Day 1

[zazen999]

I know it's only been 3 hours since I was officially un/self-employed but I need you good people to shout at me and kick some butt.

I hate phoning people for business - I just like to get on and do the job in hand.

Big fonts and strong shouty words would help right now.

I'm a bit and and alot of

[OllieMartin]

Get off the vine and go and do some work!

[zazen999]

Fankoo.....

[HeyWayne]

now!......

[Rhona]

*No-one talk to Andrea even though she's dead funny and everything. DON'T TALK TO HER. She's busy.*

Hang on. Three hours? Probably time for a coffee break.

[Madhouseof5]

Isn't it lunchtime?

[di]

It's your turn in Scrabble!

Then...GET ON WITH IT!!!(whatever "it" may be?)

[piskieinboots]

You have my deepest sympathies, I hate hate hate calling for business - thankfully I haven't had to do it for many years.

Any use giving me an idea of what you what? I know people *taps nose

And keep the heck away from here, there and elsewhere to do with forums

[zazen999]

It's a bit of a niche market which is half the problem!

I design training plans for construction companies so that they can totally max out their ConstructionSkills/CITB grants; about 75% of companies who pay their CITB levy don't claim at all; and most that do claim for training grants are getting less out than they put in.

Unfortunately; the Top Guys always put us in touch with the training managers who just say 'we have someone who does it for us' and don't want egg on their faces to be shown what they have been missing out on for so long. As I used to work for the above organisation and used to train their advisers on what is and isn't available - I know my onions [so to speak].

Anyway - I've got a soup heating up now that I have been trying to avoid eating all morning; it is full of about 10 of your 5 a day [very very fullsome] - so I'd better get on, have that and get back on the phones.

I've made some calls, left some message and will continue along the path of righteousness in trying to equalise some financial goodness in the construction world.

[piskieinboots]

Do you have a website? Is there some text we could get around on Twitter?

[FionaH]

keep at it !

[zazen999]

I am, I am;

I've left today's phoning to work on the one customer that I took with me - I am due to invoice him his first payment soon so have decided to make calls for half a day and work on his stuff for the other half.

So, back to spreadsheets for a few hours.

Kick me again at 9am tomorrow; I'll be here.

[dexterdoglancashire]

I cant kick you at 9am tomorrow - Im at work myself SO........you are one of the best people I know re: training and how to claim the £ for doing so (having done the same myself in the past).

REMINDER FOR 9AM:

YOU CAN DO IT HONEY! KEEP AT IT!

Send me an update Mrs with your progress for Wednesday by 5pm

Only joking! Good luck chuck. YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!

[Jeanied]

Hi Zazen - judging from the vine today you have had an action packed day of displacement activity! How do I know? Guess what I was doing!