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Previously on "Gardening Leave"

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by cailin maith View Post
    Same here - had to be available but HR were like rabid dogs, if I'd worked for anyone else, there would have been grief.
    Most of 'em are...

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  • cailin maith
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    Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post
    My mate was told he had to be available at all times to come into the office if required ... I think once you're on leave noone really cares what you do, as long as you're not working for a rival.
    Same here - had to be available but HR were like rabid dogs, if I'd worked for anyone else, there would have been grief.

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  • Jeebo72
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    Originally posted by cailin maith View Post
    You got away with that? It was the one stipulation of my leave... under no circumstances could I work for anyone else while I was sitting out my notice.
    My mate was told he had to be available at all times to come into the office if required ... I think once you're on leave noone really cares what you do, as long as you're not working for a rival.

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  • Sysman
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    I had month, complete with company car and petrol card.

    I intended to do a tour of Scotland, but the weather that summer was so rubbish that I concentrated on going independent instead.

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  • cailin maith
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    Originally posted by Netraider View Post
    7 months gardening leave. Used the time to start my limited and get some contracting experience.
    You got away with that? It was the one stipulation of my leave... under no circumstances could I work for anyone else while I was sitting out my notice.

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  • Netraider
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    7 months gardening leave. Used the time to start my limited and get some contracting experience.

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  • Jeebo72
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    Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
    So who has been on gardening leave ?

    How does it feel ? How do they keep tabs on how much time you spent in the garden ?

    How did you feel about it? Is it like a school boy taking his punishment for being naughty ?
    My mate got 6 months, spent the whole time tourning south america fully paid.

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  • TimberWolf
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  • AtW
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    I've spent 1 hour yesterday in my garden and it was

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  • FiveTimes
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    I had two weeks gardening leave, it was great

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  • cailin maith
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    Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
    So who has been on gardening leave ?

    How does it feel ? How do they keep tabs on how much time you spent in the garden ?

    How did you feel about it? Is it like a school boy taking his punishment for being naughty ?
    Me... get paid for staying at home while getting ready to start a new role. Whats not to like?

    3 months.... loved it

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  • fullyautomatix
    started a topic Gardening Leave

    Gardening Leave

    So who has been on gardening leave ?

    How does it feel ? How do they keep tabs on how much time you spent in the garden ?

    How did you feel about it? Is it like a school boy taking his punishment for being naughty ?

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