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General => General discussion => Topic started by: dantheman6554 on 08 May 2012, 12:18
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Hello all, so basically story goes like this, been at my job for 16 months, 1st proper job out of uni, im an internal salesman for a company that sell agricultural building screens and doors. I like my job but the guy who i work with that has the same title as me does exactly the same work i cannot stand, he is not a salesman, has had 20 + jobs and loves to tell us all how his last one he got marched out the building by the ministry as they were investigating him and his wife who also worked there "but they couldnt prove anything ". Ive tried to ignore his comments and general manner, but its all got too much , when i was asked to take over the warranty and quality control program we have that looks at replacement screens etc, i found that he had been literally giving away items to the two accounts that he looks after (irish) , this totalled £4000 in 4 months! my boss gave him a verbal warning, he then carried on doing it and nothing has been done!
Since then i have found another job, that is better paid, better hours, company car and suites my career plan, i handed in my notice 3 weeks ago and i have until this friday, walking into work this morning first thing he says to me is, bet you cant wait to get from here friday, to whch i replied "well yeh im looking forward to starting my new job" his response was "i dont think youll be able to handle it personally, you dont know what youve got here"
With 4 days including today to go, my patience have reached breaking point! its either going to be him out the office window, his (bald, reseading) head down the toilet, or 4 6" nails in his tyres, but they are continentals! haha
Any way rant over guys! anyone had any experience of this, or anything i can say to him? thing is i do want to leave on good terms and not lower myself to his level!
Dan
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I think you are going about it in the right way buddy, he is simply looking for a reaction. Simply shake your bosses hand come friday and say thank you for everything he has done for you blah blah blah and simply walk off with a big grin on your face.
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an take a sh!t on this twits desk before u leave :grin: :grin: or his slapper napper
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You will always have pricks that you don't like that you have to work with. I have meet many. I just ignore them. The thing is most of the pricks like you mention are mindless and normally a far inferior person to your self. What goes around comes around...he will get hit by a bus sooner or later compared to you hopefully enjoying a far better job.
Best of luck.
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Thanks very much guys, i think its an age thing aswell, im only 23 and i suppose an older person would deal with this alot better, but as my mate whos 32 says to me your just young, dumb and full of cum! haha
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Don't worry, one of my old bosses was exactly the same!
I just popped in to see my other boss and as he was in the room told him how well I was doing now. While that business is now on the verge of closing. :wink:
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headphones in and egnore him all day.
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Yup, pretty much similar situation at my last job. Only a lot worse.
My advice would be to let to go over your head, you won't have to put up with him much longer.
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Relish the day you leave.. but don't burn your bridges :wink:
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Relish the day you leave.. but don't burn your bridges :wink:
very well said.
He might be a right muppet but who knows who you will work with/for in the future and who might hear about how you dealt with a difficult person or situation. You have to keep your options open, You'll feel better in the end if you smile it off now. Always remember that if you keep smiling then he'll think there is something you know that he doesn't and that'll pi$$ him off more than any insult you can throw at him. haha.
Goodluck for the new job too :cool:
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Some very wise words there guys thanks very much (baseball bat , put back in car) :grin:
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you've just started your working career and unfortunately you'll come across many of these people throughout your working life.
these type of people have their own problems whether it be at work or at home and you will learn to deal with them in an adult/mature way, and not let them influence your decisions, etc
they may also see themselves as being a wee bit over the hill and not going anywhere now, and may resent that you are young and starting out in your career.
best of luck in your career ( coming from someone who is a wee bit over the hill, but happy and content with it !! )
Iain
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Feel for you. 2 jobs ago i left to go to a direct competitor, so should have been on gardening leave as per my contract, but due to nobody else being able to do my role I had to work a full 4 weeks. Switched off after about 2.
The last job I was there 6 months and was still on 1 week notice, but gave them 3 weeks as a goodwill gesture - got really hard towards the end to keep interested there too.
As said before, never leave on bad terms in case you need to go back!
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anyone had any experience of this, or anything i can say to him? thing is i do want to leave on good terms and not lower myself to his level!
Dan
Anytime he says something silly, just reply with 'yeah I know' in a bit of a vague voice. Eventually it winds people up, I do it all the time :wink:
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anyone had any experience of this, or anything i can say to him? thing is i do want to leave on good terms and not lower myself to his level!
Dan
Anytime he says something silly, just reply with 'yeah I know' in a bit of a vague voice. Eventually it winds people up, I do it all the time :wink:
yes we know :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Always leave on good terms then you can still walk back in if the need arises, no one can afford to burn bridges these days and there's a dickhead like that in every firm.
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http://youtu.be/WCIr5BkyGlE
Is all I have to say about that.
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Always leave on good terms then you can still walk back in if the need arises, no one can afford to burn bridges these days and there's a dickhead like that in every firm.
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Just smile, it winds them up that your not miserable... any firm will have an idiot of this nature, previous job I had a twit that was incompetent, unskilled, always late, left early, always ill or not coming in. Guess what his still there and they haven't got rid of him as they feel "sorry" for him. Yet I've moved on and earned double if not triple on some occasions than him. Just chin up and let the rest of the world get on with it :afro: