What has pissed you off today?

blue b4 the moon said:
Yeah, why not? I'll guess half the members on here have something similar.

It sits out in my shed next to the chest freezer and is ideal for a party or just a couple in the afternoon with Mrs Moon.
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Hmmmmm. Are you, by any slight, ever so slight, chance a, shhhhh, I'll say it quietly.......

Lager drinker.
 
Channel surfing just now and the "Day After Tomorrow" disaster movie came on for the umpteenth repeat. There's a scene where the British scientists understand that everyone's going to freeze to death, so they open a bottle of the finest scotch while offering toasts to loved ones. But one of them says "To Manchester U****d." I knew what was coming and didn't have time to turn it off. Why is it always these buggers that get mentioned?
 
I'm into this new job and they select me to be on the interview panel because I never asked to be on it! Okay, I take the position seriously.

125 entries for a 3 position slot is whittled down to 35 semifinalists. There are some incredible people going for the positions and I'm excited for the prospects. However, within the semifinalists are 3 agency staff that were holding the the positions. The team I'm in have been working with these staff and forming bonds; all young, mostly women. Me, being new on the team, and no skin in the game, start to pick up a sense of bias and I implored for the main staff not to be so.

2 of the agency make it through to the 17 finalists. Only 2 because on the assessment day, one of them seemed to think it was a lock them progressing. Me, being fair marked my points as I saw them.

On the interview days, I'm listening to and noting down some brilliant attributes in potential colleagues. Fair play to one of the agency, she was down pat with all the company policies we're working to, having the advantage of being there already, but not the excellent in-depth hands on approach of other experiences. Realistically, now, there's two slots available, one I pushed for to be a male, because the nature of the job.

One place left in reality.

During the marking of the finalists, there was a brilliant interviewee that got big marks from two of us on the panel, so just the manager to mark and she knows our scores. At this point, the other agency staff is far behind other interviewees, meaning she would have had to get perfect scores to get a place... Well, you know what happens, yesterday she got awarded the job.

A decision made behind doors.

I spent yesterday wondering if I'm in the right job, it bothered me that much. All day I'm pissed and I go out on a job with a colleague who I talk to about it. They made me see that I'm there to do good for the people of Manchester and can't let management decisions affect me. I had seriously considered resigning so the brilliant asset could take the position, but it's also a pathway to a dream job I want to do.

I requested and spoke to the manager about her decision and I could hear in her voice she didn't have the heart to lose someone not as qualified and diverse to push the team forward.

It still bothers me now and I thought this would be cathartic.

Luckily, I have a week off and don't have to make the calls to losing candidates.

It's definitely who you know, when things matter.

Sorry for the rant.
 
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Bigga said:
I'm into this new job and they select me to be on the interview panel because I never asked to be! Okay, I take the position seriously.

125 entries for a 3 position slot is whittled down to 35 semifinalists. There are some incredible people going for the positions and I'm excited for the prospects. However, within the semifinalists are 3 agency staff that were holding the the positions. The team I'm in have been working with these staff and forming bonds; all young, mostly women. Me, being new on the team, and no skin in the game, start to pick up a sense of bias and I implored for the main staff not to be so.

2 of the agency make it through to the 17 finalists. Only 2 because on the assessment day, one of them seemed to think it was a lock them progressing. Me, being fair marked my points as I saw them.

On the interview days, I'm listening to and noting down down some brilliant attributes in potential colleagues. Fair play to one of the agency, she was down pat with all the company policies we're working to, having the advantage of being there already, but the excellent in-depth hands on approach of other experiences. Realistically, now, there's two slots available, one I pushed for to be a male, because the nature of the job.

One place left in reality.

During the marking of the finalists, there was a brilliant interviewee that got big marks from two of us on the panel, so just the manager to mark and she knows our scores. At this point, the other agency staff is far behind other interviewees, meaning she would have had to get perfect scores to get a place... Well, you know what happens, yesterday she got awarded the job.

A decision made behind doors.

I spent yesterday wondering if I'm in the right job, it bothered me that much. All day I'm pissed and I go out on a job with a colleague who I talk to about it. They made me see that I'm there to do good for the people of Manchester and can't let management decisions affect me. I had seriously considered resigning so the brilliant asset could take the position, but it's also a pathway to a dream job I want to do.

I requested and spoke to the manager about her decision and I could hear in her voice she didn't have the heart to lose someone not as qualified and diverse to push the team forward.

It still bothers me now and I thought this would be cathartic.

Luckily, I have a week off and don't have to make the calls to losing candidates.

It's definitely who you know, when things matter.

Sorry for the rant.
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As you say "It's definitely who you know, when things matter." you will come across this many times in your career.
 
Bigga said:
I'm into this new job and they select me to be on the interview panel because I never asked to be on it! Okay, I take the position seriously.

125 entries for a 3 position slot is whittled down to 35 semifinalists. There are some incredible people going for the positions and I'm excited for the prospects. However, within the semifinalists are 3 agency staff that were holding the the positions. The team I'm in have been working with these staff and forming bonds; all young, mostly women. Me, being new on the team, and no skin in the game, start to pick up a sense of bias and I implored for the main staff not to be so.

2 of the agency make it through to the 17 finalists. Only 2 because on the assessment day, one of them seemed to think it was a lock them progressing. Me, being fair marked my points as I saw them.

On the interview days, I'm listening to and noting down some brilliant attributes in potential colleagues. Fair play to one of the agency, she was down pat with all the company policies we're working to, having the advantage of being there already, but not the excellent in-depth hands on approach of other experiences. Realistically, now, there's two slots available, one I pushed for to be a male, because the nature of the job.

One place left in reality.

During the marking of the finalists, there was a brilliant interviewee that got big marks from two of us on the panel, so just the manager to mark and she knows our scores. At this point, the other agency staff is far behind other interviewees, meaning she would have had to get perfect scores to get a place... Well, you know what happens, yesterday she got awarded the job.

A decision made behind doors.

I spent yesterday wondering if I'm in the right job, it bothered me that much. All day I'm pissed and I go out on a job with a colleague who I talk to about it. They made me see that I'm there to do good for the people of Manchester and can't let management decisions affect me. I had seriously considered resigning so the brilliant asset could take the position, but it's also a pathway to a dream job I want to do.

I requested and spoke to the manager about her decision and I could hear in her voice she didn't have the heart to lose someone not as qualified and diverse to push the team forward.

It still bothers me now and I thought this would be cathartic.

Luckily, I have a week off and don't have to make the calls to losing candidates.

It's definitely who you know, when things matter.

Sorry for the rant.
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Been In similar situations….. eventually I came to the conclusion that maintaining your integrity overrides other considerations. Far from easy I know with all the practical implications.
 
lunebleu said:
Been In similar situations….. eventually I came to the conclusion that maintaining your integrity overrides other considerations. Far from easy I know with all the practical implications.
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You know, that's the one thing that was eating away at me; that my integrity felt compromised.

I really hated that feeling. Never left me all day.
 
Don’t really know why, but that Fulham disallowed goal has really fucked me off. Probably cos it epitomises everything that is wrong with VAR. Unfortunately many fans think it is a top 6 conspiracy and so argue amongst themselves which gives the Premier league and refs a free pass to carry on ruining the game.
 
Yesterday, after a busy week, I was looking forward to a lazy Sunday, but I did offer to run to Wickes and The Range to pick up some stuff. The my wife went into her normal overdrive and decided today was a good time to clear the garage and sweep out. I’m completely Knackered, missed the City match (maybe not a bad thing).
 
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