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Quigs

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Feel for you Robo.... my other half is suffering from that problem at the moment...

but we don't have the kids thing anymore.

Hope all goes well.

Bucket list.... (A) I hope I live long enough to witness a Sharks victory and (B) still have enough brain function left to remember it.
 

SadShark

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Well, it might seem tough now but I'm sure some great new opportunity will jump up & slap kick you right in th caggs - a pleasing, sensual, slap kick robo (not a one night stand type slap kick).
 

The Popper

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Sorry to hear that, Robo, but chin up............often when one door closes another door opens..........and results can often be better than before. It's happened to me twice before.
 

glenmoresharkie

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f**k, tough break Robo. Feel for you mate, something will come your way, never mind.
Maybe you could run water for our boys on Sunday?
 

Quigs

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All the other old farts in here will back me up on this. When we were pups starting off in the working world it was the belief back then that if you landed a decent job it was a job for life.

If you were young and stupid and a free spirit you had to get a trade under your belt before you went off gallabanting around the world. You need something to fall back on. ( A safety valve)

What was it about a decade or two ago "they" come out and stated that every adult male in his working life span would go through 3 career changes.

Now, we are all considered as just being 'units' and everyone in every business has a level of arse coverage
 

Feej

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I work in IT, so I never feel completely safe. Had a great job at MS until they decided to *trim* their WW workforce by about 6,000 in 2009. Contracted for a couple of years after that at HP and UoW, and now found a nice home at McAfee, where I've been for 2yrs this week. That's the IT way...
 

Quigs

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I work in IT, so I never feel completely safe. Had a great job at MS until they decided to *trim* their WW workforce by about 6,000 in 2009. Contracted for a couple of years after that at HP and UoW, and now found a nice home at McAfee, where I've been for 2yrs this week. That's the IT way...

And I had you pencilled in as a dumb curtis... how wrong was I.
 

Special K

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I work at a competitor of McAfee on the email/web side of the security things. Always nervous about what HQ is thinking, our office has gone from 8 down to 2 but I'm told I am one of what they want to rebuild around and they've given me a bump to show it but I am still nervous. Feej you wouldn't happen to be an SE would ya? We need one!

Robo forgive me for asking this but the forum history thread reminded me. Was it you who used to have their wife as a member of here also?
 

roboshark

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I work at a competitor of McAfee on the email/web side of the security things. Always nervous about what HQ is thinking, our office has gone from 8 down to 2 but I'm told I am one of what they want to rebuild around and they've given me a bump to show it but I am still nervous. Feej you wouldn't happen to be an SE would ya? We need one!

Robo forgive me for asking this but the forum history thread reminded me. Was it you who used to have their wife as a member of here also?

Yes mate. Been on here for awhile I have but she dropped off some time ago. And of course we are no longer together

Also never take your job for granted K because I thought the only way I would lose my job is if I did something illegal. A total shock this was yesterday so always keep your wits about you
 
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Quigs

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Also never take your job for granted K because I thought the only way I would lose my job is if I did something illegal. A total shock this was yesterday so always keep your wits about you

I'll tell you a funny story about job security Robo.

Back in 1990, believe it or not, I was in charge of passenger security at Rocky Airport. I worked for Wormald and had a staff of approximately 8 - 10 I was in charge of. Back in those days the only passengers that had to be screened prior to boarding were those boarding jets to Brissie. Not the prop planes just the bigger jets.

Now Wormald had the contract for all the airports along the east coast including Brissie and I believe along NSW too.

My job was to screen for Ansett and Australian Airlines. Two companies.

Out of the blue I got a call one day from Wormald HQ that I wasn't to worry but the airlines were advertising our jobs for Rocky airport, Mackay Airport and I think the 3rd one was Prosperpine Airport. HQ reliably informed me that they were only seeing how munch they could get private security to do "our jobs"

What I did find out was that the airlines had Wormald by the balls and if they squealed they threatened that they would advertise all of the security along the entire east coast. In other words they were only greasing the pole to insert it just a little bit.

Long story short, I was "sort of" directed that I would open my books up to anyone who had expressed interest in taking over our jobs. I refused point blank. Those books had private content of my staff in them and I was not showing them to anyone.

I also made it blatantly clear I was not going to show any prospective mob how it all works.

The airlines got shittier and shittier with me. They sent their reps up to chat with me about opening my books as technically the airlines owned the books.

You should of seen some of the cretins I was expected to deal with. My subordinate was great too. We both dug our heals in.

Wormald kept asking me to be nice with them and not upset the airlines. I did everything by my book.. looked after my troops. It was fun.

Anyhow long story short... guess what and this was not because of my actions ... the airlines appointed private security to do the three airports.

We only had a couple of weeks left on the payroll and I still would not show the new mob the books or how we worked the equipment.

Guess how they got rid of me. TRUE STORY.

On my last day of employment (not know to me at the time) we had just screened the two morning flights Rock to Bne and was relaxing in my little airport foxhole office. I got a call from Wormald HQ - think it was from Sth Aus office.

I was advised that I had to immediately leave the airport premises. Just take my immediate personal effects. I was directed to get my offsider in and he was to take control of the "ship" until our (wormald) services were terminated. End of that week. Mick (my offsider) was to pack up all my gear and property and he was paid to convey it to my residence on the coast some 44k away.

Now at the time of my sending off I was at the time ARMED. I was licenced to carry a firearm.

The airlines had informed Wormald that in their opinion I was no longer fit to hold the position and was in effect a threat to the security and safety of their airlines. They directed Wormald to have me vacate the premises.

I had to hand my gun into the Wormald Security Rockhampton Town Patrol Supervisor. The bloke that did the security for Rocky - a whole different div of the company.

To this day it was one of the proudest things I have done in my working life. Stood my ground and batted for my workmates and their jobs. Farkkkk the airlines. Both of them went broke anyway.
 

Quigs

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Sorry my technical fault....

They no longer operate as Australian Airlines - I am speaking from approx 20 odd years ago
 

Windy70

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That sucks Robo. Sorry man. We have a new prime minister over here and he just changed the investors act to make shit easier.

Many paths to take, just pick a gate.
 

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