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Rock bottom

dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
edited December 2014 in Chit chat
I'm probably about to lose my job due to something that happened last week, my wife is due surgery in less than 2 weeks, and I've just found out my ma has just been taken back in to hospital :(

Has anybody got a loaded gun? :cry:
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  • STeaMSTeaM
    edited October 2012
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    Has anybody got a loaded gun? :cry:

    Don't talk nonsense Boozy!

    Your Ma and Wifey will be needing you around. Screw the job.

    Keep it together pal.
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited October 2012
    sorry, boozefreak.

    keep strong.
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  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited October 2012
    Well if you've hit rock bottom, it can only go one way from now on, upwards. Hang on in there Boozy.
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  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited October 2012
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    I'm probably about to lose my job due to something that happened last week, my wife is due surgery in less than 2 weeks, and I've just found out my ma has just been taken back in to hospital :(

    Has anybody got a loaded waterpistol? :cry:

    Stop talkin' crazy, yo! :-o

    This is a great opportunity for a fresh start.
    Upward ho!



































    (Not that I'm calling you one ... a "ho" that is, yo!)
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited October 2012
    sorry to hear that man, seen you mention your mum was unwell before. don't do the loaded gun thing, you'll miss the end of the world on dec 12th...
  • STeaMSTeaM
    edited October 2012
    def chris wrote: »
    sorry to hear that man, seen you mention your mum was unwell before. don't do the loaded gun thing, you'll miss the end of the world on dec 12th...

    Dec 12th!?!?

    CHRIST! I thought it was Dec 21st...now I've got even LESS time than I thought I had!

    GRRR!! Bloody Mayans
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited October 2012
    STeaM wrote: »
    Don't talk nonsense Boozy!

    Your Ma and Wifey will be needing you around. Screw the job.

    Keep it together pal.

    Exactly what he said! Sorry to hear that, man. :sad:
  • 1980-20..1980-20..
    edited October 2012
    Fook alll this sympathy ****e i want to know who boozy chinned at work :D




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  • spectrumlinuxspectrumlinux
    edited October 2012
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    I'm probably about to lose my job due to something that happened last week, my wife is due surgery in less than 2 weeks, and I've just found out my ma has just been taken back in to hospital :(

    Has anybody got a loaded gun? :cry:

    It is always darkest just before the dawn...
    Hang in there.
    There will always be other jobs round the corner, even if you lose this one.
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited October 2012
    What 1980-20.. said.

    Boozie ... your fans demand a "WoS Very-Public-Indeed Update".
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2012
    I didn't chin anyone, but I just might if the thing at work blows up, plus my wifes surgery is tied to the health insurance I have through work, I lose the job my wife will not be able to have surgery, and will continue to be sick constantly over and over again, so now you see why I'm not exactly having a good time of it all.

    So if this does spiral out of control at work somebody will be getting chinned infact the c**t will be getting his f**king head cut off and pissed on :mad:

    I haven't actually done anything to get fired for at work, but something somebody else did, and something somebody else pointed out to me, and something with the something and me getting the blame for it since I was in charge and didn't take the right steps to blah blah.

    I'm the lowest management on the totem pole, therefore it's my head on t' chopping block even if it's not my fault.
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  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited October 2012
    If it comes down to it ... it is better to get fired rather than quit.

    Don't forget you can't get unemployment over here if you quit (or at least that's how it is here in MN). And if they fire you the insurance might still stick around for a bit as part of any sort of severance package you may have(???)
  • SimonLCFCSimonLCFC
    edited October 2012
    Sorry to hear about ya woes DM. Ever considered riding the storm for a few weeks, and THEN chinning the arsehole?

    Keep smilin' (well, ummm, try...)

    Si
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2012
    SimonLCFC wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about ya woes DM. Ever considered riding the storm for a few weeks, and THEN chinning the arsehole?

    Keep smilin' (well, ummm, try...)

    Si

    I know where he lives...
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  • SimonLCFCSimonLCFC
    edited October 2012
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    I know where he lives...

    Or you could go to his house, which was going to be my second suggestion :roll:
  • zx1zx1
    edited October 2012
    Rig his house with a nailbomb, that should sort him out!
    Keep the chin up!:smile:
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  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited October 2012
    I'm sorry to hear that, Boozy. Sometimes problems come in pairs... The only thing you must do is keep strong...
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited October 2012
    spectrumlinux wrote: »
    It is always darkest just before the dawn....
    You been listening to amebix? Lol
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  • Maroc's Astral ProjectionMaroc's Astral Projection
    edited October 2012
    Sorry to hear your news, boozy. Hope it all works out.

