Are you a bit too busy?

Cab-over Pete · Jul 11, 2022

Aye up,

We have just opened an email from a supplier telling us that they will be closed on Wednesday because the staff have worked hard lately and need a day off for the good of their mental health.

What a complete load of feckun horse shite.

Surely if they were that busy they would employ more people?

If we ran a business like that then I would expect to be out of it pretty soon!

I understand that mental health is very important, but this is just claptrap.

I think I am so far out of touch with the world there’s no way back.

chaffcutter · Jul 11, 2022

Is there an event on Wednesday that they all want to go to?

Sounds crazy to me, haven’t they just had a weekend off?

Chae1 · Jul 11, 2022

They'll get weekends off and work 9-5!

Bloody snowflakes.

livestock 1 · Jul 11, 2022

On holiday at the moment but still up at 3.15 every morning
Some folks have no idea

Henarar · Jul 11, 2022

livestock 1 said:
On holiday at the moment

again ?

livestock 1 · Jul 11, 2022

Henarar said:
again ?

Try it you might cheer up

Henarar · Jul 11, 2022

livestock 1 said:
Try it you might cheer up

My life is one long holiday

teslacoils · Jul 11, 2022

Every few days I get a text saying the GP dispensary is on reduced hours due to staff issues. Infact, looking back I have had two a month since COVID.

Fubar · Jul 11, 2022

I see there are 4 day week trials going on because apparently people are more productive in 4 days than 5. How did they work that out? It won't be productive for me when i ring for an urgently needed part on a Friday only to get an answerphone message telling they're shut until Monday.

Most folks only work a frickin 35 hour week anyway. And loads of companies now finish on Friday lunchtime. What the hell do folks find to do with all their free time? Drive down to their nearest KFC and stuff their lazy arses?
As far as I can tell folks have never had so much free time. Everything in the house is electric or automated, they drive everywhere, they don't even need to leave the house to shop as they can order anything online and have it delivered. And most of them can't even be arsed to cook a meal, relying instead on the likes of just eat.

Yale · Jul 11, 2022

They are all cycling blocking the roads up!

HolzKopf · Jul 11, 2022

That's a bit bizarre tbh. They must be a small firm that has someone key that's off sick or suffering. I suppose then that's understandable......... but.... if that was my firm, the clients would not be told that and you would double down and make things work. Everyone has had a tough few years and the only way to trade is to keep going. It's an odd email, odder if they have 'cover' from other employees

The days are gone of a works outing to the seaside in a 'charabanc'.....

HK

7610 super q · Jul 11, 2022

Folks have lost the plot since covid/ lockdowns.
Ordered some cab trim/ bits a month ago. Keep emailing them to find out what's 'appening, but 3 members of staff so far have disappeared on holibobs. Country's had it. Nobody wants to pick anything, make anything, deliver anything........ Talk from the unions of 4 day weeks now. Presumably company owners will have to employ extra staff to make up the hours. Prices will then have to go up......then the very same people will moan about the increase in prices, and mutter about the " cost of living crisis ".

Estate fencing. · Jul 11, 2022

Fubar said:
Most folks only work a frickin 35 hour week anyway.

What do they do for the other 5 days.

Stewie · Jul 11, 2022

Electricfencer said:
What do they do for the other 5 days.

Write a few thousands posts on TFF?

Estate fencing. · Jul 11, 2022

Stewie said:
Write a few thousands posts on TFF?

You can do that while at work.

bigw · Jul 11, 2022

Probably a nice thing to do for their staff and nice to be able to do it i would say.

Hfd Cattle · Jul 11, 2022

bigw said:
Probably a nice thing to do for their staff and nice to be able to do it i would say.

Not if your reliant on the services they offer .....
Happened couple of weeks ago here ,took a pipe down about quarter to 4pm on a Fri to get it fixed cos the firm wouldn't be open on Sat ...... can't do it sir ....we finishing at 4 today ,boss said cos it's been a busy week we can go early .....and they flopping wouldn't cos by the time they had repaired it and done the paperwork it would be gone 4 pm .
...any other day it's a 5 pm finish

bigw · Jul 11, 2022

Hfd Cattle said:
Not if your reliant on the services they offer .....
Happened couple of weeks ago here ,took a pipe down about quarter to 4pm on a Fri to get it fixed cos the firm wouldn't be open on Sat ...... can't do it sir ....we finishing at 4 today ,boss said cos it's been a busy week we can go early .....and they flopping wouldn't cos by the time they had repaired it and done the paperwork it would be gone 4 pm .
...any other day it's a 5 pm finish

Well take your custom elsewhere then.

Still Farming · Jul 11, 2022

In reality very quiet and can't afford to pay them, more like it, possibly???

Still Farming · Jul 11, 2022

Electricfencer said:
What do they do for the other 5 days.

Complain their online orders delayed as staff shortages etc etc possibly???

Are you a bit too busy?

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