Chucked my job in

[agentpineapple]

good luck with your job search mate, fingers crossed the right job presents itself sharpish....
at least we can look forward to more frequent mon jokes both good an bad....

[Kev L]

Let me know when the good ones start!!!

[tasum]

look after yourself mr mon, well done on retiring so young

[Z28DUNC]

At last you can wash your bike!

[Chop]

I admire your strength of character to do such a thing.

I take it, and end up suffering for it, I don't think I have a spine

[darkember]

Toni do what you do best, fix broken bikes. Be your own boss set your own hrs & only take on the jobs you want to. You'll be alot happier

[simon t]

After jacking in work I couldn't believe the difference. Headaches gone. Gutrot gone. Insomnia gone. Depression gone. Haven't had a cold in years. And so on. It's only when you escape that you realise just how stressed you were.

Of course, moving to the south of France with a good woman also helps

[mik_str]

You did the right thing Tony. In the past four years, I have walked away from two jobs in which the hours were ridiculous (the first, ranging from 80-100 hours per week; the second slightly fewer hours, but a real pressure cooker). Anyhow, health and family have to come first so kudos for making the right call.

AS an aside, it seems clear to me there is work there for two people, so why not hire two people. It's not like there aren't people looking for work, what with the global economy being what it is..... Corporate greed is really reaching new heights.....

[firestorm1997]

AS an aside, it seems clear to me there is work there for two people, so why not hire two people. It's not like there aren't people looking for work, what with the global economy being what it is..... Corporate greed is really reaching new heights.....

simple answer. Still a lot cheaper to pay the overtime to one employee than to pay holiday / sick pay and employers National Insurace contribution for two employees. as you say.. Greed on the employers part..

[tony.mon]

Unchucked it, as I have been offered a substantial increase to stay, with more to come in the new year, plus no on-call, ever, and that's a lot more reasonable.

I should resign more often!
Only sting in the tail is that the company's moving to Stockwell (S London) in Feb, so it'll be a bike commute most days, and using a pool car while I'm at work- awful news, really.......

[VTRDark]

Unchucked it, as I have been offered a substantial increase to stay

Well that's good news. Your obviously a valued employee. I take it you haven't been telling them any jokes then Will you have somewhere safe to lock the bike up during the day while out in the car.

(:-})

[tony.mon]

Will you have somewhere safe to lock the bike up during the day while out in the car.

(:-})

Yep, private car park, nice and secure.

[lloydie]

Good news tony well done :-)

[agentpineapple]

nice one me old mucka, theres a good motor factors in stockwell.....
just watch out for those black cabs whilst commuting....

[MacV2]

That's great news Tony, bet that's cheered you right up spesh at this time of the year.

Just to add to the comment from BSM...

Watch out for the black cabs ALL the time not just on the commute...