Ricey Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 ............Sometimes you define the day After 12 months of bullshit from the new company we tupe'd over to they finally pushed the 'retard meter' one notch too far and tried to make me do things that morally are just wrong and unjust to the people affected. So i quit After 7 years I've quit my 40k a year job because I've got more integrity in my bollock hair than they have in their entire moronic operation. I have no job, 2 mortgages and a fecking massive car loan and I still quit. I did it because sometimes you just have to define the day, make a stand and roll the dice so you can look at yourself in the mirror and know that you've got a rod of ****ing steel running through you. I'm someone who believe it or not is very humble ........but today Ive never been so proud of myself 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Well done ... took massive gonads ... I'm sure you'll be OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Gutsy move, nice to see a principled stance in the face of the almighty dollar (albeit with no idea what that principle might be!) hope a new job finds you shortly. You rarely take a pay cut in a new job anyway. I felt a bit like that when I left the sub prime mortgage market to spend a year in South America. I'm a big believer in good work finding you, if you've got the right ethic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 now set up in opposition ? don't know what your business is though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Top banana, are you going to tell us what they wanted you to do? You'll be fine mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Put people on disciplinaries and remove their bonus from them (which makes a massive difference to many) for breaking a process that isn't a process, even if it was a process the document doesn't tell them to do the thing they did wrong and even then the bonus scheme has no metric that should mean this affects it. This isn't the only thing though, lots of other things......basically the companies I used to work for and the company I now work for agreed SLA's that are literally impossible because the new company are thick.......thick as a plank. So they fail them every month and lose thousands of £ in the process. So the best way to address this is apparently to threaten everyone with disciplinaries to make them perform better.........a frigging child would know better than that. I had to execute a diciplinary today with a target that we absolutely know it not achievable. The girl in question is terrified as she now knows the outcome is a forgone conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Gutsy move, nice to see a principled stance in the face of the almighty dollar (albeit with no idea what that principle might be!) hope a new job finds you shortly. You rarely take a pay cut in a new job anyway. I felt a bit like that when I left the sub prime mortgage market to spend a year in South America. I'm a big believer in good work finding you, if you've got the right ethic. Well I'm leaving the sub prime mortgage market in 3 months or less now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Good on you. Hope you find something else soon and somewhere that has more respect for its employees. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Man Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Don't know your personal circumstances Ricey, but the true test of those gonads is not looking yourself in the eye in a mirror, but looking your partner/spouse/children'parents, whoever your dependents are in the eye and still knowing it was the right decision. Sometimes you have to eat sh1t, so that those dependents don't have to. But fair play to you, now go sh1t on your bosses desk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I admire your spunk, tomorrow should be an interesting day, bet they haven't thought this one through to it's conclusion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Gutsy move, nice to see a principled stance in the face of the almighty dollar (albeit with no idea what that principle might be!) hope a new job finds you shortly. You rarely take a pay cut in a new job anyway. I felt a bit like that when I left the sub prime mortgage market to spend a year in South America. I'm a big believer in good work finding you, if you've got the right ethic. Well I'm leaving the sub prime mortgage market in 3 months or less now! Sounds like the same @*!#, different year! You'll sleep better at night, it's no fun taking someone's bonus when wages are low and bonuses high. It's impossible to motivate people on shifting sands, I've been on both sides of that conversation. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Brave man and good on ya Hope something comes your way soon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Nice one and good for you, something better will come along and you will look back and know you did the right thing. It's good to make a stand and make the right decision. Too many carry on and don't like to rock the boat but resent what they are doing and so reinforce the culture. Hope something better comes around the cornerfor you soonish. Lifes too short to spend your time at work hating what you do, its only a decision that got you there and another decision will take you somewhere better. You've just done the hard part 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Don't know your personal circumstances Ricey, but the true test of those gonads is not looking yourself in the eye in a mirror, but looking your partner/spouse/children'parents, whoever your dependents are in the eye and still knowing it was the right decision. Sometimes you have to eat sh1t, so that those dependents don't have to. But fair play to you, now go sh1t on your bosses desk No partner No kids Only me an one old degu to take care of No way I would do it if others were relying on me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Fair play to you ricey, karma should come round and reward you hopefully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Well done, don't stay in a job your not happy in, bit like a relationship...find a better one.. :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 You are a braver man than me so well done and I hope all works out well for you and your degu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bockaaarck Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Ricey, I say this in the most sincere and genuine respect you my friend are a legend. Having the strength of character to look at a situation like the one you've described and basically say to yourself. "No....no, I'm not prepared to allow that to happen, I will not accept something which is morally and ethically wrong and goes against all that I believe in" is the sign of real inner strength and character. Good for you, I have huge respect for what you've done. I have been in similar circumstances myself and nothing is more uplifting and soul rewarding than having the confidence to stand up for your and other peoples rights and say "Do you know what, you can find someone else to do that, because I won't" 11 / 10 for you my friend, with and attitude like that you will never go far wrong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Good luck. Not sure i can help in anyway as I'm IT but get your cv out there to the agencies. I will look at our vacancy site tomorrow but not sure our place will have anything suitable other than making use of your managerial and decision making skills. Oh and maybe you could offer your knowledge to any upcoming tribunals from your former colleagues? Companies/management like that need a good kick where it hurts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmr1980 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Good luck mate, ballsy move, but life > work, and if you were in a bad place, it's good to cut out the cancer in your life. It sounds as though you were in a poisonous environment and good on you for doing the right thing. I hope you're able to bounce back and find something suitable as soon as you can. All the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Best of luck. Not worth staying in the job if you felt like your morals and dignity were being walked all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Just seen this. I did something similar about 15 years ago under very stressful circumstances and with nothing to go to. As things turned out it was the best thing I ever did because: - I felt good about what I had done and why - I won a subsequent legal case - another opportunity arose a few weeks later which gave me the best 10 years of my working life Well done and good luck. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 Meh - decided I'm jaded and knackered from 14 years in gainful employment.........time for a bit of a sabattical Flight to Oz booked 6th December...................in the words of Mr Chow "so loooooooooooong gay boys"!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Enjoy mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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