| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... 09:43 - Nov 28 with 7033 views | _clive_baker_ |
I've handed my notice in at work, just been put on immediate gardening leave. Never happened to me before, didn't expect it to now either. I'm not leaving for a competitor (I guess loosely, but not really).
Emails and Slack disabled immediately. Not sure how I feel about it, although getting paid for the next 3 months to do nothing is something I can probably get used to. Bonkers. |  | | |  |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:00 - Nov 28 with 2579 views | homer_123 |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 10:53 - Nov 28 by blueasfook |
My best deal was leaving a company with 6 months pay and an NDA cos they'd done stuff I could sue them for. I got paid to sod off basically. Nice! |
I think many of us would pay you to fook of Blueas!    |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:12 - Nov 28 with 2561 views | Ewan_Oozami |
Good luck CB - definitely good advice from people in the thread to do something creative, and volunteering over Christmas is incredibly fulfilling. The time will whizz by unfortunately - but do make sure you ramp up something resembling a work routine for a couple of weeks before you start your new role, or it will be tough to get back into it straight away! |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:19 - Nov 28 with 2547 views | bluelagos |
3 months off is a fck sight better than 3 months trying to keep motivated when you know you are leaving
Jan and Feb is horrible weather...can you get away or are you tied to home?
If you want to help out at the local food bank am sure they will appreciate any help.
My worst one was when I resigned, recruited my replacement and trained them up. I then literally had nothing to do. Used to go into the office wearing footie shirts, stopped shaving and would play loud music all day (hoping for garden leave)
Had a bit of a standoff...eventually negotiated an early exit after agreeing to do some work in Cameroon for a month. Then 6 weeks paid garden leave and a nice roadtrip in Africa :-)
Not often you get he chance to do a proper trip... |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:26 - Nov 28 with 2525 views | NthQldITFC |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 09:47 - Nov 28 by Keno |
not nice weather for gardening, bit chilly out there
just be careful not to watch too much porn while eating wotsits |
How much is too much? Can that be extended by extending one's diet to, for example, Monster Munch?
Edit: Oops, sorry, missed clive's similar question, he's obviously dynamic, switched on and a serious lateral thinker, so should easily find gainful employment quickly. [Post edited 28 Nov 2023 11:28]
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:31 - Nov 28 with 2509 views | Swansea_Blue |
Well they sound petty and small-minded. Your gain though - enjoy the paid break, you lucky blighter! |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:38 - Nov 28 with 2489 views | ElephantintheRoom |
It suggest that paying you to do nothing is better for the company than paying you to do something. |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:06 - Nov 28 with 2441 views | CaptainAhab |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 10:01 - Nov 28 by hype313 |
I remember getting Gardening leave for 3 months in the June heatwave of 2003, still had full use of the company car and fuel card, spent 3 months on the beach at Dunwich and ended up looking like a Turkish sailor. |
Not that I'm questioning your judgement for a second, but; you had 3 months paid leave, a free car and unlimited fuel and you only got as far as Dunwich??? | | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:31 - Nov 28 with 2418 views | Pendejo |
Who knows what Machiavellian plans are afoot.
I worked for a company that didn't want to lose an employee, so used a period of garden leave to investigate why they were leaving and terminated the employment of another (toxic IMO) individual successfully retaining the person who resigned.
Either that or the "loosely competition" are about to become closer, one way or another |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:39 - Nov 28 with 2403 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:38 - Nov 28 by ElephantintheRoom |
It suggest that paying you to do nothing is better for the company than paying you to do something. |
Fair to say that wont be a strapline on my CV | | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:44 - Nov 28 with 2389 views | BloomBlue |
They probably don't want a lawsuit if you accidentally cut your finger when chopping up the lettuce during your notice period.
McDonald's can be funny like that |  | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:47 - Nov 28 with 2387 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 11:19 - Nov 28 by bluelagos |
3 months off is a fck sight better than 3 months trying to keep motivated when you know you are leaving
Jan and Feb is horrible weather...can you get away or are you tied to home?
If you want to help out at the local food bank am sure they will appreciate any help.
