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Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:24 am

My old boss just rang me and asked me back to my old job.

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Post by Metal Vendetta » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:39 am

Did you like your old job?

Will they give you more money?

If the answer to both of these questions is yes, then it's not really a dilemna, Shirley.
I would have waited a ******* eternity for this!!!!
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Post by Predabot » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:49 am

Was it a sh*tty job?

Is he going to give you the same useless salary?

Then it's no dilemma either...




I do recall Spidey saying at one time or another that he didn't like his job very much...
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Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:51 am

Old job:

Not the career I want
A little job satisfaction
Good money
Great people
Miles away
Highly pressured

Current job:

Not the career I want
No job satisfaction
**** money
OK people
Really near
No pressure
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Post by Obfleur » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:53 am

How long does it take to travel to the old job?
Can't believe I'm still here.
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Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:54 am

Just over an hour.

Current job: 10 mins!
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Post by Obfleur » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:59 am

Holy crap.
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Post by Eline » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:22 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:My old boss just rang me and asked me back to my old job.
The same thing happened to me today. :)
I said no because I really like my current job.

But it looks like both your old and new job are not so good. :(
If you don't desperately need the money you should probably say no. Also, you have to decide if the stress and travel will be worth it.

Or start looking for a new and better job?
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Post by Best First » Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:01 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:Old job:

Not the career I want
A little job satisfaction
Good money
Great people
Miles away
Highly pressured

Current job:

Not the career I want
No job satisfaction
**** money
OK people
Really near
No pressure
IS theer any way if you took your old job back you could work a couple of days a week from home? A lot of it was telephone based wasn't it?
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Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:22 pm

They did mention I could work from home, but I'd probably get lonely! ;)

I'm thinking of asking to work less hours instead.
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Post by sprunkner » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:41 pm

That would probably help with the pressure. I can't stand any kind of high-pressure in the workplace, myself.
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Post by Brendocon » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:45 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:They did mention I could work from home, but I'd probably get lonely! ;)
You can buy people on the internet. From abroad.

... just thought it worth mentioning... :oops:
Grrr. Argh.
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:05 pm

Working from home kicks ass. My garden is looking lovely.
Brendocon wrote:You can buy people on the internet. From abroad.
Or from Stives, so I've heard...
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Post by Best First » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:08 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:They did mention I could work from home, but I'd probably get lonely! ;)

I'm thinking of asking to work less hours instead.
yeah, but if you just do it for one daya week it really takes the sting out of the travelling.

less hours is also good, altho does that mean less dough?
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Post by Brendocon » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:12 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:
Brendocon wrote:You can buy people on the internet. From abroad.
Or from Stives, so I've heard...
You can buy anything in Stives. But you really wouldn't want to once you've seen it...
Grrr. Argh.
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Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:30 pm

Best First wrote:
less hours is also good, altho does that mean less dough?
If I shave off an hour a day shouldn't make much difference. Means I can get home and still have my evening.

It would certainly beat what I'm on now: £6.50 an hour! :o

Going back would only be temporary till I find something better and they know that. I won't have quite the workload I had before either.
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Post by Legion » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:03 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:Going back would only be temporary till I find something better and they know that. I won't have quite the workload I had before either.
Sounds promising if you ask me. :)
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Post by Best First » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:18 pm

i concur.
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Post by spiderfrommars » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:13 am

Thanks guys! :D
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Post by Best First » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:00 am

goo dluck with whatever you decide mate.
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Post by Kup_1 » Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:19 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:
Best First wrote:
less hours is also good, altho does that mean less dough?
If I shave off an hour a day shouldn't make much difference. Means I can get home and still have my evening.

It would certainly beat what I'm on now: £6.50 an hour! :o

Going back would only be temporary till I find something better and they know that. I won't have quite the workload I had before either.
Take the job!!!
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