Lockdown/Covid Check In
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@MajorRage said in Lockdown Check In:
@canefan said in Lockdown Check In:
@JC we went to a little Malaysian cafe, Faith Hope Love (so asian) on Marine Parade a few months back. Perfectly passable food and friendly staff. And an Indonesian joint which was okay too
Shit joke.
I thought it looked like a joke. Almost. 😀
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@canefan Faith Hope Love - that's the one I meant.
I've been to the Indonesian but found it poor. Apparently the Dutch guy that had it for over a decade sold it and opened a Filipino Restaurant in the Westshore pub. Never made it there and I see it is now a generic "Asian"
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@dogmeat said in Lockdown Check In:
@JC The Vietnamese cafe in Hastings St is good although its a stretch to call it a restaurant. If it had the little blue plastic chairs it would be very authentic.
Enjoyed Sai when I was down in July although it was more Thai Fusion than traditional and is a bit up itself.
IMO you have two very good Indians in Rasoi and Indigo and the Malay ON marine Parade - can't remember the name but very twee decor It's practically next door to The Dome which is where we were staying - did a good lunch.
Nothing else I can think of and I do agree I have has some shocking ethnic meals in Napier, but for its size you are incredibly fortunate. Hope more don't go the way that Elephant Hill has although when I was last down the place was pumping
Agreed Rasoi is good, really top class ingredients. The railway curry is top notch. Indigo OK too with the whisky collection from God. But I do miss the dreadfully decored cheap and cheerful curry houses from the UK. When I want a curry I don't care about anything else except how it tastes.
Piku in Joll Rd in Havelock North is a good Japanese robatayaki in the mould of ROKA in London. Recommend. Don't go to the attached bar next door, it's a soulless parody of a Japanese bar.
Malo in Porters Hotel (also Havelock North) is pretty good too.
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@JC Thanks for the recommendations. We do tend to stick around Napier when we are down for just a weekend but we generally add on a day to Deco weekend so might give it a try next Feb.
Down in the Bay next week for work but timing of meetings will preclude anything more than a sandwich in Camberley
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@dogmeat said in Lockdown Check In:
@JC Thanks for the recommendations. We do tend to stick around Napier when we are down for just a weekend but we generally add on a day to Deco weekend so might give it a try next Feb.
Down in the Bay next week for work but timing of meetings will preclude anything more than a sandwich in Camberley
Camberly? You poor bastard.
Although, hangi takeaways across form the hospital are a good bet if they’re open (and still exist).
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@JC said in Lockdown Check In:
@Nepia Handi Hangi? Yep still there. There’s a donut place next door to it now that basically sells a heart attack with a hole in the middle. As you can imagine in the ‘stings it sells out by about 8:30 in the morning.
That's just low bro, telling me about this knowing I can't come home .
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So, still in lockdown. Went into work twice the last week for meetings.
Last week was 7 years since the old man died. A few days after that my daughter turned 13.
On Monday they announced a restructure at work. I still have my job, but my reporting lines have changed in a way that pleases me not.
My Line manager doesn't change, which is great.
But he's got a new boss, which is the issue, without going into detail.
Additionally, they broke up our very effective team into two separate areas. Which lacks any form of logic.So tonight I had a beer
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@NTA said in Lockdown Check In:
My Line manager doesn't change, which is great.
But he's got a new boss, which is the issue, without going into detail.
Additionally, they broke up our very effective team into two separate areas. Which lacks any form of logic.those who do the restructures often have no idea about team dynamics, or alot of stuff that makes a successful team or business unit.
Glad your job is safe, restructures suck!
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@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:
@NTA said in Lockdown Check In:
My Line manager doesn't change, which is great.
But he's got a new boss, which is the issue, without going into detail.
Additionally, they broke up our very effective team into two separate areas. Which lacks any form of logic.those who do the restructures often have no idea about team dynamics, or alot of stuff that makes a successful team or business unit.
Glad your job is safe, restructures suck!
Its all about the bottom line. They blow stuff up then leave the mess for others to clean up
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@canefan said in Lockdown Check In:
Its all about the bottom line.
not always, sometimes a square team making money needs to fit into the round hole, so they fuck it up until it fits...
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@canefan @taniwharugby they're restructuring to reduce headcount*, but nobody in my immediate team or the wider team are affected, so I've no idea why they're breaking us up now.
What really shits me is we'd just signed off on all our performance goals for the year. Hopefully the strategy I put together with the line manager sticks.
The other guy coming with our half of the team is really pissed off. One of the tech leads in the team we're joining resigned yesterday and said to him "Good luck with {Manager A} and {Manager B} because they're impossible with work with".
The team we're joining has a reputation for burning through consultants and cash but its a Cannot-Fail that is vital to the business.
*In another area but related to our Division - and good thing as there are some duds there.
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@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:
Glad your job is safe, restructures suck!
Mate, I've just ticked over 13 years at this place, so my redundancy payout (which caps at 10 years) would be about 25 weeks' salary all at the lowest tax rate.
Half a year's pay in one whack, a short career break, and a resume littered with desirable experience and training? Yeah I'll take that.
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@NTA said in Lockdown Check In:
@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:
Glad your job is safe, restructures suck!
Mate, I've just ticked over 13 years at this place, so my redundancy payout (which caps at 10 years) would be about 25 weeks' salary all at the lowest tax rate.
Half a year's pay in one whack, a short career break, and a resume littered with desirable experience and training? Yeah I'll take that.
My place of work thrived over lockdown. I got a new car, pay rise, bonuses all paid out in a lump sum......lockdown was awesome for me career wise.
But it hasn't been like that for everyone, a really good mate lost his job cos of this fucken virus. I happily shouted him more than a few last time we caught up as he was there for me when I was doing it tough. Hopefully he lands on his feet soon.
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@MN5 said in Lockdown Check In:
But it hasn't been like that for everyone, a really good mate lost his job cos of this fucken virus. I happily shouted him more than a few last time we caught up as he was there for me when I was doing it tough. Hopefully he lands on his feet soon.
Yeah and in the couple of catchups we've had since the boss says "Hey guys at least we've still got jobs" which is a good point
BUT that won't mean a fucking thing if the aftermath is just the kind of shit attitude and management for which I was ready to leave 3 years ago. That was the plan: take a month off, spend some of that going solo around NZ for a bit of time alone, and then go looking for work with some payout dosh in the sky rocket.
At least I've got contacts in the building should I need to jump. Can probably pick up another 20-30% with the right position.
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@NTA yea I had a similar payout after my redundancy, still had moments after where I was worried about being able to get a job, should we go back to UK...in the end took all of 5 weeks to get a job, and 4 weeks to move internally at that one, then a year later I got the job I'm in now.
It is just a shit situation when upheaval is for no logical reason...fuck the restructure we went through the morons had budgeted for half the team relocating to Auckland, yet none did....I mean yea sell up here and buy in Auckland, so out of touch.