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Title: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 21:36:31
and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8AM-6PM and evening one, 12PM-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush hour, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person to see.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 19 August 2009, 21:38:32
Bloody hell thats a fair distance to travel for a security guards job aye it???? :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: STMO999 on 19 August 2009, 21:38:59
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and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8-6 and evening one, 12-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush our, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D

That gives you time to seriously think about this move. Once you've jumped, you cant climb back on board.

THINK Mark.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 August 2009, 21:40:12
An interview this time of night was it an "Interview with a Vampire?" be up North have you Tunnie Lad ;D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 21:44:22
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and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8-6 and evening one, 12-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush our, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D

That gives you time to seriously think about this move. Once you've jumped, you cant climb back on board.

THINK Mark.

I am thinking now.... i do currently like where i work but its rapidly going down hill.

1) 50% of Development was cut, rest is expected to go at some point
2) Its a smallish London office, and 2 other people are leaving i like working with, who are not being replaced.
3) My team leader who is leaving, and i am in line to replace, i won't get be getting his title.
4) On-call which adds a significant amount of money to my pay, the future does not look good for it, as we migrate to this new american system.

5) Biggest thing is this new platform we are migrating too, its all designed and built in the states, and commnication with them is frustrating, the platform is shite, its slow, and is a 3 year step back from what we have now  >:(

6) I currently work in mobile subscriptions, which is basically connin chavs out of their drug money. There is not a great future in mobile ringtone subscriptions.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 21:44:48
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An interview this time of night was it an "Interview with a Vampire?" be up North have you Tunnie Lad ;D

Been back, had a few beers and food since  ;D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Vamps on 19 August 2009, 21:45:22
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An interview this time of night was it an "Interview with a Vampire?" be up North have you Tunnie Lad ;D

Nope, not seen him..... :P :P :P
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: albitz on 19 August 2009, 21:45:54
you could use the bike for your new commute. :y
shouldnt take more than 10 minutes. :y (DLK will explain about my 10 minutes) ::)
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: STMO999 on 19 August 2009, 21:48:05
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and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8-6 and evening one, 12-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush our, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D

That gives you time to seriously think about this move. Once you've jumped, you cant climb back on board.

THINK Mark.

I am thinking now.... i do currently like where i work but its rapidly going down hill.

1) 50% of Development was cut, rest is expected to go at some point
2) Its a smallish London office, and 2 other people are leaving i like working with, who are not being replaced.
3) My team leader who is leaving, and i am in line to replace, i won't get be getting his title.
4) On-call which adds a significant amount of money to my pay, the future does not look good for it, as we migrate to this new american system.

5) Biggest thing is this new platform we are migrating too, its all designed and built in the states, and commnication with them is frustrating, the platform is shite, its slow, and is a 3 year step back from what we have now  >:(

6) I currently work in mobile subscriptions, which is basically connin chavs out of their drug money. There is not a great future in mobile ringtone subscriptions.

Well, at least you haven't got a house and a family to worry about so you can chop and change a bit now. But if you're going to progress you'll have to stick it out somewhere, good times and bad.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 21:50:20
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you could use the bike for your new commute. :y

I was thinking about that, i would need to swap it for a Fazer i think.

The MT is a naked bike, and its hard work doing 80 all day long. Its a single cylinder 660cc, so great thumper for twisty roads, but not ideal for motorways.

Although it would reduce my costs, but being self employed i can claim for petrol anyway, so not sure if i would save that much  :-/
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 21:51:48
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and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8-6 and evening one, 12-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush our, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D

That gives you time to seriously think about this move. Once you've jumped, you cant climb back on board.

THINK Mark.

I am thinking now.... i do currently like where i work but its rapidly going down hill.

1) 50% of Development was cut, rest is expected to go at some point
2) Its a smallish London office, and 2 other people are leaving i like working with, who are not being replaced.
3) My team leader who is leaving, and i am in line to replace, i won't get be getting his title.
4) On-call which adds a significant amount of money to my pay, the future does not look good for it, as we migrate to this new american system.

