i just wanted ask . . . is it me? or . . .
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I totally agree, people are overrated 
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ok, so here's a turn up for the books. maybe it's not all that bad.
i sent an email back to the company of the driver that hit me. i told them that VW insurance had all the details and would be proceeding with a claim, then went on to say, you've destroyed a rare day off for me, you've left me disappointed with how people treat people, all of the people i spoke to in the chain were dismissive and unhelpful, and you all chose to be that way when you could have just helped. that i'd got up expecting a good day and this situation had ruined it. so thanks for that.
well, the owner was out of the office at a meeting, then he checked his email, first one he saw was mine, including the office's previous dismissive response, turns out he doesn't think like them. he apologised, has paid for the damage direct to VW, then made his office manager phone and apologise for not even taking the call because he told his secretary to deal with me.
so not everyone is bad, but it shouldn't have to get to the point where one good egg has to correct the failings of 4 or 5 bad eggs.
but credit where credit is due, he sorted it in the end.
i sent an email back to the company of the driver that hit me. i told them that VW insurance had all the details and would be proceeding with a claim, then went on to say, you've destroyed a rare day off for me, you've left me disappointed with how people treat people, all of the people i spoke to in the chain were dismissive and unhelpful, and you all chose to be that way when you could have just helped. that i'd got up expecting a good day and this situation had ruined it. so thanks for that.
well, the owner was out of the office at a meeting, then he checked his email, first one he saw was mine, including the office's previous dismissive response, turns out he doesn't think like them. he apologised, has paid for the damage direct to VW, then made his office manager phone and apologise for not even taking the call because he told his secretary to deal with me.
so not everyone is bad, but it shouldn't have to get to the point where one good egg has to correct the failings of 4 or 5 bad eggs.
but credit where credit is due, he sorted it in the end.
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it's probably an opportunity to see the good there Jon. Someone with a shred of power actually did good.
I think it's also worth bearing in mind that what you may be seeing in people at the moment is the visible manifestation of a lot of people living a tough life at the moment. I work in the civil service (health protection) and of a team of nearly 30, HALF are either working or looking for second jobs. Their pay (and mine) has been degraded by over 30% in the last 10 years, and they are struggling to make ends meet on what is now minimum wage in one of the most expensive parts of the country. They are not the cheery bunch that I knew pre-pandemic. I'm not looking for sympathy, and I know you don't pay yourself a decent wage either, but a lot of folks are struggling.
We're living in interesting times.
I think it's also worth bearing in mind that what you may be seeing in people at the moment is the visible manifestation of a lot of people living a tough life at the moment. I work in the civil service (health protection) and of a team of nearly 30, HALF are either working or looking for second jobs. Their pay (and mine) has been degraded by over 30% in the last 10 years, and they are struggling to make ends meet on what is now minimum wage in one of the most expensive parts of the country. They are not the cheery bunch that I knew pre-pandemic. I'm not looking for sympathy, and I know you don't pay yourself a decent wage either, but a lot of folks are struggling.
We're living in interesting times.
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And I actually do have a present sat here waiting for you 
I think this is the most sensible thing I've ever read on this part of the forum. What's going on?
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i'm not getting that present now am i?
