Things Can Only Get Better
First day back at work after a weeks holiday and things don't get off to a great start. I turn up at Magoo's house at 8 to pick her up so we can go out on audit together, when she's a no-show by ten past I give her a ring from outside her house only to discover she's still in bed, grabbing an extra twenty minutes as she puts it, because I'd said 8:30.
Drive to office and find computer hasn't backed-up for the whole week I was away and the anti-virus software isn't working properly and out IT support isn't returning our calls - Grrr! Drive to clients and are met with the words "I wasn't expecting you but you can start the audit as I'm ready."
I really think I can wait until tomorrow for the next surprise.
5 comments:
Interesting, Paul. I've wondered about posting about my work but I've always thought it would be too complicated. However, I have to say that if today was a bad day for you, Paul, it would be as nothing compared to a bad day at our place.
On occasion our boss is off unexpectedly and this can result in one of my colleagues buying us all cakes by way of celebration. He is no longer my boss and I'm actually considering putting in a formal complaint against him even though I don't work for him anymore. The internal politics resembles that of the Politburo and to cap it all were faced with a complete restructuring of the County Council in two years time. Oh, and I haven't mentioned Job Evaluation, have I.
One day I might post the events of a "typical" day here, but I doubt that people would believe it!
Paul, can you write some more articles on music? I know work's being a drag at the moment, sorry to hear you're getting frustrated.... but I like reading your thoughts on music as I've got a narrowbandwidth of exposure and need to hear stuff from people who've immersed themselves in a way a never did.... classic story of singer in search of self.... for a long time my innocense of precedence worked for me, but now I've run out of my own uniqueness and need to get splashed by the big wide world out there.
No obligation or anything, but it would be sweet!
Your friend,
Michelle
I do hope that today has been a better day for you Paul. You make me realise how lucky I am to be able to work from home.
xx
Shy - I have a very high threshold usually, people are tearing their hair out and look at me wondering why I aren't - apart from the obvious reason that I'm folicly challenged!
I don't know if you were ever a Seinfeld fan but there's a classic episode where Elaine gets fed up with all the 'cake days'. People buy cakes for birthdays, barmitzvers, sick days, returning after sick days etc, etc - very funny observational comedy.
Michelle - thanks for dropping in, I will try and write something shortly.
Mags - It was, mind you I was out on audit - tomorrow I'm back in the office!
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