5) Biggest thing is this new platform we are migrating too, its all designed and built in the states, and commnication with them is frustrating, the platform is shite, its slow, and is a 3 year step back from what we have now  >:(

6) I currently work in mobile subscriptions, which is basically connin chavs out of their drug money. There is not a great future in mobile ringtone subscriptions.

Well, at least you haven't got a house and a family to worry about so you can chop and change a bit now. But if you're going to progress you'll have to stick it out somewhere, good times and bad.

Thats my thinking as well, i have no dependancies. No mortgage, no loans, so i think its worth a punt to boost my skills and CV, plus make some good cash
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: albitz on 19 August 2009, 21:54:05
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you could use the bike for your new commute. :y

I was thinking about that, i would need to swap it for a Fazer i think.

The MT is a naked bike, and its hard work doing 80 all day long. Its a single cylinder 660cc, so great thumper for twisty roads, but not ideal for motorways.

Although it would reduce my costs, but being self employed i can claim for petrol anyway, so not sure if i would save that much  :-/
Nah,get a proper bike mate,youve got a few miles under your belt now,you should be hankering after something with more BHP,s than kilos. ;) ;D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 21:57:10
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you could use the bike for your new commute. :y

I was thinking about that, i would need to swap it for a Fazer i think.

The MT is a naked bike, and its hard work doing 80 all day long. Its a single cylinder 660cc, so great thumper for twisty roads, but not ideal for motorways.

Although it would reduce my costs, but being self employed i can claim for petrol anyway, so not sure if i would save that much  :-/
Nah,get a proper bike mate,youve got a few miles under your belt now,you should be hankering after something with more BHP,s than kilos. ;) ;D

I was thinking 600/1000cc Fazer, i like the looks of the new shape ones.

I do like the BMW GS 1200 Adventure's but they are a bit pricey (no surprise there)
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: albitz on 19 August 2009, 21:59:52
The fazer1000 is a nice bike tbh.The 600 has very little grunt,worse than Daz,s Fizzy. :y ;D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: redelitev6 on 19 August 2009, 22:09:46
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and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8AM-6PM and evening one, 12PM-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush hour, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person to see.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D
Don't jump until you're pushed ,you might get a fair few quid in a redundancy package ? can you work out how much you would be entitled to ?
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 19 August 2009, 22:11:47
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and it went well  :D

I know more about the role, and its shift work, which initially put me off, but actually turns out to be good. There are 2 shifts, a morning one 8AM-6PM and evening one, 12PM-10. Good part is that i will always be traveling outside rush hour, which is good as the job is just off Jc2 of the M4.

Its also 3 days on, 3 days off, so working it out, i will only be working 16 days a month!  ;D

They liked my strong mobile background, and said i have very strong chance.  :) They just have to see 1 more person to see.

Should hear back on Friday, then its time to haggle with that daily rate  :D
Don't jump until you're pushed ,you might get a fair few quid in a redundancy package ? can you work out how much you would be entitled to ?

Yup, at best its 3k, not really worth it.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Pete Elite on 20 August 2009, 03:49:35
Sounds promising Tunnie  :),  good luck mate :y.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: feeutfo on 20 August 2009, 09:04:26
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you could use the bike for your new commute. :y

I was thinking about that, i would need to swap it for a Fazer i think.

The MT is a naked bike, and its hard work doing 80 all day long. Its a single cylinder 660cc, so great thumper for twisty roads, but not ideal for motorways.

Although it would reduce my costs, but being self employed i can claim for petrol anyway, so not sure if i would save that much  :-/

So is this contract work currently?
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 20 August 2009, 09:26:33
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you could use the bike for your new commute. :y

I was thinking about that, i would need to swap it for a Fazer i think.

The MT is a naked bike, and its hard work doing 80 all day long. Its a single cylinder 660cc, so great thumper for twisty roads, but not ideal for motorways.

Although it would reduce my costs, but being self employed i can claim for petrol anyway, so not sure if i would save that much  :-/

So is this contract work currently?

No i am perm at the moment, this new job would be contracting.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 20 August 2009, 09:33:34
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No i am perm at the moment, this new job would be contracting.

