In A Bad Place

November isn't a good month for me. I love the Autumn but for some reason depression hangs in the air and every small incident gets blown out of proportion. It's been the month where some bad things have happened in the past: attempting suicide as a teenager, my heart attack six years ago, death of my brother five years ago and the week last year when I had to take time off from work due to depression.

I'm having problems at work. De-motivation I think it's called. Daft really, time of recession, increasing unemployment and I'm unhappy with the job I'm in!

My boss appears to have 'lost the plot,' even his most loyal lieutenant had to admit to as much last week. We assumed it was home related until his wife called in one day and asked if there were problems at work because he was acting strangely at home. I've got one member of staff who is having marital problems, as a result of which she is as much use at work as a chocolate teapot . I recommended another member of staff for a pay rise three months ago and she's still waiting to hear one way or another. We haven't had an external back-up of our computer server since August because he's still deciding which option to choose and guess what, two years on from when the paperless office was instigated and nothing has happened with that either!

On top of all that he's burying his head in the sand regarding one of my colleagues retirement in February 2011 and who will take over his portfolio of clients. Now February 2011 might seem a long way off now but for most businesses it's only one accounting period and one set of audited accounts, that means from a P.R point of view introducing a new face should have taken place during the summer just gone. I've said I don't want the job because of the way the office is currently structured, it would mean a doubling of my workload without any additional support.

Anyay, enough of the moaning, back to work.