E-mail to Freenations.

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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Enquiry from Free Nations website

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:21 PM
To: Freenations <freenations@freeuk.com>
Hi, yes, that would be fine, then I could see if something from the Arvato-case etc., was being used on your website. I just stumbled upon your website, when I search a bit about Bertelsmann on Google, but I'll try read up more about Freenations on a later occation. Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Freenations <freenations@freeuk.com> wrote: > Very many thanks. > > We will certainly use this input. - but without your name. > > Do you wish to be put on our mailing list for updates to the website? > > Freenations > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Ribsskog" <eribsskog@gmail.com> > To: <freenations@freeuk.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 1:57 AM > Subject: Enquiry from Free Nations website > > >> Hi, >> >> I read your article about Bertelsmann taking over Council-services, >> (like incoming phone-calls from the people living in the >> constituancy), in a Yorkshire town. >> >> http://www.freenations.freeuk.com/gc-60.html >> >> I was working for Bertelsmann Arvato Services Microsoft Scandinavian >> Product Activation, in 2005 and 2006, and I also >> recieved training, for doing this 'Council-job' for the Yorkshire >> Council, by the way. >> >> A Finnish girl working at the Microsoft-activation, Aniina, and >> myself, we had to take the elevator down, from the 4th floor, in the >> Cunard Building, >> to the 1st floor there. >> >> (Arvato had offices in both the 1st floor and the 4th floor, in the >> Cunard Building). >> >> And then we spoke with a woman from the town, and a manager in Arvato, >> and we were to be a back-up, for the Council job. >> >> So I had training answering call from 'citizens' that hadn't had their >> litter-bins emptied etc. >> >> And we got a plastic-folder with a booklet, and a mascot, I think it's >> called, a green textile-thing, with a sticker on it, to put on the >> computer-screen etc, >> that looked like a strange animal with two eyes. >> >> This I think must have been at the beginning of 2006. >> >> And I was working at Arvato, untill November 2006. >> >> And, we never recieved a single phone-call, from the Yorkshire town. >> >> So I think must have been something 'phoney' at Arvato Liverpool, also >> since I think it was only me and Aniina, (or Anina), who recieved this >> training. >> >> So this seems a bit odd, thinking back on this. >> >> I also started an employment-case against Bertelsmann. >> >> They used reinforcement, as a managment-method, that the team-leaders >> were trained to use. >> >> And this means, that if one sit more than eg. 15 seconds, between >> calls, without seting the phone on 'available', then the team-leaders >> are going to >> scream at you, through the office/table, 'Erik, you're on wrap-up'. >> >> This I've heard is illigal in the UK, I've heard it's bullying. >> >> Also there was a lot of bullying from managers, and other problems on >> the campaign. >> >> I've written about them in a summary from a meeting there, with my >> line-manager, in 2006: >> >> http://www.scribd.com/doc/4661735/7 >> >> And there are also a lot of other documents about the problems there: >> >> >> http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/14830-arvato-services-ltd-s-microsoft-scandinavian-product-activation >> >> I think that if someone went through these files, then they could find >> a lot of documents/e-mails etc, from Arvato, >> that showed illigal management methods/bullying from managers etc. there. >> >> I think one could almost say that we were being used as slaves there >> almost, and that the reinforcement was kind >> of like a whip, from the 'slave-keeper', if one did something wrong. >> >> On top of all the other bullying that was against eg. me there. >> >> So if you have the time, then you'd be welcome to have a look at the >> case, and see if there's something there, >> that you could write about on your webisite etc. >> >> (I'm also trying to get a court-case up, with this employment-case. >> But I haven't got it that far yet). >> >> Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this! >> >> Yours sincerely, >> >> Erik Ribsskog >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1928 - Release Date: 1/31/2009 > 8:03 PM > >

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