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chrisw May 12th 2008 9:58 am

WHAT A DOWNER!!!!!!
 
Not a good day last Friday, Bob got laid off due to lack of work. As if that was not bad enough, I got laid off today! WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENNING? Please forgive any typos, but not exactly what you would call sober at the moment! TCH! Had to have my dog put to sleep a month ago, what else!
Chris XXX :cry_smile:

leighbloke May 12th 2008 10:05 am

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Speaking as a Man City fan I think your troubles are pretty minor and you should stop bloody wingeing and enjoy the good weather for a few days.
I'd have paid good money not to have had to go into work this morning.


































Hope you and the OH get sorted quickish - or manage to sell up and follow your dream.

Mitzyboy May 12th 2008 10:20 am

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Sorry to hear that

Oh and LB, isn't there someone up your way about to be laid off?

chrisw May 12th 2008 10:39 am

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Originally Posted by leighbloke (Post 6341563)
Speaking as a Man City fan I think your troubles are pretty minor and you should stop bloody wingeing and enjoy the good weather for a few days.
I'd have paid good money not to have had to go into work this morning.



























Hope you and the OH get sorted quickish - or manage to sell up and follow your dream.


Hi LB,
Got laid off, but still expected to go to work and do my customer services bit with a smile until 8th June. :ohmy: Yeah, right! I won't mention the company for obvious reasons, but they are a HUGE international company and you would be amazed if you knew who they are/were? Wouldn't be so bad, but work for an agency so not terminated my contract, just terminated my assignment to that company. Phoned up their office for advice, told to send in my CV (That will be the one they already have a copy of then!) and they will get back to me as and when. I asked if they had any jobs and was told no! So technically, as I am still contracted to them, I am not unemployed even though they have no work and don't pay unless I am assigned to a company! So if I don't get another job quickly, I will have to hand in my notice which means I have made myself unemployed and not entitled to benefits for 6 weeks. I wasn't the only one by the way, there were 43 of us so had plenty of company at the pub this afternoon! ;) Thanks for the good wishes though LB. :)
Chris XXX :wub:

DebsyW May 12th 2008 10:40 am

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Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 6341602)
Sorry to hear that

Oh and LB, isn't there someone up your way about to be laid off?

Hasn`t that person already flown to Thailand??? Nice that he can afford to do so...

leighbloke May 12th 2008 10:54 am

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Originally Posted by DebsyW (Post 6341652)
Hasn`t that person already flown to Thailand??? Nice that he can afford to do so...

That'll be my pie money that's paid for that - not his own money - he's off leading the mighty Blues on a post season trip of Asia.

leighbloke May 12th 2008 10:56 am

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Originally Posted by Mitzyboy (Post 6341602)
Oh and LB, isn't there someone up your way about to be laid off?

If the papers are to believed I'd say so. I a craaazzeee fool, I want him to stay - even after that yesterday.

leighbloke May 12th 2008 10:59 am

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Originally Posted by chrisw (Post 6341649)
....................... there were 43 of us so had plenty of company at the pub this afternoon! ;) Thanks for the good wishes though LB. :)
Chris XXX :wub:

Don't know whether you'll be up to work in the morning - I hope you all got a round in each?? Happy days!!

big wheels May 12th 2008 11:04 am

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Help line number for LB.

080 818181 :lol:

leighbloke May 12th 2008 11:08 am

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Originally Posted by big wheels (Post 6341720)
Help line number for LB.

080 818181 :lol:

In no particular order **** Off

The best I had today was :-

"LB you should try one of these biscuits, I eight one earlier and they're Svensational"

DebsyW May 12th 2008 11:22 am

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Originally Posted by leighbloke (Post 6341730)
In no particular order **** Off

The best I had today was :-

"LB you should try one of these biscuits, I eight one earlier and they're Svensational"

Was that it?? Oh come one... there must`ve been better ones than that....... Worst defeat of the season wasn`t it?????

leighbloke May 12th 2008 11:25 am

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Originally Posted by DebsyW (Post 6341778)
........ Worst defeat of the season wasn`t it?????

Season!!!! Not even derby let 8 past them!!

DebsyW May 12th 2008 11:27 am

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Originally Posted by leighbloke (Post 6341793)
Season!!!! Not even derby let 8 past them!!

Not in one match, no. :D:D:D

leighbloke May 12th 2008 11:29 am

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Originally Posted by DebsyW (Post 6341800)
Not in one match, no. :D:D:D

You funny biatch!!

DebsyW May 12th 2008 11:32 am

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Originally Posted by leighbloke (Post 6341807)
You funny biatch!!

you watch South Park?


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