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Title: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 03, 2009, 06:58:01 PM I recently moved from RBS to Royal Bk Canada here in Jersey and with recent press I thought it was a smart move.
However, my entire department (about a dozen of us) have been "invited" to a meeting on Thursday morning being run by the local ceo and being attended by the head of Offshore HR and another HR rep. Cant be good news. Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Colchester Kev on March 03, 2009, 06:59:12 PM blimey, gl mate.
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: byronkincaid on March 03, 2009, 07:00:58 PM don't think they're allowed to do last in first out anymore
this apply for your job again thing instead these days? gl Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 03, 2009, 07:01:25 PM Maybe they are going to give us all massive pay rises.
Yes, thats must be what it is !! Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 03, 2009, 07:02:00 PM don't think they're allowed to do last in first out anymore this apply for your job again thing instead these days? gl The way I am reading it, the whole department is in the shit Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 03, 2009, 07:05:11 PM But more importantly, Jon better hurry up with the flippin sheep answers !!
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Robert HM on March 03, 2009, 07:12:24 PM Eeeek, good luck there.
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: bhoywonder on March 03, 2009, 10:58:33 PM my company has just announced it is releasing all agency and temporary staff with immediate effect.....
and finally the recession gets closer to home gl with your meeting Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Graham C on March 03, 2009, 11:01:01 PM Hope it goes ok for you
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 03, 2009, 11:21:15 PM Pain relief (large quantities of red wine) helps
if I am right, then dont expect any posts on Thursday, or at least none that you can understand and that are typed before 2am. Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: phatomch on March 05, 2009, 07:07:41 PM Any news?
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: kinboshi on March 05, 2009, 07:23:14 PM He hasn't been on since 9 o'clock this morning. Hope it wasn't as bad as feared.
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 05, 2009, 08:08:52 PM Sigh..........
Basically screwed Dept of 12 people 4 x project managers, 4 x business analysts, 4 x software testers (my team) Our whole dpet is being disolved, PM's have the option of applying for 2 supposed vacancies in the IT project team, the analaysts similar situation, my team bascially no options. Jersey law means that rather than straight redundancy we have to go into a 2 to 3 week consultancy period, what ever the fck that means. Basically just beurocracy and delaying the inevitable. I would rather just be fcking told straight. My contract states 3 months notice so in 2 weeks time i expect to be booted out with 3 months pay plus hopefully 1 month "redundancy" pay. I have only worked for them for 8 months though so cant count on that extra month. (ten years service in previous job, sigh) Am on pretty good money in this job, pretty much no chance of finding anothe job anywhere near the same money. Not a good situation. How many people can afford to take a 30-40% pay cut. Thats what I am prob looking at. Jobs are out there but not on this money. Didnt really like the job so have been trying to focus on the element of relief to get out of it, but reality has to kick in some time. Am fairly long of ale at this point but dont feel p1ssed. A bit stunned tbo. Fck knows what next. Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: TheChipPrince on March 05, 2009, 08:15:15 PM One door closes, another door opens hopefully, gl...
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: kinboshi on March 05, 2009, 08:16:54 PM Sorry to hear that. Hope it all works out for you eventually.
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Wardonkey on March 05, 2009, 08:17:25 PM Good luck Alex.
It's shit being laid off, but I'm sure you'll be ok in the end. Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 05, 2009, 08:20:52 PM am generally happy go lucky, and have been ok since finding out earlier.
Feeling pretty low now though. Had a lot to drink though. Never has FML seemed more appropriate Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Dingdell on March 05, 2009, 08:24:31 PM Horrible news but at least you have 3 - 4 months pay to give you a breather. Get out there tomorrow on the phone, writing those letters and networking. Get your skates on and beat the other ones to it. Your job now is to find a job. GL x
Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Robert HM on March 05, 2009, 08:34:03 PM Sorry to hear that, I really hope you get something soon. Are you staying out there or coming to the mainland?
Look on the bright side, there's the sheep contest to look forward to on Monday. (Scratch that, I just looked at your answers, FYL) Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: The_nun on March 05, 2009, 08:36:32 PM One door closes, another door opens , gl... xx Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 05, 2009, 08:44:10 PM Sorry to hear that, I really hope you get something soon. Are you staying out there or coming to the mainland? Look on the bright side, there's the sheep contest to look forward to on Monday. (Scratch that, I just looked at your answers, FYL) lol b@stard !!! Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 05, 2009, 08:47:52 PM am generally happy go lucky, and have been ok since finding out earlier. Feeling pretty low now though. Had a lot to drink though. Never has FML seemed more appropriate OK, fine again now. I will admit to hitting a very low point earlier but a lot of schmeineken and vin rouge has been drunk. I blame that. Bring on the fcking sheep Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: kinboshi on March 05, 2009, 09:05:26 PM am generally happy go lucky, and have been ok since finding out earlier. Feeling pretty low now though. Had a lot to drink though. Never has FML seemed more appropriate OK, fine again now. I will admit to hitting a very low point earlier but a lot of schmeineken and vin rouge has been drunk. I blame that. Bring on the fcking sheep You're moving to Wales? ??? Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Robert HM on March 05, 2009, 09:09:32 PM am generally happy go lucky, and have been ok since finding out earlier. Feeling pretty low now though. Had a lot to drink though. Never has FML seemed more appropriate OK, fine again now. I will admit to hitting a very low point earlier but a lot of schmeineken and vin rouge has been drunk. I blame that. Bring on the fcking sheep (http://www.hi2u.org/images/sheep1g.gif) Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on March 05, 2009, 10:18:32 PM am generally happy go lucky, and have been ok since finding out earlier. Feeling pretty low now though. Had a lot to drink though. Never has FML seemed more appropriate OK, fine again now. I will admit to hitting a very low point earlier but a lot of schmeineken and vin rouge has been drunk. I blame that. Bring on the fcking sheep (http://www.hi2u.org/images/sheep1g.gif) Come and have a go if you think yer 'ard enuff!! Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Graham C on March 05, 2009, 11:31:33 PM Sorry to hear that Mr Alex, sheep will make it all better.
Hope you get something sorted soon too :) Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: cia260895 on March 06, 2009, 09:43:42 AM gutted 4 you m8 but dont start back on the weed
poker pro FTW? Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: ItsMrAlex2u on May 17, 2009, 09:20:45 PM This crap is still not sorted BTW, they are merging us with another dept, everyone got to apply for their own jobs, head count being reduced by about 40%
Interviews next week. FML Title: Re: Cant be good... Post by: Claw75 on May 17, 2009, 10:04:53 PM didn't see this thread first time round - hope it all works out for you.
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