Pet Peeves IV

[Hibrandenburg]

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Paternity leave. 2 weeks isn’t enough.

Move to Germany, we get 14 months paid for both parents with 1 parent able to take a maximum of 12 months.

[DH1875]

Ordered food on BK app. Supposed to be £18.96 and charged £29.44. They've added tax onto the bill which isn't something you normally see in UK as normally the price you see is the price you pay.

[easty]

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Move to Germany, we get 14 months paid for both parents with 1 parent able to take a maximum of 12 months.

Too late, bairn was born a few days ago

[CropleyWasGod]

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Ordered food on BK app. Supposed to be £18.96 and charged £29.44. They've added tax onto the bill which isn't something you normally see in UK as normally the price you see is the price you pay.

What kind of tax?

[Hibrandenburg]

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Too late, bairn was born a few days ago

Congratulations!

[DH1875]

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What kind of tax?

No idea. Literally just says the word tax on the receipt and charged a fiver. Was supposed to get a free Chicken Royal but been charged for that too.

Went online and their chat not working so says to email them. The email address they give isn't recognised though...

[silverhibee]

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Any idea if the cafe that was there before is coming back? They told us they'd be away for a few months while the development was happening, but that was a few years ago now.

Used to love Sunday breakfast there.

Was that the cafe next to the chippy, if so I think it was all sold and there doesn’t look like any more let’s for shops yet, even my optician has packed up, he was there for a very long time as well.

Have you tried the cafe at Drylaw shops next door to Baynes bakers.

[danhibees1875]

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Move to Germany, we get 14 months paid for both parents with 1 parent able to take a maximum of 12 months.

With the option of shared parental leave that doesn't sound wildly different to what is generally on offer here. It sounds like it's structured a bit differently so the onus is on a more even split of the time as opposed to what would effectively require the Mum to gift some of their time to the Dad to balance out the time off.

There's a middle ground somewhere between 6 months (Abrdn? Aegon?) and 2 weeks I suppose!

[easty]

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With the option of shared parental leave that doesn't sound wildly different to what is generally on offer here. It sounds like it's structured a bit differently so the onus is on a more even split of the time as opposed to what would effectively require the Mum to gift some of their time to the Dad to balance out the time off.

There's a middle ground somewhere between 6 months (Abrdn? Aegon?) and 2 weeks I suppose!

I work for Edinburgh Uni, we’re a massive employer. I think 2 weeks is crap. Yeah, I could have shared leave, but then she’d have to give up some of hers.

[Moulin Yarns]

People who ask about a game in a holiday destination.

If you are so keen to watch St mirren v hibs don't go on holiday!

[Just Alf]

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People who ask about a game in a holiday destination.

If you are so keen to watch St mirren v hibs don't go on holiday!

Or it could be a wee double check for some local knowledge

[Moulin Yarns]

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Or it could be a wee double check for some local knowledge

Or it could be, look at me I'm in. (name of foreign resort)

[Keith_M]

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Correct. I take the point above about the strain on employers but from a personal point of view I felt like I was barely there when both my kids were born. My wife was still physically struggling after the strain of giving birth (thank **** I'm a man) and needed help for a lot longer than 2 weeks. I was working long days, coming home and trying to do my bit, not sleeping much and then repeating it all the next day. I was physically present but mentally I had checked out. We were both like zombies and it definitely took a toll on us both.

I had two days leave for my second child (one of which was taking my wife to the hospital), none for my first.

Times have changed, I suppose.

[matty_f]

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With the option of shared parental leave that doesn't sound wildly different to what is generally on offer here. It sounds like it's structured a bit differently so the onus is on a more even split of the time as opposed to what would effectively require the Mum to gift some of their time to the Dad to balance out the time off.

There's a middle ground somewhere between 6 months (Abrdn? Aegon?) and 2 weeks I suppose!

FNZ were just launching some spectacular looking parental leave policies when I left. It would still not be enough to make me even think about recommending them as an employer though, but thought I’d give them some credit for that.

