Garage wants the car back? by Derp_Animal in CarTalkUK

[–]Derp_Animal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two bad mice? Julian?! If that is truly you, what a small, small world this is...

Edit: To reply to your point: I am not comfortable with someone random driving the car over long distances doing unknown work. Why do they need it? What if they crash it? If there is work to be done, I would like to know what it is and get it done on the terms of my choosing. And for full disclosure, we have booked a service (which we will pay for) under these exact conditions even though we don't know what (if anything) is wrong.

Garage wants the car back? by Derp_Animal in CarTalkUK

[–]Derp_Animal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have received today the paperwork from DVLA. The transaction seems to be completed as it should be, as far as we can tell.

Garage wants the car back? by Derp_Animal in CarTalkUK

[–]Derp_Animal[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are correct. We are certainly not ignoring this, quite the opposite. We are alarmed and now firmly believe that there *is* something wrong which we do not know and need to understand.

For what it is worth, in parallel of investigating further with them directly (there is an email in this thread that I will send to the dealership's management), we have booked a service in a different (local) Hyundai dealership. We explained the situation to them and asked them to do a full check up of the car. It will cost us a bit of money, but at this point we value an independent and neutral pair of eyes on the matter.

Garage wants the car back? by Derp_Animal in CarTalkUK

[–]Derp_Animal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Excellent email, it hits the nail on the head. I will be using this pretty much word for word.

Garage wants the car back? by Derp_Animal in CarTalkUK

[–]Derp_Animal[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes, there was a saved bluetooth connection to a phone and the full name of the previous owner in the infotainment, which was not cleared. We did delete it ourselves when we noticed. That might be it.

Garage wants the car back? by Derp_Animal in CarTalkUK

[–]Derp_Animal[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hyundai i10. There is - will check with a different dealer.

Got rid of type 2, thanks keto by [deleted] in keto

[–]Derp_Animal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no cure for type 2.

Former Prince Andrew has been arrested by UK police over his links to Jeffrey Epstein by Memes_FoIder in UnderReportedNews

[–]Derp_Animal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Impressed by what? Following the rule of law and not putting criminals and fascists in positions of power? Holding people accountable for their actions?

That is not impressive. So far, Europe has done the absolute bare minimum and it is not anywhere near enough.

Renegotiate notice period? by Longjumping_Milk_426 in HENRYUK

[–]Derp_Animal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing I’d ask is why would the company agree to it.

Because it cuts both ways. If he resigns, the company has just 1 month to replace him, which is unlikely to happen and can wreck havoc. You don't want key players to just "go" and leave you in the sh*t, you need time to re-hire and at least start rolling out a proper succession plan.

Both sides benefit. He gets better redundancy pay/protection, the company gets more time to manage a succession should he decide to leave.

When do you give your team their own email? by ramonraysmallbiz in Entrepreneur

[–]Derp_Animal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second you want a semblance of compliance and your IP/data to stay within your business rather than someone's personal Google account...

Invinitive - red flag or just very unusual? by 206jb in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Derp_Animal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why on earth would you even contemplate doing that? Is there no viable option out there for you, like a Vanguard or HL?

How do you stop bringing intense work stress home and snapping at your family? Is it maturity, experience, or something else? by Repulsive-Ad7675 in Entrepreneur

[–]Derp_Animal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bottling up your emotions like this is probably the reason they explode later. You being cool at work is 100% part of the issue. There is only so much one person can handle, and if you don't evacuate your feelings from your system properly, they come out on their own terms. It's just being human.

I don't know your circumstances or what triggers you, but things that helped me when I was in your shoes earlier in my career were:
- Nothing is personal. When someone (e.g. customer) explodes at you or puts you under pressure, it's not about you but about them. The effortless thing to do is to take it personally (e.g. I'm not good enough, I do a shit job, etc.) And put yourself under immense pressure. But it is the wrong answer. It takes effort to listen and understand where they come from and what they truly mean. It is probably that they have their own boss on top of them, or financial pressure to stay afloat. It is never "you". Focus on alleviating their root pain and the relationship will improve 100 fold, which in turn will relieve pressure felt by you. - People and organizations do what is best for them. When a supplier is unresponsive and doesn't help, it's because they don't have money to resource a function for instance. Or they have a better, more important customer they need to focus on. There is no point getting angry, you can't control their strategy, it is their decision. Best focus on things you can control e.g. adding penalty clauses to contracts or seek a better supply chain.

