My hair is almost long enough to put into a ponytail.
I think that once I can tie my hair back then my life will improve dramatically.

What will improve your life?
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:54, 145 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

not being at work

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:55, Reply)

I leave in 10 minutes.
Woo!
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:56, Reply)

You being able to put your hair back.
It'll stop it from getting in the way.
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:57, Reply)

I know.
Lezbeen sex is very difficult when you have long hair.
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:59, Reply)

Awwww
porn has lied to me AGAIN!
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:07, Reply)

I don't want to upset you but
I have been growing my hair for a year to be able to tie it back... now I can and it ain't that great I'm afraid!! :(
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:57, Reply)

*is distraught*

( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:59, Reply)

I'm sorry
I just don't want you to get your hopes up too high. I did and was very disappointed, sure I can now see my earrings but I can see my ears and I don't like them... they're child-like, like Simon Pegg's! :(

EDIT: If you like your ears it'll be better for you I'm sure!! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:01, Reply)

I have large ugly ears but I love them : )

( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:04, Reply)

I love your ears too.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:04, Reply)

Then you shall be fine!! :D
and I'm sure your ears aren't ugly
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:09, Reply)

You're right. They're not.
Blousey tells terrible lies.
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:14, Reply)

She's just like porn.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:16, Reply)

I think she should change her sig accordingly.

( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:17, Reply)

A raise,
a new car,
basically very superficial things.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:58, Reply)

Ooooh
What would be your ultimate new car???
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:00, Reply)

Definatly a Honda accord,
leather seats, air con, mounted mini gun.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:01, Reply)

But of course
It was rather a silly question really wasn't it!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:01, Reply)

I'd really like a classic car like a jag or an american muscle car
but one that actually worked and was reliable, but they don't really exist.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:10, Reply)

there was a thing on top gear ages ago
about a company that will take a classic jag and make it reliable and such.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:15, Reply)

Cooool!
I've always wanted an old Mustang, but working for Ford I now understand how much of a ball-ache it is to import them and make the appropriate changes for them to be accepted into the UK... it ruined my dream!! :(
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:25, Reply)

My friend sam's got a 1980's mustang
bright yellow.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:26, Reply)

it's great until you have to turn a corner.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:29, Reply)

Awww man!
I do want one, it makes me sad that I will probably never get one! :(

I think I'll have to get a TR6 instead and fuel my classic car need that way!! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:32, Reply)

I'd go for an MGb over a TR6

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:38, Reply)

Noooooo
I hate MGbs, I hate MGs really but I think thats been hammered into me over the years, when you work for Triumph its against the rules to like MGs!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:51, Reply)

what you want is one of these
www.nevintage.com/images/60ghia0005a.jpg
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:07, Reply)

Oooh
That's rather nice! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:10, Reply)

I'll say
next best thing to a Porsche 356
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:14, Reply)

Indeedy!
I probably should stop looking at things I can't afford, its rather depressing!! Haha
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:20, Reply)

I want a new car
I want one that gets at least 60mpg and runs on diesel. How much do I need to spend to get this?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:04, Reply)

200

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:07, Reply)

dunno,
plenty I suppose but not in the £10s of thousands.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:11, Reply)

It doesn't have to be "new" new,
But I wouldn't be averse to a new car since I won't be trading it in.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:12, Reply)

my car gets 60mpg if you drive it sensibly
it's a nice drive too, and was cheap. probably older than you want though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:14, Reply)

Is it better than an 11 year old 106?
I want one that's comfy for long journeys as I drive a lot. A tape deck would be a bonus, but air con is essential. And it needs to be Diesel.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:15, Reply)

I've got a Seat Toledo SE TDi
it's 1.9l diesel saloon, 110bhp. very comfortable, got climate control, cruise control, tape deck and cd multichanger, all electric windows etc.

it's a W reg, cost me about £3800 when it had about 60k miles on it.

I'd highly recommend one. it really is very comfortable for long journeys. solidly built because it's all vw and audi bits.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:26, Reply)

For about £6,000ish
You could get an old Seat Ibiza 1.9 TDi FR. They're lovely cars, reliable, fast where it counts e.g. 40mph to 60mph for overtaking etc and they're built on a Golf chassis so they're solid! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:23, Reply)

Hmmmm
that's interesting. I was thinking of a Toyota as they're dead reliable. How are Seats for reliability?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:25, Reply)

very good
because they are essentially VWs. The FR ones are pretty quick too.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:26, Reply)

Indeedy doo! :D
That's the thing with Skodas and Seats these days, you're basically buying a VW without the badge and added cost. The build quality is very high! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:28, Reply)

yep
the electrics can be slightly temperamental in my Seat, but they haven't been for a while, and it has been knocked about a bit.

it's got a fucking huge boot as well. last weekend I had 2 guitars in hardcases, 2 guitars in softcases, an electric bass, my amp, a 4 man tent, a snare drum, two bags of leads and a case full of cymbals in there.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:30, Reply)

Wow that's a BIG boot!
Even in my Ibiza I managed to get a hell of a lot of stuff in the back. The biggest thing was probably a german shepherd!! Haha
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:33, Reply)

it's only let down by the size of the boot opening
which is absurd in comparison to the size of the boot. stupid saloon cars.

I'm going to get a van when this one dies. and some kind of convertible sports car.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:34, Reply)

Hmmm that is rather strange?
A van would be a very good idea if you're lugging around band equipment!!

I have to say I've never been that bothered about convertibles, theres never enough sodding sun in this country to make it worthwhile. :(
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:37, Reply)

I've recently been converted (ho ho)
my drummer has one, and so does my bro's gf. my view is: not raining = top down

the van is more for sleeping in as we go camping a lot. I plan to build a bedframe in it, and put in a stupidly expensive mattress like the one in my bedroom
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:41, Reply)

Camping eh?
Have you seen these...

www.subarusambar.co.uk

They look so fun, I really want one! :)
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:43, Reply)

yeah, saw one at the beach a few weeks back
I thought some guy had done it himself!

I'm going to get a standard VW transporter and stick in what I want. I don't need a cooker or any of that bollocks
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:45, Reply)

Nope, its some crazy thing that Subaru have made!
Ah doing it the proper way with a real VW would be cool. I really got excited a few years ago when they brought out a new concept camper van, but it never turned into anything, I was gutted as it looked a-mazing!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:47, Reply)

VW do a few of their own conversions these days
the dad of my brother's mate designed and makes the moulded interiors for them, and the seats that turn into beds and stuff.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:52, Reply)

What kind of mattress do you have?
we need a new one and I want a really solid one.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:47, Reply)

I think it's made by slumberland or something
it's got twice as many springs as a normal mattress and a layer of memory foam.

I've had it for about 3 years, and this is no word of a lie, almost every night we get into it and go "man, this bed is so comfortable"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:50, Reply)

Are you and your missus running out of things to say to each other?

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:51, Reply)

no, that's just how comfortable the bed is

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:52, Reply)

It's the equivalent of
"Weather was nice today dear wasn't it"
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:54, Reply)

it's not
because the bed is so damn comfortable :-P
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:55, Reply)

Stop getting so defensive,
I'm sure you've still got that "spark" in your relationship.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:56, Reply)

you're just jealous
because you don't think the right man for you is out there.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:56, Reply)

I read that as soiled,

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:50, Reply)

Hahahahah
Me too, I just assumed as much seeing as it was Al!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:51, Reply)

you would

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:52, Reply)

Are you sure the biggest thing wasn't DiT's penis

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:36, Reply)

But I don't
keep him in the boot??!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:38, Reply)

That explains a lot.
Time to start acting like a wife, young lady.
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:42, Reply)

I'm trying, I'm trying
but its difficult to be mean to him... he makes very good pie!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:43, Reply)

When confused by any of al's posts
assume he's making an anal sex joke.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:45, Reply)

Ahhhhh
Noted.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:47, Reply)

I wasn't actually
well, not deliberately, but it was quite a good one.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:51, Reply)

I personally would have made more use of the german shepherd mentioned in her original post.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:52, Reply)

Dirty dog-shagger

( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:54, Reply)

Don't help him!!!

(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:55, Reply)

If I don't make him funnier who will?

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:56, Reply)

Haaaaahahahaha
I like that you think you can.
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:59, Reply)

Ooooh
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:02, Reply)

not a good choice of phrase there
dog-shagger
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:56, Reply)

I ALREADY SED THIS

( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:57, Reply)

I know
I was adding emphasis
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:58, Reply)

Oh.

( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:59, Reply)

When confused by any of al's posts
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:53, Reply)

please try again later.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:56, Reply)

Toyotas are reliable
but they charge a lot more because of the reliability! Seats are super. I never had a problem with mine and my sister has had three and they've all lasted very well and she drives like a mental person.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:27, Reply)

Hmmm
The VW reliability myth strikes again. If you look at real-world statistics, the reality is that VW are in the lower-half of the pile reliability-wise, and certainly a great deal lower than the Japanese makes and Ford (who are surprisingly very good)

My choice if I was in the market for a 60mpg motor would be a Ford Focus. No question. I easily got that from the one I ran for a few weeks between insurance relacement cars.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 18:51, Reply)

Nah not a Focus!!
You're correct about the mpg being good but the build quality is shocking. I used to work for Ford too so I know a little bit about their mechanics, they spend more time scratching their asses with spanners and creating weird shit out of various car parts by gluing them together than they do fixing the actual cars. What I have learnt from working for Ford is to NEVER buy one and if you do own one, NEVER get it serviced by a Ford mechanic!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 8 Sep 2009, 19:31, Reply)

I work
Directly for a motor manufacturer (not Ford!) in product development. I can say with absolute certainty that Ford are streets ahead of other European manufacturers when it comes to actual quality of engineering and reliability. VW group cars have a high perceived quality due to the nice materials used in the cabin and trim, but the mechanical bits are well below-par.

Don't confuse the quality of a manufacturer with the quality of one of its dealers (the manufacturers don't own the dealers). In terms of dealers, you'll get good ones and bad ones regardless of which manufacturer it franchises.
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Wed 9 Sep 2009, 6:56, Reply)

loads of not eating plus loads of exercise

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 15:59, Reply)

Getting laid

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:00, Reply)

I'm pretty sure that people who have sex still eat.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:02, Reply)

You eat
when did you last have sex?

Exactly
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:03, Reply)

I just got some sex from the vending machine about 15 minutes ago.
oh, actually that was a pack of jaffa cakes.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:15, Reply)

Yeah
I imagine you get them confused a lot
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:20, Reply)

I get laid loads more now that I have long hair

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:05, Reply)

Interesting.
I actually got more interest from boys after I had my hair cut really short.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:09, Reply)

Are you sure it wasn't
because you started flashing your breasts?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:11, Reply)

Your knowledge of female anatomy is astounding.
editing fucker
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:12, Reply)

Women have LEDs in their nipples
that's where the term flashing breasts comes from. I'm surprised you didn't know that what with all the women you've been with.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:13, Reply)

now you're just making stuff up about me,
I've never boasted about "all the women I've been with"
(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:14, Reply)

Oh Al :(

( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:16, Reply)

once again proving he's an internet bully,

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:17, Reply)

I just can't help myself
Are you an 18 year old little girl?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:20, Reply)

you seem to think so.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:20, Reply)

he wants to put it in your froo-froo

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:24, Reply)

I think he just wants to seem tough online.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:26, Reply)

Well why don't you fuck off back where you came from you dirty forrin

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:24, Reply)

TRUEFACT

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:18, Reply)

Nah,
That was already a long standing tradition.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:17, Reply)

I got a bit of interest when I had a faux hawk but that was really a difficult cut to keep up with
that was followed by 6 tragic months of terrible lesbian-ish hair and a decision to not fucking cut it ever again
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:18, Reply)

I got laid loads more after I got my long hair cut off
by loads more, I mean some.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:12, Reply)

Apologising for being a massive racist

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:03, Reply)

The raise I definitely fucking deserve
And my boss to stop giving me stupid fucking tasks to do "right now" and then wonder why I keep getting behind on my other stuff!

ARGH! STUPID FUCK!

...and breathe.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:05, Reply)

my next lot of painkillers

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:16, Reply)

:(
:(
MTFU
MTFU
:(
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:18, Reply)

Oh dear.
I seem to be having a b3ta/nice conflict error.
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:19, Reply)

MTFU YOU LOSER!

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:19, Reply)

I never manned down, arseface!
I'm just noting it, that's all.
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:20, Reply)

:(

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:19, Reply)

I would wallow in your collective sympathy
but it hurts to much to concentrate on wallowing.

When the pain abates I shall return here and wallow retrospectively.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:22, Reply)

We'll all be here.
We don't ever leave.
Thinking of you...
( thealternativefact, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:23, Reply)

*urinates loudly*

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:26, Reply)

Seeing the guy from Leeds more.
A lot more.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:24, Reply)

Have you been in touch since Leeds?

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:26, Reply)

Damn near constantly.
Texting, calling and several hours on fb chat almost every night.
*smitten*
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:31, Reply)

Is he going to Manchester too?

