Tough Day at Work…

I've decided it's not going to really work here in the UK. I'm literally applying for roles that I already do abroad that ask for the same experience and qualifications. I've asked for feedback and they all say they don't give it due to number of applicants. So is it that they barely look at the CV's they get because none of them ask you to fill in application forms it's just send in CV's? I don't think it's a coincidence to get two replies within a minute of each other at 10am on the first day of half term, it almost comes across that they look at the first handful of applications, take them and say no to everyone else even if they meet what they're looking for. Regardless I gave it a try, it didn't really work out, I have a recruiter here and they're offering me school stuff so I've just fired off a ton of applications today exclusively to positions abroad.

Most if not all are not asking for a covering letter, when they do I explicitly target and reference the organisation and the skills that they are looking for and how mine relate to them bla bla. I've done this long enough where I know it isn't my CV or covering letter, I've gotten enough interviews off them and I always tweak it. There are things I know I can control and things I can't and this is just one of them. Like I said I tried here and it just wasn't meant to be.

I also am aware that I've primarily filled this thread with pure moaning and whatnot going in a complete circle of getting offer for something I like then something bad happening so I'm going to bug out.

I just take knock backs with a pinch of salt. Unfortunately the job market, is a lot like online dating. We're cattle in a mass meat market. No point comparing yourselves to others. You apply enough times and finally something sticks.

Had a nice win at work today, finally got rid of this task - back to the arsehat who pushed onto me when I started. He didn't want to improve the process or improve the content (as its want I did in my last job) Hopefully an end to his emails and seeing his smallface.gif face in his work icon picture

Four positions down to three. Seems like they're treating our team separately this time, which is a good sign. Full announcement at noon.

Thanks man, you too. I've been a bit on-and-off the forum but I know the job hunt has been an arse for you. I'd tell you to move here, but I don't know if you could get a visa. NZ definitely needs ESL teachers.

Apparently I’m not allowed to back fill the role I was in because there’s not enough work showing on the system, so currently I’m doing two jobs.

That is purely because the previous boss never sorted that out (+wasn’t doing what he was supposed to be doing) and our sales people don’t bother putting it on there until the last minute (we focus on doing bids).

Should’ve been easy, now I’ve got to sort out the company process in my first week on the job.

I wouldn't give them that much credit. They just look at a number, say it's wrong then still base things off it because the system says so.

Anyway, I can see how much the team gets paid now. Some people will be getting given a lot more work than they have been.

Think my workplace is (not so) subtly working to derecognise the unions. Higher grade (manager level upwards) employees will no longer be able represented by the official unions, instead there will be an employee forum. People nominating themselves for the forum explicitly can't be members of the unions.

Lower grades (myself included) are still represented by the unions, but I don't really have much faith in the unions as they're proving themselves a bit toothless. There is an unrecognised union but I dislike how they deliver their communications, their tone feels a bit Rik-from-the-Young-Ones.

Oy vey.

I had the temerity to have a couple of weeks off work last month, which fell across our monthly reporting period, that I usually do on my own.

Despite having taken everyone else through it numerous times and documented everything to the nth degree, I'm doing this month's and finding out that all of last month's are wrong. So I'm going to have to go back and redo them all, otherwise all the trends and analysis will be fucked.

Yay.

I hope you gobbed on the handlebars?

Is there a risk of it being stolen?

Mustard on the saddle I say.

Slide on the handlebar.