Troubled British PC maker Evesham Technology has been thrown a $22m lifeline by TimeUK founder, Tahir Mohsan. Evesham, which blamed the closure of the government-backed Home Computing Initiative (HCI) for landing it in financial hot water, said most of its stores will close under the restructure.
The Evesham-based firm has 16 …
Good news about the Catalist de-accreditation. What about BECTA and all the other ones we used to shout about? Surely they to are no longer applicable.
this isnt a help group for companies that sink. this is a technology website.
stop posting anonymously, its obvious you are the same poster over and over again.
you may be right, I may have too much time on my hands, but if i were in your position i would be using that time to get a new job, not flaming people here.
for gods sake, you dont need The Register to organise anything, so just take yourselves elsewhere and moan in unison there.
I will assume that all the other ex-evesham employees are busy finding themselves new jobs instead of enjoying the limelight here.
It is also strange how the evesham website still doesnt mention that you are all jobless...
oh, and well done on using google to find out all about me - arent you a clever boy.
I am very sad to hear about the demise of "Evesham Micros". I worked with you all for 12 years and they were some of the best years I had. It used to be a great company to work for with some of the best employees around. I wish all of you the best in your fight for compensation and luck in finding future gainful employment.
In answer to Karim's theory about the number of anonymous commenters. At time of writing 33 different people have submitted comments anonymously on this story.
Having the ability to post anonymously is valuable, especially where livelihoods are involved. But it does make more sense to adopt a "handle", whereby other readers can identify comments as yours, without knowing what your real name is.
The Register appears to welcome comments about this story. As far as I can see the only comments diverting from the story are those of Karim's.
The comments here are related to the story and expand on the story, giving readers an insight into the realities of what has happened to real people - those affected by this incident - giving the article more depth.
If the comments were not posted (and I personally thank the Register for allowing the continuation of this thread) then the story according to the press in general would be incredibly one-sided in favour of Mr Austin and his own press-releases. Now that wouldn't paint a very balanced picture would it?
All the best to those involved with Evesham Technology.
Despite the caustic comments of others Evesham Technology (born Micros) was part of the UK IT Industry for many years. From the early days through Freeze Frames to Evesham PCs everyone at the company could be relied on to pull things through, a truly great place to work and anyone who I know who needs a reference can find me on LinkedIn. The Evesham of now may be a different place but I wish those with and without jobs the best of luck for the future.
Guys & Gals - I see the GMB have got involved. Good - they've had a lot of history dealing with the Mohsans at Time and they have seen all the tricks before.
For those of us who were in the Union at Time/Granville they did a good job at getting more cash. I know it may sound like bolting the stable door now the company has gone under, but I really would suggest you go along and see what they have to say.
Based on what I've seen here it looks like the new company may be trying to short-change you. If you join the GMB you have a good chance of blocking them, and of getting what you are owed. Please go along and see what they have to say. For £10 / month (or thereabouts) it really is worth it.
I repeat - they got their members more cash at Time, they should be able to do the same for you as whats happening is a virtual rerun, with the same people behind it again.
you need to register with the GMB *ASAP* and they will act upon your case along with everyone elses.
the existing staff at evesham and the redundant, are two different issues and will be dealt with seperately.
they need 50% of CURRENT employees to turn up in order to try and protect their futures.
the meeting today is an information meeting, if you can't make it I suggest you phone them at their Tewksbury office - 01684 290650 - and register, make them aware it's in relation to Evesham Technology and they will do the rest.
Career Opportunities at NFU Mutual, Stratford Upon Avon
As an ex-Evesham Technology employee I would like to express my shock at their sudden demise.
However, I have been asked by my managers here at NFU Mutual to point out that we are currently looking for Service Desk / Helpdesk analysts and system testers based in our offices in Stratford Upon Avon.
Please contact Mark Johnson at Latham HR for more details:
Career Opportunities at NFU Mutual, Stratford Upon Avon
As an ex-Evesham Technology employee I would like to express my shock at their sudden demise.
However, I have been asked by my managers here at NFU Mutual to point out that we are currently looking for Service Desk / Helpdesk analysts and system testers based in our offices in Stratford Upon Avon.
Please contact Mark Johnson at Latham HR for more details:
End of an era I suppose. It was bound to happen. I mean, when Evesham branched into selling TV's, that was a warning about future times.
