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» That's when I knew it was over...
I knew it was my time at that job..
I worked for a credit card company. I found the section of the network which held emails from people saying "Remove me from your mailing list"..
So as a joke i decided to "pretend" to reply to one and send it internally to a friend...
It read
"Dear Mr.xxxx
Im sorry but we feel we must needlessly spam our clients or i fear our servers will freeze up.
Please accept 10 copies of our newsletters with our compliments.
Cheers
xxxx
I sent it...then realised...i had hit reply...not forward.
Cold dread spreads across body...try to recall, yahoo account...cant recall...
Went home and shit myself all night. Next day admitted all to the director. He was good about it but said it wouldnt end well.
Manager came in VERY pissed off...had disciplinary the next day.
"These are the sections of the company handbook you violeted"
I looked to see 2 pages of purple highlighter.
Yup that was me done.
Worst part was i had worked there ages and even after the managers apologetic "I dont want to fire you" spiel he still had me escorted off the premisis....
Wanker.
P.s. the guy actually got the email and thought it was funny
(Thu 21st Jul 2005, 11:54, More)
I knew it was my time at that job..
I worked for a credit card company. I found the section of the network which held emails from people saying "Remove me from your mailing list"..
So as a joke i decided to "pretend" to reply to one and send it internally to a friend...
It read
"Dear Mr.xxxx
Im sorry but we feel we must needlessly spam our clients or i fear our servers will freeze up.
Please accept 10 copies of our newsletters with our compliments.
Cheers
xxxx
I sent it...then realised...i had hit reply...not forward.
Cold dread spreads across body...try to recall, yahoo account...cant recall...
Went home and shit myself all night. Next day admitted all to the director. He was good about it but said it wouldnt end well.
Manager came in VERY pissed off...had disciplinary the next day.
"These are the sections of the company handbook you violeted"
I looked to see 2 pages of purple highlighter.
Yup that was me done.
Worst part was i had worked there ages and even after the managers apologetic "I dont want to fire you" spiel he still had me escorted off the premisis....
Wanker.
P.s. the guy actually got the email and thought it was funny
(Thu 21st Jul 2005, 11:54, More)
» Job Interviews
Bread...
Went for a job as a warehouse worker for Hovis.
Sat down...interviewer came in (me mates mum put a good word in for me...) he said
"So...you went to university eh?"
"Yup"
"Well shifting bread isnt rocket science, you want the job?"
"Yup"
"Ok you start next week"
"Cheers!"
Job done. I really needed the fucker too :D
(Tue 25th Jan 2005, 9:21, More)
Bread...
Went for a job as a warehouse worker for Hovis.
Sat down...interviewer came in (me mates mum put a good word in for me...) he said
"So...you went to university eh?"
"Yup"
"Well shifting bread isnt rocket science, you want the job?"
"Yup"
"Ok you start next week"
"Cheers!"
Job done. I really needed the fucker too :D
(Tue 25th Jan 2005, 9:21, More)
» Worst Band Ever
I saw "Chicks on Speed" once at Hyde Park
They were supporting Red Hot Chilli Peppers and James Brown.
To set the scene it was a hot as fuck day, they were on 2 hours late and people were generally sick of waiting.
Also it was EXPENSIVE for a ticket. Then this mish mosh of crap came on.
Their slogan? "WE DONT PLAY GUITARS" yes congrats... but erm...
It was like someone entered a freestyle art contest and wasnt quite upto the standard of Red Hot Chilli Peppers or JAMES FREAKING BROWN
Anyway heres a movie i took of them by the 2nd song. I still laugh to this day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bL4mcPXYP0
(Wed 5th Jan 2011, 13:26, More)
I saw "Chicks on Speed" once at Hyde Park
They were supporting Red Hot Chilli Peppers and James Brown.
To set the scene it was a hot as fuck day, they were on 2 hours late and people were generally sick of waiting.
Also it was EXPENSIVE for a ticket. Then this mish mosh of crap came on.
Their slogan? "WE DONT PLAY GUITARS" yes congrats... but erm...
