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What has annoyed you today?
November_Rain
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I had an interview today at a local cinema and I was asked to bring a passport/driving licence, NI card and a recent bank statement. The first two, no problem. As for a bank statement I stopped getting those in paper form a while back because I see them as unnecessary clutter (I do all my banking online).
The last one I had was from a year ago which I wouldn't have thought would be recent enough. However I was still getting my credit card statements until recently and I found one from November so I thought I would take that instead. As far as I was concerned the purpose of all this documentation was for identity purposes, and I thought a credit card statement would be just as good as a bank statement, especially as the CC in question is from my bank. I also seem to recall being told either on the phone or in an email that I could bring any other paper form of documentation as long as it had my name and address on it, if I didn't have a bank statement to hand. I guess I was getting confused with something else.
Anyway I showed up with all my bits and pieces and I was told without a bank statement they couldn't legally proceed the interview as they would need my bank details for the pay roll. What's that all about? What need could they possibly have for those details unless they're actually going to take me on? I said I had my debit card on me and I even offered to nip to my bank across the road for a statement but apparently the interviewer was about to finish for the day and they still couldn't accept my bank details without a statement. They said they would call me back to rearrange the interview but whether they do or not remains to be seen.
Not their fault I guess if that's the law but it still seems stupid. I would have thought they would deal with all that if and when they offered me the job. And here was me thinking it was all for identity purposes. I felt like such an idiot.
What pissed you off today?
The last one I had was from a year ago which I wouldn't have thought would be recent enough. However I was still getting my credit card statements until recently and I found one from November so I thought I would take that instead. As far as I was concerned the purpose of all this documentation was for identity purposes, and I thought a credit card statement would be just as good as a bank statement, especially as the CC in question is from my bank. I also seem to recall being told either on the phone or in an email that I could bring any other paper form of documentation as long as it had my name and address on it, if I didn't have a bank statement to hand. I guess I was getting confused with something else.
Anyway I showed up with all my bits and pieces and I was told without a bank statement they couldn't legally proceed the interview as they would need my bank details for the pay roll. What's that all about? What need could they possibly have for those details unless they're actually going to take me on? I said I had my debit card on me and I even offered to nip to my bank across the road for a statement but apparently the interviewer was about to finish for the day and they still couldn't accept my bank details without a statement. They said they would call me back to rearrange the interview but whether they do or not remains to be seen.
Not their fault I guess if that's the law but it still seems stupid. I would have thought they would deal with all that if and when they offered me the job. And here was me thinking it was all for identity purposes. I felt like such an idiot.
What pissed you off today?
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Sorry you had a bad day. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better one.
It also stalls on "waiting for r2ace.advertising.com" while loading DS.
Oh no I know what it is, I needed to decided between a root canal or a extraction, I chose the extraction but now I can't afford it for a few weeks.
It was badly decayed and then my tooth just crumbled in half.
Grrrrrr. >:(
if the pain is getting worse then there`s every chance it`s infected now, especially as it`s effectively open. i hope it clears up soon, toothache is thoroughly miserable.
The Passport / NI card, fair enough. Quite legitimate.
But why the hell should you show them your bank statement at an interview. Maybe after you've been offered and accepted the job, so that they can make sure they pay your wages to the right account. But what other possible justification can there be for that ?
Ow! Toothache is one of the worst pains
Surely in an emergency they can't leave you in agony?
That's what I don't get. It doesn't make any sense to me. I've never had this at any other interview.
Apparently popping paracetamol for a week should be ok until I get seen next Saturday. My boyfriend gets part of his student loan and said I can take some money from that and get it seen too so hopefully I'll only have to get through this weekend.
I had to give a reading to get it and now they've sent a bill after 2 months, and not the usual quarterly.
Other than that, nothing! Ticked a couple of things off my to-do list so been a decent day.
same here..they are all bitches in the office, back stabbing and gossip mongers ^_^
there is this one woman in admin that i never liked, as she is the one who back lashes about me and others to those in the office..We have had words and she can be a moody so and so..She tells me ''if i carry on she will take it further'', and that she has told the team manager she was having words with me ^_^..I have to go in office to sign in and she is sat there on her fat lard backside , she says hello/hi..but i try to blank her..Things have settled down between us but she is still a backstabber gossiper..she makes me look small and belittles me when my back is turned..i go back into the office now when she had left /finished work, and do the office and i do try to avoid her :kitty:..she is in 60's too so you would have thought she would act her age..hopefully soon the wicked cow will retire