** The Official USA job and career thread**
Dec 8th 2005, 10:43 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
Received an e-mail this morning stating the background checks are nearly complete and to fax more information(documents) to corporate HQ. I am really getting irritated now 
Dec 8th 2005, 10:47 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by britvic
Sorry to hear that Tom, look's like you will not even start the bloody job till end of Jan the rate there moveing at.
I'm waiting for them to ask for a genealogy/DNA report or a family tree next?!?!?!
Dec 8th 2005, 10:47 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
Received an e-mail this morning stating the background checks are nearly complete and to fax more information(documents) to corporate HQ. I am really getting irritated now
Dec 8th 2005, 10:49 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by Philgr
What a palaver! Are you going to be selling for these guys? I'd be worried about their ability to process an order without losing the customer given their performance so far.
Dec 8th 2005, 10:51 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
That's exactly what I was thinking, if the whole company moves like this I see a lot of pissed off people in my future
Dec 8th 2005, 10:55 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by Philgr
Maybe a call to your new boss is in order - asking if he can't cut through the cr*p as you'd like to get to work. No point in starting with a reputation as someone who sits backs and takes it
Dec 8th 2005, 10:58 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
This morning's e-mail came from my new boss, I don't want to get off on a bad foot. To be fair he did tell me that it would take a 'couple of weeks' as the corporation is so big they take forever............. but he told me that about 5 weeks ago in my interview. Oh well it's good I can enjoy the new baby as I said
Dec 14th 2005, 3:35 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
At last!!!..............kind of. Everything finally cleared and checked out with the new company doing my background check and I got a green-light to start the new job. Spoke to my boss and I negotiated a start date of Jan 3rd 2006, which I thought was best with the new baby and the holidays.
Dec 14th 2005, 3:45 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
At last!!!..............kind of. Everything finally cleared and checked out with the new company doing my background check and I got a green-light to start the new job. Spoke to my boss and I negotiated a start date of Jan 3rd 2006, which I thought was best with the new baby and the holidays.
Hopefully you won't be as p*ssed off as me in a few months.
I'm looking for something new right after Christmas
Dec 14th 2005, 3:50 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
At last!!!..............kind of. Everything finally cleared and checked out with the new company doing my background check and I got a green-light to start the new job. Spoke to my boss and I negotiated a start date of Jan 3rd 2006, which I thought was best with the new baby and the holidays.
Dec 14th 2005, 4:02 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Well done
Hopefully you won't be as p*ssed off as me in a few months.
I'm looking for something new right after Christmas
Hopefully you won't be as p*ssed off as me in a few months.
I'm looking for something new right after Christmas
Dec 14th 2005, 4:03 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by Philgr
Great - glad to hear it's all sorted.
Dec 14th 2005, 9:28 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
that's great news, nice one
Dec 14th 2005, 9:38 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by Bob
that's great news, nice one
Stupid karma rules
Dec 15th 2005, 2:07 am
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Re: ** The Official USA job and career thread**
Originally Posted by lionheart
Me too, plus on the piss over the holidays
Have a
on me. Glad to hear it worked out at long last!
