Rockburner wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:47 am
I haven't worn a suit to work (or smart clothes for that matter) since about 2000.
That's not saying a great deal unless you also say what you do
Rolls-Royce was full "must wear a tie" in the early noughties. Most places have been shirt and smart jeans as a minimum, my current place actually insist on proper trousers, shirt and shoes. I'm really not sure why, 'cause we're a uni spin out (10 years ago TBF) and there's still a bit of that vibe. To be fair, there are a few more (male) engineers with long hair than I've previously experienced in a job so maybe it's to stop us becoming too stoodenty
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:51 am...my current place actually insist on proper trousers, shirt and shoes. I'm really not sure why...
Surely it's to make a distinction between being at work and not being at work. As in: Do what you like in you're own time but be smart in our time.
Yeah and when everyone needs be told that fair enough. I work with grown ups though Productivity hasn't dropped even when everyone is in their living room in their PJs.
Is this why many organisations went down the corporate polo shirt route??
I wear uniform at work, civvies for training courses indoors and jeans/t shirt most of the rest of my life.
Mick
8 weeks ago my 67 plate citroen van, 96k miles and 3 1/2 years old, dies on me over in Derby. AA called, plugs on OBD reader and much sucking of teeth as it's throwing cam and crank sync errors. Get recovered to home.
Local garage, who do all the work on the van, come and collect it and take a look. Cam belt has lost a load of teeth and piston valve munchety crunchety.
All is not lost, say local garage, given that cam belt change isn't due for 29k miles Citroen should put their hand in their pocket for some/all of cost of new engine.
Ring Citroen UK, take it to local main dealer and they'll investigate and make warranty claim if appropriate. So local garage take it over to Derby.
Main dealer look at it and confirm what local garage had said, cam belt failure and that it shouldn't have happened so they'll start a claim. 48 hrs, they tell me, for Citroen to decide.
Don't hear a dicky bird for a week and I'm chasing the dealer, after 10 days they say citroen have agreed to replace the engine under warranty and it'll take 7 to 10 to complete.
Don't hear a dicky bird for 10 days and I'm chasing the dealer, spotting a theme yet? All going well, say dealers, all parts have been ordered and just waiting on a few bits and pieces. What bits and pieces, asks I, given you've had it for 10 days and the repair is supposed to be complete by now? Oh, just the engine, they say. I may have slightly lost my shit with them at this point.
Didn't hear a dicky bird for 10 days and I'm chasing the dealer. What progress, asks I? Still waiting on parts, says they. It better not be the fucking engine! No, they say, it's the bell housing seal. When is it due, asks I? Don't know, they say, it's on back order and there's no due date.
Right, so you've had the van 4 weeks for a repair that you told me would take 12 days max and you can't tell me when it's going to be started, let alone finished?
So I got a courtesy van out of them.
Didn't hear a dicky bird out of them for 10 days and I'm chasing the dealer. Got all the parts and the old engine is out, should be done for Monday.
Ring them on the tuesday. Got all the parts and the old engine is out, should be done for Friday. WTF, am I living in some kind of gordian knot of a time loop?
Meantime, I send them an email to.clarify a couple.of points about future warranty and servicing and also to make sure they put the old and new engine numbers on the receipt so I can make sure DVLA will change the V5 details with no problems.
Get to the dealer today, 7 weeks to the day after the van was given to them for a 12 day repair, and guess what? No engine numbers on the receipt. Takes them 45 minutes to sort that.
Fi ally get the keys, go out to the van in the car park. Fuck me! It's hot in the cab, best turn the AC on. ACs not working. No cold air. Maybe it needs to be driven, press the clutch pedal down and it shoots to the floor. Let it up and it feels like it's working against a hand brake ratchet.
Go back in to the dealers, tell them the problems. Oh no, we took it for a 20 mile test drive and everything was working fine. Odd, says I, because it hasn't got 20 more miles on the odo than when it was brought in...
So, I'm back in the courtesy van and they've still got mine.
millemille wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:01 pmI'm back in the courtesy van
Leave them to it. Eventually they will want it back.
I had a loaner bike (via insurance) while a dealer faffed.
Brrring Bring "Can we have our bike back, please, you can't have it any longer."
"Sure, just sort it with the insurance company . When they confirm payment, come and collect it." Oddly, then sorted.
Go onto the carpetright website as they came up on a search engine for a mattress we are looking to replace.
Filter search results to size and type and await results. Boom, every king size, pocket sprung mattress we could ever want, now a manual filtering for pillow topped ones.
Second item, £xxx, seems reasonable, click link, nope reasonable price is for single mattress not KS, which is no longer reasonable as it has crept into £x,xxx territory which for a spare bed is too much.
So, I fuck off that website and start again.
Why can’t web designers sort their shit own and apply filtering to all aspects of a potential purchase?
FWIW, we bought an Emma memory foam mattress and it's very good. Especially if you can find good discount codes (Filly qualified for something like 40% off).
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40% off for Key Workers
We're in this together
We’re currently facing unprecedented times and our frontline workers are under increased pressure. As a small thank you for the effort and unrivalled commitment, we’re happy to offer those working for an essential service a 40 percent discount on all Emma products.
