True
I don't have a problem with my salary, but by starting when they want me to start I will get gypped out of £800 redundancy pay from here...all for the sake of two weeks, and they are not being particularly flexible about it.

I cannot afford to be gypped out of £800 :(
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:55, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

ah, that sucks
irritating when people aren't flexible. I've been lucky in that respect.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:56, Reply)

Fucking tell them then.
How are they gypping you out of £800?

Put it in writing and give it to the Personnel monkey.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:57, Reply)

If I stay til the end of my contract in the current place I will get £800
if I leave two weeks early to start when the new place wants me to start, I will not get £800.

I have very, very politely and apologetically put it to them that either they let me start two weeks later or give me £800.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:58, Reply)

Fuck polite
Say you cannot start until then as you cannot afford it. If they want you (which they do as they have given you the job) they will sort it
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:00, Reply)

Listen to Sportscow, Berk.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:02, Reply)

New job does mean attendance at your bash though
so YAY for that.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:03, Reply)

£800 would also ensure a fucking good time there

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:04, Reply)

GET IN!!
That's superb.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:06, Reply)

Go on, listem to his funny northern accent. It's hysterical.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:06, Reply)

Gaan fuck yersel

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:08, Reply)

Too right.
Tell them you are contractually obliged until whatever date gives you the £800 but can secure an earlier termination for £800 of the new employers readies.

If they get funny politely tell them you are not Baron de Rothschild and are not in a position to piss £800 away.

THERE'S A FUCKING RECESSION ON DONTCHAKNOW!
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:02, Reply)

It's ovbously not going to work out, I can sort you out a job at the cab office if you want, they pay minimum wage now apparently.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:07, Reply)

Two weeks should mean fuck all for most places.
edit: under the assumption you're the only one starting at the same time, if they've got a bunch of people to be trained in one go then it'll cause a problem.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:08, Reply)

This is exactly the problem, sadly
which is why I have offered to start when they want as long as they can recompense me, even though that route is probably more hassle than starting when I wanted to originally.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:11, Reply)

Ah, well the worst they can do is say no.
Any holiday you can use for the two weeks?
(PsychoChomp, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:25, Reply)