So, If you wish, once you go self emplyed, would you beable to take on other work, or would this contract work tie to working soley for them.
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: tunnie on 20 August 2009, 10:25:53
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No i am perm at the moment, this new job would be contracting.

So, If you wish, once you go self emplyed, would you beable to take on other work, or would this contract work tie to working soley for them.

Well in theory i could, this contract role is 3 days on, 3 days off, so yup i could fit in more work if i wanted too  :D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: STMO999 on 20 August 2009, 10:38:39
Being a bit previous aren't you? They might tell you they dont want you tomorrow ::)
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Lazydocker on 20 August 2009, 22:21:29
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you could use the bike for your new commute. :y

I was thinking about that, i would need to swap it for a Fazer i think.

The MT is a naked bike, and its hard work doing 80 all day long. Its a single cylinder 660cc, so great thumper for twisty roads, but not ideal for motorways.

Although it would reduce my costs, but being self employed i can claim for petrol anyway, so not sure if i would save that much  :-/
Nah,get a proper bike mate,youve got a few miles under your belt now,you should be hankering after something with more BHP,s than kilos. ;) ;D

I was thinking 600/1000cc Fazer, i like the looks of the new shape ones.

I do like the BMW GS 1200 Adventure's but they are a bit pricey (no surprise there)

The "new" 600 Fazers are pretty quick TBH... A mate has a 3 yr old one, de-catted, K&N'd and mapped and it keeps up with most 1000's apart from at the top end :y :y :y
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Vamps on 20 August 2009, 22:29:23
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Being a bit previous aren't you? They might tell you they dont want you tomorrow ::)

Always there with a positive and supportive comment..... :y :y :y
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 20 August 2009, 22:31:01
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Being a bit previous aren't you? They might tell you they dont want you tomorrow ::)

Always there with a positive and supportive comment..... :y :y :y


But unfortunately quiet true! :(   Trust STMO to just shout it out! ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: LJay on 20 August 2009, 22:32:24
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Being a bit previous aren't you? They might tell you they dont want you tomorrow ::)

Always there with a positive and supportive comment..... :y :y :y


But unfortunately quiet true! :(   Trust STMO to just shout it out! ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

Where would we be without his no nonsense approach to life??? ;D
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 August 2009, 21:15:34
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No i am perm at the moment, this new job would be contracting.

So, If you wish, once you go self emplyed, would you beable to take on other work, or would this contract work tie to working soley for them.

Well in theory i could, this contract role is 3 days on, 3 days off, so yup i could fit in more work if i wanted too  :D

* time shifts are not easy to compensate for your body in the long term..

* 3 days off is important.. you can do other jobs or even you can prepare some other things for future..

* economic environment sooner or later will change.. so who knows what future will bring..

you decide :y
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: STMO999 on 21 August 2009, 21:16:51
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No i am perm at the moment, this new job would be contracting.

So, If you wish, once you go self emplyed, would you beable to take on other work, or would this contract work tie to working soley for them.

Well in theory i could, this contract role is 3 days on, 3 days off, so yup i could fit in more work if i wanted too  :D

* time shifts are not easy to compensate for your body in the long term..

* 3 days off is important.. you can do other jobs or even you can prepare some other things for future..

* economic environment sooner or later will change.. so who knows what future will bring..

you decide :y

New thread on this one Cem. "Tunnie" :y
Title: Re: back from my interview...
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 21 August 2009, 21:18:53
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No i am perm at the moment, this new job would be contracting.

So, If you wish, once you go self emplyed, would you beable to take on other work, or would this contract work tie to working soley for them.

Well in theory i could, this contract role is 3 days on, 3 days off, so yup i could fit in more work if i wanted too  :D

* time shifts are not easy to compensate for your body in the long term..

* 3 days off is important.. you can do other jobs or even you can prepare some other things for future..

* economic environment sooner or later will change.. so who knows what future will bring..

you decide :y

New thread on this one Cem. "Tunnie" :y

Thanks :y

Trying to catch up the last two days.. ;D :-[