The 'Yay!' thread

sdg · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2013 0:03

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Well duh, it's not let a Beexer down yet.

Congrats though.

I know I've said this on FB - but both of my boys are coming home for Christmas!

That's fantastic! What a great bit of news, you must be mega excited for Christmas now!

I too have some good news to share...

New job get!
Moving to a new department involved in redesigns, dealing with suppliers for new products and existing product quality issues and offering technical support and root cause problem solving to the production teams, with more of a free hand to develop and implement long term solutions. I'm so excited to start it, it's the job I've wanted since I started my apprenticeship but I thought it would take me much longer to get there. That's not the best bit though, the best bit is it's on the weekday shift! Weekends off! Argh! :DD

I might even have started it before my 30th birthday in January so I will have weekends off to do all the birthday activities I wanted to do but couldn't because of holiday requirements!
:DD

So....cottage in October, yeah? :smug:

Kern · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2013 0:06

Congrats!

See you at the Cottage!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I finally ended up having my first meeting with the guy who owns the company yesterday, which went very well. "Yes, Mr International Billionaire, that's a good point, I've already sorted it out for you, yes, I'm very competent". So that's out of the way. Because my entire interaction with him up until now has literally been just walking into him.

Due to someone leaving it also looks like I may be getting a promotion. I've been asked to suggest my own job role, and will discuss it with my boss in my appraisal next week. This could be good....

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2013 0:22

Amazing stuff, Gilly!

Also ace chances, MrC

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2013 0:30

Gilly that's amazing news! I'm so pleased for you!

Chris, good luck! Although I'm sure you won't need it.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:46

I have an interview on Friday too

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11844

Is this a second from the one you went to the other day?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2013 14:14

Bobbyaro wrote:

Is this a second from the one you went to the other day?

No. This is a new, better one.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Dec 09, 2013 17:46

Cheque from HMRC on its way.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Promotion get! 12% payrise (not quite as much as I was hoping for but hey, better than a smack in the face with a kipper), a new lackey and a job title I'm going to haggle over next week.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Good work!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 17:15

Nice one! 12% is great for an internal promotion!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 17:19

Good work.

sdg · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 17:29

That's fantastic! Merry Christmas!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 17:29

Awesome work Chris!

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 18:07

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 18:32

Well done

Beers on you at the next meet.

miki · **Joined:** 30th Apr, 2011 **Posts:** 1458 **Location:** NL

excellent! Congratulations!

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 18:56

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2013 19:16

Well done, Kissyfur!

Now buy me a PS4

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 0:50

KovacsC wrote:

Well done

Beers on you at the next meet.

Like he's going to be awake long enough to buy the beers.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 1:56

Mr Dave wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Well done

Beers on you at the next meet.

Like he's going to be awake long enough to buy the beers.

Like he's going to be there.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25652

Concentrating on the positives of today, I've got a bottle of wine on my desk, a Baileys cupcake made by my boss's boss's wife and a bottle of Champagne that the director bought me.

Today, I win at work. Still stressed, but with the chance of being very drunk.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25652

And now I have a new monitor

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22288

I've been given a half day off to go do my "christmas shopping" that I can use any day before christmas. I might use today to do some christmas shopping in Battlefield 4...

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5198

My brother has been sectioned.
While at first glance this might seem like it needs to be in the Nay thread, I'm treating it as a positive as it means my mum has finally realised he needs proper help and things could get better rather than worse.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Hoping this is a positive step then, Zoidberg.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16575

Definitely, disregard the stigma. Obviously it sucks that he's ill but now he's in hospital.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5198

markg wrote:

Definitely, disregard the stigma. Obviously it sucks that he's ill but now he's in hospital.

Indeed. It's definitely where he needed to be, but trying to tell my mum that wasn't particularly well received.
20 years of heavy cannabis use probably didn't help matters here.....

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 14:59

You're approaching this with the right attitude Dr Zoidberg. I hope everything works out for the best.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 15:24

Sorry to hear about your brother but I'm sure (as you are) he's in the right place, can only get better from here on.

I'm sure your mum will come round to this way of thinking too.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12278

Just come out of a job interview for a position on the same team as I'm currently on, with the same job title that I currently have, but for a bigger salary.

Seemed positive.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 16:53

Good luck!

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 19:49

Mr Russell Sprouts wrote:

Just come out of a job interview for a position on the same team as I'm currently on, with the same job title that I currently have, but for a bigger salary.

Seemed positive.

Good stuff!

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 19:49

Zardoz wrote:

Sorry to hear about your brother but I'm sure (as you are) he's in the right place, can only get better from here on.

I'm sure your mum will come round to this way of thinking too.

What zardoz said far better than I ever could.

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 21:51

Just booked my USA holiday next year. Wooooooo! Super excited already!

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5198

nickachu wrote:

Just booked my USA holiday next year. Wooooooo! Super excited already!

Cool. Which bit?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Possibly his tummy.

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 23:58

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

nickachu wrote:

Just booked my USA holiday next year. Wooooooo! Super excited already!

Cool. Which bit?

Plan is 3 nights in New York. Then fly to Atlanta. Rent a RV then drive to the big easy then down to Orlando. Then flying home.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 0:03

nickachu wrote:

... drive to the big easy

Craster's Mum lives in the UK.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 0:16

nickachu wrote:

Plan is 3 nights in New York. Then fly to Atlanta. Rent a RV then drive to the big easy then down to Orlando. Then flying home.

nickachu, yesterday.

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:23

Minus the gun and you're probably right!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25652

I won the Christmas jumper competition at work so have a second bottle of champagne!

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 14:26

What's the jumper?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25652

And I have two reindeer!

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 14:49

Grim... wrote:

What's the jumper?

It is a statham film. Kissyfur doesn't like it.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:38

Apparently I am not single anymore. Details to follow.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Kov, if you're not sure about that then you're probably committing some sort of crime, there.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5198

Mr Christmassyfur wrote:

Kov, if you're not sure about that then you're probably committing some sort of crime, there.

Or are the victim in some sort of crime.

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