There was a stage, back in the old building, where we had customers queuing out of the door to spend their hard earned cash with us. Not recently. In my opinion Evesham tried to move too fast with schemes that never panned out. Relying on HCI was just an excuse for a business that tried to run with the big guns like Dell and HP, before it could really toddle along with the little ones.
I was with Evesham for longer than most so I've seen the company grow. Slow and steady progress for the most part. Again, in my opinion, the opening of all those outlet stores in one hit was a mistake. We should have stuck with what we had... A dedicated client base, a brand name that commanded respect and with a staff to back it up.
But what is done is done. I wish all my ex-colleagues that are reading this the best of luck.
CDC
PS/ Richard, although you've come in for a lot of bile in this comments thread, I don't see you as Mr Satan. You tried to save things, circumstances prevented that. I am sure you did everything you could.
There seems to be a few people angry at Richard Austin both on here and in other places, which I don't think can be entirely justified.
As far as I am concerned, going back to my earlier comment, the one thing Richard Austin was guilty of is not keeping us informed. It is the 1 and only thing he owed us then we couldve had time to look for other work. Its now a race against time to find work. This is the hardest thing to come to terms with for most of us.
However, I am sure it has been difficult for Richard seeing his company struggle and to an extent I sympathise with him a little. We were all pulling in the same direction and unfortunately it didn't work, well not enough for most of us to keep our jobs. I am saddened to see the company in the hands of others, as far as I can see standards will drop and naturally so will the good reputation of Evesham Technology. Very sad indeed :-(
When all is said and done though I'd like to thank him, the company and my departmental managers for the opportunites given to me. For the most part it was an enjoyable 5 and a half years with fantastic working conditions and colleagues. I will miss Evesham Technology greatly and look back on my time there fondly (minus the last 2 months)
In the early days of Evesham Micros, Richard Austin alwas used to wear Sandles and Green Socks. We used to reffer to him as Sandles. He looked a right Doyle.
His fellow Co-founder and Director Bob Hitchcock ( a real nasty peace of work, who used to love comming in twice a year and either try sacking staff for nothing or reducing them to tears. Sounds like he would have loved Friday) we used to call Mr Cheese ( Because he left a nasty taste in the mouth).
It was a company run by Sandles and Cheese.
I could tell you some stories .... Like a certain MD jumping up and down on a Star LC10 printer , that the user wanted to return , when no fault could be found on it.
I am truly shocked to hear this news of Evesham, but not surprised at all at how it has been handled.
Having worked at Evesham in the early years for many years I have seen staff treated like this many times.
Some of us oldies still have get togethers with Bob Hitchcock who founded Evesham with Richard and to this day he still thanks us for helping to make his fortune.
So come on Richard give these guys some thanks for the years and lifestyle that they have given you.
And I will say to all the employees that there is "Life after Evesham" as us oldies put it - you will eventually get back on your feet and be happy just like us.
Evesham staff old and new please log on and don't be scared to post! people with jobs, links stories, or want to keep or get in touch with old friends!
its worth it just for the showroom video link, so go and drop a post in.
I cannot believe that the Mohsans didn't register geemore,com. Given their supposed internet knowledge (ie they owned Supanet until that was forced into administration last year) it seems incredible that they would miss out on registering that site. Good luck to whoever owns it - AND TAKE LEGAL ADVICE IF THE BROTHERS OFFER TO BUY
To be honest, I dont think they will want the domain, as they are not going to trade under Geemore. They will be changing the name of this company back to some form of Evesham Technology in the near future.
Just like Evesham Micros started like as a t/a for Walltone Ltd. Then in 1988 it became Evesham Micros Ltd and finally in 2002 it became Evesham Technology Ltd.
However I think it was a nice touch getting this domain.
We moved over to Evesham as our PC supplier a few years back and found you guys gave the best support \ sales \ PC quality of anyone we'd used before so it's a real shame it's ended like this.
Heard something was going wrong from the guys we deal with last week then emails started bouncing on Monday and we knew something big must've happened. Got a call from our contact at Evesham about all the redundancies, we cancelled our orders straight away out of principle, certainly won't be dealing with the "new" Evesham that's for sure...
If it is indeed the Time scammers taking over the "new" company won't last long in the market these days!
Thanks to all who did a great job before providing the service you did and good luck for the future...
Evesham has always been about the staff. Not just a brand name, but the life blood. The staff.
