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  • And so the job hunt continues....

    I wonder if PJ HQ have any jobs I can do from home... :idea: :?: :!:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,206
    And so the job hunt continues....

    I wonder if PJ HQ have any jobs I can do from home... :idea: :?: :!:

    Fight ya for it! :D:lol:
    What sorta thing are you erring towards?
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    And so the job hunt continues....

    I wonder if PJ HQ have any jobs I can do from home... :idea: :?: :!:

    If the amount of bitching on this forum is anything to go by, I'm sure they could send you some emails to answer!

    Good luck with the applications!
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • dottles wrote:
    And so the job hunt continues....

    I wonder if PJ HQ have any jobs I can do from home... :idea: :?: :!:

    Fight ya for it! :D:lol:
    What sorta thing are you erring towards?

    ANYTHING!!! :lol: I've applied for 5 tonight... Scary times... :?
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • ilockyer wrote:
    And so the job hunt continues....

    I wonder if PJ HQ have any jobs I can do from home... :idea: :?: :!:

    If the amount of bitching on this forum is anything to go by, I'm sure they could send you some emails to answer!

    Good luck with the applications!

    Well, looks like you hit the nail on the head... I'd be great at dealing with complaints... it's win-win! :mrgreen:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • That would really be a great job! I'm job hunting too right now and it's terrible here...... Either you get out of college and become instantly a consultant on a multinational company or your career is ruined forever (speaking as an Electrotechnical and Computer Engineer)... It's driving me nuts!
    ~Can't escape from the common rule
    If you hate something, don't you do it too...~
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    ilockyer wrote:
    And so the job hunt continues....

    I wonder if PJ HQ have any jobs I can do from home... :idea: :?: :!:

    If the amount of bitching on this forum is anything to go by, I'm sure they could send you some emails to answer!

    Good luck with the applications!

    Well, looks like you hit the nail on the head... I'd be great at dealing with complaints... it's win-win! :mrgreen:

    Dealing with complaints is fun, it's amazing just how mental the general public can be! Not so good when you get them on the phone in tears though, as happened twice today with me :cry: :evil: Shouting, effing and blinding I can cope with, tears I cannot.

    It looks as though they've found something for me to do in the short term while they investigate their failings regarding our new computer system and it's lack of DDA compatibility. They also confirmed the redundancy terms if it doesn't work out...
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • ilockyer wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    If the amount of bitching on this forum is anything to go by, I'm sure they could send you some emails to answer!

    Good luck with the applications!

    Well, looks like you hit the nail on the head... I'd be great at dealing with complaints... it's win-win! :mrgreen:

    Dealing with complaints is fun, it's amazing just how mental the general public can be! Not so good when you get them on the phone in tears though, as happened twice today with me :cry: :evil: Shouting, effing and blinding I can cope with, tears I cannot.

    It looks as though they've found something for me to do in the short term while they investigate their failings regarding our new computer system and it's lack of DDA compatibility. They also confirmed the redundancy terms if it doesn't work out...

    Ohhh noice. Is it as good as you said on the phone yesterday? :D

    I've found a couple of jobs i'm quite excited about... I find it a bit mental that I'm considering taking on recruitment jobs :?
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    Good luck with the job hunting you two. I'm desperate for the extra hours I'm doing to become permanent, everything is costing so damn much these days.

    Oh bugger Ian I hate the 'R' word, hope it doesn't come to that.
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Ohhh noice. Is it as good as you said on the phone yesterday? :D

    I've found a couple of jobs i'm quite excited about... I find it a bit mental that I'm considering taking on recruitment jobs :?

    It *could* be a little better, the manager of our department is giving the project managers absolute hell over their incompetence on this. They're taking a one solution fits all approach which doesn't work for 4 of us... he's getting some disability charities in to assess the system, possible solutions etc but he thinks the same as I do, that there is no solution. Which would mean either redeployment into another role but retaining my pay grade or me seeking another job!
    Claireack wrote:
    Good luck with the job hunting you two. I'm desperate for the extra hours I'm doing to become permanent, everything is costing so damn much these days.

