Took the first steps to becoming an IAM National observer today, will hopefully be starting the course in the spring, and aiming at taking my qualification assessment in the Autumn...looking forward to the challenge
Hope it all goes well and you can see past the idiosyncrasies of each of the mentors who help you through the process. Everyone has their own take on how it should be despite having the same source documentation If you feel the need to bounce anything off someone, please feel free to PM me or any other NOb on here Andy
Started the ball rolling to claim my work pension. Go to the pension website and email the Customer Relationship Team as per the contact details. I received an automated reply stating if my enquiry relates to pensions I can email Employer Pensions. I then emailed Employer Pensions; get an automated reply telling me someone will be in touch. Just been copied into an email from Employer Pensions to the Customer Relationship team telling the Customer Relationship Team to contact me. Why do I get the impression this is going to be hard work…
Tell me about it.... I feel your pain. Although not pensions I'm presently doing the admin with the health service for Mrs Bee's treatment and I must have had the need to log into at least 4 different web sites. Each for a slightly different purpose e.g. comms from the surgery, comms from the hospital/consultant, appointments etc. And in each case the links are often prefaced with things like "Your primary care provider has chosen to use 'blah blah' as it's booking appointment partner" As if I give a chuff who they have selected as their 'kin booking partner all I want to do is book an appointment. Preferably from the same place I am logged into presently. The government/state/civil service are trying to overlay online working onto aged & sclerotic paper system(s) that have a good deal of personnel & process resistance to change. There's just too many internal departmental silos, empires & interested parties for it to ever work efficiently and to the benefit of the user.
I have been told by a paramedic not to call 999, but to call 111*, you will get a faster response, as the 111 calls take precedence over the 999 calls *sure it was 111, will check and confirm later **confirmed, it is 111
No, i was told this by a paramedic friend, my wife called 999 for her mother, he was on switchboard, said every 111 call that comes in is guaranteed a response within 1 hour, whereas 999 calls are not, so, the 999 ambulance calls keep getting pushed further back in the queue
Nerd win....now the Ram and Storage prices are rocketing i ordered 96gb back at the start of Dec for 275 quid - supposed to be a 3 month wait, got delievered yesterday...same stuff is now 700 quid...
So the cops took me to hospital because it'd be quicker than an ambulance, because I'd come off a 999. Now I understand!