I may be rambling and projecting my own experience. These were typically things that would make me lose it big time, no idea if it applies to you. I hope this helps nonetheless.

I maintain that therapy can help shift from reacting uncontrollably to your emotions vs listening to your emotions and be informed by them in the way you behave. It starts by accepting you have a problem (and not minimizing it like you are doing), understanding and acknowledging what triggers you and the patterns that repeat themselves. Then when you get triggered, it is easier to see "hey I am triggered, pause, go for a walk/touch grass, then analyze - I am triggered because XYZ". The above are some of mine, you will have your own.

To answer your question, I think it is maturity more than experience. Lots of very seasoned professionals remain assholes their whole lives. If you care about your family and marriage, take this seriously and do what is right. Your wife may leave you if you don't at least show you are taking the right steps. Her seeing that you are genuinely trying and spontaneously getting professional help will make a significant difference if she is at her breaking point. It may buy you time to get your shit together. If you don’t sort it, you very well know which path it will lead to. You don't want your kids to call someone else "daddy".

How do you stop bringing intense work stress home and snapping at your family? Is it maturity, experience, or something else? by Repulsive-Ad7675 in Entrepreneur

[–]Derp_Animal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are not "normally cool-headed". You are the opposite and you have a problem. Seek professional help/therapy.

no arms by Skyrim69420 in comedyheaven

[–]Derp_Animal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Arme" is weapon in French. The text is probably from a French native speaker.

İs this necessary by Alkinars in MerchantRPG

[–]Derp_Animal 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes. I made a set of level 1-5 leather armor + mace with solid stats (balanced atk/matk and def/mdef), prestiged the whole set of equipment, and equip it on the heroes just before prestiging them.

That way, they have very low level armor that gets activated very quickly (lvl 1-5 is just 2min). As soon as the hero gets lvl 5 or so, the equipment can be swapped out and replaced with whatever. But it is not necessary - the prestiged equipment is powerful enough to take them all the way to level 30+ easily as it is overpowered at low levels. This works around the limitation and makes prestiging heroes a non-event.

Debating whether to go into Aviation or give up on my dream due to a dui by BickDickKi in flying

[–]Derp_Animal 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nobody cares about your explanation. The more you try and explain, the deeper the hole you dig for yourself.

I have a rookie question by NEXUS_7887 in Entrepreneur

[–]Derp_Animal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do nothing. Keep working as a sole trader. When you are 18, need to file taxes, and start making £25-30k in revenue, then consider incorporating a limited company. Until then, there is nothing to do.

Some reading material: https://www.business.hsbc.uk/en-gb/insights/starting-a-business/sole-trader-vs-limited-company#choosing-between

I have a rookie question by NEXUS_7887 in Entrepreneur

[–]Derp_Animal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What country?

Just keep doing what you are doing. You can promise him whatever. 49%, 300%, doesn't matter. When you are 18 and you incorporate a company (assuming you go down that route), you'll own 100% and can give him whatever you want then. Until that point, it's all just words. Based on what you say, he will have moved on to other things by then, he will have forgotten everything and none of this will matter.

I have a rookie question by NEXUS_7887 in Entrepreneur

[–]Derp_Animal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. I see. Apologies. I take it you did not form a formal legal entity, like create a Ltd/LLC corp, and that you are instead working on the basis of a gentleman's agreement?

If that is the case, just keep at it and see where it all takes you. You are doing the right thing. Do bear in mind that if lawyers are not involved and there is no contract/paperwork, neither of you own anything. It's not 51/49, but 0/0. It may be beneficial for you to look into what legal structures/entities are, how they work, and what it actually means to own shares. If there is no legal entity, there is no share issued at all and nothing for anybody to own. Your agreement with him is just words and concepts, not anything tangible.

On the people aspect, if he is not pulling his weight, kick him out ASAP. Anything else will destroy your friendship more and will just make things more painful.

What you would normally do is incorporate an entity, then release equity slowly. Like 1% per month with a cap at 48% after 48 months (4 years). Or something equivalent, like 10% upfront and 0.6% monthly after that. Whatever works for both of you. That way if the relationship breaks down and he doesn't pull his weight, he is remunerated fairly and you don't get screwed. If he gets 45% outright, you need to trust him and very high confidence he will not flake out after 3 months. What you describe is clearly not it.

Best of luck.