    Oh bugger Ian I hate the 'R' word, hope it doesn't come to that.

    Me too, while the instant cash gratification would be nice, I do actually enjoy my job because the people I work with are (mostly) awesome. I managed to dodge it when I worked for Lloyds, confirmed a new job a week before they made our whole department redundant (though I still kept staff terms on my account 8-) ) so it'll happen one day somewhere I'm sure.
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • ilockyer wrote:
    Ohhh noice. Is it as good as you said on the phone yesterday? :D

    I've found a couple of jobs i'm quite excited about... I find it a bit mental that I'm considering taking on recruitment jobs :?

    It *could* be a little better, the manager of our department is giving the project managers absolute hell over their incompetence on this. They're taking a one solution fits all approach which doesn't work for 4 of us... he's getting some disability charities in to assess the system, possible solutions etc but he thinks the same as I do, that there is no solution. Which would mean either redeployment into another role but retaining my pay grade or me seeking another job!
    Claireack wrote:
    Good luck with the job hunting you two. I'm desperate for the extra hours I'm doing to become permanent, everything is costing so damn much these days.

    Oh bugger Ian I hate the 'R' word, hope it doesn't come to that.

    Me too, while the instant cash gratification would be nice, I do actually enjoy my job because the people I work with are (mostly) awesome. I managed to dodge it when I worked for Lloyds, confirmed a new job a week before they made our whole department redundant (though I still kept staff terms on my account 8-) ) so it'll happen one day somewhere I'm sure.

    Instant cash gratification ain't all that. I took voluntary redundancy and my work aren't exactly being helpful... But hey, I'll find summat :)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Instant cash gratification ain't all that. I took voluntary redundancy and my work aren't exactly being helpful... But hey, I'll find summat :)

    Of course you will! And it'll be more rewarding than where you are now with any luck :)
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,206
    ...and I am here to help :)
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • ilockyer wrote:
    Instant cash gratification ain't all that. I took voluntary redundancy and my work aren't exactly being helpful... But hey, I'll find summat :)

    Of course you will! And it'll be more rewarding than where you are now with any luck :)

    Meh, hopefully... my ideal is a job for more money than I'm on now, good 9-5 hours, in Birmingham and people I can work with on a professional level where i'm trusted and challenged... And pigs might fly :(
    dottles wrote:
    ...and I am here to help :)

    You are :D I have Little Dave on speed dial... but I think he's getting sick of me... so you're my next choice... :twisted:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • You are :D I have Little Dave on speed dial... but I think he's getting sick of me... so you're my next choice... :twisted:

    Never :D
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Meh, hopefully... my ideal is a job for more money than I'm on now, good 9-5 hours, in Birmingham and people I can work with on a professional level where i'm trusted and challenged... And pigs might fly :(

    It's a matter of time... even if you don't find it immediately you can always get something as a stop gap and continue to look.
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • You are :D I have Little Dave on speed dial... but I think he's getting sick of me... so you're my next choice... :twisted:

    Never :D

    Careful, I may interpret that as a challenge ;)
    ilockyer wrote:
    Meh, hopefully... my ideal is a job for more money than I'm on now, good 9-5 hours, in Birmingham and people I can work with on a professional level where i'm trusted and challenged... And pigs might fly :(

    It's a matter of time... even if you don't find it immediately you can always get something as a stop gap and continue to look.
    Well that's the idea mate but hopefully something will fall in my lap soon and I can start just before or after the wedding :)

    I'll reply to your email tomorrow by the way. It was a bit of a missionand I have all that info to look at so I'll have to gear myself up for it :p
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    I'll reply to your email tomorrow by the way. It was a bit of a missionand I have all that info to look at so I'll have to gear myself up for it :p

    Nae bother! Hopefully the info made sense, and you can get yourself a few quid back from the greedy bankers! :D
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,206
    Well the offer is always there, and I am alright at formal stuff...
    Little Dave on speed dial! He never wants to speak to me lol
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    So glad it's Friday! Looking forward to a lie-in tomorrow, first in 2 weeks :D

    It's cold here this morning. I guess summer is well and truly gone for another year :(
    The secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits