Relocation, relocation
In a couple of months, my company is relocating. It's going to be twice as far as it is now. Do I get any increase in salary to cover my increased commuting costs? Yeah, right. I mean, they've only just made a press release stating how their profits are going to be higher than expected.
Our new overlords actually got such a good deal when they bought the company that they are having trouble with their accounting in how to report it. They paid £1m (payable over 4 installments). The company has £1.7m of assets and £1m of stock. They have also called in over £1m of previously unrecoverable bad debt (for some reason the old owners refused to let anyone do this), and are confident of getting another £1.5m. The strange thing is the bosses think it's really morale boosting to tell us this and boast about it quite a lot. The rest of us think a pay-rise to reflect this wealth might boost it a bit more.
And now, they are doubling my commute in the mornings. More money spent on petrol, less time spent with Joe and Jess. Hurrah.
The really dumb thing is that there are actually no gents toilets on the floor of the building we are going to. They are on a different floor that is rented by another firm. We only have ladies toilets. Out of about 25 staff, we have a grand total of 2 females, both of whom are part-time. There is also no kitchen at the moment, so we are hoping they'll put one in before we move in. Which, if you were paying attention, is in 2 months time. There is also no wiring, no partitions, no meeting rooms, no nothing. It is a big empty floor.
It's going to be interesting...
Our new overlords actually got such a good deal when they bought the company that they are having trouble with their accounting in how to report it. They paid £1m (payable over 4 installments). The company has £1.7m of assets and £1m of stock. They have also called in over £1m of previously unrecoverable bad debt (for some reason the old owners refused to let anyone do this), and are confident of getting another £1.5m. The strange thing is the bosses think it's really morale boosting to tell us this and boast about it quite a lot. The rest of us think a pay-rise to reflect this wealth might boost it a bit more.
And now, they are doubling my commute in the mornings. More money spent on petrol, less time spent with Joe and Jess. Hurrah.
The really dumb thing is that there are actually no gents toilets on the floor of the building we are going to. They are on a different floor that is rented by another firm. We only have ladies toilets. Out of about 25 staff, we have a grand total of 2 females, both of whom are part-time. There is also no kitchen at the moment, so we are hoping they'll put one in before we move in. Which, if you were paying attention, is in 2 months time. There is also no wiring, no partitions, no meeting rooms, no nothing. It is a big empty floor.
It's going to be interesting...
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