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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 00:53

Being made redundant at work?
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Unread postby winterfate » 30 Jun 2007, 00:54

@TMD: I'll let him explain. :)

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Unread postby asandir » 30 Jun 2007, 00:55

yeah, it's kinda like being fired, only they pay you a lot of money to go, they're getting rid of about 500 nationally and 100 in the centre I work in, I'm one of those, cause they are shutting down the function that I do, in that centre ....
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 01:02

Downsizing. I see.
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Unread postby asandir » 30 Jun 2007, 01:12

yeah .... it would be bad if they didn't pay me the money
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 01:16

Wouldn't that be illegal if they didnt?
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Unread postby asandir » 30 Jun 2007, 01:18

in this situation, yes .... and there's heaps of other jobs around, so it may work out pretty well
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 01:29

Ah, that's good atleast.
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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 30 Jun 2007, 07:48

stefan.urlus wrote:yeah, it's kinda like being fired, only they pay you a lot of money to go, they're getting rid of about 500 nationally and 100 in the centre I work in, I'm one of those, cause they are shutting down the function that I do, in that centre ....
You mean they have no place for someone sitting and posting on the RT all day? For shame!
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 07:50

Sounds like what I'll be doing when I go back to work on Sunday, lol.
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Unread postby asandir » 30 Jun 2007, 11:07

Gaidal Cain wrote:
stefan.urlus wrote:yeah, it's kinda like being fired, only they pay you a lot of money to go, they're getting rid of about 500 nationally and 100 in the centre I work in, I'm one of those, cause they are shutting down the function that I do, in that centre ....
You mean they have no place for someone sitting and posting on the RT all day? For shame!
It's a freaking disgrace I know .... I mean there's the movies I watch and the posting I do, and yet I can still manage to do more than most which keeps the chiefs off the back :)

it'll be a hard job to replace though :(
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 13:11

Yea, I can imagine. For me, I have to keep an eye out that I don't get caught on unapproved websites.
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Unread postby Omega_Destroyer » 30 Jun 2007, 16:37

Oddly enough, when I worked for the government I didn't have any problems visiting this site or other videogame related sites. Just had to ok it with my boss. Also got to listen to the music of my choosing. Made the job go by really fast.
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 17:21

Where do you work and how do I get hired?
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Unread postby Omega_Destroyer » 30 Jun 2007, 18:22

United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development divison. Living in Canada may hurt your employment prospects.
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 18:31

Yes, it just might...:P
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Unread postby Caradoc » 30 Jun 2007, 18:54

Hey, people. The ratio of Pointless But Funny Links to Pointless Jibber Jabber is running about 1 to 10 lately.

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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 30 Jun 2007, 22:42

This reminded me of a certain thread that just got closed:

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Unread postby Omega_Destroyer » 30 Jun 2007, 22:46

:rofl:
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Unread postby The Mad Dragon » 30 Jun 2007, 22:49

lol, too funny. Just what I needed right now.
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