Advice: New Job but don't want to work christmas!!

Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

It's a fucking temp job. Work until you can't be assed to do it anymore then jack it in whenever you want. They won't give a fuck so why should you? Don't tell them you can't do christmas, just don't do it.

They employ more people than they need because they know load's will have 'sick day's' due to being hungover/shagging each other then not wanting to see each other after shagging each other.

The good one's are when one of the girl's end's up pregnant and she can only narrow it down to a couple of her male colleagues. It provide's hour's of entertainment, you can do sweepstakes. Thumbs Up

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

My advice. If you agreed to do it, do it. Welcome to the real world of employment. If you didn't want to do it, you shoudn't have said you would.

You want a good reference, you fulfill your contract.

You might find the reference from that 'temp' job is worth more than you think after you graduate and find yourself caught in the experience trap along with everyone else you graduated with.

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bazza · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Karma :

Ask for advice and rate everyone who doesn't agree with you with "boring". Classic.

Remind us how you got your custom title again? Oh yeah...

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lozzypop1 · Certified MILF! Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Karma :

Hey WR450_Geezer... Here's another post you can rate 'boring' or 'redundant' if you like....

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WR450_geezer · Nobody likes me Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Karma :

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oooOoooo a confusing... Not difficult to do then I guess...

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

depends on whether you want to keep the job after xmas or not, and on what you think their reaction will be

if you think they will be fine about it, tell them as soon as possible

if they might be arsey and even end your job saying they need someone to work that day for them, just tell them the day b4 so if they fire you, you are working all the way up until that point

in my experience, employers bullshit just as much the people being interviewed, so i dont think you should worry too much that you are messing them around

might be good to suggest your circumstances have changed and that although you thought you could work that day, you have now found you cant. Probably better than just appearing to have lied in the interview.
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Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

Well as an retailer they would want staff who are honest and trustworthy.....

...........guess the job doesn't suit you, and if they knew the truth you certainly don't suit them.

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

retailers also hire people saying, no its not just a job for xmas, and then lay people off after xmas as if they never knew they would have to do it

so no point trying to be honourable when they arent

i twice fell for this one with pc sales call centres, the second time i actually left a perfectly good job, to take the job

temps soon learn that being honest and trustworthy just makes you a mug
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Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

I'd tend to agree , they promise the earth once you sign up they renege on their promises , even for LT contracts and jobs that are supposed to be for a long indeterminate time.
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Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

Yet this company being open and honest with him, by telling him it is a temporary contract, should be tarnished by those who havn't been honourable?

They have been honest about the job, surely they can expect the same in return Confused

This could become a chicken and egg scenario about honesty wih regards to interviews, but IMO your honesty should never be compromised simply because someone else may have been less than honest to someone else in a completely unrelated matter sometime in the past.

Simply put, don't take a job unless you are prepared to complete the contractual obligations.
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

all he will be doing is leaving a job early

and although he may be expected to give them notice, his temp contract will insist that he has to inform them longer before leaving than they have to inform him before firing him

the contract is written by them to have double standards in their favour, but he wont have to break the contact if he just gives them notice.

he is a temp not a slave, he can leave any time, even if its inconvenient for them

bonded labour was outlawed a long time ago except in the militairy where you have to sign up for a certain length of time
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Black Knight · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

Bullshit. The reason we have half the problems in the world today is because we can't trust each other. If you say you are going to do something, then do it. How people can blatantly lie and decieve is beyond me.

If you don't want to work the Christmas, then say you don't wanna work it. Let some other poor bastard who really is that desperate for the money that they are prepared to give up their holiday work it.

Its like taking the last slice of pizza and only eating half. That should be a capital fucking offence!
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Black Knight · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

I agree with you mate. It should be both ways. Life would be much easier if it was.

Unfortunatly nowadays a man's word is worth less than a half price sale at poundland.

Makes me fucking sick. Evil or Very Mad

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