I just hope more people exercise good moral vales like this Gent ( could be lady), it would show Austin and Morris what they can do with their GEEMORE.
I really must say, I have been reading the Reg for quite some time now, but never needed to make a comment as most things that needed to be said had already been said.
Unfortunately though, this sorry story has forced me to register and voice my opinion.
Basically, I come here to read articles on IT and new technology. From time to time I read the other non-IT related stuff as an aside (however it is worrying about how much non-IT stuff is being published here now). So I took a look at this story concerning Evesham going, apparently, bust. I thought that this may be an interesting way for my company to pick up a whole load of IT resource at a cut price/quickly - how wrong could I be....
Never before have I seen a site like the Register stoop so low as to allow this sort of nonsense to take place. This is awash with people using this good site as a soapbox to air their greivances with Evesham management as well as people circling like vultures trying to drop recruitment ads for ex-employees. This is shameful.
Lets put this into perspective, Evesham were a second rate computer maker, thats it. They didnt do that very well either - hence the UK staff being released in favour of offshore resources. They spammed quite a lot and the service was pretty shoddy (I used to work for a company that got a quote from Evesham once, we didnt accept). The register isnt a chat forum or job board, the comments left here should have analysed the collapse of Evesham and nothing more. I also noted that once someone had commented similar views, s/he was shouted down by an recently unemployed Evesham cultist. Evesham were pretty bad at what they did, and the staff working there were a large part of that bad business, so if I were you I wouldnt be shouting about how good they were on a site as popular as this.
Also, the comment made by the Reg staffer concerning the ability to be anonymous here - it doesnt apply. These people are trying to organise a protest against Evesham management, why would they post anonymously here for that? Granted, I can understand why you cant have names and phone numbers etc in the posts, but the names they post under would be invaluable. It only goes to show that the person making all the anonymous posts is indeed jobless, and not putting their time to good use by using it to get another job, but instead google people who disagree on here!!
Shame on you Register, and shame on you Evesham people.
Evesham failed, and you were a huge part of that failiure.
Whilst I don't agree with people trying to make personal statements on here, I do believe that these people are fully entitled to express their opinions and the way that they have been treated, especially in light of the fact that Evesham practically tried to cover up the whole "we've gone into administration" thing and shafted hundreds of staff in the process.
Whether you believed Evesham were a 2nd rate manufacturer or not is neither here nor there - Evesham won the awards on a yearly / monthly basis.
Yes the staff were part of that failiure purely because they worked at Evesham, that doesn't make them failiures however - you should be ashamed of your tactless comments when trying to tar all that worked for Evesham with the same brush.
There were a hell of a lot of good staff at Evesham, and if you believe that they offloaded their UK workforce in favor of "offshore resources" then you really don't have a clue and I hope your decision to post under your real name and show how narrow minded you are, raises a few eyebrows with your employers.
Perhaps because the Evesham "brand"-its staff-are one of the most passionate and caring lot it's been the pleasure for many customers to use, perhaps its because the techies know their stuff, perhaps because Richard built up what he did in a less dishonest way than most, perhaps that's why everyone is sullying your byte size world with raw and sad and bad and ugly emotions-
no doubt the ex staff and staff will eventually all get jobs and this will die down-but you can't just smother a life that had spark, vigour and a touch of class just because half the team (and it's still a team) lwere sacrificed fo rthe good of the company.
Mr Austin was genuinely gutted at what he had to do, whatever the reason for having to do it-we came this close to everyone loosing their jobs so please, give the guy a break even if all you want to do today is break his kneck-it'll pass, just like the floods.
Register
Troubled British PC maker Evesham Technology has been thrown a $22m lifeline by TimeUK founder, Tahir Mohsan. Evesham, which blamed the closure of the government-backed Home Computing Initiative (HCI) for landing it in financial hot water, said most of its stores will close under the restructure. The Evesham-based firm has 16 …
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Catalist
Good news about the Catalist de-accreditation. What about BECTA and all the other ones we used to shout about? Surely they to are no longer applicable.
Announcement
GMB Union will be present at Strawberry Fields tomorrow, 1pm where we hope to have a big turn out from the 150 or so made redundant.
