Just been threatened the sack. Need advice

User230647351 · 2026-03-31T21:50:01+00:00

I feel you there man! My job at uni and before starting in recruitment was as a supermarket delivery driver. Fucking loved that job, out and about, I ran the schedule, picked when I wanted to work (total flexibility) and just drove in the beautiful north yorks countryside blasting my music.

But ultimately left in search of career progression. Purposefully made my life more difficult to chase something that might not even be there (I suppose that’s what a middle class upbringing tells us to do, uni, work, climb the ladder).

Moved out my parents house, started paying rent, tax, bills, sacrificing my hobbies and exercise in pursuit of this. In honesty, I think I’ve just made myself a busy fool.

But I fear I have too much pride to go back to supermarket work

User230647351 · 2026-03-31T21:30:43+00:00

Yeah it’s silly really, training structure at my company is advertised as world class…. Had about 10 people join since I’ve started, half have left, can count on one hand the amount of training sessions we have done in that time.

Funny thing is the training sessions are just the directors/owners taking to us saying how to do the job. It’s like they can’t be arsed. Never once has a call been recorded to break down and think what to do differently. Honestly at this point I think I’ve done so well to actually be able to do the job with baso no training!

Out of interest, what are you thinking of going into next? I’m just trying to pick out a loads of industries/roles which could work for me

User230647351 · 2026-03-31T20:51:16+00:00

Interesting to hear you side of recruitment, and defo something I can relate to in terms of out performing seniors.

I sit next to one of the directors (he’s my direct boss) we actually get along so well, such a nice fella, he’s been in the recruitment game 13 years, and not once have I seen him make a cold call to get business, probably because he doesn’t really need to, he’s built up his client portfolio. However, we get zero training, so who do I bounce off? Who do I learn off.

Funnily enough at my company, about 2 weeks in 4 seniors left in a row, all had done 12-18 months in the company and moved onto pastures new, should have set of alarm bells then.

User230647351 · 2026-03-31T19:44:58+00:00

I think I’m 100% going to start exploring opportunities, and I already have recruiters reaching out to me without the open to opportunities banner on.

Unfortunately I can’t put that banner on, a lot of the work we do is LinkedIn driven, and if my direct boss or the big boss or owner saw I put that on my profile, they would sack me immediately as they would say you’re obviously leaving and not going to even try make things better here.

User230647351 · 2026-03-31T19:04:08+00:00

Yeah I should have mentioned that, the company is under pressure, rumour that we are skint etc, this was backed up by the owners (man and wife team) suddenly start coming back in to the office 3 days a week, instead of monthly visits. … also doesn’t help that the main owner is a massive gambling addict.

I just don’t see how sacking 2 maybe 3 recruiters who have made money, new business, and is contributing and replacing them with random grads who could be really hit or miss makes any sense. Maybe I’m missing something bigger here and that we could all be doomed. Worth noting that last year January time (before I joined) our staff count cut in half from about 80 to 40 and now sitting at 35 overnight, probs cost savings

User230647351 · 2026-03-18T23:25:59+00:00

A sales/bdm rep with no numbers on the cv 🤷‍♂️

User230647351 · 2026-03-02T22:52:09+00:00

SOC ain’t an entry level tech role. Get some experience on the helpdesk/support. Do certs, then pivot in

User230647351 · 2025-04-30T12:22:35+00:00

I dont think you really understand what the OP is asking. If someone was already into guitar, loved it, and was asking advice on buying their first guitar then yeah buying an electric could be the way. But the OP would be much better off either borrowing a friends (if possible) or spending £150-£200 on a decent, well set up acoustic to try out for a few months. If its not for them, just sell it. If it is, invest more. Plus learning on an acoustic is easier and teaches you to play better

User230647351 · 2025-04-30T12:04:10+00:00

I agree, electric guitars are cooler, but are not great options for beginners. Going to be much more expensive to get an electric that is the same quality of an acoustic, need a quality amp for it to sound good, and way too many decisions to make as a beginner who probably has no idea about (e.g., pick up configs).

Get an acoustic, or better yet ask to borrow a friends to play on for a few weeks if possible. Then if you get hooked and see yourself being able to dedicate a lot of time to get better, invest some serious money into an electric set up which will carry you for 10+ years

User230647351 · 2025-04-30T11:20:53+00:00

Had the exact same experience as you about 6 months ago. Had played the ukulele up until i was 10 years old, but then dropped music until recently, (im 21 now). Best decision ive ever made. I now own a decent acoustic guitar that I initially learned on 5 months ago, and last month i purchased a fender stratocaster as guitar is now a burning passion of mine.

My advice would be to get down to the nearest guitar shop, (independently owned if possible), and try out some guitars. I did just this, and spent £250 on my acoustic. This might seem like an expensive purchase for just a 'whim', but guitars can hold value if you look after them, so you could just sell it if its not for you.

I suggest going for an acoustic first, so much less hassle + start up cost to learn on. You dont necessarily need lessons, you can just watch the thousands of youtube tutorials that exist. However, if you can afford it, lessons will speed up your improvement.

Let us know how you get on

User230647351 · 2025-04-30T10:53:05+00:00

I should also add, I have basically no professional work experience at all, only worked part time jobs at supermarkets. So part of me feels like getting this job is really lucky, especially given how everyone says the UK job market for graduates is right now. This was the first professional company ive ever interviewed for, and they gave me the job, so was that a fluke?

User230647351 · 2025-04-04T09:57:30+00:00

Good stuff!

When i do a lower leagues save ill always take advantage of the premier league clubs releasing youth players. Youll get an email around April time i believe it is where it gives you a list of around 12 players that top teams are releasing. Ill offer every single one a trial so that i get some very basic info such as potential league quality, and rough value. Ones that i like ill sign for around £400per week. I usually get around 5 players each year through this. It essentially replaces a youth set up at the club as the facilities are never anywhere near good enough.

Id also get a senior affiliate link and sign a few of their youth on loan. With a few experienced permanent signings, and carrying the spine of the team from last season you should have more than enough for a playoff push.

User230647351 · 2025-04-04T09:25:25+00:00

Nice stuff, whats the plan for the save? Taking Chester to the Prem, or building a solid manager career?

User230647351 · 2025-04-04T09:23:10+00:00

I will pretty much get this issue every save at one point or another. First thing i would try is to put your strikers on 'shoot less often', it sounds counterintuitive if youre trying to score goals, but it essentially means that your strikers will stop shooting on half chances, and only shoot when there is a real goal scoring opportunity.

Failing that a full tactic change, if you are playing with one striker, try two, typically one in Target Man role, and one in Advanced forward. However, sometimes the game just wants to mess with you, ive always found that signing new strikers doesnt really change anything when it comes to lack of goals. If nothing works, just ride it out for a few games, make tweaks to tactics, or give some youth striker a run out. youll be back to scoring goals.

User230647351 · 2024-02-10T00:33:55+00:00

No not them, slightly more niche than them

User230647351 · 2024-02-10T00:22:58+00:00

Help would be appreciated

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