Reality check headed my way

**98tls** · 23rd April 2012, 18:56

Bugger...Company i work for has announced there going to lay off 1/4 of the workforce (around 60) and change all the shifts about,been working 4 days on 4 off for many years and have got well used to the 4 days off,there thinking 8 hour shifts 5 days a week

if indded i am lucky enough to retain my job.Bad news for a small town indeed.Fingers crossed eh.

**Oakie** · 23rd April 2012, 19:06

You at the Mill?

**Ocean1** · 23rd April 2012, 19:10

Bugger. I thought things had sort of stabalised, there.

Luck dude.

**98tls** · 23rd April 2012, 19:10

Originally Posted by Oakie

You at the Mill?

Yea mate,been there yonks.

**rustic101** · 23rd April 2012, 20:00

Sweet Jesus my mums water broke there before I was born. I think I was just about born on the floor lol.

**jrandom** · 23rd April 2012, 20:02

Originally Posted by 98tls

8 hour shifts 5 days a week

You poor, poor sausage.

**98tls** · 23rd April 2012, 20:11

Originally Posted by rustic101

Sweet Jesus my mums water broke there before I was born. I think I was just about born on the floor lol.

Never planned on staying to be honest,tossed in a rep job up in the Nth isle and was just travelling about and stopped in for a bit,the 4 12 hour days then 4 off was pretty cool so stayed and still here.

**Andy67** · 23rd April 2012, 20:14

There's a lot of it going around, I know people who are gripping onto their seats pretty hard these days, me included. Hope it all works out, it generally does one way or the other .

**98tls** · 23rd April 2012, 20:18

Originally Posted by Andy67

There's a lot of it going around, I know people who are gripping onto their seats pretty hard these days, me included. Hope it all works out, it generally does one way or the other .

Xactly mate,one door shuts blah blah,got some family working in a mine over on the West coast 7 days on 7 off which even if i keep my job here looks pretty good considering the money,do the 7 days then cmon home for 7.

**Oakie** · 23rd April 2012, 20:20

Ongoing process at the Mill I guess. I remember restructures happening there just after Mrs Oakie left to have Oakie jnr. ver 1. God, must be 29 years ago now. I knew (and played cricket with) quite a few people there. Actually I still know a Dad and his daughter who work there.

**98tls** · 23rd April 2012, 20:20

Originally Posted by jrandom

You poor, poor sausage.

whatever,if you chose to work 5 days a week then have 2 off good on ya,not something i want to embrace.

**jrandom** · 23rd April 2012, 20:21

Originally Posted by 98tls

whatever,if you chose to work 5 days a week then have 2 off good on ya,not something i want to embrace.

I was just thinking about how I spent a whole chunk of last year doing 12 on 2 off...

**scumdog** · 23rd April 2012, 20:22

Best of luck keeping your job Mike!

**98tls** · 23rd April 2012, 20:24

Originally Posted by Oakie

Ongoing process at the Mill I guess. I remember restructures happening there just after Mrs Oakie left to have Oakie jnr. ver 1. God, must be 29 years ago now. I knew (and played cricket with) quite a few people there.

About it eh,methinks they are going to be very surprised at how many take the voluntary redundancy if they go to the 8 hour shifts,many like myself wouldnt have bothered staying if it wasnt for the 4 on 4 off thing.