The need 50% of people to sign up to force immediate action.
so sorry about my previous comments...
no, actually i am not.
this isnt a help group for companies that sink. this is a technology website.
stop posting anonymously, its obvious you are the same poster over and over again.
you may be right, I may have too much time on my hands, but if i were in your position i would be using that time to get a new job, not flaming people here.
for gods sake, you dont need The Register to organise anything, so just take yourselves elsewhere and moan in unison there.
I will assume that all the other ex-evesham employees are busy finding themselves new jobs instead of enjoying the limelight here.
It is also strange how the evesham website still doesnt mention that you are all jobless...
oh, and well done on using google to find out all about me - arent you a clever boy.
Ex-employee
I am very sad to hear about the demise of "Evesham Micros". I worked with you all for 12 years and they were some of the best years I had. It used to be a great company to work for with some of the best employees around. I wish all of you the best in your fight for compensation and luck in finding future gainful employment.
Anonymous commenters
In answer to Karim's theory about the number of anonymous commenters. At time of writing 33 different people have submitted comments anonymously on this story.
Having the ability to post anonymously is valuable, especially where livelihoods are involved. But it does make more sense to adopt a "handle", whereby other readers can identify comments as yours, without knowing what your real name is.
Drew
El Reg
To All ex-evesham and current employees
some people have been asking for a dedicaded forum for you guys to keep intouch etc. I have set one up at http://www.essentialhomepage.co.uk.
yeah and if Karim ruled the world
until then, ta ta!
The Register appears to welcome comments about this story. As far as I can see the only comments diverting from the story are those of Karim's.
The comments here are related to the story and expand on the story, giving readers an insight into the realities of what has happened to real people - those affected by this incident - giving the article more depth.
If the comments were not posted (and I personally thank the Register for allowing the continuation of this thread) then the story according to the press in general would be incredibly one-sided in favour of Mr Austin and his own press-releases. Now that wouldn't paint a very balanced picture would it?
All the best to those involved with Evesham Technology.
See you guys on the forum.
Part of the IT Industry
Despite the caustic comments of others Evesham Technology (born Micros) was part of the UK IT Industry for many years. From the early days through Freeze Frames to Evesham PCs everyone at the company could be relied on to pull things through, a truly great place to work and anyone who I know who needs a reference can find me on LinkedIn. The Evesham of now may be a different place but I wish those with and without jobs the best of luck for the future.
Luke
Union
Guys & Gals - I see the GMB have got involved. Good - they've had a lot of history dealing with the Mohsans at Time and they have seen all the tricks before.
For those of us who were in the Union at Time/Granville they did a good job at getting more cash. I know it may sound like bolting the stable door now the company has gone under, but I really would suggest you go along and see what they have to say.
Based on what I've seen here it looks like the new company may be trying to short-change you. If you join the GMB you have a good chance of blocking them, and of getting what you are owed. Please go along and see what they have to say. For £10 / month (or thereabouts) it really is worth it.
I repeat - they got their members more cash at Time, they should be able to do the same for you as whats happening is a virtual rerun, with the same people behind it again.
Forum status?
Has a forum been set up yet and does anyone have a link to it?
This post has been deleted by a moderator
To the GMB union poster
Remember there are a lot of field based employees and ex-employees that would like represented too
For field people...
you need to register with the GMB *ASAP* and they will act upon your case along with everyone elses.
the existing staff at evesham and the redundant, are two different issues and will be dealt with seperately.
they need 50% of CURRENT employees to turn up in order to try and protect their futures.
the meeting today is an information meeting, if you can't make it I suggest you phone them at their Tewksbury office - 01684 290650 - and register, make them aware it's in relation to Evesham Technology and they will do the rest.
Re Field workers / union
In that case you still need to contact the GMB yourslef and sign up.
I'm not posting on behalf of the union - I'm just trying to point out that - for us at Time - having them around helped a lot.
Title
Dean
A forum has been set up at www.essentialhomepage.co.uk
Career Opportunities at NFU Mutual, Stratford Upon Avon
As an ex-Evesham Technology employee I would like to express my shock at their sudden demise.
However, I have been asked by my managers here at NFU Mutual to point out that we are currently looking for Service Desk / Helpdesk analysts and system testers based in our offices in Stratford Upon Avon.
Please contact Mark Johnson at Latham HR for more details:
recruit@lathamhr.co.uk
Career Opportunities at NFU Mutual, Stratford Upon Avon
As an ex-Evesham Technology employee I would like to express my shock at their sudden demise.
