Return of the Rev
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Memories!
I think the case of the traffic cone and the police horse at Anfield will be forever remembered by those who were there
happy days
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Ok hands up! Who has worked at amex?
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happy daysdaveinprague
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Was there from 79 to 90 in the communications center. Worked on shift with the sadly passed Martin Blyth
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Bhaexpress another amex/nsc who is no longer with us.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
1987 - 1998 when outsourced to Xerox but stayed in Amex House from 1998 - 2003 when goonered, but got another job back with Amex from 2003 - 2005
Miss it loads and would go back tomorrow if I could.
Miss it loads and would go back tomorrow if I could.
daveinprague
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The staff canteen, sorry restaurant, was pretty impressive!... no idea what its like now, but they really went for it in the early days..steak bar, salad bar, stirfry bar, along with the usual meat and two veg meals...
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Hotdogs, extra onions
Yes, I remember Martin Blyth
Anyone remember Mary in Statement Review?
Wonder how she is these days?
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surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Worked there 2006- present.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Eating at 3.30am in the canteen was a pleasure,i'm sure it only cost pennies
Luxury compared to Amex above Fine Fare in London Road where we were given 25p luncheon vouchers daily to go to Forfars and buy lunch! Perks!
OzMike
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I was offered a job as a trainee computer programmer back in 1976, but didn't take it because I didn't want to wear a tie.
Rebel without a clue, I sometimes think where it could have taken me.
Rebel without a clue, I sometimes think where it could have taken me.
The Birdman
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I started in may 1970 and left around 1995 last one to leave Haywards Heath closing down the offices Eastchester and Westchester House and Milton House in 1974 as the card division moved to Brighton to join its cousins in Travel and T.C div In the Wedding cake building which crispy ambulance is right about and which after 6 months was not big enough, however I think one guy may still be working at Amex who started before me!and he is season ticket holder at the Amex he deserves a medal for working that long at American Express.
daveinprague
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I went with it.. stayed a rebel, but over the years, have noticed i can walk down a street smoking a joint, and im the last person anybody would look at :-D
The Birdman
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Martin was a great guy he worked for Worcester Valves before he joined American Express we still drink to him and his Daughter has travelled to the Amex on the Mid Sussex independent SC coach from The Heath.
daveinprague
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Only met his family one time after a night shift up in HH....cant remember reason. We had some good times on that shift. Bob Summerfield, our supv was mostly in despair.
After one particularly hideous night, he joined me for a smoke. Didnt see him for several hours, and found him on the 3rd floor in a rest area, actually changing colour before our eyes haha....he never touched it again to my knowledge.
daveinprague
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You would think I would be aware of a dealer there wouldnt you haha...had no idea.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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I did a contract at L&G up until the credit crunch in 2008. So sad. People who had worked there for 20 years were TUPE'ed out to the Tata Corporation (TCS) and went from working for L&G to 'working on the L&G account'. After a year the TUPE expired, they had to re-apply for their own jobs, and many were replaced by cheaper offshore kiddies who had had a couple of rudimentary 'knowledge transfer' sessions. Shameful. You can read about it HERE:
http://brokenbrolly.proboards.com/threads/recent
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Recall turning up for night shift with a red cords,leather jacket,blue suede shoes,blue fringe,eye liner and a cherry ear ring My supervisor said don't pretend to be normal rev,never understood that comment but i'm normal now, but he still got his 1970's tatoo
My supervisor said don't pretend to be normal rev,never understood that comment but i'm normal now, but he still got his 1970's tatoodaveinprague
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Our soundsystem did a party in a house two times too many one night when I was on a nightshift at Amex. As it was in Southover Street I told supv that I was going for my dinner break, and walked to our party. Party was going great, lit a joint, heard a noise by the door, turned, and saw a wall of riot police piling into the house...it wasnt even just a raid, it had an operational name ffs...they blocked off both ends of the road as well.
Difficult phone call back to office.
Where are you?
Nearby, actually across the road in the nick. See you tomorrow.
Did anybody go on the shagfest I.O.W trip? It was the first time I had seen many of the Amex women semi, or totally naked. Opened my door to some girl just wearing a shirt looking for some bloke. Woman I was with was hiding under the bedclothes because she knew her, and didnt want her to see her haha...amazing weekend.
Difficult phone call back to office.
Where are you?
Nearby, actually across the road in the nick. See you tomorrow.
Did anybody go on the shagfest I.O.W trip? It was the first time I had seen many of the Amex women semi, or totally naked. Opened my door to some girl just wearing a shirt looking for some bloke. Woman I was with was hiding under the bedclothes because she knew her, and didnt want her to see her haha...amazing weekend.
Does anyone go in it?new building is poseurs paradise
regards
DR
I find it hard to believe anyone in Brighton would be attracted to a poseurs paradise.