Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 hours ago, jmothecat said: Being contacted from work when I've left, or on my days off. If it's an emergency or something I need to know then fair enough, but increasingly I'm getting phoned or texted about things that are either not very important or could wait until I'm next in. Becoming very tempted to ignore any contact from work altogether, but then if I ignore a call or a text I find myself thinking about it until I finally give in and reply. I like and care about my job, but when I leave the place I want to forget about it and focus on my family or friends or football or anything I fancy. Maybe I should get a separate work phone and just turn it off when I'm not actually in the place. Leave them my landline for absolute emergencies but nothing else. I think texting is the problem, far too easy to just send a text. Tell them your phone is broken, and you can't afford a new one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Employers thinking they're entitled to your services 24/7 seems to be a creeping threat these days - new phone technology has made people more available which isn't necessarily always a good thing - different if you're being paid to be on call, but most of us aren't. My current boss is brand new and wouldn't dream of bugging me on a day off or after I've left. but with a previous one I had to end up making it clear I didn't welcome intrusion into my own time - fair enough as you say if it's an emergency, but 99 times out of 100 it'd be some pish that I could do myself in ten seconds the following day. Weird thing is it's never my boss who contacts me. He seems to value work life balance really well, it's other people on the same level as me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Carol Vordermans voice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 The BBC's Sports Personality of the Year. Who gives a f**k? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 6 hours ago, Shandon Par said: I accidentally drank someone's internet booze order. I'd got an email from a lady I knew who said she was sending me a bottle of something for helping her out with some job. Later in the day a bottle arrived from a supplier in her part of Glasgow. I cracked it open and a couple of us at work got fired into the lovely gin. A wee while later a neighbour came in and asked if we had his bottle of gin. He took it very well and the delivery company sent him another bottle. Stupid delivery person never told me the parcel was for a neighbour. Finders keepers and all that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 19 minutes ago, throbber said: Carol Vordermans voice. Just turn the sound down and stare at her cleavage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 32 minutes ago, jmothecat said: Weird thing is it's never my boss who contacts me. He seems to value work life balance really well, it's other people on the same level as me. Next time say "Oh, is that all? I was worried it was going to be really urgent for you to phone me on my time off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Just turn the sound down and stare at her cleavage. Yeah fair play to her she looks no bad for 55. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 27 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: I admit I could have read the label a little more closely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I admit I could have read the label a little more closely. Always knew you were a bit of a thieving c**t tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud1876 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Weird thing is it's never my boss who contacts me. He seems to value work life balance really well, it's other people on the same level as me. Return the favour when it's their day off.Early morning calls could work best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 When a guy twice the size of The Thing from Fantastic Four sits next to you on the bus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 hours ago, smpar said: Always knew you were a bit of a thieving c**t tbh. You're hovering dangerously close to Santa's naughty list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Driving with fog lights on, on clear nights. Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 You're hovering dangerously close to Santa's naughty list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 4 hours ago, Angusfifer said: Driving with fog lights on, on clear nights. Why? Because they are all wankers who suck boaby is why. To be fair it's good of them to give us a sign that a complete bellend is heading your way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 ITV. X factor Jeremy Kyle I'm a celebritwat This moaning Lowest common denominator tv 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieInDundee Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Being contacted from work when I've left, or on my days off. If it's an emergency or something I need to know then fair enough, but increasingly I'm getting phoned or texted about things that are either not very important or could wait until I'm next in.Becoming very tempted to ignore any contact from work altogether, but then if I ignore a call or a text I find myself thinking about it until I finally give in and reply. I like and care about my job, but when I leave the place I want to forget about it and focus on my family or friends or football or anything I fancy. Maybe I should get a separate work phone and just turn it off when I'm not actually in the place. Leave them my landline for absolute emergencies but nothing else. I think texting is the problem, far too easy to just send a text. Christ this was endemic in my last job, was terrified to go into facebook messenger or whatsapp at points, within 10 minutes of being active usually had some absolute roaster asking a pointless question or making a complaint about another manager/member of staff.Get a work phone (got one from Tesco for about 15 quid) and remove all people from work on the apps I mentioned above if you have them, worked for me anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I'll get the odd person texting me asking about certain jobs are running on my machine and general questions about the job if it's new to them, its very rare that it happens though and I'm always happy to help as there's been one or two occasions I've been in a similar predicament and boys have helped me out with a quick text. However if this was becoming a daily occurrence and my spare time getting taken up they would be told to gtf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 6 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Not sure what kind of jobs breed this sort of pish. Everyone in my line of work knows you dont hassle anyone at home unless it is absolutely unavoidable and that has never happened to me yet. If it did begin to happen, culprits would be berated to the point they would never dream of doing it again. Not saying that to try and sound the big man either, I am paid nowhere near enough to allow work past my door. Likely never will be. Big round of applause for this chap. At work they say don't bring yer personal problems with you. It works both ways fuckers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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