they're fucking rotten ATM

regmcfly wrote:

You earned it. Now get your Rangers sorted out, they're fucking rotten ATM

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The page! The paaaaaaaaage!!

Well done gav

Nice one gavin!

Smashed it Gav la

That's great news Gav, it surprising what a little bit of stability can do to make things more bearable.

Cheers folks.

Gremill wrote:

That's great news Gav, it surprising what a little bit of stability can do to make things more bearable.

Yeah it's actually mad how much it feels a massive physical weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Hard to put into words.

afgavinstan wrote:

So one would assume that it'd be very odd to first pay for someone to do this and secondly give them a rota, then not have them on a permanent contract, right?

Yes, but you work in an industry where very odd decisions are made all the time. I wouldn’t bank on anything if I were you. BUT … the course is bloody good news all the same. Well in.

Nice one younger bruv.

Sadly, i don't have positive news.....

I'm on probation with careco, it's up on the 19th of this month. Thing initially started well, first month trading was a flyer, everything suggested i'd made the right move. But november and december, sales fell off a cliff, other than 1 good month, i've earned less every month since coming here, but my outgoings are higher than in my last job. I'm literally drowning in debt, and about to declare myself bankrupt. Even my wage this month will be slightly better, but not enough to get my head above water. I'm sitting here trying to figure out how i can pay my rent this month.

And to top it off, the showroom isn't performing. I've been banging my head against a wall trying to get it to work, but it just isn't. the concept here is different to any other showroom, due to the remoteness of it, having our own logistics department, my output is higher than any other manager, but the numbers aren't, and that's all they care about. 

My end of probation review is on the 20th, and my new regional manager has basically confirmed my worst fear - my job is likely at risk. been given a list of things to work through, stuff that's been neglected because i've been so busy fighting fires elsewhere. Fires that i'm apparently not meant to fight, but there's nobody else that can. I've been staying late, getting my team involved, but i honestly think they're trying to set me up to fail, so they can say ta ta at the end of my probation.

i did have another job on the horizon, still in mobility but more specialized, but they decided to fill the position internally without even interviewing me. I've been contacted today about another job, back in casinos, in fact in the casino i was trained in that sounds right up my street, but that could take weeks to even get an interview. And as we all know, you can give a great interview, but still not get the job.

I dunno. I'm just really scared. If i lose my job, i lose my ability to pay rent, pay child support, so i'll likely lose access to my son. or at the very least it'll be heavily restricted. I just don't know what to do.

If you are struggling with debt the first thing you need to do is to speak to who you owe money to. They have a duty to construct affordable repayment plans.
Start with your bank and see if they can do a consolidation loan with a reasonable repayment structure over a longer term.

You cant lose access to your lad if you cant pay support, only if you wont pay support so you need to get help there in sorting something official out.

That's it. Survival mode. I'm getting similar vibes to my end at CEX, and when it happened I walked out the door, cried for a minute, then phoned old work buddies. Got me in HMV over Christmas within the hour.

Gotta do what ya gotta do. I say that within reason. I don't want to see you pop up in porn or something...


In better news, today I was finally told I'm going permanent in my work. The fucking weight off my shoulders is unreal. So relieved! The rota was a bonus but this is what I was really after. Thank. Fuck.

HawBawJaws wrote:

Cheers guys. Regrading the casino job, i've reached out, a few folk that were dealers like me stayed in casinos and are now in management, so they're all giving me inside info and putting good words in with senior management, so i'm hopeful but i've learned not to be too hopeful. Updates to follow.

Sorry I cant offer any advice, but I hope you get something soon to help ease the pressure. I went through similar many years back, it's not pleasant worrying about your financial future and how it impacts everything. Fingers crossed for you.

On the other side of jobs....

afgavinstan wrote:

In better news, today I was finally told I'm going permanent in my work. The fucking weight off my shoulders is unreal. So relieved! The rota was a bonus but this is what I was really after. Thank. Fuck.

Thats great stuff, delighted for you.

HawBawJaws wrote:

Sadly, i don't have positive news …

Fuck, man. All I can say is that I hear you. It’s a shitty state to be in. Worrying about money can fuck your mental health. It’s harsh.

Sounds like you need to be on the hunt for a new gig, whether this job goes tits up or not. You’ve got fixed outgoings, including child support, so you need a fixed income. Not an income tied to sales performance. That alone would take a weight off your shoulders.

Easier said than done, I know. But you’ve gotta have a goal before you can work towards it.

I've been trying to call in sick for the last 40 minutes. At this point can I just go back to sleep?