I can only agree - and the reverse is also true. Yes, emphatically, the person managing the employee and planning the strategies should interview!!!
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Thanks Howard.
As you say, no pay. It wasn't meant to be that way, there was supposed to be a salary, but the funding (as confirmed by David H.) was granted on November 24th. didn't get to the Chamber account till March 3rd. - over 3 months later.
None of the normal employment protocols were followed, including the contract of employment, so although the job was great, the employer was far from great - or even satisfactory.
My tribunal for unpaid salary has been deferred until November.
The person who sacked me didn't interview me - he had offered me a verbal contract though some weeks/months before - which I agreed of course.
So many problems with employment - if you enjoy your job and get paid, that has to be the ultimate goal.
Roger
Speaking as a retired manager, in some jobs, you have to take what you can get. And hopefully, pick the best of a poor bunch. I am sorry, but that was the way it often was.
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10 August 2010
07:0464753Many businesses I have cause to call on the phone, have so many incompetant people working for them, you first of all wonder how they got the job, then wonder how they kept/keep it.
An exception was a local firm I called yesterday; Jean's Mum's radiator was falling of the wall and I had tried to sort it out but didn't have the right tools and was concerned that the pipe would split as it was turning when turning off the water supply to the radiator.
The firm was Bladwin and Salter in Worthington Street (226611) - above Steve Davies's Accommodation Shop.
Very courteous, polite and friendly and they sorted it out the same day - yesterday afternoon.
If you have any plumbing related problems, even changing a boiler, I'd heartily recommend them.
Roger
10 August 2010
20:1764818Courteous and polite? And they are ABOVE Steve Davies shop...................certainly not inside it.
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10 August 2010
20:2064821Thats a bit naughty there Bern.
Need to be careful about specifics when being critical of local businesses as often it is subjective and others may have the opposite experience. I know people who have had a very good experience 'inside' Steve's shop.
Better to promote good businesses and good service and be quiet about a bad experience with named local businesses (I think big nationals are up for digs though). There is an old saying, give someone a good service and 5 people will find out about it, a bad service and 100 people will hear about it. Life is tough for small local businesses lets try not to undermine them more when they might have just had an off-day.
10 August 2010
20:3564829Simply said that they were above and not inside.
Courtesy means a lot to me.
11 August 2010
19:4665001100 people won't hear about it if we are suppressed from 'outing' the rubbish and cowboy outfits. Ergo, a number of tv programs doing just that.
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11 August 2010
21:1465022Not talking there about cowboys, thats a different matter Sid.
11 August 2010
21:2965024Agreed, not cowboys, and I was simply remarking on location. As I said - courtesy means a lot to me and has nothing to do with cowboys of any description - being a cowboy isn't the only way to alienate potential clients, it has to be said.
11 August 2010
21:5565028So we agree it's okay to 'out' rubbish organisations then?
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12 August 2010
06:5565056Oh, right, in that case...............................
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 August 2010
11:2065112the trouble with "outing" organisations is that someone else might have been perfectly happy with the service.
a bit like restaurants, you tell someone what a great meal you had, they go there, the chef is on holiday and the agency chef turns out a bad meal.
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12 August 2010
11:2765114Howard
With the advent of the t'internet I'm afraid that 'outing' or 'dissing' firms is now a common practice and hard to control. Trip advisor which I use a lot gives good info on hotels,resorts ,restaurants abroad etc. The only advice I can give is to ignore the very good and very bad reports of a place and the middle of the road reviews normally give one a fair appraisal.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
12 August 2010
12:1965120I think "outing" is a bit extreme - just sharing experiences sounds better. And valid.
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12 August 2010
14:1065142Howard's right, one bad experience could be down to something as simple as that, also we do not want to have legal representatives knocking on our door.
12 August 2010
14:2565147By the same token Barry, a good experience may be a fluke, but there are no restrictions on publicising it. Too one-sided in my view. Someone giving a genuine and honest report of their experience cannot be against the law surely?
12 August 2010
15:2065154In addition I would like to controversially add that it is often easy to be courteous to customers who are already in a shop and therefore probably paying out, but the mistake some might make is to neglect that courtesy to those not yet in the shop but outside and not with their hands in their wallets. Yet. Cryptic, yes. Honest, yes. And yes, we should be free to share our experiences whether they are good or not without fear of some inadequate taking umbrage and having a legal hissy fit.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 August 2010
15:2765155i think a generally critical but objective report is no problem, "dissing" as has been said is the norm now on the internet.
that is ok for the big organisation like facebook etc.
dover forum does not have the backing to take on legal cases from irate people that can afford a legal team.
only last week paulb started taking in washing from people to keep the thing afloat.
12 August 2010
15:3465157Does he do ironing as well? If so, I'm in!