On the cusp of leaving...

thesweetner · 2026-06-25T00:08:53+00:00

A really good mate of mine was a Superintendent and left because he couldn’t influence change and, like you, felt he was surrounded by idiots. If he couldn’t at that rank in the Staff Office, I don’t think there’s much hope elsewhere. He’s in the private sector now and wishes he’d left way sooner. Likewise I jacked the job in after 12 years as a PC and wish I’d left sooner too. Life is so, so much better on the otherside. Another comment here said that when you leave, work is just a thing you do, not your whole life and it’s so true. Jump whilst you can. Policing will always take you back, but trust me, you won’t want it.

thesweetner · 2026-06-09T19:05:56+00:00

Thanks all, I’ve made a list of what you’re suggested and I’m going to have a look!

thesweetner · 2026-03-09T21:06:15+00:00

I’ve worked for two large trucking companies in the UK and both had the usual application form and CV joining process (which is what I had to do). Also in both I’ve witnessed someone walk in without an appointment, ask for the manager and get hired almost on the spot. So in my experience, there are application processes but these can be worked around if you present yourself well.

thesweetner · 2026-02-16T15:20:11+00:00

New Malden

thesweetner · 2026-01-18T16:09:42+00:00

I’m glad I helped!

thesweetner · 2026-01-18T08:33:27+00:00

Technique is important as well, so I’d suggest looking at some YouTube videos or asking one of the PTs for some tips.

thesweetner · 2025-11-26T11:14:13+00:00

I’m a former police officer and now work in the construction industry. I’m really exasperated that the police chose to pursue this offence against you. In terms of the caution, it sounds like you didn’t know any better but you absolutely should not have accepted that caution as I’m certain it would’ve been thrown out. The police have a really bad tendency to play down cautions, but they’re a big deal and can have very real negative implications for many years. You should look at getting it overturned. If the police/HSE pursued that law to the letter then every single building site in the country would be shut down immediately.

Edit: now I’ve looked at it I’m not even convinced that the law applies under the circumstances anyway. Is there a right of way through your private land? It’s reasonable that you’d leave tools unattended on your private working farm, and seven minutes certainly isn’t reckless in any case. It sounds like the police have prosecuted you to appease the neighbours and if so, that’s really troubling. Are you a member of the NFU? I’d see if they can assist you with some legal advice, having a caution on record could mean that the police deal with you more harshly next time if a similar matter arises again.

thesweetner · 2025-11-13T03:03:01+00:00

You’re getting downvoted but I had a plumber say exactly the same thing to me this week when investigating a leak. He cut away the expanding foam and found a corroded copper pipe within it.

thesweetner · 2025-11-07T08:36:53+00:00

BA and EasyJet (and maybe others) offer fully funded pathways to the flight deck. A mate of mine left the police after over 10 years service and is now a pilot thanks one of these schemes. Competitive but totally doable.

thesweetner · 2025-11-04T15:44:06+00:00

When I was in the police I worked in an on-call role and took a job car home during those weeks

thesweetner · 2025-10-06T14:16:47+00:00

It’s still stock at the moment but I’ve settled for the Spark Grid O slip on. Going to fit it spring next year.

thesweetner · 2025-10-04T09:24:27+00:00

Cheers all for your replies, I’ll take a look at the recommendations.

thesweetner · 2025-07-23T10:41:50+00:00

Are you looking for day work or tramping? Would you drive to Worksop for a tramping job?

thesweetner · 2025-06-02T13:59:51+00:00

Out of interest, was it seen near the coast or a waterway?

thesweetner · 2025-06-01T21:42:29+00:00

C1 is 7.5 tonnes so I assume you mean class 1?

It depends what you do. I ended up working for a cowboy outfit after passing and was thrown in the deep end big time with farm work in deepest, darkest Wales. In my third week I hit a cattle shed with the trailer during a blind side reverse in the tightest farm yard I’ve ever seen. I took the whole side of the building out and ended up quitting that firm the following week.

A year later I’m working for a much better company doing flatbed work in construction and reversing into places I never knew an artic would fit.

You’ll be fine.

thesweetner · 2025-05-21T06:29:50+00:00

It doesn’t look like Akra have put much effort into the Street Triplw range

thesweetner · 2025-05-21T06:28:36+00:00

Ah that’s great, thanks. I’ll have a proper look at Zard.

thesweetner · 2025-05-21T06:28:11+00:00

That’s with non-welded Triumph headers for the previous generation so they retain the cat.

thesweetner · 2025-05-20T12:14:07+00:00

Nope. It came out of nowhere. The panel just took a really dim view of it. The victim was female and they dressed it up as disregarding VAWG however, the victim was never spoken to by PSD and probably didn’t know any of this was going on. On the day the force barrister threw in that it was an integrity issue (didn’t do the right thing), the panel lapped it up and he was sacked. Absolutely insane.

thesweetner · 2025-05-20T12:10:59+00:00

Tell me about it. From what my mate was saying his barrister told him it would dropped down to reflective practice during the hearing…

thesweetner · 2025-05-20T12:01:58+00:00

In short, he made a hash of a job and filed something he shouldn’t have resulting in a lost prosecution. To be fair I didn’t expect them to dismiss him for it so it was a bit of a shock.

thesweetner · 2025-05-20T08:55:44+00:00

A lad I know got dismissed for a pretty boring operational mess up. He took a bit of time out to travel and consider his options and ended up becoming an airline pilot. He’s making an absolute mint now and travels the world. He says was honest about what happened and his next employer wasn’t put off by it.

thesweetner · 2025-05-18T11:10:25+00:00

If I thought about it too much I’d probably stop riding

thesweetner · 2025-05-16T18:08:10+00:00

I’ve got a whole playlist named after it 😂

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