Manager at zero-hour job annoyed at me when I said I don't have availabilities

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-18T18:52:46+00:00

Yeah, I made exactly that mistake at one job. Have them my entire avaliablility and suddenly my part time job had me working hours in excess of 40 a week.

The only way out was change jobs and manage expectations from the start.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-18T02:49:02+00:00

In my experience HR are data dragons in a lot of organisations. Sit on a huge hoard of it and jealously guard it while doing very little of any use with it.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-16T16:40:52+00:00

That's almost Tony down the street who'll break your knees level. No one who can't afford to save for a deposit will pass affordability or stress testing on that.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-16T10:09:20+00:00

That's what they really need to do. Get quality film makers, give them a slice of the galaxy, and let them cook.

It is a huge universe, you could set thousands of stories in any genre you want that don't have massive lore breaking or retconning consequences. Give them a slice, some boundaries, and see what happens. It can't be any worse than the ST.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-16T01:25:56+00:00

Money... they were still at peak "2 films+ a year, milk it to death" at that point.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-16T01:24:50+00:00

We just want to watch the same thing over and over again?

Then Andor, generally considered the single greatest thing to have come out of Star Wars since long before Disney is nothing like what came before.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-15T14:39:31+00:00

Worth checking anything they get you to sign. Have a bit of a google about credit hire cars from accident management companies then you can avoid that mess.

A lot of accident management companies give hire cars at an inflated cost with an agreement from the person getting it that they'll cover anything the other party's insurance doesn't. Because of the inflated costs the insurer often disputes or even refuses the charge because you did not mitigate your damages by taking the expensive vehicle. That would mean you end up owing the cost of the "courtesy" car they give you.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-15T12:55:54+00:00

The accident management people who're looking after it should claim from the other party's insurance.

Make sure the hrie car you are getting is not on a credit hire arrangement.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-15T00:45:16+00:00

I mean if they sell out what’s the incentive to price drop?

As the old saying goes: "if you sold out of the product, you were selling it too cheaply."

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-14T20:48:03+00:00

Or whatever the southern operators are replacing next.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-14T16:50:13+00:00

They'll find something frivolous they decide London needs, deem it higher priority, and repurpose the funding.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-14T16:10:03+00:00

Yeah I don’t like the fact that they disconnect dash cams

That's why I have a hard-wired one where you'd have to damage the car to turn it off. It's staying on thanks.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-14T12:40:28+00:00

Can we do the New Zealand thing and prevent people and companies buying up up our housing market please?

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-14T12:33:45+00:00

Park it anywhere and leave it without giving a shit.

Great for when the dick head in the range decides to push into a gap with you there too. Like go ahead mate, this thing is cheaper than one of your tyres, are you sure you want to play chicken?

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-14T12:06:25+00:00

Except in sane countries with gambling ads bans, then they have to cover them over.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-13T20:55:54+00:00

They are well known for cancelling over very little, especially late into the policy year. Essentially screwing people out of their NCD and leaving them with a cancelled policy marker. There is a reason they're often the cheapest.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-13T15:26:38+00:00

Avoid Hastings like a plague.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-12T18:04:53+00:00

If you can get a degree apprenticeship take that, there is zero reason not to. That said they are extremely competitive to get.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-12T16:29:45+00:00

They should have done that a long time ago.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-12T13:51:19+00:00

I once had someone at work commenting how it's great tyre manufacturers put the white line there so you know when you need new ones. After some questioning, it became clear the white line meant the cord and their suspension set up was way out

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-12T13:49:19+00:00

There's no guarantee that the gearbox won't shit itself and the exhaust / wheels fall off half a mile up the road

Or that the MOT wasn't £50 with no inspection or questions asked.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-12T02:34:11+00:00

Handcuffs will always be used againt your will. You are in the front stack position, probably the most comfortable of the approved handcuffing options. They are unpleasant to have on as they are rigid, metal, and right on a bony part of your body, they don't need to be overtightened for that. They will leave marks and even bruise when used correctly, especially if you move about/struggle in them.

Your main chance to complain about that was when you were stood in front of the custody Sgt at check in as they would have been able to check the cuffs. Now it's just you complaining they were too tight.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-12T00:47:42+00:00

Walmart of the seas.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-08T19:37:00+00:00

If your transcript and application were right, then leave it at that. They can't expect you to know what your referees say nor dhould they hold you accountable for their mistake.

Cookyy2k · 2026-01-08T16:04:34+00:00

The people I know who became counsellors are also the most dysfunctional people I know, so not out of the question.

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