pearl Report post Posted April 19, 2007 About Twonkman, remember the guy who called me a "forceful mother" & refused to make any adjustments for J at his assessment? (read me posts if you dont, I'll lose the will to live repeating the saga) It all happened by accident really, I was talking to his line manager about what happens next now J hasnt got the apprenticeship, she said, oh his file is passed back to Twonkman & he'll be in touch with other offers. Well my heart sank. So I took a deep breath, & said, well I'd prefer not to deal with him as I found him very obstructive & I have no confidence in him. She didnt seem at all surprised, asked for full details, said she'd be having a word with him, said that we would not have to have any further contact with him, she would ring us with offers, and apologised profusely. I think we can call that a result. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted April 20, 2007 whoo hoo!...................top result Pearl .................it,s nice when someone takes on board your concerns like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ellisisamazing Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Hi Pearl, Well Done!!! I was telling Hootie McBoob last night (she works with SN people, getting them on the job training and mentoring them in the workplace), and she would love to chat with you! She is like a warrior and regularily comes up against discriminative employers....and she fights back!!!!!! I will pm her E-mail to you, if you don't mind?! Lisa xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flora Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Excellent result!!! Flora Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Well done Pearl, that's great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpkinpie Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Well done Pearl We dont have to put up with such people lets hope something will happen to make him improve his attitude Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puffin Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Well done - I am working on doing the same thing with Ms head teacher! However it's a little bit more tricky However I'm hoping that if we complain there might be chance that she gets another job - given that ours is the 4th Local authority that she's worked in in the last 3 years I think this may be a possibility. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karen A Report post Posted April 20, 2007 About Twonkman, remember the guy who called me a "forceful mother" & refused to make any adjustments for J at his assessment? (read me posts if you dont, I'll lose the will to live repeating the saga) It all happened by accident really, I was talking to his line manager about what happens next now J hasnt got the apprenticeship, she said, oh his file is passed back to Twonkman & he'll be in touch with other offers. Well my heart sank. So I took a deep breath, & said, well I'd prefer not to deal with him as I found him very obstructive & I have no confidence in him. She didnt seem at all surprised, asked for full details, said she'd be having a word with him, said that we would not have to have any further contact with him, she would ring us with offers, and apologised profusely. I think we can call that a result. Can I have that line manager please ? I am in desperate need.Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Too right, Pearl, Good for you, people like this need to be brought into line. Good Luck Clare x <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted April 20, 2007 He he, well I have to live up to my "forceful" reputation dont I? Its only the second time in 17 years I have felt strongly enough to complain, so I dont make a habit of it. The last time was 4 years ago & involved a social worker of such jaw-droppingly dangerous incompetence (we are talking child protection issues here) that I had no choice. Twonkman barely registers on the Richter scale by comparison with that. Small but Scary is the image I'm aiming for Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butterfingersbimbo Report post Posted April 22, 2007 go girl!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted April 22, 2007 I share my birthday with Hitler. Maybe Twonkman was right! Mind you I havent invaded any countries recently, just annexed a new computer in the office when no one was looking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted April 23, 2007 A little update - I got home today & found a phone message from H, Twonkmans line manager, offering J two more job interviews - just 2 working days after I complained! I'll be phoning her tomorrow to find out more I think J might be high on her list of priorities at the mo.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dooday24 Report post Posted April 24, 2007 well done hope j gets wat he wants lv donnaxx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites