GRIZZ’s Chevy S10 - Random Rambling NEXT ROADTRIP 27/10/23

Good news if you like the job

Mrs BC has been told the team is slimming from 4 to 1 so requested for voluntary redundancies in order to avoid compulsory

She's be on Furlough since June last year - She's said I'll take redundancy (trouble is I think there have been 4 requests for Voluntary)

Just to say I have these on my daily white goods CRV (all be it in 245/45 R19 pimp daddy flavour..) and I have to say for the money you cant fault them and they are  particularly good in the wet. The (more expensive) Nexen ditch finders that were on there when i got it were terrible. The highest praise i can give them is that i have just splurged out on a second set of 4...

Good to hear you survived to fight another day grizz



I've got to be one of the few people that managed to do it to myself, and be the only one affected.

After a few years I wound up as Assistant Ops Director on Manchester Metrolink and then was moved to be Ops and Maintenance Director for the tender for the 6 new line extension. Because the organisation would change massively, in the new Org Chart I removed the AOD (my) role.

I was then shipped to Copenhagen for nearly three years, getting their new metro open (same operating Company as Metrolink at the time). Having had a whale of a time and succeeded in that, I came back to be told they liked my new organisation plan that much, there was no role for me! Oh, and this was announced to me over a, "Let's meet up for a chat," beer when I got home.

Ironically, they offered me compulsory redundancy or, I could just go back to Copenhagen, Business Class flights, all found 5* hotel, PA for everything, just as I'd been used to, and just doss around for a bit, with no particular role.

I took the redundancy (plus a bit for their handling of it), one, because if they couldn't be bothered to keep me informed about their thinking until after I'd opened the third section of line early and earned them GBP4m in bonus, then I wanted nowt to do with them, two, if I'd gone back to Copenhagen, I'd have been liable for Danish tax (ouch!) and three, I'd already met Queen Margrethe when we opened the Vanløse section. She's a smoker and had nipped out during the official stuff at the same time as me. Lovely lady.

Still reckon it was one of the best decisions I made. The redundancy I mean, although sharing a snout with a Queen isn't an everyday occurrence either!

yes please, I'd love to see the write up that got the plate past a bureaucrat!

Good news on the job front, sounds like the fear of HR had been put into the manager. Hope you are happy with the outcome, gives time for reflection anyway.
Fog light is much better, those old ring ones only ever used to last about a year in good condition anyway.
James

To echo the others, great news on the job! Been loving the progress on the truck too!

My first redundancy I also requested to be included, had been with the company that had transferred me to the U.K. for 14 years.

Made them a lot of money, won awards, took top incentive payouts but had had enough of the way the culture was changing.

They offered me a weeks leave, free of charge to reconsider, but I declined the leave and reconsideration, they were very fair to me, and I left.

Next redundancy was when all of the U.K. and Europe was booted out in one, with no warning, again I was doing well, second nationally, but the Americans who owned the company had screwed up on projections and expectations. Still gutted that ended, it was a good job.



Agreed, survivors guilt.



Really interesting, the opinions are truly as wide as the East is from the West.

I had good Avon experiences before.



Thanks Henry.



Thanks George.

Glad I survived this time.

It will happen again and again.

What we do every time, is what separates us.





To Whom it May Concern,
I will try to keep the explanation short as to why I chose the acronym for my personalized plate to not impede your business more than necessary. The acronym stands for three men that were great inspirations in my life. Charles O’Rear (CO), Ian Thompson (IT), and Uncle Sherm (US), please read on for further clarification.
Charles O’Rear was a mentor early in my carrier, he instilled a business and investment sense that has served me well to date. He encouraged me to live a gratifying life that would be full of activity, friends, and most importantly fellowship. While living life in this manner he instilled the virtue of living below your means and saving heavily for your future. His encouragement has been a part of my life and helped me prepare for a happy and fruitful carrier and retirement to come soon.
Ian Thompson was a man that most wouldn’t believe could be a positive role model. I worked with him in my first job at a factory making portable wooden dollies while attending school. He was always willing to show how machines worked and was almost always had a joyous and playful mood. The reason most wouldn’t think of him as a positive role model was because he smoked like a chimney and drank like he didn’t want tomorrow to arrive. These two habits cost him everything in his life the “American Dream” is made of yet he retained his positive outlook on life. From him I learned moderation in vises, keeping a positive outlook, and to be thankful for what I have. Sadly, he passed before I could tell him of his impact on my life.
The last is my Uncle Sherm, I worked with him as an adolescent in a variety of disciplines from ranch work, automotive restoration and maintenance, and even gardening to hearten wholesome living. He typically would start his day at 4 am and continue working until dusk only breaking for water and meals. This work ethic and schedule have been instrumental in allowing me to accomplish more tasks than my peers and standout in a tough working environment. It showed me how much can be completed in each day if the non-productive portions of the day are eliminated.
I strive to instill these values and habits in my own two young children to encourage happy and healthy growth all of which I’ve learned from these three men. I would ask that you please reconsider my personalized license plate choice based on the above reasoning. I wish all a bountiful and blessed day.
Regards,

JB







Thanks mate, happy it’s changed.



Thanks Nigel,

I love the job, when I do it for real.

It’s the way it is not encumbered that’s the problem.




Hey mate, thank you very much.



Thanks John, “welcome back”

Thanks mate.

Happy too.

I know what you mean about the fog light, there are similar ones on my TR7 (BL just stuck them on the bottom when it became a legal requirement), mine might well get knocked off now it doesn't need an MOT, other option is what our MX5 has and seems to get away with every year for the MOT which is to use the RH reversing light with a red bulb on it.