You just know it’s going to be bad when…
…you send your husband a text message at 10.30am asking him to buy wine, because you are CERTAIN you will need it when you get home from work.
I did, and I do. And I’m sitting here now, on my second glass, feeling mighty fine.
Note to the manager: There are eight people working in this office for a reason. That’s because there is sufficient work for eight people. Sometimes there is more than sufficient work for eight people. On Mondays, for example, there is usually enough work for 12, or even 14 people. So, when two people are scheduled to be in Sydney for the entire week for training, it’s probably not prudent to grant a third person a week’s holidays. It’s probably less prudent to then approve a flex day for a fourth person. That doesn’t even take into consideration the fact that a fifth person MAY GET SICK. And be off for two days. Never mind taking another person out of the office for half the day to attend a court hearing. LEAVING TWO PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK OF EIGHT. Guess who was one of them? That’s right, yours truly.
‘Tis no matter. It’s over now. I survived, relatively in one piece. But it does make me think that I could really use a day off tomorrow…
mmmm you need turkish delight…just a suggestion woman …
btw.. ( I really find the numbers in the box annoying)..well if you were going to have a whinge??? Surely I can too???
cheers Kim
Comment by kim — February 4, 2008 @ 11:50 pm
Wow! Sounds like a bad day. I hope today is better.
Comment by Veronica — February 5, 2008 @ 7:11 am
Are you taking a sickie???????
Comment by Tiffany — February 5, 2008 @ 8:42 am
I swear some managers just don’t think things through! Good to know you got through it - now when there’s enough people to just get by, it’s YOUR turn to chuck a sickie!
Comment by Katie — February 5, 2008 @ 10:29 am
Just brilliant - what were they thinking
I just had a thought I saw this today
http://iamseriouslyjoking.blogspot.com/2007/12/greeting-card-for-your-boss_16.html
seriously I saw this today - can’t give it to my boss - she is me (I) myself.
thank me later hehee
Comment by Babyamore (Trish) — February 5, 2008 @ 10:01 pm
Sing it sista!!! We have the same problem. especially during January. But I don’t care this week, cause I am the one with leave!
Bwaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaa haaaaaaaa!!!
But I imagine next week I will be singing a different tune.
Comment by Kelley — February 6, 2008 @ 11:17 am