20 Years

[edmondo]

Just had my 20th anniversary Lunch from work - presented with a Pen set , Certificate and had £500 extra in my salary last month.............started in August 87 when I was just a young man and Parker was a wee boy lol

[kevlorn]

i was 13 then..lol.....................well done Ed...dedication to your company,

[rae_sti]

well done mate not many jobs where you can get 20 years in nowadays , now about my xmas pressy nothing to big save some money for yourself

[edmondo]

yep not bad considering I was a part time temporary lol

[edmondo]

well done mate not many jobs where you can get 20 years in nowadays , now about my xmas pressy nothing to big save some money for yourself

no probs Rae.........................I will put you on my list...............now where did I put it lol

My job is being centralised in about 18 months so could end up being redundant

[rae_sti]

no probs Rae.........................I will put you on my list...............now where did I put it lol

My job is being centralised in about 18 months so could end up being redundant

sound familiar ,but think im gonna jump before im pushed ,gonna put in for vol reduntacy in feb and then go for hgv licences

[edmondo]

sound familiar ,but think im gonna jump before im pushed ,gonna put in for vol reduntacy in feb and then go for hgv licences

so its happening then?.......................what sort of package do you think you will get?

[rae_sti]

not sure yet mate unions still negoiating .aslong as its above the minimum should clear a few grand ,14yrs service

[kevlorn]

hold out for as long as you can is the answer...

[edmondo]

not sure yet mate unions still negoiating .aslong as its above the minimum should clear a few grand ,14yrs service

minimum usually is £305 per week per year x 14 plus 3 months = under 5K by my reckoning

[edmondo]

hold out for as long as you can is the answer...

agree Kev...................wait till right till the end

[rae_sti]

hold out for as long as you can is the answer...

would mate but old father time is against me ,need to get out now

[edmondo]

would mate but old father time is against me ,need to get out now

you are so right Rae however a few months wont make a difference surely?

[kevlorn]

always a difficult one..

[rae_sti]

you are so right Rae however a few months wont make a difference surely?

well the avon say they arnt gonna close the factory , but they have been caught out afew times telling porkies ,so i dont believe much of what they say ,and rather get out before the rush .

plus they have just built a new factory in turkey ,convieiently were they are getting there rubber from .

[edmondo]

yeah but surely its worth hanging on for as long as possible lol

[rae_sti]

got it in my head to go mate ,i dont tend to change my mind

[edmondo]

got it in my head to go mate ,i dont tend to change my mind

yeah I know mate..........................any idea what sort of deal you are liable to get?

[rae_sti]

nothin yet ,just need enough to pay mortgage etc and hgv lcences till i get a job ,and hopefully a bit extra

[edmondo]

nothin yet ,just need enough to pay mortgage etc and hgv lcences till i get a job ,and hopefully a bit extra

I bet you dont get a lot mate.....................companies tend to pay the minimum nowadays

[scooby princess]

sound familiar ,but think im gonna jump before im pushed ,gonna put in for vol reduntacy in feb and then go for hgv licences

is'nt there an age restriction for that rae? and i dont think your eye sight would pass!!

[kevlorn]

you'll never get your zimmer frame in an hgv.............

[scooby princess]

He will need a stash of incontinence pads in the cab as well ROTFPMSL!

[kevlorn]

a chair lift to get into the cab,,now thats an issue pmsl..

[Terry Butcher]

when i left the RAF after 29 years (should have been 30 but due to their carelessness I was damaged goods and they refused to let me continue) I got around 38 grand which sounds nice EXCEPT at the time I had to leave others were taking voluntary redundancy for service of far less than 20 years and getting over 90 grand, they cleared their mortgages and i could not, plus being left disabled i felt somewhat agrieved that they got so much

Edited November 24, 2007 by Terry Butcher