Not good firms to work for - Page 4

folly · 04-04-2005, 01:52

tower road services darwen. haulage firm what a joke the boss had to get a taxis to put a yellow ribbon on his arial so he could follow him to is drop.

removal-man · 05-04-2005, 14:46

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Originally Posted by folly

tower road services darwen. haulage firm what a joke the boss had to get a taxis to put a yellow ribbon on his arial so he could follow him to is drop.

enlighten me more, please.

folly · 07-04-2005, 11:57

i don't know any more about that time with the ribbon.there was one day he was looking for the isle of dogs and was searching scotland.the man is a real plonker. do you know TRS ?

pendy · 07-04-2005, 12:03

Okay kids, you don't know you're born - try my boss, Raymond Tooth, otherwise known as "Jaws", divorce lawyer to the very rich and preferably famous. This man expects his staff to work all the hours God sends, and refuses to pay overtime (even though it is in our contracts). When he goes on holiday, he phones in every day (usually at lunchtime, because he is in Antigua and it is breakfast time there). I have to read over the post to him, and he dictates replies (at about 400 words per minute - sadly, I only do shorthand up to about 200 words a minute). He usually phones at about 1 o'clock. Last week he was on holiday. He phoned two days running at about 2:45 - meaning I had to stay at my desk waiting for his call, starving to death.

He also refuses to let his staff have holidays (he told me the other week that if I took the Thursday off which I had booked about 3 weeks before, I would have to resign!!). Needless to say, I took the Thursday. Funnily enough, I am still here!

Tealeaf · 07-04-2005, 13:41

[quote=pendy]Okay kids, you don't know you're born - try my boss, Raymond Tooth, otherwise known as "Jaws", divorce lawyer to the very rich and preferably famous. This man expects his staff to work all the hours God sends, and refuses to pay overtime (,QUOTE]

Be careful what you write, Pendy.....You never know, Raymond could be lying on his beach with his wireless internet connection, tuned in right now to the Accy Web.

pendy · 07-04-2005, 14:08

No, Tealeaf, he's upstairs in his office right now (got back on Sunday) .... and he wouldn't know how to access the internet. This man once asked me in front of a client "Have I got e-mail at home?", to which the answer was "No Ray, because you don't have a PC"! - his response? - "What's a PC?".

cashman · 07-04-2005, 23:12

come to the conclusion,from my own @your experiances that the best way is to work for your self then if its crap we have only ourselves to blame!

big al · 31-07-2005, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Lesley

Time Computers have to be the worst. They do not know how to treat people. They think the best way to motivate staff to achieve targets is by putting them up! WTF They also think that by treating staff like poo that they will be more determined to work harder!!!?????

Whats the saying;"what goes around comes around" RIP Time & Tiny.

Lesley · 05-08-2005, 10:15

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Originally Posted by big al

Whats the saying;"what goes around comes around" RIP Time & Tiny.

My husband predicted this (although I suppose that was not difficult)

amie · 24-09-2005, 12:28

superbowl, accrington.

rubbish pay
pathetic treatment of staff (ie: i worked 8 hours, on my own, with no breaks and no lunch. whilst being paid 3quid an hour)
no deifinte closing time
have their favourites
have still not broke even from when they opened.

rogue · 06-03-2006, 09:39

i did 10 yrs at TML/LE PROFIL /ARIES (HAIRY ARSE) got passed over for promotion so many times ,you put yourself out for them ,,i became bitter and twisted so had 3 months off on the sick then left to go to stalag 13.5.. RPC containers ,,never been to a place with such stupid rules and regulations,makes you want to stick v`s too em but the hours are great,thats all its got going for it

entwisi · 06-03-2006, 11:10

You bitter and twisted?? Never

Still you did OK on the insurance claims from them matey!

gemmaslater · 08-03-2006, 22:03

madison wires,,is a crap firm to work for,,i hate it and need a better job

nicola68 · 24-04-2006, 15:59

I'm just soooooo surprised that no one has mentioned the now totally insolvent Slingers of Gt Harwood.............

nicola68 · 06-05-2006, 08:50

Or "The Range" at Whitebirk, Blackburn although staff are great ...company itself is crap!!!