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48 available last night. This morning at 10am sharp - "sold out"
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meantolive replied to
SpotTheOzzie on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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Not really. I would because I was oblivious of the sensitivies around that information. But i guess that's gonna change now.
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It wasn't my intention of putting somebody in a difficult spot. But I should apologise as im sure he feels the way you folks have been…
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sillyguy on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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I wasn't pissed at all. More of puzzled, hence my post. As I said earlier above, I would tell if roles were swapped as I didn't have a clue…
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outlander on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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>How much was your relative going to give you as a kick back? Probably just brownie points. My relative never asked for it.
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Oneguyinmelb on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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>You could ask it, but the company or your co-workers that know this information have no obligation to share it with you. Yes I understand…
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meantolive commented on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
ok. I admit prior to this post, I was clearly oblivious to the sensitivities around such information. I would not have put my ex-colleague…
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>You fail to realise that if word gets out that the leak gets back to this company it would reflect badly on your ex-company This is…
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my point of stating that the staff has a big mouth is to state that "confidentiality" isn't really a factor for refusing to answer. Also,…
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meantolive replied to
HighAndDry on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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If it were vendors that you deal with for business operations, then I totally agree with this. Anyway, note taken. I thought that it was…
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To further add on, they replied via email which didn't even address my argument. In short, they said to pay up or next escalation would be…
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Apologies for not updating. They refused to budge and I had to pay. Went back to Australia last year and one of the first things I did was…
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hikaru78 on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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I was just surprised that this information wouldn't be shared as I thought it would be fine. But I guess the consensus here is that it is…
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bargainhunter87 on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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Come on... in all honesty, that wasn't the agenda. Besides it was a meeting with my lunch group
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meantolive replied to
HighAndDry on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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Not really. I'm didn't target my colleague because I know he gossips. I'm asking because he makes payments on company invoices. Also, we…
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meantolive replied to
HighAndDry on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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to be honest, I didn't think asking about how much the company paid for their renovation works to be that sensitive. To me, it was the same…
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meantolive replied to
cansydint on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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>HAVE YOUR RELATIVE ASK FOR FEEDBACK ON THE TENDER. JESUS Yes I will.
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Baysew on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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Very good point. I would ask the boss for feedback on my relative's tender. He should be able to provide feedback other than just price,…
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meantolive replied to
Fier2 on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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>(renovations work already completed) Knowing the price was not about winning the contract. It was already a done deal. It was more of…
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meantolive replied to
Topdog on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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Ex-Colleague only makes the payments. Not part of committee, no NDA signed.
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MrHyde on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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Not sure who changed the title of my post. But just wanting to clarify, I did not ask for details of the tender. I'm sure there were plenty…
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meantolive replied to
Caped Baldy on Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
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"Notes to consider about my ex-colleague. Accounts department that makes the invoice payments. Not part of the decision making committee."…
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I guess a good question to ask is, would you oblige to give that information if an ex-colleague asked you that same question? If no, why?…
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meantolive posted a forum topic Was It Wrong to Ask Ex-Colleague for The Winning Bid In a Tender That My Relative Was Unsuccessful in?
Hi OzB Community, Just wanting to get a general view of what people think out there. The story flow is as follows: 1) I heard that my…
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Thanks! Yes, better to bring this out and discuss. We will most probably hold a family meeting very soon.
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/100k joint with you 400k joint with your aunt About right. /Also what is the relationship of beneficiaries to the deceased? 2 Children & 3…
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ideal family you have
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Good point. Will try to find out from my aunt which lawyer my grandmother supposedly saw. Have I feeling she'll cook up something but worth…
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Thanks. And sorry for your loss too. Really sucks to see how trusted family members act this way. Will discuss with the other 3 if we are…
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Very well said. However if she did indeed change her mind without telling me, I would be very surprised as she shares everything with me.
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