By the sounds of it they have delayed part of the GS for previous activity and I think the GS are now putting there foot down. I’m 100% of the opinion that if you have a GS you don’t do any other activity, but this isn’t something that has only occurred this week, it just took them that long to withdraw.
This is the problem with zero hour contracts, it’s often hospitality and the management have poor admin and don’t put rota’s up with sufficient notice, but equally if you get offered a shift you take it because it means money, and if you say no you might not be the first person asked next time.
I couldn’t work out how to word, “what would you do if you planned to go to Alton Towers with your friends and work called” but I wonder if they would tell work no or cancel their plans.
With such an attitude, can you trust them in the future, can you rely on them and the important point are they or will they be more trouble than they are worth being on staff?
If you’re talking about the muster. There is accomodation booked for certain cadets/staff who are travelling a few hundred miles long distance but it’s outwith the main admin order due to them being a minuscule percentage of attendance. Covered in seperate sms event/AO
That’s what a friend of mine north of the border says their is 2 sms events only SNI units with people going have been added to the second one. She might be lying to me but I trust her so doubt it
Coffee shops: when you order a single shot they use a double measure and just let half the coffee go down the drain! Presumably because finding the single shot dispenser is too much bother.
I’m only going for a few days so I thought I’d get the train over, Nope! Not only is it ridiculously expensive to get the Eurostar (£150 to get from London to Rotterdam, no return) but its also prohibitavely expensive to get to London from up North, and NS have made it impossible to integrate booking tickets into any boking site (Prices are ace though).
Then I thought about flying, Flying from near me is ridiculously expensive + Baggage, Flying from stanstead is cheaper but again getting to London! On top of that I’d need to get Accom at stanstead for both legs of the journey bringing us up above that £300 threshold again.
So I’ve resigned myself to return to coaches, cant wait to feel like a cadet on Annual again, but only an £80 return to Arnhem…
We’ve enjoyed a couple of family holidays where we board the ferry after work, sleep the journey, and then crack on fresh the next morning.
It’s a little expensive though, so if that’s your main consideration, it might not be suitable (I hear you on that — it really sucks being on an island sometimes!)
Correct. The Monopolies Commission looked at them (WightLink & Red Funnel) some yrs ago but no case was found.
When I was at Lyneham & making regular visits across, I paid initially for a one way ticket, then using my ma’s address, got the significant discount as an IoW resident.
Since then, we try to use our Tesco vouchers!! Round trip price (WightLink) for this weekend, Portsmouth - Fishbourne = £240!!! Red Funnel = £253 for similar timings / ticket constraints.
The Hull ferry can be reasonably priced; if you book 5 million years ahead, don’t take any kind of vehicle and don’t expect any degree of comfort on board.
Otherwise a 2nd mortgage is a wise idea…
Just had a look at going over for Dodentocht; over £500 return before we even look at cabins or sleep options.
Red Funnel = £253 for similar timings / ticket constraints.