A week ago, when asked about rumours of redundances, Stuart Keedwell said nonsense.
Got an e-mail yesterday…redundant from next Friday.
Keedwell drivers beware, Stuart is a lying…!!!
A couple of times I’ve been to Keedwells at Highbridge they give me the impression they couldn’t find their own ■■■■■■■■ with both hands
Although it sounds like he has been found…
Could that be why Martin (Jenko) was told to totally empty his lorry when he went on holiday ?[emoji848]
Supatramp:
A week ago, when asked about rumours of redundances, Stuart Keedwell said nonsense.Got an e-mail yesterday…redundant from next Friday.
Keedwell drivers beware, Stuart is a lying…!!!
Sorry to hear that mate [emoji20]
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tonyg6hbq:
Could that be why Martin (Jenko) was told to totally empty his lorry when he went on holiday ?[emoji848]
Cynical of you [emoji6][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]
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4 days I lasted for them. Dreadful firm.
My impression of them is : If you speakzi Polish or Romanian the job is yours , drivers reception has enough memo’s of do this , do that , if I say jump , you must ask how high ,with a thousand memo’ s .
And if you fail to obey expect disciplinary action or shot at dawn , rubbish Mercedes trucks that won’t pull the skin off a rice pudding .
Scruffy drivers wearing scruffy uniform while getting very drunk at Lincoln farm , drivers dressed like Worzel Gummidge .
Told watch out for the fork lift driver at Highbridge with anger issues .
toby1234abc:
My impression of them is : If you speakzi Polish or Romanian the job is yours , drivers reception has enough memo’s of do this , do that , if I say jump , you must ask how high ,with a thousand memo’ s .
And if you fail to obey expect disciplinary action or shot at dawn , rubbish Mercedes trucks that won’t pull the skin off a rice pudding .
Scruffy drivers wearing scruffy uniform while getting very drunk at Lincoln farm , drivers dressed like Worzel Gummidge .
Told watch out for the fork lift driver at Highbridge with anger issues .
To be fair, Carlisle is/was light years from that, run by the maverick Michael! So was Uddingston till it was taken over by that clown from across the way!
The same cowboy firm who took the fridges out the trucks tells you all you need to know about this cowboy operation and how feel towards their treat drivers
The Highbridge hopper will be along shortly
There’s a depot in my next village. Trucks have been parked up since mid March, and haven’t moved since. When other companies hit the road on June 1st, they still didn’t move. Sadly, with so many trucks still parked, redundancies were always going to happen. If they haven’t got any work now, it’s unlikely lots will magically appear.
I’ve worked for companies before who at 11:59 claim that it’s business as usual, jobs are safe, and continue to take people’s money. Then at 12:00 it’s doors closed and in administration or liquidation.
I think part of it is that any rumours of financial trouble will dissuade customers (why pay for a service when you might not get it), and cause anarchy in the ranks (why turn up to work when you might not get paid at the end of the week). Then it’s game over. That’s why companies will always claim everything is fine, until it’s not.
You’re in a job until you’re not. And that’s the same in any industry.
A good post Rottweiler , it’s similar to the Cadbury’s factory in Keynsham , when the American company took it over , the lady boss told 800 staff their jobs were safe , no they weren’t , the Americans shut the factory .
It’s now luxury apartments and houses with a cafe and restaurant .
I wouldn’t trust an American businessman as far as I could throw him.
But Stuart Keedwell…■■ And that puppet at Carlisle??
When Somerdale Keynsham shut , Cadbury decided to have a factory in Poland , just don’t tell Greta Thunderclackers about the lorry journeys and environmental damage , she would make us plant a tree for every chocolate bar you bought .
Then they have the cheek to shrink your purchase and buy more for it .Chocolate products have shrunk in size .
My mate was telling me his workplace wanted to put everyone on a salary.It went to a vote not even one person said yes.They all reasoned if the place went down they will only loose a weeks wage .Most companies shut doors near payday.
WheelsofCardiff:
My mate was telling me his workplace wanted to put everyone on a salary.It went to a vote not even one person said yes.They all reasoned if the place went down they will only loose a weeks wage .Most companies shut doors near payday.
Been there, done that n’ all. I was on a monthly salary, and the powers that be pulled the plug on the company a few days before payday. Right when everyone’s finances are right at their most brittle. Absolute brutality.
Another company favourite time to appoint administrators is when the quarterly rent is due, this is more common in retailing.
toby1234abc:
When Somerdale Keynsham shut , Cadbury decided to have a factory in Poland , just don’t tell Greta Thunderclackers about the lorry journeys and environmental damage , she would make us plant a tree for every chocolate bar you bought .
Then they have the cheek to shrink your purchase and buy more for it .Chocolate products have shrunk in size .
I remember when Curly Wurlys were 3ft long and wagon wheels were the size of . . . . wagon wheels
Good morning all
I’m hopefully going to start with RT Keedwell in the next couple weeks as a tramper out of Highbridge but just reading all this about redundancies ? How can they take people on but make people redundant at the same time I’m very confused!
truckerjay:
Good morning allI’m hopefully going to start with RT Keedwell in the next couple weeks as a tramper out of Highbridge but just reading all this about redundancies ? How can they take people on but make people redundant at the same time I’m very confused!
Like my aforementioned post, everything’s fine until it’s not.
However, there could be exceptions. They may protect Highbridge as it’s the HQ, and close or thin down other bases. Putting more work through Highbridge. So they may need to recruit for Highbridge, as it’s unlikely anybody will relocate from anywhere else.
Secondly, some companies may use all this as an excuse to get rid of their most expensive people, or troublecausers. This is happening big time in the airline industry at the moment. Then the new people they employ are on less money, and weaker Ts&Cs. So you may have new small print caveats in your contract (fewer or no guaranteed hours, longer probation period, longer notice period, “regular” weekend work as opposed to “occasional”, etc).
I saw a job advert for a medium sized general haulage company in Yorkshire, asking for trampers. It also said you’d be cab hopping, and not have an allocated truck. They always used to be a company with a decent reputation to tramp for, with an allocated truck. So I can’t help but feel some firms are using the virus to cut corners and get what they want.
Supatramp:
A week ago, when asked about rumours of redundances, Stuart Keedwell said nonsense.Got an e-mail yesterday…redundant from next Friday.
Keedwell drivers beware, Stuart is a lying…!!!
TBF, you don`t know what conversations he has had after the one with you, the banks cannot be trusted and they are only as good as their word for that particular hour [if you are lucky]…
He may have been sailing along nice & sweet, then ONE bombshell phone call from a lender or advisor and its all turned to ratshit, it ain`t easy in this game, and the size they are, its even more difficult ATM…