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Title: Anyone else....
Post by: Driveby on January 02, 2008, 10:07:42 pm
Hand their notice in at work today?
New year, new start, new job, bye bye 20 years of main dealer boredom   ;D
Bring it on  :D
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: peterp1per on January 02, 2008, 10:21:33 pm
fair play to you mate!

thinking on doin the same if/when a decent alternative comes up. i'd like to try and move away from the spanners meself, no way i'm doin front desk or sales though! nice cushy job at TGB would be nice lol

you staying on the spanners or you off to do something else?
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Driveby on January 03, 2008, 06:44:04 am
Ive been workshop controller for the past 8 years, done reception and all that goes with it, they want me to become a service manager but Ive decided thats not what I want to do.  Going back to the spanners, well oscilloscope and laptop at a specialist - cant wait!!!
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: RobbieMcVee on January 03, 2008, 07:54:41 am
nice one mate - good luck!!!

I'd like to go for something different too - maybe this year might be the time to change...?
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: ChrisW on January 03, 2008, 08:21:28 am
Good for you mate! Sounds interesting, let us know how things progress ;)

Cheers
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: madgaz on January 03, 2008, 08:28:00 am
Good luck for the future  8)
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: ChrisW on January 03, 2008, 08:30:00 am
Peter, Robbie, I think it's going to be one of those years for quite a few people. I'm looking at a few options at the moment, one expanding on what I do now, another a business purchase, and lastly a complete change of environment. All good fun ;)

Cheers
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: tvr0408 on January 03, 2008, 09:25:39 am
Don't tell my boss, but I'll be handing my notice in in a couple of weeks!  Got myself a new job just before Christmas and starting in feb....... :) :) :)
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Redbeast on January 03, 2008, 09:45:50 am
congrats everyone who has new jobs!

and good luck to everyone who is thinking of one!
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: RobbieMcVee on January 03, 2008, 03:09:29 pm
i have some added insentive - i got promised a payrise and got fook all... nice
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: paul_gt4 on January 03, 2008, 03:55:56 pm
Don't tell my boss, but I'll be handing my notice in in a couple of weeks!  Got myself a new job just before Christmas and starting in feb....... :) :) :)

your nuts man, hold out a few months and get the redundancy there, it'll be worth your while in the long run, my mate is doing the same holding out for th big cheque
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: tvr0408 on January 03, 2008, 05:10:35 pm

your nuts man, hold out a few months and get the redundancy there, it'll be worth your while in the long run, my mate is doing the same holding out for th big cheque
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Thats ok if you qualify for a nice redundancy package (which isn't nearly as good as the press reported it by the way).  First 2 years I was here as a contractor and that doesn't count apparently.  If I stay I get about £3k and then have to start looking for a new job along with 900 other people.  And who knows how long it'll take to find another decent job.  £3k won't last long.  Better to jump now to something with some security I think.
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: paul_gt4 on January 03, 2008, 11:42:20 pm
yeah simon works up there and he has 10yrs service and the last few are qualifiable even though his position has been contracted out in waste water
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Steve_666 on January 04, 2008, 06:09:57 am
Nice one Mark! Giv us a shout when you have your leaving doo and maybe we could have that long awaited EC night out in town eh!

Anyway, I thought you were going to be Westwood's best man on Pimp My Ride UK!  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Steve_666 on January 04, 2008, 07:16:48 am
Balls! I have just realised, who will MOT my old scrapper (and before you say it I mean the Volvo not the 185  ;))

DOH!
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Driveby on January 04, 2008, 07:34:02 am
Leaving doo will be saturday 2nd february if you fancy it? yep no more MOT's for me, after 8 years as a QC thats one bit of stress I wont miss!!
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: ChrisW on January 04, 2008, 02:22:01 pm
One for the diary Mark, cheers ;)

Just found out this morning that  the business I was gonna buy has been sold to someone else, lol. Seems like she found a buyer who was willing to pay based on some 'creative' accounting, making it look about 3 times what it's actually worth, d'oh!
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Rob_A on January 04, 2008, 10:33:14 pm
Nice one mate, know you were saying you were thinking about it :)

Where are you gonna work on the faff now?!  :o

I'm still looking for a new job, but with onemajor hitch...I dont know what I want to do, haha!
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: ChrisW on January 05, 2008, 12:41:04 pm
Nice one mate, know you were saying you were thinking about it :)

Where are you gonna work on the faff now?!  :o

I'm still looking for a new job, but with onemajor hitch...I dont know what I want to do, haha!

Don't fancy being a driving instructor then?
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Jeff on January 05, 2008, 01:35:15 pm
You lot are just starting out!
Me, with 33&1/3 years in, am about to get dumped by the 'New Northumberland' and they are NOT offering the same redundancy as my exising employer????.
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Driveby on January 06, 2008, 05:39:51 pm
New place is far better equiped than the main dealer Im at now Rob 8)
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: phillgt4 on January 06, 2008, 05:44:48 pm
im toying with offshore, the 50k a year looks pretty damn good. might clear some of my debts.
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: ChrisW on January 07, 2008, 07:58:51 am
I have 2 uncles who work offshore, money is fab, it's just the rota/hours that are a pita, 6 weeks on 6 weeks off etc
If you can put up with that then go for it ;)
Title: Re: Anyone else....
Post by: Rob_A on January 07, 2008, 08:17:23 pm
Nice one mate, know you were saying you were thinking about it :)

Where are you gonna work on the faff now?!  :o

I'm still looking for a new job, but with onemajor hitch...I dont know what I want to do, haha!

Don't fancy being a driving instructor then?

Looking at tons of options, everything from locksmith, to electrician, to driving instructor to RAF officer, lol!