My worst one was when I resigned, recruited my replacement and trained them up. I then literally had nothing to do. Used to go into the office wearing footie shirts, stopped shaving and would play loud music all day (hoping for garden leave)
Had a bit of a standoff...eventually negotiated an early exit after agreeing to do some work in Cameroon for a month. Then 6 weeks paid garden leave and a nice roadtrip in Africa :-)
Not often you get he chance to do a proper trip... |
Getting away probably isn't a goer with 2 little ones. Had I been presented with this opportunity in my 20's I would've been off in a shot visiting a far flung corner of the world.
That's a good idea, I've sent an email to Gatehouse food bank in BSE to see if they need another pair of hands over the next couple of months. | | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 16:01 - Nov 28 with 2295 views | bluelagos |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:47 - Nov 28 by _clive_baker_ |
Getting away probably isn't a goer with 2 little ones. Had I been presented with this opportunity in my 20's I would've been off in a shot visiting a far flung corner of the world.
That's a good idea, I've sent an email to Gatehouse food bank in BSE to see if they need another pair of hands over the next couple of months. |
So next best thing to swanning off - some quality Dad and sprog time together. Again, not many opportunities in a busy schedule to really see them developing up close - make the most of it :-)
Even if it's just a couple of afternoons a week- will give yer week some structure and defo good for the soul. (Volunteering)
And remember all those jobs you didn't do in lockdown...the Mrs hasn't forgotten
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 17:10 - Nov 28 with 2258 views | hoppy |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 16:01 - Nov 28 by bluelagos |
So next best thing to swanning off - some quality Dad and sprog time together. Again, not many opportunities in a busy schedule to really see them developing up close - make the most of it :-)
Even if it's just a couple of afternoons a week- will give yer week some structure and defo good for the soul. (Volunteering)
And remember all those jobs you didn't do in lockdown...the Mrs hasn't forgotten
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If a man says he's going to put up a shelf, he'll do it... he doesn't need reminding every 6-9 months. |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 17:23 - Nov 28 with 2238 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 16:01 - Nov 28 by bluelagos |
So next best thing to swanning off - some quality Dad and sprog time together. Again, not many opportunities in a busy schedule to really see them developing up close - make the most of it :-)
Even if it's just a couple of afternoons a week- will give yer week some structure and defo good for the soul. (Volunteering)
And remember all those jobs you didn't do in lockdown...the Mrs hasn't forgotten
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100%, and nothing gives me more satisfaction than seeing smiles on their little faces. A nice time of the year to take some proper time off with them. My wife is a nurse for the NHS and works some unsociable hours, so will certainly help with the practicalities of childcare / pickups / drop offs as well which I can take over.
Can't promise any of those jobs are going to get done though :) | | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 17:50 - Nov 28 with 2206 views | bazza |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 12:06 - Nov 28 by CaptainAhab |
Not that I'm questioning your judgement for a second, but; you had 3 months paid leave, a free car and unlimited fuel and you only got as far as Dunwich??? |
He’s from Botswana .. |  | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 17:51 - Nov 28 with 2197 views | bluelagos |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 17:10 - Nov 28 by hoppy |
If a man says he's going to put up a shelf, he'll do it... he doesn't need reminding every 6-9 months. |
I get my DIY prowess from my Dad who took 7 years to put up a shelf. A true believer in "Why do today what you can put off til tomorrow?" | |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 18:01 - Nov 28 with 2185 views | MK1 |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 09:47 - Nov 28 by Keno |
not nice weather for gardening, bit chilly out there
just be careful not to watch too much porn while eating wotsits |
Speaking from experience? |  |
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 20:11 - Nov 28 with 2138 views | factual_blue |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 10:01 - Nov 28 by hype313 |
I remember getting Gardening leave for 3 months in the June heatwave of 2003, still had full use of the company car and fuel card, spent 3 months on the beach at Dunwich and ended up looking like a Turkish sailor. |
Are you sure you don't mean 'looking for a Turkish sailor'? [Post edited 28 Nov 2023 20:58]
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| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 20:13 - Nov 28 with 2135 views | cressi |
Do the midweek away games ain't got to get up in the morning or a week in the canaries lol | | | |
| Interesting Tuesday morning for me... on 21:19 - Nov 28 with 2095 views | Help |
Dub tractors not your boss is he? |  |
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