Reply to: Benched (Voluntarily) for the first time

[NibblyPig]

Sounds like my similar situation wherein I choose not to have sex with attractive women, rather than my previous relationship ends and I am on the shelf

HTH

BIDI

[scooterscot]

You know if I were panicking I'd write dat.

[northernladuk]

just as I posted..... contract came through....

No need for a separate boomed thread.

BOOMED - 3 weeks off and contract lined up - does it get any better?

Result!!! Get a boomed thread in. It's obligatory.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

My passion to educate knows no bounds

just as I posted..... contract came through....

No need for a separate boomed thread.

BOOMED - 3 weeks off and contract lined up - does it get any better?

[northernladuk]

well if I have managed to pee you off even a tiny bit then It's made my stay on the bench all the more worthwhile! going on holiday next week over xmas and new year too.....

My passion to educate knows no bounds

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Bleeding Nora. What's so hard to get here. Work ends, you hit the bench. It's either your choice or not. Irrelevant what happens after.

You are voluntarily keeping yourself on the bench then that's up to you it has no impact on how you hit the bench.

Wish I did never said anything now

well if I have managed to pee you off even a tiny bit then It's made my stay on the bench all the more worthwhile! going on holiday next week over xmas and new year too.....

[northernladuk]

You are a total plank!

On the scale of abuse I generally get I could almost take that as a compliment.

[jmo21]

Bleeding Nora. What's so hard to get here. Work ends, you hit the bench. It's either your choice or not. Irrelevant what happens after.

You are voluntarily keeping yourself on the bench then that's up to you it has no impact on how you hit the bench.

Wish I did never said anything now

You are a total plank!

[LucidDementia]

NorthWestPerm2Contr just enjoy rowing with NLUK, its possibly the most important part of contracting.

FTFY

[MrMarkyMark]

Bleeding Nora. What's so hard to get here. Work ends, you hit the bench. It's either your choice or not. Irrelevant what happens after.

You are voluntarily keeping yourself on the bench then that's up to you it has no impact on how you hit the bench.

Wish I did never said anything now

The worst bit is he was extolling the virtues of the bench, in his first post.
Now he wants to argue pedantically about it.

NorthWestPerm2Contr just enjoy your free time out, its a very important part of contracting.

[northernladuk]

I think you are failing to understand that I'd have had another gig lined up if I wanted to, I had about 8 extensions in total and knew it was the final one. Previous to that I'd always been extended 2 months in advance. So I had 1 month to apply (usually have at least 3 offers before end of contract). So the voluntary bit comes in knowing that I would be finishing a contract and still deciding to not get another gig.

Bleeding Nora. What's so hard to get here. Work ends, you hit the bench. It's either your choice or not. Irrelevant what happens after.

You are voluntarily keeping yourself on the bench then that's up to you it has no impact on how you hit the bench.

Wish I did never said anything now

[MrMarkyMark]

I think you are failing to understand that I'd have had another gig lined up if I wanted to, I had about 8 extensions in total and knew it was the final one. Previous to that I'd always been extended 2 months in advance. So I had 1 month to apply (usually have at least 3 offers before end of contract). So the voluntary bit comes in knowing that I would be finishing a contract and still deciding to not get another gig.

Whatevs

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Question away.. Any time you are on the bench looking for work you are on the bench. So order of events is you were involuntarily benched as it wasn't your choice and now you are on the bench waiting for some work to materialise.

The scenario you are thinking of is you putting yourself on the bench because you turned down an extension and are sitting there quite happily with no irons in the fire enjoying the time. Neither are the case.

I think you are failing to understand that I'd have had another gig lined up if I wanted to, I had about 8 extensions in total and knew it was the final one. Previous to that I'd always been extended 2 months in advance. So I had 1 month to apply (usually have at least 3 offers before end of contract). So the voluntary bit comes in knowing that I would be finishing a contract and still deciding to not get another gig.

[northernladuk]

Sorry but I'm going to have to question your logic here. If I didn't want to be on the bench then I could be in a gig quite easily. Hence I'm waiting to see what happens with this other role and not rushing to get back into work.

Question away.. Any time you are on the bench looking for work you are on the bench. So order of events is you were involuntarily benched as it wasn't your choice and now you are on the bench waiting for some work to materialise.

The scenario you are thinking of is you putting yourself on the bench because you turned down an extension and are sitting there quite happily with no irons in the fire enjoying the time. Neither are the case.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Nope. It's voluntarily keeping yourself on the bench... but you already have a verbal (which can be binding) offer of a gig which you are waiting for so you could argue you are actually involuntarily sitting on the bench due to having to wait until the start date of your next gig HTH

Sorry but I'm going to have to question your logic here. If I didn't want to be on the bench then I could be in a gig quite easily. Hence I'm waiting to see what happens with this other role and not rushing to get back into work.