[McD]

When my daughter was born, I was able to get 6 weeks paid leave, which I could take as I liked over a 12 month period, as long as at least 1 week was taken when she was born. That was definitely at the better end of the scale. Some guys I knew having a child at the same time weren’t taking any parental leave, as they were only entitled to 2 weeks at the same pay rate as statutory sick pay, and they couldn’t afford the drop in wages.

[speedy_gonzales]

Not so much a pet peeve but an irrational irritation.
Popped in to IKEA last night and was sitting down with my meatballs (as you do) when a mini drama unfolded in the pick-up area below.
A couple of ladies (maybe mother/daughter) were trying to load a stupid amount of flat pack boxes in to their family sized car.
They were trying every permutation, seats forward, seats back, seats down.
For a good 20 minutes I thought I was watching the latest Olympic sport of car loading Tetris.
Eventually, a couple of young lads in high Viz vests came along and started to assist.
Even when I left they were still trying to shoe-horn every last piece of Leksvik furniture the store had in to this mid-size SUV.
16 hours later, I've just realised I need to know if they were successful!

[Just Alf]

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Or it could be, look at me I'm in. (name of foreign resort)

You may a have a point to be fair ......

Anyways.....

Anyone know where I can watch the St Mirren game in San Francisco???

[Alfiembra]

Bluebottles… annoying pesky flies buzzing everywhere just now.

[stuart-farquhar]

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You may a have a point to be fair ......

Anyways.....

Anyone know where I can watch the St Mirren game in San Francisco???

Vesuvius cafe. Broadway. If it's not on the beer is good.

[Just Alf]

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Vesuvius cafe. Broadway. If it's not on the beer is good.

Always good to have a decent fall back option if the footy isn't on

[Just_Jimmy]

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Too late, bairn was born a few days ago

Congratulations

My first is due mid Sept. I've taken 2 weeks pat leave and used 4 weeks AL. Gives me around 6 weeks off work.

I agree, it's crap for Dad's.

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[Jones28]

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Bluebottles… annoying pesky flies buzzing everywhere just now.

Get yourself an electric swatter.

[overdrive]

When your wife asks if you can just get food for her too when you go up to the buffet at a party. You look like a greedy gannet piling all the food on to the plate.

[Bridge hibs]

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When your wife asks if you can just get food for her too when you go up to the buffet at a party. You look like a greedy gannet piling all the food on to the plate.

Yep, been there and got the belly too

[Just Alf]

On a food theme... ordered breakfast, watching the app tracker, courier leaves the restaurant and goes the wrong way... track them to Macdonalds where they sit for almost 10 mins, they leave then stop a couple of times, tracker then shows them nearing my street (eventually!)... suddenly it changes to delivered, as I'm at the door ready for the delivery I pop my head out and the street's empty.

Aaarrghhh!

[Pretty Boy]

People that send work emails with stupid fonts.

There are multiple business fonts available. Don't use Comic Sans, Eurostile or Verdana please.

[Moulin Yarns]

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People that send work emails with stupid fonts.

There are multiple business fonts available. Don't use Comic Sans, Eurostile or Verdana please.

I get important information sent with the font Kristen!!!

[nonshinyfinish]

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People that send work emails with stupid fonts.

There are multiple business fonts available. Don't use Comic Sans, Eurostile or Verdana please.

Comic Sans is obviously ridiculous and Eurostile is too graphic-designy for email, but why Verdana? It's pretty vanilla and to me looks similar to the kind of fonts I'd expect to see in email. The only thing that stands out at all to me is that it's a bit wider spaced.

[Hiber-nation]

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Comic Sans is obviously ridiculous and Eurostile is too graphic-designy for email, but why Verdana? It's pretty vanilla and to me looks similar to the kind of fonts I'd expect to see in email. The only thing that stands out at all to me is that it's a bit wider spaced.

Our office font geek always used Verdana.

[overdrive]

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Comic Sans is obviously ridiculous and Eurostile is too graphic-designy for email, but why Verdana? It's pretty vanilla and to me looks similar to the kind of fonts I'd expect to see in email. The only thing that stands out at all to me is that it's a bit wider spaced.

I'm sure Verdana was the default font on Word for a while in the same Calibri is now.