Dear Sir,
I am handing in my notice. The working conditions are intolerable, the pay below the minimum wage, the hours are long, with no overtime and I am working well over government guidelines of a 37 hour week. No sick days are allowed or holidays. The employees I am in charge of are an unruly bunch, all of them are on final warnings. They have not improved or met their targets since the last assessment. I will not be working my notice. I have had enough and plan to walk today. If I can find a box, I will pack up my 'desk' and do one.
Yours,
A Confused Take That Fan.
The response:
The management thanks you for all your hard work and wishes you every success in the future. Leave your key and any company property behind. You may keep your mobile and company car for one week until you can make alternative arrangements.
And I am not kidding. That was his response.
He makes me laugh, so I think I might stay. I actually quite fancy the boss...
and the employees, although naughty are really rather gorgeous...
26 comments:
Hi sweetie, yes, wouldn't it be nice. Just to clear that desk! Just like i did at work before i went on maternity leave! Still remember that day 13 years ago.
I know i used to say to Husband i didn't want to go out with him anymore. And he used to point out that we were bound by marriage and not going steady. how pendantic is that! xxxx
You both have great senses of humour. No wonder it's a match made in heaven! Thanks for making me chuckle during a low point today. I, too, am very close to chucking in the towel...
That was so funny!
oh if only we could walk away some days....anyway, smile on, am coming to be your 'temporary' staff soon. Albeit to add to your already heavy workload, but at least we can have teabreaks together again!!
Would love to meet NVG - just saw your comments to each other. what a super idea!
And i dont care it will be grey in England, it deffo wont be as cold as it is here!
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I think about that most days too, especially around teatime but I am actually still here, waiting for retirement probably
You didn't read the article in the Times about the Ultimo woman, did you? She gives her children/husband/army of nannies KPIs (key performance indicators) for the week! I thought about introducing it but knew I would fail to meet mine.
I think you should hold out for redundancy. The pay out will keep you in shoes and chocolate cake for weeks.
(Ps - thank for what you said over at mine. You're an absolute sweetheart Ex)
I sometimes think it would be much simpler to just fire hubby. It almost certainly wouldn't, but there are days when it is quite tempting.
How about going freelance and contracting back your services? Then you can charge a lot more, pick and choose when you do it (like when they're looking really cute and cuddly) and go to the spa when you feel like it. The only argument you'll ever have with the Boss is over late paid invoices...
Think you should stay on... the pension and retirement bit might be a little less stressful! I had my "employee" on numerous final warnings yesterday and then the "boss" went and overruled me and put her on disciplinary! I know it's not grown up to sulk but I did... all day!
Or instead of going freelance, maybe you could subcontract some of the work and stay in bed?
Very funny! Both of you!
Think of it as an investment - get the employees to sign a contract to keep you in the manner in which you would like to become accustomed in your old age!
Do you have to hand your company iron back too? Tsk.
And Jenny, your hubster is just brill "we're bound by marriage and not steady" - who says that any more! He's like a modern day Mr Darcy
No wonder you stick around, he sounds perfect for you. I think a sense of humour is incredibly attractive in a man, though strangely I married one who didn't have one. Figure that one out :-( That's why I'm divorced and you're not!
That's it, isn't it? Their last line of defence? And we (myself included) fall for it every time, blast it. I used to think I was smart, dammit!
i tagged you over at my place me dear xxx
I take it you're now on Gardening Leave?
(or maybe it is actually Cooking / Cleaning / Entertaining Leave?)
I resigned once and kept up the "unemployed mother" act for long enough to have the little monkeys begging me to reinstate myself. I think they appreciated me for all of about, ooh, 5 minutes.
LOL I might try this although I suspect i would get the same response!!! Lesley x
Oh how cute. I've thought about quitting too, but never thought about writing a note. Perhaps I will...
I was telling anyone that would listen (probably, the dogs) that I was having my own Wildcat strike last weekend. Not really sure what a "wildcat strike" is but I liked the SOUND of it...Meow!
LOVED this post. Thank you, you've said it perfectly! RR
Lol, I hope the boss appreciates your dedication to this position. Just read your 'about me' - what about Mark??
Oh how i wish - Id like to have selective days!
Hope you haven't really quit?!
I've got chocolate for you if you blog again....MH
I miss you... and have spilt olive oil over my laptop so this message has taken about 15minutes to write. That's how much I miss you.
MH
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