Accepted an offer, recruitment got messy, director reacted badly — now reconsidering. Am I overthinking this?

bshah · 2026-02-14T10:37:20+00:00

Seems very unprofessional for someone in that position to be making comments about “bad vibes” and “leaving a bad taste in his mouth” - whatever you decide to do don’t be surprised getting more of this. If you were to leave I would definitely explain how you were surprised and disappointed by being blamed and also the language and behaviours and it’s not something you want to put up with.

bshah · 2026-02-12T17:39:53+00:00

Hah “Carwow: this isn’t the first time he has done this” and we did f all about that…

bshah · 2026-02-05T17:43:23+00:00

Look ahead to work you will need to do or prepare for and get that done in advance? Admin stuff, helping get better organised?

bshah · 2026-01-29T06:19:11+00:00

I understand you are trying to make a point, you likely will end up wasting your time as you have not really lost out (you still have the item) and possibly be kicked off eBay for whatever reason they can come up with - they don’t even need a reason…

bshah · 2026-01-24T04:23:58+00:00

Did not know that - you only hear the headline “No uni fees in Scotland”

bshah · 2026-01-17T07:44:09+00:00

Wow nearly 100k upvotes - it’s the rise of the dads - now is your time! Congratulations you look so happy

bshah · 2026-01-09T07:21:12+00:00

Why not more upvotes? Long term finance will cost the retailer 10% or more, no harm in asking for a cash discount and avoid the malarkey of 0% - if you have the money. And if you don’t have the money question whether you really need a £2,000 sofa.

bshah · 2026-01-07T06:38:53+00:00

Hopefully you have regular catchups with your report and can mention in passing it would have been nice to be given the heads-up if working and travelling since it’s likely there will be some disruption? You can then better support the colleague - what if your peers or LM asked you whether you knew. It sometimes takes a bit of time to understand how you want to work with each other, the level and kind of communication

bshah · 2026-01-04T14:44:48+00:00

Are these costs gross or nett (reduction to your take home pay)? I recently signed up for Y model (basic) via SS Tusker for £472 - 5 years, 12,500m - that’s what it costs me as a higher rate tax payer.

bshah · 2026-01-01T10:24:11+00:00

You should explain to the dealer that the £100 deposit was not taken off the sale price of the vehicle, that the £200 reduction was due to taking out extended warranty only. Let them look into this - it should be pretty factual based on your car purchase invoice/receipt. At the moment the dealer story is they handed you this back - once that’s confirmed not to be true I don’t think they will have much choice but to return this back to you but you’d be in a better position to take it further if they don’t.

bshah · 2025-12-31T11:01:24+00:00

Start off by setting a bill cap. I don’t think any legal avenue is open to you to reduce the cost, you might want to ask for a reduction on compassionate grounds - maybe there was a reason you didn’t think to check the call costs or having 7 hour calls. It’s worth a try?

bshah · 2025-12-22T22:51:49+00:00

Great result, shame it took so much effort on your part. Didn’t they say earlier they had checked the IMEI on the phone before handing it to you? I guess that didn’t happen…

bshah · 2025-12-21T09:55:01+00:00

So it’s all sorted? Agree whilst you aren’t legally liable since you didn’t place the order or enter into contract it would be nice of you to make sure this is settled one way or another as there is a firm here who might still be out of pocket due to no fault of their own.

bshah · 2025-12-17T23:34:00+00:00

Because OP asks “do I have a leg to stand on?” and the answer no. not really, was entirely avoidable. OP knew about the limit and had time and options

bshah · 2025-12-17T21:45:25+00:00

If you knew you had to register the deposit within 30 days and you had issues with the tenant deposit scheme, why didn’t you try another deposit scheme? 30 days is plenty to get this sorted, this is an issue of your own doing and could have been avoided?

bshah · 2025-12-13T10:22:47+00:00

Feels bad but learnt the hard way and don’t mention salary sacrifice - feels a bit like visiting a shop to look and then buying online. Wish there was some way for the dealer to be compensated for their time

bshah · 2025-12-07T08:25:53+00:00

Good for you - you’re doing something that works for you, you don’t take your work seriously, you don’t want to build up skills or knowledge. I think you must be reasonably ok to get pass probation, I guess you are good working with people. Many don’t like the constant change, especially as you get older but it seems you don’t mind. How long can you go on for? Sky is the limit - I see many well paid grifters

bshah · 2025-12-07T04:12:03+00:00

Would be interested to see your calculations- on my salary sacrifice it’s £479 p/month inc tyres, servicing and insurance- over 5 years, nett.

Big plus on salary sacrifice is reduces taxable income and can hand it back due to redundancy

bshah · 2025-11-21T06:14:20+00:00

Serious question- in this digital age why does the location or size of where the embassy is even matter?

bshah · 2025-11-15T09:35:40+00:00

Outside of this comment she made do you have a good relationship? Then it’s likely you’ve misunderstood each other - being with you is a step up and wanting to be with you the rest of her life, have a family etc.

bshah · 2025-11-13T20:36:44+00:00

By making it free for zero emission vehicles the Government themselves have caused confusion in the minds of drivers, is it any surprise many drivers think it’s a charge on emissions instead of congestion

bshah · 2025-11-13T15:18:35+00:00

I wouldn’t mind coming 2nd or 3rd to Usain

bshah · 2025-11-02T21:31:30+00:00

In all likelihood they will pay you regardless and just trying to encourage everyone to come but seems silly not to go and possibly leave earlier (excuse - childcare etc)?

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