It was like someone entered a freestyle art contest and wasnt quite upto the standard of Red Hot Chilli Peppers or JAMES FREAKING BROWN
Anyway heres a movie i took of them by the 2nd song. I still laugh to this day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bL4mcPXYP0
(Wed 5th Jan 2011, 13:26, More)
» Hotel Splendido
Milford Plaza on Broadway in New York
Cant be arsed to retype my review of the hotel i stayed in when i went to NY to work so ill just shamelessly copy and paste what i put up on tripadvisor.
“Danger Will Robinson BED BUGS APPROACHING!”
"This hotel might LOOK nice from the outside but don't be fooled. The room is a claustrophobic nightmare, the TV was old, the view was of a brick wall and the air con was like having a jet engine on....ALL THE TIME. Yup, it never turns off.
They are the good parts.
The real horror of this place lies under the bed, in the cracks of the walls (which i can assure you there are many) or behind the rank PEELING wallpaper. YES the enemy are bedbugs.
The first couple of nights i thought i was itching because maybe they used freaky detergent on the sheets. Well any civilised person would!
I woke up every day with fresh bits and the nice "3 in a row" bites bed bugs leave. I had itching sore spots my whole stay.
They moved me to another room when i complained. BONUS this room had a plasma TV....um but the bathroom was a mould fest and in the corners of the bathroom you could see DRIED BLOOD from the bedbugs previous feasts.
Seriously consider wether paying a few bucks less or being right in Broadway is so important. This hotel was awful, the worst i've ever had the misfortune to stay in. Dont be fooled by their glitzy website."
(Wed 23rd Jan 2008, 11:10, More)
Milford Plaza on Broadway in New York
Cant be arsed to retype my review of the hotel i stayed in when i went to NY to work so ill just shamelessly copy and paste what i put up on tripadvisor.
“Danger Will Robinson BED BUGS APPROACHING!”
"This hotel might LOOK nice from the outside but don't be fooled. The room is a claustrophobic nightmare, the TV was old, the view was of a brick wall and the air con was like having a jet engine on....ALL THE TIME. Yup, it never turns off.
They are the good parts.
The real horror of this place lies under the bed, in the cracks of the walls (which i can assure you there are many) or behind the rank PEELING wallpaper. YES the enemy are bedbugs.
The first couple of nights i thought i was itching because maybe they used freaky detergent on the sheets. Well any civilised person would!
I woke up every day with fresh bits and the nice "3 in a row" bites bed bugs leave. I had itching sore spots my whole stay.
They moved me to another room when i complained. BONUS this room had a plasma TV....um but the bathroom was a mould fest and in the corners of the bathroom you could see DRIED BLOOD from the bedbugs previous feasts.
Seriously consider wether paying a few bucks less or being right in Broadway is so important. This hotel was awful, the worst i've ever had the misfortune to stay in. Dont be fooled by their glitzy website."
(Wed 23rd Jan 2008, 11:10, More)
» Bad gigs
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed supported Red Hot Chilli Peppers in Hyde Park with James Brown.
They were one of those shitty arty concept bands.
After being on 2 hours or so late they came on and pronounced that they were chicks on speed and uttered their shrill slogan WE DONT PLAY GUITARS.
Yes you also didnt expect to have bottles of urine thrown at you either did you.
I took this video of what happened after about the 3rd song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bL4mcPXYP0
They went off after that and their banner was torn down to great applause. Their greatest mistakes were a) Jeering back at the HOT crowd who were forced to wait hours and b) THROWING stuff back at the crowd
(Fri 26th Jul 2013, 11:24, More)
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed supported Red Hot Chilli Peppers in Hyde Park with James Brown.
They were one of those shitty arty concept bands.
After being on 2 hours or so late they came on and pronounced that they were chicks on speed and uttered their shrill slogan WE DONT PLAY GUITARS.
Yes you also didnt expect to have bottles of urine thrown at you either did you.
I took this video of what happened after about the 3rd song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bL4mcPXYP0
They went off after that and their banner was torn down to great applause. Their greatest mistakes were a) Jeering back at the HOT crowd who were forced to wait hours and b) THROWING stuff back at the crowd
(Fri 26th Jul 2013, 11:24, More)