[kj] OT: redundancy and infuriating greed

[Janean]

Actually, it did make the papers – one lecturer and one caretaker involved.
They managed to keep back the details that one of the addresses the man was
held was the college campus (some old half-used accommodation block).  

 

http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/524669_college_tutor_admits_kidnap
_plot_

 

I didn’t want to mention the name of the college in case Google bots found
it in the Gathering archives, and some big-shot did a Google search on our
college and my posts came up.  With my name on.  

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of nicholas fitzpatrick
Sent: 12 March 2010 10:20
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: redundancy and infuriating greed

 


>>>Tell us more . . .


 

 

And give us the name of the college. We'll do all the dirty media work for
you.

 

 

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:59:38 +0000
From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: redundancy and infuriating greed


>They managed to keep a story about 2 members of staff kidnapping man and

holding him hostage on campus for >5 days out of the papers


 

Tell us more . . . 

 

 

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Janean
Sent: 11 March 2010 14:51
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: redundancy and infuriating greed

 

Yes, it would make a nice little story.  The college loves to have stories
in the paper although they usually involve the principal shaking hands with
the mayor.  They managed to keep a story about 2 members of staff kidnapping
man and holding him hostage on campus for 5 days out of the papers


 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of nicholas fitzpatrick
Sent: 11 March 2010 11:42
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: redundancy and infuriating greed

 

Sounds like a good idea and I hope that works out.

 

However, if you don't keep your job, I think you should consider going to
the local newspaper and tell them what you've told us, ie, about excessive
high-level appointments etc. A decent journalist would love a story like
that and at least you'll be making it tough for the smug tw at ts you worked
for.

 

 

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From: j at jlancaster.info
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:11 +0000
Subject: [kj] OT: redundancy and infuriating greed

Thanks for all the well wishes.

 

My colleague and I have decided to propose “job share” where we cut 50
percent of our hours saving the college the same amount of money.  This will
still enable us to cover our mortgages and help us sleep at night.  We’ll
have to see if THEY agree to it. What stupid is that we both do different
jobs with different skills, so they’d lose out if one of us left and would
end up outsourcing some of the work!  

 

The man who is making all these decisions was recently appointed Vice
Principal from his previous position of Director of Finance.  The college
has a £500k deficit.  Surely this has something to do with decisions he’s
been part of – but all the little people are paying for his mistakes.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

 

Cheers,

Janean

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Karen Weil
Sent: 10 March 2010 18:25
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Latest Blog Post from Youth:

 

My sentiments echo Folk's about Janean's situation. Really not fair to her
or the colleague. 

Greed is infuriating.

 

k.w.

SoCal 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: folk devil <mailto:folk.devil at hotmail.com>  

To: gathering at misera.net 

Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:16 AM

Subject: Re: [kj] Latest Blog Post from Youth:

 

Sorry to hear about your job situation, Janean.
They've been doing the same where I work. All of we plebs get furloughs and
wage decreases while the upper eschelons keep banking it.
I am now almost earning less than I did 6 years ago.
 


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From: j at jlancaster.info
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:08:57 +0000
Subject: Re: [kj] Latest Blog Post from Youth:

Don’t know yet.  Our jobs are going but they are creating new posts for
people to compete for.  I will have to compete with my colleague (who’s also
my best friend’s husband) for one new post.  There’s enough work for us both
to be busy full time, but they don’t see it like that of course.  It doesn’t
matter for the man who made that decision because he’s on £75k and can sleep
pretty soundly at night.

 

Wankers.

 

Sorry for the OT moaning!

 

 

 

 


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