Not good firms to work for - Page 3

Busman747 · 25-12-2004, 01:45

On a positive note, can I recomend Cranberry coachways please! I came north less than a year ago, and was offered employment by the above company. The owner Christine has been brilliant and she has helped financially and with moral support to help me "fit in" with you northerners

It has been support from her, Willow and my friends on the Accyweb that has given me my best year ever!!

I can appreciate that some companies treat their employees with distain but I have been one of the lucky ones

mickmc · 26-12-2004, 09:08

Cardboard Box Co, Clayton - millionaire owner treats people like**** and expects you to work like a dog, humping heavy and awkward board around, constantly on your back all day, every day

mani · 26-12-2004, 20:47

i have to agree with time computers as real bad employees - we take time to solve a prob and then we got questioned as to why we were on a call for 10 mins - even if it was durin the call!!!

airtours was ok - i used to work for the helmshore branch as a temp and they treated us guys like crap. i used to consistantly get top targets for the team i was on but 6 months later they released me sayin they did not need me any more.

accy superbowl - the mangement there were good but the managin director just did not have a clue how to keep the good staff there - stop payin minimum wage to ur managers for starters!! if u want a good bowl u have a spend a lil - we used to do anythign to avoid spendin and gettin bollocked from the operations manager.

but there are some good ones - i enjoyed my time at wickes in blackburn

and white arrow too even if they did give me the late shift and a crappy van

accymel · 27-12-2004, 17:27

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Originally Posted by g78

I am suprised no one has mentioned Express Gifts  

I'll agree there!! the wages was sh*te as was the supervisors that ran the floors lol

Neil · 17-03-2005, 22:52

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Originally Posted by Busman747

to help me "fit in" with you northerners

Sorry but you will never fit in. I know, half my inlaws are southerners. We just cant supply you with the warm shandy you crave.

garinda · 19-03-2005, 21:37

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Originally Posted by weeble

half my inlaws are southerners.

Off thread l know, l'm sorry but this made me laugh!

Which half of your Father or Mother-in-law is southern? lf you've been married more than once and had the misfortune to have another southern in-law, l appologise.

Or are you perhaps a polygamist and there's a whole gang of 'em?

Cjay · 19-03-2005, 22:41

Wow, I have worked for 3 of the firms on the list already.

Worked at McD's, lasted 6 days, won employee of the month and got a long service award for that.
Worked at EXpress Gifts, Affectionately known by some as EFG. See if you can figure out what the F stands for.
Worked a Time computers - that wasnt great but I was in one of the escalations teams, (there is more than 1), and we had a good supervisor.

Lets see now - I think I;ll send my CV into Hollands Pies - Cant be as bad as your making out......

Neil · 20-03-2005, 00:32

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Originally Posted by garinda

Off thread l know, l'm sorry but this made me laugh!

Which half of your Father or Mother-in-law is southern?

Father-in-law

Bagpuss · 21-03-2005, 20:23

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Originally Posted by Cjay

Lets see now - I think I;ll send my CV into Hollands Pies - Cant be as bad as your making out......

You don't need a CV to get a job in manufacturing at Hollands just 2 arms and 2 legs, it helps if you have a criminal record also and that's not a joke.

jason · 25-03-2005, 14:10

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Originally Posted by Lesley

Time Computers have to be the worst. They do not know how to treat people. They think the best way to motivate staff to achieve targets is by putting them up! WTF They also think that by treating staff like poo that they will be more determined to work harder!!!?????

I worked at Time computers in simonstone in the Despatch dept,just as they took over tiny.
I used to despatch the repaired machines and there was that many coming through that i complained to the management about only having 2 of us one track with about 20 -25 machines coming down the track every minute,and we had to pack them,print labels and pallet them.....they ended my contract because i complained...i feel sorry for the people that are doing that job now!
There was machines under the track because there was no room.......and even doing overtime never cleared al the repaired machines..............what a joke!!

bobthedj · 25-03-2005, 16:15

One from the past was Stirling dog foods, used to have to work in dangerous conditions for bad wages.

jason · 25-03-2005, 23:07

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Originally Posted by bobthedj

One from the past was Stirling dog foods, used to have to work in dangerous conditions for bad wages.

Not an old name for alis kabab house was it......lmao

BLACKBURN RAVER · 27-03-2005, 21:46

used to work for gaskell carpets in rishton untill i took voluntary redundancy last year ....glad i did now because its now gone into receivership and when it eventually closes (il give it a month) the people who work there now will only get the state redundancy package ..

and no wonder its in such a mess the way its been run ......the bosses there couldnt organize a p**s up in a brewery....
b
est thing i did was walk out of there with my sanity intact (just) and a nice hefty sum of money

i now work as a sealant contractor working all over the country ..and ive got to say (in a mcdonalds styleeeeeeeeeeee) " im lovin it "

Lampman · 03-04-2005, 17:51

I used to work for the Bolton Evening News,a non union shop,12 hour shifts were the norm,without a break! Couldn't get away quick enough.
Some poor sods had to travel from Doncaster each day and had their wages docked if they ran late.

cashman · 04-04-2005, 00:05

worse place i ever worked was a velvet mill,can't remember name (girone freares)or summat,worked there in 60s,told them i would be having a morning off,to attend a friends funeral,was told if i did i would be sacked.i did and i was.40 years on an it still disgusts me,when i remember it.