Carry on ranting folks.
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@Hastaggifted Last year my insurance was £400 ( I pay monthly) this year £600 I went and got some quotes .. told my insurers I had found it much cheaper ( I had, but with fewer benefits) They said they would match it and gave it to me for £265 and with all the last years full benefits. So it really is worth shopping around. I'm pleased I'm still with the same insurance as was happy with them.
The car insurance thing has got way out of control. Just about everyone I know has had massive increases in their premiums.
This is me about everything right now. I'm frustrated with just about everything in my life at times.
I think I ranted before about job adverts not having the salary. But I also want to rant about ones that have a salary but it’s pro rata. Why can’t they just state the salary for that job not what you’d get if you worked full time or whatever. I just want to know the salary for that specific job and hours
This!! When I was applying for jobs a few months ago, I saw one which looked great and had a good salary. They emailed me to invite me for an interview and casually dropped in that the role is actually part time and the salary shown in the ad will be pro rata. A huge waste of time.
It's because they know most people will just keep the same insurers and let it auto-renew.
Insurance has changed so much in my lifetime. I remember my dad laughing at my insurance and saying don't worry when you get to my age it will be peanuts, as his went down every single year as long as he didn't have any accidents. I've never had an accident and mine has gone up year after year. If mine goes up more than £50 I will shop around and normally get it the same price or as my other post shows will get it cheaper.
If everyone shopped around insurance would be more competitive and they would all be fighting to give lower quotes.
This year they're all charging silly numbers because of the cost of parts and repairs. Seems ridiculous! I'm sure they do have to factor it in but doubling the cost seems insane
I agree with this. I recently had my car insurance renewal through and my annual premium was around £110 higher than the previous year, despite not making any claims or changing my car in that time.
So I went on the price comparison websites, got the best deal, then I contacted my current insurer and they came right down. They couldn't go quite as cheap as the lowest quote I got, but they were within £10 of it, so I accepted it. So I definitely recommend people do similar!
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Today's rant is rude customer service. I used to work in retail so I'm always really polite to retail staff, as I've been there, done that. However, I ordered something online and when I hadn't heard anything a week later I sent them a polite email just asking when I might hear something as I was a bit concerned it had slipped through the cracks. I got a reply a couple of days later that basically said:
"You submitted your order on a Friday afternoon and our staff don't work weekends. We also are experiencing a high level of orders and queries at the moment, so understandably we're taking longer to dispatch orders than usual. Anyway I can see we've sent your order today, so this closes the matter".
They might as well have added a "duck you" to the end.
I could understand if I'd been chasing a day or two after I placed the order, but it had been a week with no communication and my card had been charged the day I made the order so I was just a bit worried. I had no idea they didn't work weekends either. If they'd just sent me a quick message saying they were experiencing delays that would have been fine. I don't really get it when businesses are rude, because it doesn't exactly make you want to use them again.I had this the other day. Rang a company, spoke to someone who said they hadn't received it from the sender so said ok, got back onto the sender who said nope we sent it on x date. I rang the company back. At no point was i accusing them of not having it, in fact I had assumed it was lost in the post but just wanted to check its not the kind of place where it could sit for 5 days before someone put it on the computer. Gave my details and got "you rang earlier and you were told we don't have it"I agree with this. I recently had my car insurance renewal through and my annual premium was around £110 higher than the previous year, despite not making any claims or changing my car in that time.
So I went on the price comparison websites, got the best deal, then I contacted my current insurer and they came right down. They couldn't go quite as cheap as the lowest quote I got, but they were within £10 of it, so I accepted it. So I definitely recommend people do similar!
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Today's rant is rude customer service. I used to work in retail so I'm always really polite to retail staff, as I've been there, done that. However, I ordered something online and when I hadn't heard anything a week later I sent them a polite email just asking when I might hear something as I was a bit concerned it had slipped through the cracks. I got a reply a couple of days later that basically said:
"You submitted your order on a Friday afternoon and our staff don't work weekends. We also are experiencing a high level of orders and queries at the moment, so understandably we're taking longer to dispatch orders than usual. Anyway I can see we've sent your order today, so this closes the matter".
They might as well have added a "duck you" to the end.
i hadnt even asked a question, i wasnt asking if they had it, i already knew. I just wanted to check all options before resending! DickSounded a bit sharp! I did a stint in a call centre many years ago when I was in my student days and I was always polite to people. Yeah sometimes you had to bite your tongue and not say what you thought, but you accepted that was part of the job. Clearly that didn't apply to the person you spoke to.I had this the other day. Rang a company, spoke to someone who said they hadn't received it from the sender so said ok, got back onto the sender who said nope we sent it on x date. I rang the company back. At no point was i accusing them of not having it, in fact I had assumed it was lost in the post but just wanted to check its not the kind of place where it could sit for 5 days before someone put it on the computer. Gave my details and got "you rang earlier and you were told we don't have it"
In the example I gave I'm pretty sure they only sent mine that day because of my email. Then they knew they could end it with a "anyway we've sent it now" type response.
Call centre workers are just trying to earn a living.
They get enough abuse, we don’t need to add to it.
I don’t think anyone here said call centre workers should get abuse? I certainly would never be rude to one.
I absolutely could not have been nicer. I had literally only given them my details when i got the aggressive response. Even at that point I wasn't rude, but he got my back up and I could imagine he probably gets as much back as he gives out if thats the way he deals with customers. Oh and to conclude the story they actually DID have it all along...
Generally i try to mirror how ppl treat me. Im pretty patient with ppl who have tit jobs and ppl on minimum wage because i was once them and i know they dont want to be there, they dont want to put up with tit and quiet frankly they dont get paid enough to deal with it. That said, sometimes i think ppl just have a chip on their shoulder and attract negative interactions by being rude like this man was to me.
My friend has just been told that there isn’t enough evidence to bring her father to trial for CSA.
My heart hurts.
The evidence gathering has been going on for years. She’s had to go through everything in minute detail. Everyone she knows has had to be interviewed. I know the police have done what they can but my heart breaks and I’m so angry this man will never face punishment for his disgusting actions.
My heart hurts.
The evidence gathering has been going on for years. She’s had to go through everything in minute detail. Everyone she knows has had to be interviewed. I know the police have done what they can but my heart breaks and I’m so angry this man will never face punishment for his disgusting actions.
I had two people walk in on me at work in our wellness room (that unhelpfully doesn’t have a lock) when I was pumping. I am so annoyed about it. The room has a vacant/engaged slider that one saw was showing engaged
but decided it was absolutely fine to throw the door open and ask how long I’d be (because she wanted a nap………), and then the other (a man) ignored the engaged sign and just breezed in. Both times were about 30 seconds outside of me actually having my tit out.
Why are people so bleeping entitled and ignorant now? I used to use a room in my old office and no one ever barged in there, and it was about three times as many people.
but decided it was absolutely fine to throw the door open and ask how long I’d be (because she wanted a nap………), and then the other (a man) ignored the engaged sign and just breezed in. Both times were about 30 seconds outside of me actually having my tit out.
Why are people so bleeping entitled and ignorant now? I used to use a room in my old office and no one ever barged in there, and it was about three times as many people.
People who can't follow instructions and people don't take their job or task seriously. Fair enough if you hate your life but others shouldn't have to pick up after you constantly. These past two days have been ruined by some careless prick because I had to run around fix what was broken, it's not even mid week and I'm exhausted. Friday evening can't come soon enough.
This has been driving me crazy for the past few days. It’s been going on for years but I’m losing my ability to ignore it. My parents constantly go on and on about how amazing my brother is. He’s seen as clever and successful and incredible and they bring it up all the time to compliment him! Just in conversation - oh brother could do that ABC any day he’s so clever and good at things like that. I never ever get any compliments for anything ever and the implication is also that he isn’t just good - he’s better than us. It’s absolutely dragging me down.
I get so annoyed when I’ve messaged someone asking a question and they ignore it, don’t reply and don’t open the message but are actively on social media. I understand that people are busy, sometimes you forget to respond and sometimes you’re just not in the mood, I’ve definitely done it myself but I HATE it when it happens to me
it’ll literally take 2 seconds to reply ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to me so not asking for much effort! Or even worse, they ignore your message and don’t open it but will reply with something completely unrelated days later. Ugh it really winds me up.
If it wasn’t obvious, this happened to me today
it’ll literally take 2 seconds to reply ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to me so not asking for much effort! Or even worse, they ignore your message and don’t open it but will reply with something completely unrelated days later. Ugh it really winds me up.If it wasn’t obvious, this happened to me today
A moan i know I'm sick 
I can feel I'm sick but trying not to be actually vomiting. Sleeping in the other room because partners bad. I'm dreading checking him in morning especially when he uses a bucket instead of getting his butt to bathroom to vomit. Don't know if its the dread of the clean up mixed in with the illness but 
I can feel I'm sick but trying not to be actually vomiting. Sleeping in the other room because partners bad. I'm dreading checking him in morning especially when he uses a bucket instead of getting his butt to bathroom to vomit. Don't know if its the dread of the clean up mixed in with the illness but - Status