BattleCorp wrote: » I work in Health and Safety. I'm pretty much hated by both management and employees.
wally1990 wrote: » I worked in eflows debt collection department for 4 years dealing with unpaid tolls ranging from 200e to >100k balances plus legal cases that were being taken ........ Feel free to absolutely hate me
Gregor Samsa wrote: » I’m one. I tell people I’m a Web Developer, which I was, but actually I’m now (shudders) middle management.
Gregor Samsa wrote: » My wife does something similar (for different reasons). She works for a County Council, but will never say that when asked. She'll just mention the general area of IT she works in - which could just as easily be in the private sector. If she mentions the Co. Co., she immediately has people complaining about planning, or the streetlight that doesn't work down the road, or just assuming that she's in line for a massive pension she doesn't have to contribute to (which is not the case).
SilverKrest wrote: » Im talking about jobs such as traffic wardens (meter maid in US), customs checkpoint operative, speed van operative, basically a job that generally requires low enough IQ to perform menial tasks and issue .
Feisar wrote: » What is it about some jobs that people get tarred with the same brush. Or people think or seem to anyway that there is some sort of hive mind in that profession.
landofthetree wrote: » I know a few builders. They are generally ignorant uneducated clowns who are constantly in and out of work and blame everything on foreigners.
AMKC wrote: » I used to know a receiver and this was before the 2008 crash. He reposed cars from people that could not keep up with there payments. I did not care much for it. No not friends although I think someone I also worked with might have become friends with him. As for builders. I disagree on them been uneducated unless they are a cowboy builder. I have a cousin who is a very good builder and showed me the rule book for building regulations one day and all I will say is it's not thin but very a very fat book. There is a lot to it and a lot they have to know now
Man with broke phone wrote: » I know a couple of teachers that planned maternity leave so as not to mess with summer holiday entitlements.
Paulzx wrote: » Yeah...the wimmins started getting uppity when we began to let them have a say in when they get pregnant. We need to nip that in the bud and get them back to the kitchen sink again. Jayasus they even brought johnnies in on the train from Belfast!! It's no wonder Holy God sent us the pandemic
Man with broke phone wrote: » Its the summer holidays I think should change not the maternity leave. How much of my childrens education budget is wasted on painting and minor renovation works teachers should be doing at the school during summer holidays. They have degrees, surely they should be able to paint the buildings and cut the grass during mid term. Correct a few exam papers. But they dont stop there. A system was put in place for women who fall pregnant out of their holidays to make women comfortable when pregnant and every last inch of it is now being exploited. Also sick days. A number of allocated sick days are given to people incase they were to get sick. Every one of these days is used up every year regardless of being sick or not. Smart enough to exploit the system but not smart enough to use a paint brush.
Man with broke phone wrote: » I know someone who works in Irish water and he takes a few days off sick every 2 weeks. Depression.I know a couple of teachers that planned maternity leave so as not to mess with summer holiday entitlements.
kippy wrote: » What's wrong with that?
corner of hells wrote: » Please tell me you want pregnant teachers painting and cutting grass on maternity leave. We could probably kick the bollix out their partners too.
BattleCorp wrote: » Health and safety hat on here. You'd have to train the teachers how to use lawnmowers, provide them with appropriate PPE, provide them with spill kits etc. if they spill petrol etc. You'd also have to provide safe storage facilities for the lawnmower and the fuel in the school. You'd have to include cutting grass in the Safety Statement and Risk Assessments and you'd have to train the teachers in these. Have they manual handling training for emptying the grass etc. What do you do for teachers who have allergies to freshly cut grass? Then painting. You'd have to train the teachers how to paint. You'd have to provide them with PPE. You'd have to train them for working at heights. You'd have to provide them with ladders, maybe scissors lifts etc. You'd have to train them how to use them too. And the same stuff regarding Risk Assessments and Safety Statements would have to be done too. If they were using a scissors lift you'd have to develop rescue plans should something go wrong. There are many areas where you can't use a scissors lift (uneven ground) so you then need scaffolding. You've now to train the teachers how to safely use them, how to inspect them etc. And then you've any maintenance going on in the school during the holidays, does the school count as a construction site. If so, then they'd need a Safe Pass card. It's not quite as simple as you think getting them to do odd jobs.
corner of hells wrote: » Erm , I was joking.
BattleCorp wrote: » Yeah, I know. I accidentally quoted your post instead of the person you were replying to.
Muahahaha wrote: » I remember at university it was said some of the campus security men were lads who tried to get into the Gardai but failed the test. One lad was definitely trying to act the Garda, he was well known for catching students with more than the allowed 5 people in their campus room, thus it was designated as a 'party' by the Dean. This lad would be skulking around the accomodation buildings around midnight to catch people walking out, after questioning he would then rat you out to the Dean and the student would get fined a hundred euro which was taken off their rental deposit. Same campus had huge trouble with bikes constantly getting stolen from it but gathering fines from students seemed to be this security guards main priority, he was widely hated as a result.
breezy1985 wrote: » Probably gets a cut of the fine
duffysfarm wrote: » became friends with an elderly woman who works in compliance in the Revenue Commissioners through a mutual friend. She is gas craic- is getting work done on her house and told the builder she wants a cash price and doesnt want to pay vat!
Cabaal wrote: » Know somebody who works for AIB and during the recession they would always say they were a florist when asked what they did. The had all the details too. They just got sick of people ranting if they told them the truth. It wasn't like they made big money either, they were low level
Rodney Bathgate wrote: » I operate a fleet of mobile car crushers. I’m the person the traffic warden calls when they encounter a car illegally parked and blocking traffic. Or when a Garda stops an uninsured driver or an accompanied learner driver. My invoice goes to the car owner. Love my job.
PARlance wrote: » I presume it's a different team for the smaller amounts? I find them extremely pleasant and helpful. I've been caught out a few times by just forgetting to pay on time and they'll generally just accept the original fee.
