Newsflash - Page 3

marcsparks2002 · 03-07-2003, 22:33

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Originally posted by peterska2
now that is more the ntl that i know.

nice to see you get one over on them tho

It was quite sweet to nobble them but at the end of the day i would rather have kept my job ,apparently a few people i have spoken to since had the same done to them whilst of sick for the same company !and got nothing from them!

Ramrod · 03-07-2003, 22:34

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Originally posted by Escapee
I just thought great, I have worked for them for 8 months and they are giving me nearly ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£15k to say goodbye.

ntb

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:35

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Originally posted by Jamie
If this is the news (actually - the rumour) posted on the .com site earlier which someone removed don't bother posting it

Funny how you say that and then leave me to it anyway.

[edit] and where didi your original post #2 go to Jamie????

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:37

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Originally posted by Martin
If they close CS won't that put presh on the other call centers and add too an even lengthy wait on the line to speak to someone?

yep so instead of waiting 3 hours to get through it will be more like 6 hours.

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:38

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Originally posted by Jamie
She won't be posting it unless she wants a permanant ban

I'm waiting Jamie

[edit] this original post has vanished too. post #5 it was Jamie.

Martin · 03-07-2003, 22:40

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Originally posted by peterska2
yep so instead of waiting 3 hours to get through it will be more like 6 hours.

Well this is just bad

How can they improve things if they keep taking the staff away. Making everybody elses job harder? I'd like to see these people that make these decisions on the telephones to irate customers.

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:41

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Originally posted by scrumhalf
M8, im telling you, its not a rumour, its a FACT. And its been on the card for a long time. It makes perfectly good buisness sense. NTL dont own the building in cardiff. It is leased, and apparently the lease is up. With the restructuring of the company, and faults being maintained in Belfast now, renweing the lease was never an option. Its a bummer, but from our point of view, there are plenty of part time jobs out there (forgot to mention she`s part time) for her. Although i doubt any other company offers anywhere near the incentives NTL has done/does.

Like in M/cr.

ntl dont own the building they just rent one.they own a perfectly good one about 1.5 miles away but didnt use it till the rented one got burnt down

Escapee · 03-07-2003, 22:41

marcsparks2002 said

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apparently a few people i have spoken to since had the same done to them whilst of sick for the same company !and got nothing from them!

By coincidence, I bumped into an ntl girl on Friday night. she was made redundant whilst on maternity leave.

It's a big shame that there are honestly many employees in ntl that would take the money tomorrow, some have even put their names forward as I did when I worked for them.
Unfortunately it's the worst thing to do in ntl, because once they know you want out they appear to make things so bad that you leave without the dosh

I guess it's hard to believe that poeple actually want redundancy with the present climate, but constant pressure and poor treatment has taken ot's toll on a lot of them. Some of them actually feel bitter because thet didn't get it last time.

But lets not forget the ones that will be torn apart by the news, I have every deepest sympathy for even the ones who say ntl can do no wrong.

And thanks for letting me say that here

Ramrod · 03-07-2003, 22:42

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Originally posted by peterska2
Like in M/cr.

ntl dont own the building they just rent one.they own a perfectly good one about 1.5 miles away but didnt use it till the rented one got burnt down

huh? why?

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:42

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Originally posted by Martin
Well this is just bad How can they improve things if they keep taking the staff away. Making everybody elses job harder? I'd like to see these people that make these decisions on the telephones to irate customers.

what?

get an ntl manager on the phone?

you must be joking

Martin · 03-07-2003, 22:42

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Originally posted by peterska2
Like in M/cr.

ntl dont own the building they just rent one.they own a perfectly good one about 1.5 miles away but didnt use it till the rented one got burnt down

Why doesn't this suprise me? They throw money away with one hand and give job cuts with the other.

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:45

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Originally posted by Ramrod
huh? why?

because it makes good business sense to rent a building when you own others in the area that are standing empty.

remember this is ntl we are talking about.

Ramrod · 03-07-2003, 22:46

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Originally posted by peterska2
because it makes good business sense to rent a building when you own others in the area that are standing empty.

remember this is ntl we are talking about.

probably a tax thing.....

peterska2 · 03-07-2003, 22:48

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Originally posted by Escapee
marcsparks2002 said

By coincidence, I bumped into an ntl girl on Friday night. she was made redundant whilst on maternity leave.

It's a big shame that there are honestly many employees in ntl that would take the money tomorrow, some have even put their names forward as I did when I worked for them.
Unfortunately it's the worst thing to do in ntl, because once they know you want out they appear to make things so bad that you leave without the dosh

I guess it's hard to believe that poeple actually want redundancy with the present climate, but constant pressure and poor treatment has taken ot's toll on a lot of them. Some of them actually feel bitter because thet didn't get it last time.

But lets not forget the ones that will be torn apart by the news, I have every deepest sympathy for even the ones who say ntl can do no wrong.

And thanks for letting me say that here

That's hit the nail on the head that has.

I made the mistake of making one little comment as a customer and was given the boot for it.

Escapee · 03-07-2003, 22:49

I must say that rumours about the Cardiff building were happening over two years ago, and it has become apparent that a certain guy with a little bit of an Irish accent! has been moving everything into his own back yard.

I had a message from someone who attended an introduction session a few months ago when he was employed by ntl in Belfast, he said that guy openly stated that he was going to make Belfast the centre of excellence for Broadband.

He intended to have everything on his patch, I guess it's just the thin end of the wedge with more changes to follow. The same happened with wales when they moved all the power to Glasgow and then when it went to the Midlands. If there is another structure change, who knows all the jobs could come back to Wales.

If any ntl employees are reading these posts, don't vent your anger at us. Aim it at the source of the problem, I don't think anyone who hates ntl as a company wants to see people out of work,

btw: did you guys know that ntl had the Cardiff building built for them, and sold it to a pension company before they moved in!
thats why they rent it, the money problems go way back before most people were aware!