The Work Thread 2 - Get back to work!

[Jenuall]

Isn't that why you're not supposed to give your current bosses as a refferer? I've always been advised to give former and current colleagues I can trust.

And yeah this is a good protection mechanism - unless you're specifically required to don't list your current employer as a reference.

Obviously this may be hard if you have only had one job so far!

[Kezzer]

Zilnad!!!

So happy for you, well done!!

[Tomous]

Did you have to get a reference from your current employer for any of the interviews you've been doing? Perhaps that's why they've been working extra hard at being banana splits recently?

Don't references usually only get called up once someone has actually accepted a job or even started?

That should be the case, yeah. At least so far, I haven't been asked for references by anyone.

Interesting, my experience (and therefore assumption about the general process) was that referees are contacted before someone is made an offer. After all there is no point in finding out something negative about a potential employee after you have already made them an offer!

This would be poor form by the recruiting company because you're alerting somene's employer they are interviewing for other jobs before they have agreed to work for you. Most companies have a policy of only confirming employment when contacted for references anyway.

Like I say this has always been the way it happens in my experience (and anecdotally what I've heard from others) so my assumption was that this was standard.

Some quick googling seems to suggest that this is the case as well, with reference checks happening when they have whittled the pool of potentials down to a few candidates but definitely before they have made an offer

Previous employers maybe but I've never known it to be the case for current employers.

[Drumstick]

strawberry floating hell, Zilly. Nice one mate.

[Lotus]

Nice one Zilnad

[Squinty]

ZIL-LAD MOAR LYKE

Well done dude.

[Zilnad]

Thanks again, everyone!

I must remember to backup my Cookie Clicker save though and transfer it to my home computer.

Feeling absolutely exhausted now.

[Zilnad]

Current work just rang. It wasn't the hilarious result we were all hoping for but the FD sounded so dejected and depressed. Sounds likely they'll pay me for my unused leave rather than let me use it as holiday but he didn't argue any of my other points. He just sounded utterly miserable.

Sounds like he'll want to discuss things in a few days but I imagine that'll be handover stuff rather than anything dramatic.

I do fully expect they'll argue that I need to be in the office but we'll deal with that when it happens.

[Victor Mildew]

>FD treats employee like gooseberry fool
>Employee leaves

FD *pikachu face*

[Qikz]

>FD treats employee like gooseberry fool
>Employee leaves

FD *pikachu face*

[Drumstick]

I do fully expect they'll argue that I need to be in the office but we'll deal with that when it happens.

What are they gonna do, fire you?

[Jenuall]

Drumstick when he gets told he needs to come back into the office:

[Zilnad]

I do fully expect they'll argue that I need to be in the office but we'll deal with that when it happens.

What are they gonna do, fire you?

That was my take on it.

Anyway, I've received their "official" email of acknowledgement from HR and they haven't questioned anything so I got exactly what I wanted.

Don't strawberry float with The Zilnad.

[Qikz]

My work tried to say that WFH was a privelage and if people keep ignoring the phones we'll all be back in the office soon regardless of if we are or are not vaccinated which is insanity. Us being in the office doesn't make people less likely to ignore the phone, from personal experience it makes it more likely.

[Tomous]

I do fully expect they'll argue that I need to be in the office but we'll deal with that when it happens.

What are they gonna do, fire you?

That was my take on it.

Anyway, I've received their "official" email of acknowledgement from HR and they haven't questioned anything so I got exactly what I wanted.

Don't strawberry float with The Zilnad.

Ball is in your court now. They can't be a dick to you because they need you to hand stuff over.

[Drumstick]

Drumstick when he gets told he needs to come back into the office:

My PM interview is tomorrow so let's hope returning to work doesn't crop up.

[Green Gecko]

My work tried to say that WFH was a privelage and if people keep ignoring the phones we'll all be back in the office soon regardless of if we are or are not vaccinated which is insanity. Us being in the office doesn't make people less likely to ignore the phone, from personal experience it makes it more likely.

I suppose legally there's no basis for it but in my view flexible working is a right not a privilege. Managers get pissy about being ripped off and "time theft" even if there's no difference in performance or even if performance improves. Say for example their people aren't constantly being phoned for no reason which is arguably time theft anyway as the level of service some clients expect is far beyond what their contract offers.

Just keep doing your job, they're being bellends.

Oh and I also delighted with Zilnad's story

[dmin]

Just seen the good news. Congrats Zilnad!

[Zilnad]

Thank you, thank you.

Just submitted my references so fingers crossed it all goes through. No reason it shouldn't.

[DarkRula]

Congrats on the new job, Zilnad. Should hopefully be a lot better for you.