Permie just got sacked

[Mich the Tester]

Ouch!!! LOL well thats a totally different kettle of fish then. Is that the same as these perm contracts some companies are using here nowadays?

Still... surely they can be held responsible to some extent surely? He could throw a fit and try for some form of compensation. The company had a responsibility to make sure he was capable before giving him the job surely?

He has no come-back on this. His contract ends and either he goes or they offer him a new contract. The employer can offer maximum three temporary contracts and then must either dump him or give a permanent contract. In practice this means many companies employ someone for one year three times then dump them. It also means that people apply for jobs toward the end of each one year contract and then either leave or demand a higher salary, thus pushing up costs for the business.

Of course, this also means that those people with a little self confidence, or those who have experienced this and become cynical, just say fook that for a game of soldiers and become freelancers, whereupon the very same businesses moan about high rates and disloyalty and so on.

[Drewster]

........ Loud mouthed shouty listen to me stuff.....

........ don't you ever read stuff without opening the tulip trap.....

........ Errrr Oh see..... <Crawls back into hole>........

Game.... Set..... & Match to the Mich-star!!!

Hey! Northernloudfart.... Does Mich fight back a bit better than the normal Newbies you attack???

[thunderlizard]

Poor fellow; nice guy and v. intelligent.

Are you sure you're a contractor? That degree of compassion is highly unprofessional.

[Mich the Tester]

Are you sure you're a contractor? That degree of compassion is highly unprofessional.

I’d forgotten about it until you reminded me.

[northernladuk]

Game.... Set..... & Match to the Mich-star!!!

Hey! Northernloudfart.... Does Mich fight back a bit better than the normal Newbies you attack???

Well I did make the mistake of assuming that as this is a ContractorUK board it maybe a UK issue but we all know what happens when you assume things. Not really a case of fighting back, I made an assumption, it was incorrect so hold my hand up to it. Nothing wrong with that is there? I don't see it as crawling back in to a hole, feeling pretty stupid then yes but crawling in to a hole then no.

I thangkew...

[DaveB]

Well I did make the mistake of assuming that as this is a ContractorUK board it maybe a UK issue but we all know what happens when you assume things. Not really a case of fighting back, I made an assumption, it was incorrect so hold my hand up to it. Nothing wrong with that is there? I don't see it as crawling back in to a hole, feeling pretty stupid then yes but crawling in to a hole then no.

I thangkew...

You are developing something of a track record for talking first and thinking later. If you'd checked Mitch's location you'd have seen it said NL.

[northernladuk]

You are developing something of a track record for talking first and thinking later. If you'd checked Mitch's location you'd have seen it said NL.

Yar, like I read the location of everyone I post to... NOT.. I ****ed up. It happens. I still sleep well. Thanks for your input thought. Appreciated.

I guess I could argue the difference between not giving him notice 1 month before the end of his contract and 'sacking' him to try and save a bit of face but it will just a bun fight I can't win so won't bother. I got it wrong, was fair assumption. Thats life. LOL

[MarillionFan]

You have developed something of a track record for talking first and thinking later. If you'd checked Mitch's location you'd have seen it said NL.

FTFY.

Leave NL alone. I for one love it when he leaves his microphone when stepping into his office!

PS : NL - Never back down, just soak it up and tell em to F-Off, it worked for Maggie!!!

[AtW]

I just said ‘**** that for a game of soldiers; go freelance, send a monthly invoice and stop giving a tulip’.

Well, isn't that nice... suggesting not to give a tulip about getting job done and just send invoices - at SKA Towers that would get you canned like a tuna

[MarillionFan]

Well, isn't that nice... suggesting not to give a tulip about getting job done and just send invoices - at SKA Towers that would get you canned like a tuna

Well considering you only pay in tuna, its not really much of a threat is it!