Things you'd like to say, but can't

[sarahale]

Stop trying to change me, I'm never going to be who you want. I hate lie ins, I hate doing nothing and I especially hate wasting evenings watching TV!!

 

[classic33]

It is a lovely sunny day here, the 22nd of September, the equinox, official start of autumn, and a great day for a bike ride!



And for Christmas shopping ads on the TV, apparently ...

Decorations on sale in some shops!

They've been advertising next years(2017) holidays for the last month now on TV.

 

[TheDoctor]

It's been a pleasure.

 

[fimm]

Yes, your bum looks absolutely enormous in that.

 

[RoubaixCube]

To the Gent today who thought it was acceptable to walk out with your shopping despite your card being declined THREE TIMES IN A ROW then another 3 times when caught by staff and asked to come back and pay..... SHAME ON YOU. Unfortunately a nice suit doesnt buy you brains or common decency.

 

[gbb]

Probably said it before but a year later things aren't getting better, they're getting worse, catastrophically so. I use the term 'distance management' quite frequently, arms length management, don't want to get their hands dirty and the result is chaos on the shop floor, everyone lacks direction, does whatever they want to.
I've worked in the food industry for 40 years...this particular industry for 16 years....and I've NEVER seen it this bad. How in God's name it holds together I don't know.
The quality of shop floor staff is dire, but what do you expect, pay them minimum wage, train them for a day and away you go...what more could they want ?
As a company you're striving to attain high care standard with all the paperwork, cross checking, auditing and gawd knows what else that comes with it..but you're quickly losing sight of the basics...how to produce the product itself....you know, the stuff that makes the money that the business relies on to continue.

16 years...I've had enough. I might be in my late 50s but my CV is going to get a look at again.

The worst of it ?...I love my job, what i was employed to do but you've frikked it up. It's not worth a jot anymore. It's become so convoluted, I can't figure how I'm supposed to do it anymore.

 

[Scoosh]

^ ^ ^ I'd Like that post, if it weren't for the sad subject matter.

What would happen if you went and actually said it to them ?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

^ ^ ^ I'd Like that post, if it weren't for the sad subject matter.

What would happen if you went and actually said it to them ?

Managers won't care, they'll give vague reassurance, but nothing will change.
Say it too many times, you're a trouble maker.

 

[gbb]

^ ^ ^ I'd Like that post, if it weren't for the sad subject matter.

What would happen if you went and actually said it to them ?

I did say to a department head a few weeks ago when he ( who i respect completely for his professionalism) asked how it was going...
' Do you want me to speak my mind?'
'Of course'
'This is THE worst company I've worked for in my life...I know there are reasons for everything but I don't know how we're supposed to meet all the demands that are put on us, it's crazy...blah blah nlah' and finished by saying....'you did ask'

 

[gbb]

Managers won't care, they'll give vague reassurance, but nothing will change.
Say it too many times, you're a trouble maker.

My immediate manager did say to me once...I'd be careful who you say such things to...they won't appreciate it and will see it as a threat to their reputation.

I know all that of course...right now I couldn't give a monkeys. Most of all the original decent guys have thrown their hand in and gone, all the ones who actually knew how to produce the goods.

 

[ColinJ]

For the role of Kyle Reese, Orion wanted a star whose popularity was rising in the United States but who also would have foreign appeal. Orion cofounder Mike Medavoy had met Arnold Schwarzenegger and sent his agent the script for The Terminator. Cameron was dubious about casting Schwarzenegger as Reese as he felt he would need someone even bigger to play the Terminator. Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson were offered the Terminator role, but both turned it down. The studio suggested O. J. Simpson for the role, but Cameron did not feel that Simpson would be believable as a killer.

I would have believed it!

 

[Roxy641]

To the white male van driver that was obstructing not only the cycle space in front of the traffic lights last Friday on the Purley Way, but also didn't leave enough room for people to cross at the traffic lights.

I know it was a hot day and that you probably couldn't wait to drive home, but it's the same for all of us. When someone points out (in a non-sweary way) that you are obstructing people from crossing, just swear at the person that points it out. As we all know that means you are a big grown up now.

 

[fimm]

If you want to have a conversation about your boiler (or anything else not work related) will you USE YOUR MOBILE and have it OUT OF THE OFFICE because the rest of us DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
(Sorry for the capitals, but he really pisses me off doing this.)

 

[slowwww]

Yes, yes, we know that you're very proud of your surgically-enhanced embonpoint, but now it's getting chilly had you considered more/warmer clothes?

You'll have someone's eye out, and the poor apprentice is in danger of suffering blood loss caused by permanent blushing from 9am to 5pm. Bless his heart

 

[Lee_M]

if you didn't bother to come to the IT meeting you were invited to, and told how important it was, then don't come down and complain that you don't know what we're doing and haven't prepared for the changes.

(could be said to half the business managers here!)