However, I have been asked by my managers here at NFU Mutual to point out that we are currently looking for Service Desk / Helpdesk analysts and system testers based in our offices in Stratford Upon Avon.
Please contact Mark Johnson at Latham HR for more details:
recruit@lathamhr.co.uk
Well....
End of an era I suppose. It was bound to happen. I mean, when Evesham branched into selling TV's, that was a warning about future times.
There was a stage, back in the old building, where we had customers queuing out of the door to spend their hard earned cash with us. Not recently. In my opinion Evesham tried to move too fast with schemes that never panned out. Relying on HCI was just an excuse for a business that tried to run with the big guns like Dell and HP, before it could really toddle along with the little ones.
I was with Evesham for longer than most so I've seen the company grow. Slow and steady progress for the most part. Again, in my opinion, the opening of all those outlet stores in one hit was a mistake. We should have stuck with what we had... A dedicated client base, a brand name that commanded respect and with a staff to back it up.
But what is done is done. I wish all my ex-colleagues that are reading this the best of luck.
CDC
PS/ Richard, although you've come in for a lot of bile in this comments thread, I don't see you as Mr Satan. You tried to save things, circumstances prevented that. I am sure you did everything you could.
Just like to say
There seems to be a few people angry at Richard Austin both on here and in other places, which I don't think can be entirely justified.
As far as I am concerned, going back to my earlier comment, the one thing Richard Austin was guilty of is not keeping us informed. It is the 1 and only thing he owed us then we couldve had time to look for other work. Its now a race against time to find work. This is the hardest thing to come to terms with for most of us.
However, I am sure it has been difficult for Richard seeing his company struggle and to an extent I sympathise with him a little. We were all pulling in the same direction and unfortunately it didn't work, well not enough for most of us to keep our jobs. I am saddened to see the company in the hands of others, as far as I can see standards will drop and naturally so will the good reputation of Evesham Technology. Very sad indeed :-(
When all is said and done though I'd like to thank him, the company and my departmental managers for the opportunites given to me. For the most part it was an enjoyable 5 and a half years with fantastic working conditions and colleagues. I will miss Evesham Technology greatly and look back on my time there fondly (minus the last 2 months)
Sandles and Cheese.
Just a lite heated Notes.
In the early days of Evesham Micros, Richard Austin alwas used to wear Sandles and Green Socks. We used to reffer to him as Sandles. He looked a right Doyle.
His fellow Co-founder and Director Bob Hitchcock ( a real nasty peace of work, who used to love comming in twice a year and either try sacking staff for nothing or reducing them to tears. Sounds like he would have loved Friday) we used to call Mr Cheese ( Because he left a nasty taste in the mouth).
It was a company run by Sandles and Cheese.
I could tell you some stories .... Like a certain MD jumping up and down on a Star LC10 printer , that the user wanted to return , when no fault could be found on it.
Shocked .......
I am truly shocked to hear this news of Evesham, but not surprised at all at how it has been handled.
Having worked at Evesham in the early years for many years I have seen staff treated like this many times.
Some of us oldies still have get togethers with Bob Hitchcock who founded Evesham with Richard and to this day he still thanks us for helping to make his fortune.
So come on Richard give these guys some thanks for the years and lifestyle that they have given you.
And I will say to all the employees that there is "Life after Evesham" as us oldies put it - you will eventually get back on your feet and be happy just like us.
WWW.GEEMORE.COM
Evesham staff old and new please log on and don't be scared to post! people with jobs, links stories, or want to keep or get in touch with old friends!
its worth it just for the showroom video link, so go and drop a post in.
thanks all!
Forum
A forum has been created and is at
http://www.geemore.com
Geemore.com
I cannot believe that the Mohsans didn't register geemore,com. Given their supposed internet knowledge (ie they owned Supanet until that was forced into administration last year) it seems incredible that they would miss out on registering that site. Good luck to whoever owns it - AND TAKE LEGAL ADVICE IF THE BROTHERS OFFER TO BUY
Geemore domain
To be honest, I dont think they will want the domain, as they are not going to trade under Geemore. They will be changing the name of this company back to some form of Evesham Technology in the near future.
Just like Evesham Micros started like as a t/a for Walltone Ltd. Then in 1988 it became Evesham Micros Ltd and finally in 2002 it became Evesham Technology Ltd.
However I think it was a nice touch getting this domain.
