Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - BabyforV

[Guest]

true detective s2 could go either way at this stage. Vincent Vaughan is the weak link

[Opr]

Been looking forward to it. Did you see it in cinema or have the cousins a good copy yet

Cinema, I don't think it is available online yet. I was never particularly a fan but always appreciated she had a ridiculously good voice. I've been listening to Back to Black since seeing it and it's a great album. It is weird the way your own preconceived ideas about someone you have never met subconsciously feeds into how you view their work. I had never really given her music a proper listen before.

Opr

[shano1888]

true detective s2 could go either way at this stage. Vincent Vaughan is the weak link

Ya he is not remotely believable. If it was called something else I would have given up on it by now but I will stick it out.

[Guest]

Cinema, I don't think it is available online yet. I was never particularly a fan but always appreciated she had a ridiculously good voice. I've been listening to Back to Black since seeing it and it's a great album. It is weird the way your own preconceived ideas about someone you have never met subconsciously feeds into how you view their work. I had never really given her music a proper listen before.

Opr

How badly do they stitch her dad up in it? Always thought he was a bit over eager dealing with the media

[Opr]

How badly do they stitch her dad up in it? Always thought he was a bit over eager dealing with the media

The whole family come out of it badly especially her Dad. He seemed like a bit of fame hungry cunt. The family have completely distanced themselves from it since its release. I was watching an interview with the Dad who says it is a bit of hatchet job. They did have some kind of input into it as three different cuts were made before the final release which I believe the family were involved in. Hard to know in these things what is fact and fiction. I was never really close to her story when it was unfolding as I never had much interest in her. While I knew the basics of her story, most of it is all stuff I am hearing/seeing for the first time.

Opr

[Jibzzzz]

The guy who made Senna has a new documentary out about Amy Winehouse. A very well made doc which is absorbing, moving and ultimately very sad film about her life and death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za3lZcrzzcM

Opr

Went to see this last night. Found it highly enjoyable and would recommend. Was never any kind of a fan of hers before, went a long with herself and wasn't expecting much. Been listening to her all day too.

Really enjoy this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFMkCeP6ok

[CHDad]

True Detective

SPOILER

I gave up hope for this season halfway through episode 2. Will wait til episode 4 and watch again. Will probably give up halfway through episode 2 again. Might be a victim of success. Might be a slow starter. More than likely it's going to be shit.

[Lord Sir Banter]

Glad they are on the mend.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0706/713039-sick-leave/

Absenteeism and sick leave in the public service have fallen significantly since sick leave entitlements were effectively halved last year, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The total cost of public service sick leave for 2014 was €319.3m, down €51.5m or almost 14% from the 2013 figure.

The average rate of public service sick leave has fallen from 4.3% in 2013 to 4%. The average public servant was out sick for 8.7 days in 2014, down from 9 and a half days in 2013.

According to the department, the reduction in sick leave meant that public servants worked an additional 260,000 days in 2014 compared to the previous year.

It notes that the new rules were only in place for nine months of the 2014 calendar year.

They apply to the civil service, health, local authority, justice and defence sectors, and were extended to the education sector last September.

However, they do not include the judiciary, members of the Defence Forces, or the staff of the Central Bank.

The new scheme introduced on 31 March last year cut the level of paid leave from six months on full pay and six months on half pay to three months on full pay and three months on half pay - though the old entitlements apply to critical illnesses.

Within the Civil Service, the average absenteeism rate was 10.1 days per employee.

The highest average absenteeism rates were in shared services (13.9 days), the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (13.2 days) and the Department of Social Protection (12.9 days).

The lowest rates of 1.6 days were in the Law Reform Commission and the Ombudsman for Children's Office.

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[Denny Crane]

9 days seems insane? I remember being in the post office one day and the supervisor asked one of the staff had he taken his sick days yet, as if they were holidays. Wonder what the private sector numbers are. Have never taken a sick day, should really take one and hit the beach so.

[eamonhonda]

9 days seems insane? I remember being in the post office one day and the supervisor asked one of the staff had he taken his sick days yet, as if they were holidays. Wonder what the private sector numbers are. Have never taken a sick day, should really take one and hit the beach so.

Don't get paid for my first sick day. Cnts

[Guest]

Jesus I barely take 10 days off in the year, nevermind 10 sick days!

[Fiery Wasabi]

Used to get 7, only get 4 now.

Had to squeeze 1 in on the 29th of June or lose it.

Have 2 now until the Xmas leave kicks in on the 20th of December.


Do none of you have Force Majeur days?

[eamonhonda]

Used to get 7, only get 4 now.

Had to squeeze 1 in on the 29th of June or lose it.

Have 2 now until the Xmas leave kicks in on the 20th of December.


Do none of you have Force Majeur days?

So what everyone just uses their sick and force majeur days regardless?

[NewApproach]

Used to get 7, only get 4 now.

Had to squeeze 1 in on the 29th of June or lose it.

Have 2 now until the Xmas leave kicks in on the 20th of December.


Do none of you have Force Majeur days?

So what, you had to be sick on the 29th June? Sounds farcical to me.

[Lazare]

I've had less than ten days off sick over the last ten years.

[Fiery Wasabi]

So what everyone just uses their sick and force majeur days regardless?

Use the sick days, the Force Majeur only in an emergency.
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/...0/sec0013.html

[eamonhonda]

I've had less than ten days off sick over the last ten years.

Haven't been sick myself in the last 5 anyway. Would only be fucking over my colleagues taking them for sake of it, not that I think I'd do it anyway tbh.

[NewApproach]

Use the sick days, the Force Majeur only in an emergency.
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/...0/sec0013.html

Even if you're not sick?

[shano1888]

Use the sick days, the Force Majeur only in an emergency.
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1998/...0/sec0013.html

Do you physically ring in sick or is there a culture of using them as holidays whereby you book them off?

[Tar.Aldarion]

Glad they are on the mend.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0706/713039-sick-leave/

9 days seems insane? I remember being in the post office one day and the supervisor asked one of the staff had he taken his sick days yet, as if they were holidays. Wonder what the private sector numbers are. Have never taken a sick day, should really take one and hit the beach so.

I love how their average is more that I've taken in my life. I did take 5 last year, that was the first time I've ever taken any. What are the new rules I wonder along with the new averages. Love how one department had 14 day average, like 3 working weeks a year on average.

[tylerdurden94]

What nonsense did I miss in the fitz 1-2 thread?

Would be nice to see from time to time a legit thread be kept that way, just cleaned up a few off topic posts nothing crazy.

[Fiery Wasabi]

Do you physically ring in sick or is there a culture of using them as holidays whereby you book them off?

Yeah, you phone in before 10am if you were due to be in early, or you must give 2 hours notice if it's not an early duty. Everyone uses their entitlement.I suppose they are treated as extra holidays essentially, because if you are really sick, the doctor is free anyway.

[Emmet]

Yeah, you phone in before 10am if you were due to be in early, or you must give 2 hours notice if it's not an early duty. Everyone uses their entitlement.I suppose they are treated as extra holidays essentially, because if you are really sick, the doctor is free anyway.

Jesus

[Strewelpeter]

Used to [get 7, only get 4 now.

Had to squeeze 1 in on the 29th of June or lose it.

Have 2 now until the Xmas leave kicks in on the 20th of December.


Do none of you have Force Majeur days?

Sick days

Are you serious?


Edit: it seems you are! That is completely insane, the case for full privatisation is made

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[Emmet]

Wha? They are custom-and-practice extra holidays if you don't need them for being sick. Don't see how that's any sort of big deal. So rather than holiday entitlement being 24 days, or whatever, the holidays are 24+4, of which 4 may be needed for sickness and maybe not.

If they're holidays, then they're holidays.

Are they holidays or sick days?

[ArmaniJeans]

RD3 will be choking on his brie and lunchtime wine.

[Strewelpeter]

Wha? They are custom-and-practice extra holidays if you don't need them for being sick. Don't see how that's any sort of big deal. So rather than holiday entitlement being 24 days, or whatever, the holidays are 24+4, of which 4 may be needed for sickness and maybe not.

But you have to ring in and say you are sick to take them

[Wesley Harms]

Very strong talk that Hendry is putting in the work for a comeback.

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[bp_me]

I love how their average is more that I've taken in my life. I did take 5 last year, that was the first time I've ever taken any. What are the new rules I wonder along with the new averages. Love how one department had 14 day average, like 3 working weeks a year on average.

3 months full pay, 3 months half pay in a rolling 4 year period.

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[Keane]

If it was set up as 28 days holidays, of which your first four sick days had to be taken from holiday leave, it would look very different perception wise. Which is essentially what it is.

Yeah, it would look like they're getting six fucking weeks holidays a year.

[Tar.Aldarion]

3 months full pay, 3 months half pay in a rolling 4 year period.

That wouldn't seem to curm much, oh we can only be sick for nearly one month per year?
I'm not sure why the figures are dropping!

[eamonhonda]

Yeah, it would look like they're getting six fucking weeks holidays a year.

I get 8 weeks.

[Keane]

I get 8 weeks.

I need a new job

[eamonhonda]

I need a new job

Not quite as it seems. Includes added days for bank holidays worked etc and I can't pick them, but can swap them but yeah 8 weeks off still Isnt bad.

[Tar.Aldarion]

I get 5.5 weeks or so. Too little if you ask me! Don't the frenchies get loads?

[AndyFatBastard]

I need a new job

He's a shift worker so it only looks stupid if you think about it stupid.

[Mike]

I get 5.5 weeks or so. Too little if you ask me! Don't the frenchies get loads?

They do.. RTT days to bypass the 35 hour working week rule.

I miss those.

[Guest]

I worked briefly in Holland and had 50 days a year.

[Wombatman]

Lighten up and chuck a sickie ye miserable feckers.

[Tar.Aldarion]

Anybody used these? I'm thinking of "investing" in cornucopia through this:

https://www.linkedfinance.com

[bohsman]

Not quite as it seems. Includes added days for bank holidays worked etc and I can't pick them, but can swap them but yeah 8 weeks off still Isnt bad.

8 weeks for me and I do get to choose them, bank hols get added to my leave balance. 15 sick days allowed too.

[tylerdurden94]

Little talk about him awhile back interesting write up on him - The Endless Fall of Suge Knight

[bp_me]

That wouldn't seem to curm much, oh we can only be sick for nearly one month per year?
I'm not sure why the figures are dropping!

Well thats certified sick leave. Im not sure what the uncertified allowance is.

[Tar.Aldarion]

Also is there some calculator for this instead of me working it out?
If I lend 1k or 2k @15% and its repaid monthly for 36 months, what is the monthly?

https://www.linkedfinance.com/business-loans/investment/howcrowdfundingworks.html?id=2572#lend28

I see Hectorjelly already invested, you work this shit out?

[mocata]

Very strong talk that Hendry is putting in the work for a comeback.

Seen him play recently in an exhibition, standard has dropped hugely. He has some journey to get back to competitive

[shanboghted]

Have two tickets for the frames in cork this weekend for sale 60 euro for both if anyone is interested

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[Guest]

12 weeks for me. The kicker though is that you have to take them even if you don't want to ('a right, but also an obligation'), which is a bit of a bollix.

Troll

[LuckyLloyd]

Hmm, sick days. The idea of tracking your entitlement in this respect and making sure not to "lose" them is slightly abhorrent, but the 'I haven't taken a minute off sick in my life!!' martyrs baffle me. Ye must be all either:

- working your dream job;
- doing something so relaxed and automatic that it's never a challenge;

And that's leaving aside the fact that the average person over a long enough time scale does get genuinely sick from time to time.

I'm human. I work a job that requires a decent level of energy and thought and I'll be honest when I say there has been two or three days over the last three years where I woke up and couldn't face it. To those who never have such thoughts I salute your robot brain.

Life is short, work really isn't that important. Keep yourself well, no need to be a hero.

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[eamonhonda]

Hmm, sick days. The idea of tracking your entitlement in this respect and making sure not to "lose" them is slightly abhorrent, but the 'I haven't taken a minute off sick in my life!!' martyrs baffle me. Ye must be all either:

- working your dream job;
- doing something so relaxed and automatic that it's never a challenge;

And that's leaving aside the fact that the average person over a long enough time scale does get genuinely sick from time to time.

I'm human. I work a job that requires a decent level of energy and thought and I'll be honest when I say there has been two or three days over the last three years where I woke up and couldn't face it. To those who never have such thoughts I salute your robot brain.

Life is short, work really isn't that important. Keep yourself well, no need to be a hero.

None of that is really the point. I haven't been out sick because I'm lucky enough to have not been sick. I'm not saying I drag myself In sick because I'm some sort of legend. But the idea of taking sick days which a company has agreed to pay you for in case your unlucky enough to actually be sick just because you feel entitled isn't on. And usually ends in less privileges for people who actually get sick.

[DMMurray]

On the face of it, the public sector sick day scheme seems strange, but surely the alternative, where employees ring in sick 'on faith' is much more exploitable and inefficient?

Different sick day quotas for different departments is just laughable though.

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