We would love to show appreciation to all sectors that are working selflessly during this difficult time. However, due to privacy regulations, we are unable to process the private information (name, employer, etc.) required to verify you work for an essential service ourselves. Instead, we are required by law to work with third-party providers who are permitted to process your information. We apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment caused.
To access your exclusive offer, please check out the following websites for your discount code:
Healthcare workers can access their exclusive code on the following website: Health Service Discounts
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Thanks, Mrs is a teacher so qualifies for 40% off, which may prove expensive as “well, we could do with a new mattress”…
#1
A guest who's been here for 5 days asks for a price for 2 more days
I ring the office for prices
Office "The new system won't let him book 2 days, it's a 3 day minimum at this campsite"
Jody "He's been here for 5 days, he wants an extension"
Office " well the new system won't let me adjust a booking once the guest has arrived"
-- Ranty call to my area manager --
Office calls me back
Office "ok we've found a way round it, it's €130 per night
Jody "that's ridiculous, he paid €72 per night for the last five nights"
Office " But it's July now, and he got a last minute discount"
Jody "he's booking for tomorrow night, how last minute can you get?? We should offer him this at €50 per night, he'll be happy and the accommodation will only be empty otherwise"
Office " the new system won't let us adjust the prices "
---
Jody " hey Mr Guest, it's €130 a night"
Guest " Ermm, no, that's really expensive "
#2
19:45 Saturday evening and I'm still waiting for my last guest to arrive, I've been hanging around since 17hr as all my other guests are in.
8 am Sunday morning, the guests booking has disappeared from the system
The guest must have cancelled, but there's no-one in the office after lunchtime on a Saturday. So either he cancelled Saturday morning and the system took 12 odd hours to update. Or he somehow hacked the system, and guessed the codes required to cancel a booking !!
Ordered yesterday: estimated delivery Friday to next Monday.
Order confirmation: delivery Thursday
Item shipped: delivery Wednesday
Order update: delivery today.
I don't need it quickly, that's why I chose free delivery. What if I had things to do, places to go, people to see? Why can't they tell me a delivery day and stick to it?
Saga Lout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:27 am
Amazon.
Ordered yesterday: estimated delivery Friday to next Monday.
Order confirmation: delivery Thursday
Item shipped: delivery Wednesday
Order update: delivery today.
I don't need it quickly, that's why I chose free delivery. What if I had things to do, places to go, people to see? Why can't they tell me a delivery day and stick to it?
Last week I was a 40 minute drive from home about to get my covid jab when I got a message from DPD saying they were making a delivery in an hour's time, up until then I hadn't been given a date.
Saga Lout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:27 am
Amazon.
Ordered yesterday: estimated delivery Friday to next Monday.
Order confirmation: delivery Thursday
Item shipped: delivery Wednesday
Order update: delivery today.
I don't need it quickly, that's why I chose free delivery. What if I had things to do, places to go, people to see? Why can't they tell me a delivery day and stick to it?
I think you’ve finally run out of genuine things to complain about… you’re now moaning about receiving better than expected service
Saga Lout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:27 am
Amazon.
Ordered yesterday: estimated delivery Friday to next Monday.
Order confirmation: delivery Thursday
Item shipped: delivery Wednesday
Order update: delivery today.
I don't need it quickly, that's why I chose free delivery. What if I had things to do, places to go, people to see? Why can't they tell me a delivery day and stick to it?
I think you’ve finally run out of genuine things to complain about… you’re now moaning about receiving better than expected service
Saga Lout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:27 am
Amazon.
Ordered yesterday: estimated delivery Friday to next Monday.
Order confirmation: delivery Thursday
Item shipped: delivery Wednesday
Order update: delivery today.
I don't need it quickly, that's why I chose free delivery. What if I had things to do, places to go, people to see? Why can't they tell me a delivery day and stick to it?
I think you’ve finally run out of genuine things to complain about… you’re now moaning about receiving better than expected service
I'm sure it was Mr Rooty Tooty who told me about the French Chemist who complained that he always received undersized loaves from the boulangerie. He started getting oversized ones instead but he still complained on the grounds that said baker had poor process control, so the fact he was receiving larger than requested loaves meant someone else must still be getting undersized ones.
So, basically, I'm comparing Saga Lout to an over zealous Frenchman here.
Potter wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:01 pm
Leather seats in cars, burns you in the summer and freezes you in the winter, stupid idea, and cows had to die for it.
Sir will be wanting Hackett wool seats in his next car then.
I totally agree BTW. If I ever win the Euromillions (I'd have to enter first....) I'm definitely buying a Bentley with cashmere seats.
Potter wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:01 pm
Leather seats in cars, burns you in the summer and freezes you in the winter, stupid idea, and cows had to die for it.
The cow was going to die anyway because it's full of meat.
Potter wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:15 pm
I can't think of any advantages in having leather for chairs/seats/furniture, it might look nice but it's functionally rubbish.
I completely agree, it makes no sense to me either.
Just out of interest though - lots and lots of 'leather' seats aren't actually leather, they're plastic. Even in quite fancy cars.
Productivity hasn't dropped even when everyone is in their living room in their PJs.
