A short first day at the new job!
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Started my new job today as a branch manager for an independent garage. Typically last night I started feeling a bit coldy and then woke up a few times in the night with my throat on fire!
I did a covid test when I got up this morning which came back negative so got ready and headed off to one of the other branches for my systems training. I made it to 11.30am before my boss told me to go home because I looked like death warmed up!
Not the best start to a new job but he told me to see how I feel in the morning and we’ll try again
I did a covid test when I got up this morning which came back negative so got ready and headed off to one of the other branches for my systems training. I made it to 11.30am before my boss told me to go home because I looked like death warmed up!
Not the best start to a new job but he told me to see how I feel in the morning and we’ll try again
Hope you feel better!
I started a new job which involved moving from Cambridge to Nottingham. My windscreen smashed as I set off. Had it replaced, waited for the bonding to set.
I then set off & broke down on the A1 (before mobile phones). Walked to Ketton (leaving everything I owned in the car) to borrow a phone. Eventually got to Nottingham so late I missed the rendezvous with my new landlord!
It was a tricky day.
I started a new job which involved moving from Cambridge to Nottingham. My windscreen smashed as I set off. Had it replaced, waited for the bonding to set.
I then set off & broke down on the A1 (before mobile phones). Walked to Ketton (leaving everything I owned in the car) to borrow a phone. Eventually got to Nottingham so late I missed the rendezvous with my new landlord!
It was a tricky day.
I was walking across the street to the garage I was working in aged 18.
I got hit by a motorcycle but was still standing much to the amazement of the rider now on the floor.
I walked into work feeling very lucky. My boss called me into his office and made me redundant.
Ok, it was my last day at work
I got hit by a motorcycle but was still standing much to the amazement of the rider now on the floor.
I walked into work feeling very lucky. My boss called me into his office and made me redundant.
Ok, it was my last day at work
Well and update to this thread.
I turned up to work this morning to be met by the Area Manager. He very quickly told me that they were terminating my contract immediately. No reason given and no criticism of the work I’ve been doing in the few months I’ve been here! So I was rather taken aback at this news.
Anyway I’m sat at home applying for jobs and I’ve managed to get an interview this afternoon so fingers crossed for that!
I turned up to work this morning to be met by the Area Manager. He very quickly told me that they were terminating my contract immediately. No reason given and no criticism of the work I’ve been doing in the few months I’ve been here! So I was rather taken aback at this news.
Anyway I’m sat at home applying for jobs and I’ve managed to get an interview this afternoon so fingers crossed for that!
Sammo123 said:
Well and update to this thread.
I turned up to work this morning to be met by the Area Manager. He very quickly told me that they were terminating my contract immediately. No reason given and no criticism of the work I’ve been doing in the few months I’ve been here! So I was rather taken aback at this news.
Anyway I’m sat at home applying for jobs and I’ve managed to get an interview this afternoon so fingers crossed for that!
Sorry to hear that. Even though legally they don't have to give a reason, I never understand why you would sack someone and not give them even a short explanation. I turned up to work this morning to be met by the Area Manager. He very quickly told me that they were terminating my contract immediately. No reason given and no criticism of the work I’ve been doing in the few months I’ve been here! So I was rather taken aback at this news.
Anyway I’m sat at home applying for jobs and I’ve managed to get an interview this afternoon so fingers crossed for that!
It just invites people to draw their own conclusions which often ends in them totally getting the wrong end of the stick!
Sammo123 said:
Well and update to this thread.
I turned up to work this morning to be met by the Area Manager. He very quickly told me that they were terminating my contract immediately. No reason given and no criticism of the work I’ve been doing in the few months I’ve been here! So I was rather taken aback at this news.
Anyway I’m sat at home applying for jobs and I’ve managed to get an interview this afternoon so fingers crossed for that!
Any ideas? Seems weird they'd get rid of you after spending 4 months training you up.... I turned up to work this morning to be met by the Area Manager. He very quickly told me that they were terminating my contract immediately. No reason given and no criticism of the work I’ve been doing in the few months I’ve been here! So I was rather taken aback at this news.
Anyway I’m sat at home applying for jobs and I’ve managed to get an interview this afternoon so fingers crossed for that!
From 1985 until 2017 I was a contractor CAD operator. Pre-IR35 contracts lasted from a few weeks to a few years. Where now, certainly in my industry, CAD is either AutoCAD or Microstation, to begin with different companies had different CAD systems. In the hope of scooping a job with a redundant system I kept them all on my CV. Out of work for a spell I had a call from an agent looking for the very first system I worked. No interview, start tomorrow. Marvellous. I went in, met everyone, sat down at the workstation and couldn't remember a thing. Nothing. Couldn't open a drawing let alone work on it. Had a few tries. Owned up. Left. Started at 8, finished at 8.30. My wife said I should have put in for half a day. She's tougher than i am. I didn't.
I'm really sorry for the OP but not as sorry for the guy who was due to start at our company last week
His wife phoned in on the day he was due to start as he'd died that morning in his sleep. Aged 47!
Good luck to the OP to get himself sorted out - it seems you haven't done anything wrong - s
t happens.
His wife phoned in on the day he was due to start as he'd died that morning in his sleep. Aged 47!
Good luck to the OP to get himself sorted out - it seems you haven't done anything wrong - s
t happens.Rick101 said:
Ok, somewhat macabre, but I'm interested.
I *think most places have auto enrol pensions and I'd assume the 4x life cover with it. If he had started with you., ie contract signed, would they have a claim under that cover?
It's an interesting question. However auto-enrolment pensions don't necessarily have life cover (especially if it's one of the Stakeholder pension schemes) and even if they do it's not common for life cover to be 4x.I *think most places have auto enrol pensions and I'd assume the 4x life cover with it. If he had started with you., ie contract signed, would they have a claim under that cover?
Pistom said:
I'm really sorry for the OP but not as sorry for the guy who was due to start at our company last week
His wife phoned in on the day he was due to start as he'd died that morning in his sleep. Aged 47!
Good luck to the OP to get himself sorted out - it seems you haven't done anything wrong - st happens.
No need to feel sorry for him. Dying in your sleep is living the dream. Or maybe dying the dream. Whatever, it is the best way you can go. All your problems solved in one go with no pain and you never know anything about it. His wife phoned in on the day he was due to start as he'd died that morning in his sleep. Aged 47!
Good luck to the OP to get himself sorted out - it seems you haven't done anything wrong - s
t happens.Rick101 said:
Ok, somewhat macabre, but I'm interested.
I *think most places have auto enrol pensions and I'd assume the 4x life cover with it. If he had started with you., ie contract signed, would they have a claim under that cover?
Apologies, I hope I've not caused any discomfort raising the event here. I *think most places have auto enrol pensions and I'd assume the 4x life cover with it. If he had started with you., ie contract signed, would they have a claim under that cover?
That is a good question and I've just asked the Finance lady. She says no, the contract started at the start of the working day (9am in his case) and he died before it commenced.
At another company I worked at, there was a situation where a guy had just resigned from a job with excellent life cover and he died about 3 days after leaving (car crash). His wife asked if anything could be done with the dates to get the cover but I guess that would have been fraud.
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