Moan.

OK, it's been a few days since I've moaned about work. It's not proactive. It doesn't help me get a new job, but it does feel good.

This morning we received the following email.

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FROM: The Managing Director
TO: The Whole Jelly Factory


Although there hasn't been much media attention, you may have overheard that there is a football knock-about later today which starts at 5pm!! Just in case any of you should be interested in watching it, please feel free to leave from 4pm onwards this afternoon.
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Yay! We get to leave work early!

Except I don't, because I don't watch football.

Yep. If I wanted to nip down the pub and have a pint with my mates I would be allowed to leave early today, but because I don't like watching grown men run after a pig's bladder I get to stay here.

While other people who couldn't give two hoots have now long gone home, I'm sat here twiddling my thumbs because someone from my department has to be here until close of play. Sick joke? Maybe, especially considering how I have had to put up with people whinging that the time given isn't nearly enough to get home, changed, and down the pub in.

And the really funny part? I came in early this morning after waking up at four due to the smoke alarm deciding that then would be a good time to tell me the batteries needed changing. I figured that I might as well be productive rather than mope around at home until the usual time for departure.

*Bleep* them. *Bleep* them in their stupid asses.

Models.

I thought I would have a go at Stu's model picture technique.




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This blog is likely to be a bit moany for a week or two. Sorry.

Last Friday was "month end" at work, while I was away. For month end, all outstanding orders need to be processed, even if stock is not yet available (this is so Agents are paid their commission for their legwork) alongside all consignment invoices etc.

Today I have been batting off agents who are missing commission on orders sent in at the tail end of last week. They are missing commission because the folk left here were not able to complete all the orders on time - there simply wasn't enough hours in the day.

What happens when we are one person down permanently, which is in just three weeks time now? And are the remainder of of us never allowed another holiday, less the situation escalates? Maybe this should indicate to TPTB that while hard workers we are, we are thoroughly understaffed. But I doubt it.

Twunts.