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twoscoops



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1924
Location: Warwickshire
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 12:57 pm    Post subject: Regrets, I've had a few... Reply with quote
    

Three years this week I�ve been here. I can hardly believe I stuck around that long. I don�t enjoy the work, the place is horrible, the people just OK (apart from one good chum), the level of professionalism is pretty low, the MD thinks he�s a superhero. However, the upside of being able to do my week�s work in one day means a lot of surfing (90% pointless, 10% useful, like Downsizer, planning holidays, researching businesses), only 20 minutes from home, 9-5.30 with a lunch hour, freedom to plan my own travel itineraries, cheap guitar amps and actually the money isn�t bad. So what am I moaning about?

I guess we all get bored after a while, but for almost four years I�ve had a dream to work for myself. To run a really nice, welcoming, well-stocked speciality food shop. I had two shops fall through on me, one of them this summer at the eleventh hour. I was gutted. Just less than an hour ago I completed on my new shop. No going back; I�m responsible to pay the rent, every quarter, for the next twelve years. This had better work. But I�ve decided that it isn�t stressful enough, and we�re selling our house as well, because the shop is in Gloucestershire.

Later this afternoon I�m going to give superman the news. I�m leaving next week sometime. I suppose I ought to give a months notice, but I also suppose that by law I should have been given a letter outlining my terms of employment, so I�m not too worried.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Congratulations. At long last.

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Excellent, I know you have been after this for some time and I'm really chuffed for you. Whenever you are open and it coincides with a visit back home for me I'll make a trip to sample your wares.

BTW, current job wise I'm in exactly the same place as you were, only with a two hour daily commute.

Northern_Lad



Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Gulp. Big, brave steps them, Mr Scoops.

All the best with the business, and I hope we don't see you around here too much (meaning that the shop's busy, obviously)

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45671
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Well done sunshine, I'm really really glad that it's happening, don't forget if there's anything that you need help or advice on gis a shout.

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Great news

Where is the shop exactly?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

And don't forget to write an article about your experiences, in exchange for which you can have a free ad.

twoscoops



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1924
Location: Warwickshire
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Will do. Moreton in Marsh - don't worry, I'll be letting you all know exactly where it is closer to opening time!

bernie-woman



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: shropshire
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Congratulations - all the best for the move

jema
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

twoscoops wrote:
Will do. Moreton in Marsh - don't worry, I'll be letting you all know exactly where it is closer to opening time!


That's almost local

Jonnyboy



Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sean wrote:
And don't forget to write an article about your experiences, in exchange for which you can have a free ad.


That would be a great article, I would love to do something similar with a small bistro attached and have wondered about getting stock in advance of an opening etc.

Are you refurbishing yourself? I know that shopfitting is hellishly expensive.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45671
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jonnyboy wrote:
I know that shopfitting is hellishly expensive.


Our local Indian had a crew from poland fit it out

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Jonnyboy wrote:
I know that shopfitting is hellishly expensive.


Our local Indian had a crew from poland fit it out


Weirdly the latest work on our water mains is being done by gangs of Lithuanians. It always makes me think of Robert de Niro in Brazil.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Moreton-in-Marsh *is* local. Yay. We need your address, and website and stuff, so we can visit and try samples before nipping to Sainsbury's.

twoscoops



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Warwickshire
PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 05 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Keeping the shopfitting simple - some pine furniture which will look nice and won't be fitted.

I'll be paying cash up front for initial stock purchases, then on credit.

Luckily there are no out of town superstores around there. Yet.

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