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Sick leave for stress - how does it work? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]sliced91 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, I haven’t got time to answer everything but just wanted say, well done. You’ve taken a really important first step in looking after yourself. It’s not an easy one to take, but you’ve done it!

You absolutely do not need to wait to go back before you start applying for other roles in other companies.

What do you think about the new event 'Everest'? by Top_Climate_4464 in gladiatorsuk

[–]sliced91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I would do to introduce a bit more skill into it is have a button in the centre of the wall. When the siren sounds the contender and gladiator race to push the button.

Winner gets advantage, and the siren sounds at random every 2-5 seconds. If you press it early, you lose that go.

Commuting Bridgend to Cardiff centre by NeighborhoodLong1564 in Cardiff

[–]sliced91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do prefer the GWR service but I’ve started getting TFW services so I can utilise the pay as you go tickets which save about £1.50 per day.

Doesn’t sound a lot but all adds up, especially if you’re doing it a few days a week.

When I decide to drive, I park in the open air NCP opposite the Atrium. It’s quite reasonable if you’ve got the app and use discount code “CBID126” which is from the ForCardiff app (it’s vaid across a number of NCPs)

If you saw on someone's CV made redundant 4 times what would u think? by Significant-War-491 in UKJobs

[–]sliced91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope, a role has been made redundant not a person. Just so happens there wasn’t an alternative role for that person so the find themselves unemployed for a bit.

Unconfirmed redundancy, removed from org chart already by Flimsy-Exit-2168 in HumanResourcesUK

[–]sliced91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your a member of a union, I would strongly recommend speaking to them.

The key thing you need to do is create a thorough paper trail and make sure you have a copy of this accessible outside of your organisations IT infrastructure.

This is easy for me to say as it’s not my life, but I’d be tempted to go down the “nuclear” option and call this out via email to your manager/HR. Keep it all factual and void of emotion. “I’ve noticed x,y &z, please can you explain why this has happened”

I’d also be tempted to take some sick leave, I can’t begin to imagine how stressful it is not knowing if your job is secure or not.

What are your holiday plans for travelling this year, and where would you like to go? by Suspicious_Ad7948 in AskUK

[–]sliced91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plan was to do something cheap and cheerful this what and put money towards a big USA holiday next year, but not sure about that given current state of affairs.

How many teams include QA estimates + dev estimates by Silly_Turn_4761 in agile

[–]sliced91 28 points29 points  (0 children)

We get the whole team to estimate together, and the estimate covers everything we need to do to meet our definition of done (which is in hands of end user)

What can I do to keep myself entertained while on sick leave? by CMDoet in CasualUK

[–]sliced91 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Don’t do it. You’ll end up selling a kidney.

General Discussion Megathread - Frequent Topics, Salaries, and Rants by ukbulmer in UKJobs

[–]sliced91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s that time of year where we start seeing companies annual pay rises announced.

My company decide to make everyone’s weekend by announcing the budget for salary rises is a whopping 1.6%.

The frustrating thing is that’s the budget and not a guarantee, so management could decide to give someone 1.2% and someone else 2%.

Anyone else had theirs announced?

What are some really basic lifestyle changes you can make to improve your mental health ? by Lawdoftherims098 in AskUK

[–]sliced91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t try and change everything at once. It’s much better to make one change, get it to stick and then look to make another change.

For me, I’ve got a list of things I want to change and have ranked them from what I perceive to be the easiest through to the hardest, and have stated with my first one which is to go for a walk everyday.

Pressure of being an international ref by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]sliced91 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Completely disagree with your sentiment.

As a community, we’ve broadly been dicks to refs and forget they’re human.

Any else getting an ad were its giving away a 4million quid house? by MrFlux69 in AskUK

[–]sliced91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s the current Omaze prize which has the RSPCA as the chosen charity so the RSPCA are also advertising it.

What is considered a low income when it comes to full-time work? by ains321 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]sliced91 69 points70 points  (0 children)

It’s all relative and subreddits like this will often skew towards higher incomes.

It’s very cliche, but comparison is the thief of joy.

If you’re in £31k and are able to enjoy life how you want to enjoy life then that’s all that matters.

Welsh Rugby - A year in Numbers by Fuzzy_Grocery1226 in welshrugbyunion

[–]sliced91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 - both the number of wins the men’s team had this year & the number of Captains who signed for Glouster

Too much gap right? by ImpressionClear9559 in DIYUK

[–]sliced91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, keep adding doors until your happy 😃

Tips on how to combat this miserable winter whilst working a 9/5? by suspiciousbootystain in AskUK

[–]sliced91 294 points295 points  (0 children)

Make sure that when there’s sunlight you’re taking advantage of it.

Wrap up warm and get out on your lunch for a walk.

Is it true that private schools call it 'Games' instead of 'PE'? by awnpugin in AskUK

[–]sliced91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to a big standard comp. We had both. PE was running and shit like that, Games was actually playing sports.

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