It is over
Grandad February 19th, 2010
Today is a Big Day.
In 1971, I first drove through the gates of Montrose on my Yamaha 80 to start work in RTE.
It was supposed to be a temporary position for a period of six months. That six months never ended until I left in 2001. Now, even though I left in 2001, I still actually stayed on the payroll, so technically I have been working there for the last nearly forty years.
Today, I retire.
I am officially a pensioner.
Of course, RTE are throwing a big party for me tonight. All my old colleagues will be there, and the Director General will make a speech and a presentation. This will be followed by an open bar and I will finally be poured into a taxi [at RTE’s expense] and brought home.
Like fuck!
I received a letter last week, informing me I was retiring and thanking me for all my years work. It said that they would be in touch before The Big Day.
That is all I have heard. They never got in touch. Fucking bastards. No party. No presentation. No speeches [be grateful for small mercies]. Not even a fucking handshake. All those years, nay decades of blood sweat and tears and all I get is a fucking letter. How quickly they forget. Miserable, tight-fisted, amnesiac cunts.
I suppose I did get something out of all those years in RTE though.
At least I got to ‘know’ Sharon.
Heh!
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Happy retirement.
At least it won’t be a big shock wondering what to do with yourself when you wake up on Monday morning.
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I was thinking of taking up a hobby. That ‘Blogging’ thing looks interesting. Anyone know anything about it?
Blogging, nah. Although you might want to ask TheOtherFellow about it. Word has it that he’s quite well up on it.
Is that the same as that witter thing they’re all talking about?
Maybe you could write a book.
.-= not twitter´s last brainfart .. Surprising Toyota plan to increase production =-.
Robert – Ask that eejit? No chance. Nobody reads his site anyway. Hah!
Not Twitter – Witter? Not Witter? Never heard of it. I suppose I could write a book, but no one would publish it…….
Jayze, Groandad. Myself and a couple of other concerned citizens are doing better than you are at the moment with RTE.
Couple of weeks back we decided to email their production legal team asking whether we could have details of RTE’s policy on awarding production contracts. It hadn’t escaped our attention that a company called Kairos had been making LOADS of programmes for RTE Religious Affairs Unit and as Kairos is based in Maynooth we thought it might be interesting to see whether the public broadcaster contracts policies and oversight were being adhered to.
Last email to them was 12th February (last Friday) and we’ve just received an email dated 19th February from the production lawyer thanking us for our enquiry and that they would be back to us within a week with details of the proper commissioning process.
Sorry about that Groandad. I think RTE Religious Affairs (where undoubtedly you will have worked) are a bit busy going ‘Ohhh shiiiiiittttttt’ at the moment.
Well congrats on the retirement. You started in 1971? That’s a bit old to start a career. Let’s see, you were married in 1938 and your daughter was born in ’47. so you must have been in your late 50′s when you started working. What did you do before this? Build beer wagons? Potato farmer? Maybe you helped build the mechanisms that powered the victrola. Enquiring minds want to know.
.-= Brianf´s last brainfart .. The (Re)Birth of a Blog =-.
And here it is- an archive photo of Groandad setting off from home for work at RTE in 1971.
http://dadsvintageads.blogspot.com/2009/10/1964-yamaha-80cc-yg-1-vintage.html
Cap’n Con – I wish you luck in your wait for a response. I have you have plenty of food and water in for the wait? I rarely strayed near the Religious Department, unless I had a hefty string of garlic around my neck. Thanks for the photo!
Brianf – You know damned well that I was too busy winning the war and all that crap. You Americans claimed all the credit, but frankly all you did was get in the way.
Heh- no worries Groandad. Don’t worry re RTE caper. We have a cunning plan. But we have to show we’ve made efforts to query through the process first;)
I rather hope they fail to respond…
Cap’n Con – The best of luck with ‘em [shower of tossers].
It was ever thus Grandad .. I retired in 2003 having worked for the same large organisation in London for 30 years ..
My Departmental Manager (who’d only been in post for a fortnight) .. and who didn’t know me from Adam said some meaningless drivel & presented me with a framed Certificate, showing the dates on which I started & finished with them ..
That said, I didn’t really expect any better from the wankers .. so wasn’t unduly disappointed ..
I have to say, I’ve been a much happier person since leaving their employ ..
Retirement – when every day seems like Saturday ……
Cap’n Haddock – I wouldn’t expect any more from that shower. In fairness tough, I am now entitled to one of the huge perks of RTE pensioners – no; not a TV licence but a free RTE Guide posted to my home each week. WOW!!
Cardi – I wouldn’t know. I can’t tell one day of the week from the next. Fucking bliss!!!
Well, a very merry retirement to you, sir. Now watch, RTE will ring you up wanting to do an interview with you about HR. It’s inevitable.
.-= Kirk M´s last brainfart .. I’ve given it a lot of thought =-.
Thank you, Kind Sir. They have already done that, ages ago.
HR ? … The “Doris” from my old HR Dept wanted to conduct an “exit” interview when I retired ..
I explained to her that as the HoD could only spare me 5 minutes & didn’t even offer me a cup of Tea after 30 years loyal service .. She could stick her “exit” interview where the sun doesn’t shine … I never did have one .. Ha ha
Like you Grandad, the only contact I want with my former employer is when the oul’ pension money hits the Bank Account every month .. works for me .. Lol