s4tch

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Mar 23, 2015
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when i have át least 6-8 free hours, i'm working on the attic room for my son. progress is slow af but this is the last thing i'd worry about. insulation is basically done, and it turned out that i can install roof windows lol. it takes a few hours for a pro, it took my day from 9 to 19. still have to cut some roof tiles to size but the window itself is done, shading blind is installed too. opens and closes like a charm, it's 100% horizontal and vertical where it should be (checked it with a laser beam), i'm perfectly happy with how it turned out

if i survive ww3 i'm ready to work in construction :baus:

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IliveForJuve

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Jan 17, 2011
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Just had a job interview and crushed it. I have this feeling they will offer me the job. However, I'm not fully convinced about the company.

They prefaced the interview by saying that they don't have the appropriate software in place to manage contracts so the job will involve a large influx of emails and manual work rather than having a proper system in place. I didn't really like the guy that would be my line manager - I found him a bit anxious and going at 100 mph but of course I can't really know what he's like from just 30 minutes.

The salary is also only marginally better like £1.5k more per annum.

The one positive is see is that I would reduce my commute significantly (30 mins vs 1h 30 min I do twice a week) and transportation costs would also reduce by like £300 a month so that's quite a bit of saving right there. Anyway, I'm not sure it's worth changing jobs as it could be a chaotic mess and I'd end up being chained to this place for a while.

Admittedly, I'm bored of my current job and that's why I'm looking for something new but I'm anxious about messing up by going somewhere for similar money and potentially more workload. Strangely, as swag said, somehow I feel a bit more grateful for my job and team and I'm feeling more motivated now.

Wat do?
 

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Keep looking for other jobs to interview for. It's nice to save time and money on commute, but if the actual work itself it's messy, heavy work load or a downgrade compared to your current one. Then you will just regret it eventually and look for something else.


Might aswell skip that part and look for something else now.
 
Jun 16, 2020
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Just had a job interview and crushed it. I have this feeling they will offer me the job. However, I'm not fully convinced about the company.

They prefaced the interview by saying that they don't have the appropriate software in place to manage contracts so the job will involve a large influx of emails and manual work rather than having a proper system in place. I didn't really like the guy that would be my line manager - I found him a bit anxious and going at 100 mph but of course I can't really know what he's like from just 30 minutes.

The salary is also only marginally better like £1.5k more per annum.

The one positive is see is that I would reduce my commute significantly (30 mins vs 1h 30 min I do twice a week) and transportation costs would also reduce by like £300 a month so that's quite a bit of saving right there. Anyway, I'm not sure it's worth changing jobs as it could be a chaotic mess and I'd end up being chained to this place for a while.

Admittedly, I'm bored of my current job and that's why I'm looking for something new but I'm anxious about messing up by going somewhere for similar money and potentially more workload. Strangely, as swag said, somehow I feel a bit more grateful for my job and team and I'm feeling more motivated now.

Wat do?
Go for it, change is always scary but youve been complaining for a while now
 

Dostoevsky

Tzu
Administrator
May 27, 2007
89,299
Just had a job interview and crushed it. I have this feeling they will offer me the job. However, I'm not fully convinced about the company.

They prefaced the interview by saying that they don't have the appropriate software in place to manage contracts so the job will involve a large influx of emails and manual work rather than having a proper system in place. I didn't really like the guy that would be my line manager - I found him a bit anxious and going at 100 mph but of course I can't really know what he's like from just 30 minutes.

The salary is also only marginally better like £1.5k more per annum.

The one positive is see is that I would reduce my commute significantly (30 mins vs 1h 30 min I do twice a week) and transportation costs would also reduce by like £300 a month so that's quite a bit of saving right there. Anyway, I'm not sure it's worth changing jobs as it could be a chaotic mess and I'd end up being chained to this place for a while.

Admittedly, I'm bored of my current job and that's why I'm looking for something new but I'm anxious about messing up by going somewhere for similar money and potentially more workload. Strangely, as swag said, somehow I feel a bit more grateful for my job and team and I'm feeling more motivated now.

Wat do?
In Bolivia?
 

IliveForJuve

Burn this club
Jan 17, 2011
18,980
Thought so but I wanted to check as that commute seemed crazy for Bolivia but who knows maybe transportation is fucked up everywhere.
I chose to have this commute to be in London. Was getting bored out of my mind in Reading but if I don't find anything suitable in London, I'll have to go back to Reading.

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have you ever worked with a lot of contracts without proper software support? i have. never again, it sucks
Yeah, sounds like a nightmare. They don't even have an administrator or anything of the sort. That would've compensated for the lack in software.

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Thought so but I wanted to check as that commute seemed crazy for Bolivia but who knows maybe transportation is fucked up everywhere.
Yeah, in beautiful Bolivia you don't usually commute more than 30 mins

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Go for it, change is always scary but youve been complaining for a while now
Please don't hate me for shitting on religion recently :sad: I still love you

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Saving an hour (or is it two, going both ways) on commute is a big deal though. But if you only go twice a week that's not so bad
Yeah that's a bit shitty but I think working at a shitty place is even shittier.
 
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