tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post9218595018628316870..comments2024-03-28T23:10:52.046+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Redundancy SpecialJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-69029078670502603132015-03-31T21:32:55.655+01:002015-03-31T21:32:55.655+01:00Unless your HMCI Probation who got twice as much f...Unless your HMCI Probation who got twice as much for resigning than if he had been sacked! Such a honourable man! ��Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-30008915843617326152015-03-31T21:12:46.315+01:002015-03-31T21:12:46.315+01:00Thank you for that report.
I was an Essex po from...Thank you for that report.<br /><br />I was an Essex po from 1982 - 1988 and continue to live in the Maldon District.. Commiserations.<br /><br />Please post more as the situation develops.<br /><br />I have attempted to give your words a wider audience via Twitter: -<br /><br />https://twitter.com/Andrew_S_Hatton/status/582996647040278528Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-32398840730513682602015-03-31T20:56:48.186+01:002015-03-31T20:56:48.186+01:00I think it's disgusting what they're doing...I think it's disgusting what they're doing, Essex had a meeting with the Chief Officer yesterday and its bleak, 50% of admin staff to be axed, a central "hub" aka Contact Centre in Chelmsford, OM3 and 4 grades are alleged to be "safe" but for how long? It just stinks and to add insult to injury staff cannot apply for Enhanced Voluntary Redundancy! There are plenty of staff (including me) who would jump at this but once again any opportunity to do so is denied, which is insulting as I want to go but not without a pay off! I'm taking my 6 years of expertise, knowledge and skills elsewhere as I'm actively seeking alternative employnent, interviews are flooding in! Having Neighbourhood Centres and a central hub is awful, how can you guage risk by telephone?? This is a dangerous and shambolic system and I'm ashamed to be involved in it but I have no choice and without a decent financial recompense to leave voluntarily I want out. Sodexho don't care about or value experience, all we are to them is a disposable commodity or a mere number. How will decisions be made to get rid of staff? We've been told it's based on appraisals and sickness, but who really knows? The only certainly I can foresee is offending will escalate if not managed correctly and this will seriously affect their PbR figures, so then what?? It's too hideous to contemplate and won't be reversed come the election (regardless of who is elected). Sad times indeed for a once decent and respected service! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-66791870585431272862015-03-31T10:04:29.531+01:002015-03-31T10:04:29.531+01:00Naive we had locals disagreements folled by poorly...Naive we had locals disagreements folled by poorly voted strike action. Sodexo consulting on the agreement wont bind anything. The can still sack . It will just cost a little more now lose a littke profit overall. Oh no your right they will see their insensitive approach and give us a rise and less work .wake up the fight was lost already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-76682100553331923542015-03-31T09:44:46.130+01:002015-03-31T09:44:46.130+01:00Po centrism it might be a pso or admin. This is wh...Po centrism it might be a pso or admin. This is why Napo started divided it is about being a worker. Something po grade dont appear to get. The snobbery of practice what practice pso do the same job everywhere have done for years just not recognised in Napo as equal this is what undermines workers 06:45 your comment just as divisive grow up your workers being a po is irrelevant under privatisation and we wait to see in NPs as jobs get given to civil servants non po.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-27347102964023193502015-03-31T06:45:26.861+01:002015-03-31T06:45:26.861+01:00What is THAT supposed to mean? Our profession is h...What is THAT supposed to mean? Our profession is having the guts ripped out of it and those most likely to lose their jobs are those who have invested most. What 'perspective' would you consider appropriate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-86139338442971407502015-03-31T01:29:56.720+01:002015-03-31T01:29:56.720+01:00Everyone needs to calm down and put things into pe...Everyone needs to calm down and put things into perspective <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-54952823242580627442015-03-31T00:51:37.602+01:002015-03-31T00:51:37.602+01:00@00:45 I understand. You're so very qualified ...@00:45 I understand. You're so very qualified for so many things out there. It's going to take a paradigm shift away from you holding your nose to the grindstone and feeling the constant fear that if you stop-all the cards will fall to loving yourself enough to take a little time to plan a future. Book holiday now-use the time to fix your CV and apply for other things. And for Gods sake see a counselor privately. The toll this job is taking on you can in no way be underestimated. Not just you-every PO reading this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77952094802412244992015-03-31T00:45:15.392+01:002015-03-31T00:45:15.392+01:00Thank you. I agree with comment about confidence. ...Thank you. I agree with comment about confidence. I think I have done this for so long it is hard to see a role outside of Probation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-49005966154010458432015-03-31T00:39:13.485+01:002015-03-31T00:39:13.485+01:00I'd steer clear of substance misuse and mental...I'd steer clear of substance misuse and mental heath. They're hardly a bag of laughs or gold. I think people in Probation are so worn down they've lost the confidence or energy to make a move out. If they make you redundant after all of this you should be thankful that someone has made the move for you. Sorry if that pisses some people off but I think there's a lot of stockholm syndome about. JUST GET OUT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-12027850548048532702015-03-31T00:37:04.073+01:002015-03-31T00:37:04.073+01:00What you learn in Probation is how to think quickl...What you learn in Probation is how to think quickly, navigate incomprehensible IT systems, solve problems, communicate on all levels and interpret a myriad of laws and policies. You'll be welcomed by many, many employers. Don't panic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-56245673917714077372015-03-31T00:30:47.360+01:002015-03-31T00:30:47.360+01:00It's hard to answer this without 'outing&#...It's hard to answer this without 'outing' former colleagues if you want the detail that I think you are looking for. However, substance misuse agencies, children's charities, mental health agencies,arts organisations, travel agencies, big solicitors firms, universities and colleges and own businesses have all snapped up people I've worked with very quickly. Most of them now earn more than they did in probation. Hope that helps a little bit, check out indeed or some other big job sites and you might be surprised at what's out there. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-66645238867665745912015-03-31T00:29:44.178+01:002015-03-31T00:29:44.178+01:00@anonymous 00:07 I work in IT now. I re-trained....@anonymous 00:07 I work in IT now. I re-trained. It was totally worth it. My years in Probation gave me anxiety the doctor said PTSD. I don't know about that but I was medicated for the first two years after I left. Even reading this blog is raising my blood pressure. This isn't a smug "look at me & my better life" post but really really there is a better life out there. Just leave . It's not worth it, I promise you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38907690870357203342015-03-31T00:07:45.521+01:002015-03-31T00:07:45.521+01:00... but what "unrelated field"? I know p...... but what "unrelated field"? I know people say they have moved on but where to? Apart from a few who have gone into Social Work no-one has said what they are doing now. I am genuinely interested in k owing. I accept the notion that we have lots of transferable skills but can anyone show where they have proved the point, especially if they have no other experience than Probation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-35413012638487417192015-03-30T23:40:08.008+01:002015-03-30T23:40:08.008+01:00I left Probation 5 years ago just when this bolloc...I left Probation 5 years ago just when this bollocks was kicking off and moved into a completely unrelated field. It was the best move of my life. I am happier and healthier. There comes a point when you just have to accept the government sees the Probation Service as 100% expendable and move on. Stop flogging a dead horseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-40150011678479022502015-03-30T23:33:41.553+01:002015-03-30T23:33:41.553+01:00You will though. What you may also get though is i...You will though. What you may also get though is inexperience and a less well trained staff group. You may get staff that become quickly disillusioned or see their post as a "means to an end", maybe a step towards a public sector job... one day. Catch 22 have been a threat waiting in the wings for a while now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53980755207934742522015-03-30T23:28:27.209+01:002015-03-30T23:28:27.209+01:00Gutless CRC CEO's and SMT going along with the...Gutless CRC CEO's and SMT going along with the Sodexo salami slicing. Ultimately it is the CRC who is our employer and the contracts sit with the CRC. When are they going to wake up and grow some balls and realise the risk sits with them if delivery goes tits up because they have no skilled staff left. I've already heard them whining about it not being their fault and blaming the private company.The private companies have shares but it is the CRC management who are accountable for employee maters and delivering on contract. It will be the CRC who faces a tribunal and are expected to deliver. Come on NAPO its time to wake up, you've been caught with your trousers down again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-11400103124609509472015-03-30T23:12:46.298+01:002015-03-30T23:12:46.298+01:00They going to have to come down to ground level an...They going to have to come down to ground level and get hands dirty, demoralised staff won't be giving a fig about that targetsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19719766766696721802015-03-30T23:00:26.398+01:002015-03-30T23:00:26.398+01:00Bloody disgraceful. I doubt at that price you are ...Bloody disgraceful. I doubt at that price you are going to get anyone with passion and commitment. <br />You pay for what you get. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-36279523461905477702015-03-30T22:50:56.870+01:002015-03-30T22:50:56.870+01:00An isolated example I know, but a colleague of min...An isolated example I know, but a colleague of mine joined one of the main unions today solely for the purpose of being able to participate in any official strike action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-9663198071012919632015-03-30T22:47:10.414+01:002015-03-30T22:47:10.414+01:00Keep an eye on Catch 22, who will be delivering th...Keep an eye on Catch 22, who will be delivering through the gate services for CRCs within months.<br />Case manager role at HMP Doncaster paying £16,489 to £22,673, job description as follows<br /><br />http://www.catch-22.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Case-Manager-2015.doc<br /><br />Senior case manager, From £19,527.37 to £26,849.36 per annum<br /><br />http://www.catch-22.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/C22-JD-Snr-Case-Manager-2015.docAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77031030677223915412015-03-30T22:45:32.822+01:002015-03-30T22:45:32.822+01:00Strike action or get their attention?Strike action or get their attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-53889121082894529482015-03-30T22:43:37.794+01:002015-03-30T22:43:37.794+01:00You wana bet. everyone that I have spoken with are...You wana bet. everyone that I have spoken with are full on. <br />We have had enough of this bullshit. <br />staff are exhausted with this crap.<br />The momentum is there because this effects everyone whether you are CRC or NPS.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-78927856890968519802015-03-30T22:33:27.950+01:002015-03-30T22:33:27.950+01:00And blog it dont keep itbto yourself !And blog it dont keep itbto yourself !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38714528940358627462015-03-30T22:32:01.661+01:002015-03-30T22:32:01.661+01:00It's time for Sodexo to change their name to S...It's time for Sodexo to change their name to SonnexoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com