    Apparently they frown upon Geordie Justice in the US of A so keep your powder dry old son ;)

    Rant away on here and the resident WoS advice team will do their best to help out where we can (insert disclaimer here).

    Seriously though bud hope you get a change of luck soon and it doesn't turn out to be as bad as you're possibly thinking right now :)

    All the best to you and family.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited October 2012
    ZnorXman wrote: »
    If it comes down to it ... it is better to get fired rather than quit.

    Don't forget you can't get unemployment over here if you quit (or at least that's how it is here in MN). And if they fire you the insurance might still stick around for a bit as part of any sort of severance package you may have(???)

    I'd pretty much echo this. DON'T QUIT. It's not as easy to fire someone as it used to be. Chances are you'll be able to sue them if they do.
    But if you're aggressive or threatening at work you're giving them an easy way to get rid of you. You're gonna have to grit your teeth and ride it out for a bit and see where things go.

    Good luck.
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited October 2012
    Come back to Europe, UK, the US sucks!
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  • WinstonWinston
    edited October 2012
    If it all goes pear-shaped, move back to the UK. Your wife has the right to immigrate since she's married to you. Then get the op done on the NHS.
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited October 2012
    wonderful american healthcare.
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  • MorkinMorkin
    edited October 2012
    Sounds like sod's law, everything going wrong at the worst possible time.

    In the words of Blackadder, "The path of my life is strewn with cowpats from the devil's own satanic herd!"

    Stick it out, hope things get better soon..
  • Jumping StackJumping Stack
    edited October 2012
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcs3JG90nZc
  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited October 2012
    Hold it together and don't do anything crazy. If you really care about your wife you won't do something that can make things harder for her. Doesn't matter if you're in the U.S. or the U.K. People go through rough times. Some of them get desperate and do things that they later regret. Others keep calm, think clearly, behave responsibly and ride out the storm. When you love your family, for real, you go with the latter.
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited October 2012
    Jumping Stack wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcs3JG90nZc

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn8sYg0mrG8

    ;)
  • VampyreVampyre
    edited October 2012
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    I'd pretty much echo this. DON'T QUIT. It's not as easy to fire someone as it used to be. Chances are you'll be able to sue them if they do.
    But if you're aggressive or threatening at work you're giving them an easy way to get rid of you. You're gonna have to grit your teeth and ride it out for a bit and see where things go.

    Good luck.

    Yes, I'd agree with this completely. Outside of a probationary period it's quite difficult to fire someone nowadays without good cause (violence, sexual harrassment, racism, etc) so don't do anything but your normal job. If they try to constructively get you out (by giving you real **** jobs like cleaning out the bogs so you leave) you can sue them for constructive dismissal.

    I hope things get better for you though, mate.
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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited October 2012
    I've got no intention of quitting, I'm just a little worried that I'm gonna end up being the one that gets the chop just because of one bad decision I made. I probably won't get fired I'm just a little uneasy at the min. I've never made any major mistakes at work since I started there, and in the 5 years I've been there I've had near perfect attendance with only 2 days off sick (and I'd have went in on those 2 days if I could've got off the couch, one of those 2 days my wife practically forced me to stay home, I had my uniform on and was halfway out the door, even though I was so ill I could barely move).

    I actually did the work for my promotion too, I deserved it, I didn't kiss anybody's arse to get where I am. But they're very fickle at my place, and regardless of how well you do, one slip up seems to last forever, and it's usually downhill from there :roll:

    EDIT: Trying to talk to someone at the hospital where my ma is, driving me mad it is too. the only person who can speak to me about it is on her bloody lunch break, and I couldn't even get an answer about 2 hours ago when I was supposed to call them :evil:

    I've been hanging on and off the phone for about 45 mins now as well, and this is all at international rate, it'll be racking my phonebill through the effin' ceiling :mad:
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  • fogfog
    edited October 2012
    you'll be fine ya big geordie poof... work have to jump thru a lot of hoops to get rid of you normally.. esp. if it's a big company like where you work is no doubt.

    as for ya wife / ma , well there are more important in the scale of things. Sure things will work out , give a bit of time.

    you could always come back here and get a job in a local shop.. for local people

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