Now ex-Evesham customer...
We moved over to Evesham as our PC supplier a few years back and found you guys gave the best support \ sales \ PC quality of anyone we'd used before so it's a real shame it's ended like this.
Heard something was going wrong from the guys we deal with last week then emails started bouncing on Monday and we knew something big must've happened. Got a call from our contact at Evesham about all the redundancies, we cancelled our orders straight away out of principle, certainly won't be dealing with the "new" Evesham that's for sure...
If it is indeed the Time scammers taking over the "new" company won't last long in the market these days!
Thanks to all who did a great job before providing the service you did and good luck for the future...
RE : Now ex-Evesham customer...
Well done.
Evesham has always been about the staff. Not just a brand name, but the life blood. The staff.
I just hope more people exercise good moral vales like this Gent ( could be lady), it would show Austin and Morris what they can do with their GEEMORE.
this is ridiculous
I really must say, I have been reading the Reg for quite some time now, but never needed to make a comment as most things that needed to be said had already been said.
Unfortunately though, this sorry story has forced me to register and voice my opinion.
Basically, I come here to read articles on IT and new technology. From time to time I read the other non-IT related stuff as an aside (however it is worrying about how much non-IT stuff is being published here now). So I took a look at this story concerning Evesham going, apparently, bust. I thought that this may be an interesting way for my company to pick up a whole load of IT resource at a cut price/quickly - how wrong could I be....
Never before have I seen a site like the Register stoop so low as to allow this sort of nonsense to take place. This is awash with people using this good site as a soapbox to air their greivances with Evesham management as well as people circling like vultures trying to drop recruitment ads for ex-employees. This is shameful.
Lets put this into perspective, Evesham were a second rate computer maker, thats it. They didnt do that very well either - hence the UK staff being released in favour of offshore resources. They spammed quite a lot and the service was pretty shoddy (I used to work for a company that got a quote from Evesham once, we didnt accept). The register isnt a chat forum or job board, the comments left here should have analysed the collapse of Evesham and nothing more. I also noted that once someone had commented similar views, s/he was shouted down by an recently unemployed Evesham cultist. Evesham were pretty bad at what they did, and the staff working there were a large part of that bad business, so if I were you I wouldnt be shouting about how good they were on a site as popular as this.
Also, the comment made by the Reg staffer concerning the ability to be anonymous here - it doesnt apply. These people are trying to organise a protest against Evesham management, why would they post anonymously here for that? Granted, I can understand why you cant have names and phone numbers etc in the posts, but the names they post under would be invaluable. It only goes to show that the person making all the anonymous posts is indeed jobless, and not putting their time to good use by using it to get another job, but instead google people who disagree on here!!
Shame on you Register, and shame on you Evesham people.
Evesham failed, and you were a huge part of that failiure.
Wow you ARE narrowminded...
Whilst I don't agree with people trying to make personal statements on here, I do believe that these people are fully entitled to express their opinions and the way that they have been treated, especially in light of the fact that Evesham practically tried to cover up the whole "we've gone into administration" thing and shafted hundreds of staff in the process.
Whether you believed Evesham were a 2nd rate manufacturer or not is neither here nor there - Evesham won the awards on a yearly / monthly basis.
Yes the staff were part of that failiure purely because they worked at Evesham, that doesn't make them failiures however - you should be ashamed of your tactless comments when trying to tar all that worked for Evesham with the same brush.
There were a hell of a lot of good staff at Evesham, and if you believe that they offloaded their UK workforce in favor of "offshore resources" then you really don't have a clue and I hope your decision to post under your real name and show how narrow minded you are, raises a few eyebrows with your employers.
Title
Perhaps because the Evesham "brand"-its staff-are one of the most passionate and caring lot it's been the pleasure for many customers to use, perhaps its because the techies know their stuff, perhaps because Richard built up what he did in a less dishonest way than most, perhaps that's why everyone is sullying your byte size world with raw and sad and bad and ugly emotions-
no doubt the ex staff and staff will eventually all get jobs and this will die down-but you can't just smother a life that had spark, vigour and a touch of class just because half the team (and it's still a team) lwere sacrificed fo rthe good of the company.
Mr Austin was genuinely gutted at what he had to do, whatever the reason for having to do it-we came this close to everyone loosing their jobs so please, give the guy a break even if all you want to do today is break his kneck-it'll pass, just like the floods.
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