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When meeting up take sensible precautions. Meet in a public place and let others know where you are going.

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City Slickers - Feb meet up

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Kayleigh · 04/02/2004 10:38

Anyone fancy a meet-up luch time on Wednesday 25th Feb ?
If there are as many of us as last time maybe we should try and book somewhere.

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vivat · 04/02/2004 13:04

I'd love to come - thanks for organising

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dinosaur · 04/02/2004 13:07

Yaaay Kayleigh! I'd like to come along! Agree that booking might be a good idea if there are a few of us.

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Twinkie · 04/02/2004 13:07

Meee tooo XXX

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binkie · 04/02/2004 13:29

s my birthday .. will be trying not to be at work -next time please

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Kayleigh · 04/02/2004 13:31

Awww binkie. Come and celebrate with us. We'll sing

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Metrobaby · 06/02/2004 16:00

count me in too.

Actually I wonder now who will be the next one to get pg after this meet up given the past history of these city lunch meetups

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kaz33 · 06/02/2004 16:06

Can I come too please ?

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dinosaur · 06/02/2004 16:11

Of course kaz33. I think I saw on another thread that you're a lawyer? There are a couple of us already!

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kaz33 · 06/02/2004 16:12

I don't know if that is a selling point Dinasour

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dinosaur · 06/02/2004 16:13

kaz33 - I know, hope it doesn't put everyone else off!

binkie and I did not talk shop at the last one, I promise!

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kaz33 · 06/02/2004 16:15

Looking forward to it.

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madgirl · 09/02/2004 09:18

in my dairy - looking forward to it.

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Kayleigh · 09/02/2004 09:42

Madgirl, You're in your dairy ! How many cows do you have ?

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madgirl · 09/02/2004 10:13

whoops! god having mare of a day so far. went to pick ds up from nursery on friday and they said he had been hitting other kids, and i was so so upset and cried all friday eve. maybe cos i'm pregnant, it's just that he is so gentle with other children normally. maybe cos we had a disrupted week as we were having our floors sanded and varnished etc and all furniture in kitchen etc etc, don't know. then i found out this morning that i am not going to get any commisson for quarter 2 as i am leaving for maternity on april 16th, fair enough but all we are doing now is selling in to q2, i feel like i have done them a real favour by saying that i probably won't be going back after maternity, and can't be bothered to pull my finger out and bow to real pressure from my boss for q2 if i'm not even going to get any commission........it's not the money, it's the way i'm being treawted. so then i burst into tears and now i can't stop.

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Kayleigh · 09/02/2004 10:23

oh madgirl. Am not in work today or we could meet up and you could use my shoulder.

Am sure your ds will be fine. It was probably a one off and maybe he was being goaded by an other kid. As for work, i think that is really out of order for them to expect you to work for no commission. You should surely get something ? Can you speak to HR or something. Sounds to me like discrimination.

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Metrobaby · 09/02/2004 14:54

madgirl - it doesn't sound fair to me either. Surely you should get the commission pro rata ??

Dino - I had no idea Binkie was a lawyer. You both look far too approachable to be lawyers IMO !

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pie · 09/02/2004 14:56

Where are you thinking of having it?

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dinosaur · 09/02/2004 15:00

Metrobaby

Unfortunately I don't know much about employment law - I'd be a darn sight more use on this board if I did

Madgirl - it probably is pregnancy hormones making you weepy - but it does sound like you are being treated unfairly at work - maybe tomorrow or later in the week if you are feeling a bit better you could try and tackle your work about the commission issue? And don't worry about your DS - everyone is allowed to have an off-day, after all, and it doesn't sound from what you say as if there is a serious problem here (and I know about four year olds with behaviour problems, having one of those myself!).

I'm around this week if you want to meet up for a quick coffee - just post a message on here.

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kaz33 · 09/02/2004 15:31

Madgirl - again not an employment lawyer but sounds not right. What does your employment contract say? Perhaps an email to your boss with a copy to Human Resources, they tend to be nervous about potential claims, might just clear the matter up.

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binkie · 09/02/2004 15:57

Madgirl, certainly sounds like a fast one to me. When you started, or last returned from mat. leave, sorry don't know how long you've been in the job, presumably you didn't get any commission for work you yourself hadn't sold? In which case, of course you should get at least your pro rata - who else is it going to go to?!

And as far as I remember it (personal experience only, also am not employment specialist) employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis that you are maybe thinking of not returning to work.

Little boys - could go on for ever, so won't start. Just that if this is a one-off for him he must be lovely!