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:34, Reply)

Year out.
Then Lancaster. But he's going on a sixth month world tour in January. Not that it'll last long or anything, knowing me. But its only going to get harder to see each other after I leave, and I just want him NOW.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:37, Reply)

I remember getting that deeply emotional at your age
Unfortunately I was as skinny as you are too. Not such a turn on for the ladies :(
( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:41, Reply)

Sadly, I barely remember being her age.
It was a very non-descript year. I failed A levels, worked in telesales, and drank myself into oblivion most nights.

Yeah, it was a pretty fucking ace year!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:43, Reply)

aside from being a big fat metaller with long hair
and therefore deservedly not getting any, I had a good year too. lots of drinking and partying. good times.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:44, Reply)

That's the worst bit
I'm only fucking 21!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:46, Reply)

I had the drinking, partying good times etc.
not so much of the sex crazed ladies like Applebite though :( Doing my best to make up for it now (and trying to hold down a fulltime job at the same time).

Bah 21! Plenty of time to continue with your shenanigans.
( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:48, Reply)

I used to pretend I was feeling old when I was 21.
Now i'm roaring towards 30 with wanton abandon and I'm happy that I'm as immature as ever.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:53, Reply)

I'm still happily immature!
Ask any of the b3tans who have met me! (Just not spikeypickle, he's a filthy liar)
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:55, Reply)

hey me too
we should meet up or something
( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:58, Reply)

Yeah, I bet we'd get on really well in real life or something.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:00, Reply)

INTERNET LIES!

( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:01, Reply)

This is true
I'd think you were an annoying cunt, and you'd hate me because I'm english.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:03, Reply)

Not necessarily
I'd hate you for claiming to be a Geordie when you are clearly from the south of England (the accent don't lie) :P
( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:12, Reply)

I'm the same
I once had the sex crazed ladies (well, for one party anyway) and then they were girlfriends, not nearly as much fun.

I'm the same with a full time job. It's hideously depressing being in a dead end job at the age of 21, knowing that without any qualifications, I stand no chance of getting anything better, even though I know I'm skilled enough.

I was hired as a data assistant (checking data, printing, assembling jobs, etc). Now I'm the casino contact (15+ calls per day), network administrator, technical consultant (as in, my boss gives me a piece of paper with a piece of hardware on there, and wants me to find out everything about it), and the mug who sets up PC's, as well as fixing them.

The reason I'm fucked off, is because I'm doing all this for the same wage I was hired on. I've made up my mind though, in the new year I'm going to speak to them about a pay review. If they refuse, I'm leaving as soon as I can find a job with equal (or better) pay, because the stress just isn't worth it.

*breathes*
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:55, Reply)

why wait
to the fucking new year? Unless they have policy against raises during the year, do it now. If nothing else, you'll find out how valued you really are (i.e. not very) - they'll say one of three things in all honesty - No/Let's review in x time/ OK. What's the worst that can happen
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:58, Reply)

But the point is
if they don't offer more you leave straight away... which means you have to start looking for work straight away.
( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:01, Reply)

that
is true.

He could ask, and look for new work at the same time though
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:05, Reply)

The reason I'm waiting
Is because Big Boss seems to think that as a company we're likely to under at any second, even though we're busier than we have been in years!

That would be his excuse to me. If my (fair) response was this -
"Ok then, so why have you just hired a new person, gave someone a large payrise (deserved, don't get me wrong) and elected to start a new branch of the company again?" - he'd bring up mistakes I have made in the past. Fair enough, but when one thing he calls up is the fact I got a disciplinary this year for 'not reporting sick days'* it winds me the fuck up!

* He claims he knows for a fact that I was off for more days than I marked. Interestingly, no one else could be certain, but his intuition was enough for him. He decided to extend my Final Written Warning for 9 months, for the second time. (I deserved the original warning, nearly cost us a very good account. The second one is because he felt I wasn't working hard enough, despite evidence to the contrary.)
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:11, Reply)

you've got the right attitude
you've recognised the situation and you can only ask for a raise and threaten to leave. If you're worth more they'll keep you on. Best of Breeeeteeeesh.
( djtrialprice, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 16:59, Reply)

I'm currently
Applying for new jobs with the old "Please don't contact my references yet" stipulation.

With the intention of going elsewhere for LOADS OF $$$
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:07, Reply)

whenever i applied
i used to only give out references when I went for the interview/got the job - so much easier. not everyone follows the "don't contact" stip.
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:15, Reply)

That software doctors use to print prescriptions and one of their printers.
Oh god, i'ld give a fortune for that.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:23, Reply)

I wonder if the local phamacy would be onto me....
... after the 10th day in the row for....

"100 morefine soulfaite tablets, take won hanfull when u feel lyke it"
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 17:27, Reply)