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28 May 2008

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AN EMAIL HAS JUST COME ROUND THE OFFICE TO SAY THAT OUR CASELOADS ARE TO BE INCREASED BY 5-10 CASES (FOR ME 10 CASES IS 25% OF MY CASELOAD, AND MY MANAGER HAS ALREADY EMAILED ME TO SAY I WILL BE GETTING THE MAXIMUM) BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A BACKLOG.

NOTE: ONE-THIRD OF THE STAFF WAS LAID OFF AT CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THERE 'WASN'T ENOUGH WORK'.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE, AND THAT WE WILL HAVE TO SUCK IT UP. EXTRA HOURS WILL NOT BE PAID AS OVERTIME BUT THERE WILL BE AN 'INITIATIVE' FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PUT IN EXTRA HOURS. AT THE MOMENT OUR SO-CALLED BONUS WORKS OUT AT A MAXIMUM OF £4,500 A YEAR BEFORE TAX AND NI (WHICH TAKES 51% OF IT AWAY) AND NOBODY EVER GETS THE FULL BONUS BECAUSE OF THE TRICKS THEY PLAY TO REDUCE IT. SO WE ARE ALL FACING THE PROSPECT OF DOING HOURS OF UNPAID WORK FOR NO MORE THAN THE PROMISE OF A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS, WHICH WE KNOW MANAGEMENT WILL DO ITS BEST TO FIND AN EXCUSE NOT TO PAY.

I AM WORKING FROM HOME TODAY BUT I AM TOLD THAT THE PLACE IS IN UPROAR.

post by: essexjan at: 06:08 | 15 comments

You need to get yourself and your office out onto the M4 with the truckers.

So comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale
Unites the human race.

In my own shouty news...
BAD BACK!

posted by seanyboy 28 May | 07:39

Jan, are you sure you don't work in the US? That sounds exactly like something corporate would do over here... Boo! A**holes!

my shout:
BROKE COFFEE POT THIS MORNING...COFFEE AND GLASS SHARDS EVERYWHERE; COFFEE ALL OVER CLOTHES; HAD TO CLEAN UP MESS, CHANGE CLOTHES AND I WAS LATE PICKING UP FRIEND AT HER CAR REPAIR PLACE...now, I'm too tired to work...

posted by mightshould 28 May | 07:59

They seem to be trying to make everyone who didn't get fired quit. Interesting strategy.

me: HOT, HOT! TOO SOON! NOOOOO! TOMORROW WILL BE 98°F/36°C. AARRGH.

posted by taz 28 May | 08:22

I think your colleagues and yourselves need to quit all at once and really put them in a bind.

IT IS 30°C OUT AND HUMID TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS LIKE STANDING NEAR A HOT SHOWER AND THERE IS NO BREEZE AND AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T EXIST HERE AND I HATE HATE HATE IT

posted by cmonkey 28 May | 09:27

There isn't enough work.

But six months later, there's too much work.

What a bunch of fuckwits.

posted by jason's_planet 28 May | 09:38

WHERE THE HELL ARE MY HEADPHONES I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THEM AND I NEED TO SEND THEM FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY COST A BUCKET OF MONEY AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE LOST THEM.

posted by heeeraldo 28 May | 10:32

I sympathize, EJ. A person is leaving my office and this summer all of their duties will be divided among the other five staff. This will last for who knows how long until they find another person to do the thankless job.

I DON'T WANT ONE-FIFTH OF ANOTHER PERSON'S JOB! I TOOK THIS JOB TO WORK 40 HOURS A WEEK AND FINISH MY SCHOOLWORK!

#$%&!!

posted by halonine 28 May | 10:39

I JUST WANT THIS ALL TO BE OVER AND TO BE IN ALABAMA WITH MY GUY. IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK?!?!

posted by elizard 28 May | 10:44

AND YEAH, EJ, THAT'S LUDICROUS. HAVE YOU STARTED LOOKING FOR WORK ELSEWHERE? STUPID CORPORATE COST-CUTTING THROUGH-TEETH-LYING BARSTIDS.

posted by elizard 28 May | 10:45

I AM GOING TO TIDY UP MY CV THIS WEEKEND. IT'S OVER 8 YEARS SINCE I LAST HAD TO LOOK FOR A JOB, SO I AM TOTALLY OUT OF THE LOOP. I DON'T EVEN HAVE AN INTERVIEW SUIT! I'VE SEEN A JOB ON A LEGAL WEBSITE THAT LOOKS INTERESTING THOUGH ... BUT I WON'T BE HASTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE.

posted by essexjan 28 May | 10:49

I HAVE TO GO INTO HOSPITAL ON TUESDAY (GALLBLADDER IS GOING - HURRAH!) AND THERE'S A METRIC FUCKLOAD OF STUFF FOR ME TO DO BEFORE THEN! ARGH! WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO COINCIDE WITH A 'FEAST' PERIOD AT WORK?

GOOD LUCK WITH CV-PIMPING, EJ! SERVES THEM RIGHT IF THEY LOSE YOU. IDIOTS.

posted by altolinguistic 28 May | 12:06

I say, good for you, EJ. Start looking. Check out the legal job. You don't have to stay there. It'll probably take at least two people to replace you once you've moved on to a better place.

OK MY TURN. I'M MAD, GOOD AND MAD! THE FOOT I HAD SURGERY ON A MONTH AGO DEVELOPED A STRESS FRACTURE AND I HAVE TO WEAR THE BIG FRANKENSTEIN SHOE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO WEEKS! AND IF IT DOESN'T START HEALING OR IT GETS WORSE IT WILL BE PUT IN A CAST! I'M SO MAD! NOW I CAN'T TRAIN TO RUN IN THE 5K I WANTED TO DO. I CAN'T EVEN WALK MY KID TO THE PARK. I KNOW I'M LUCKY B/C IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET BETTER BUT RIGHT NOW .... I'M MAD!!!!!

posted by Kangaroo 28 May | 12:48

ALL I WANT IS A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP!! I CAN FALL ASLEEP JUST FINE, BUT I DON'T SLEEP SOUNDLY AND WAKE UP WAY TOO EARLY BY RUMINATING/PANICKY THOUGHTS. MAYBE I COULD FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH THESE THOUGHT IF ONLY I COULD GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP!! YES, I KNOW MOST OF IT (NOT ALL) IS DUE TO THE REJECTION BUT FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, IT'S BEEN A MONTH ALREADY WHY CAN'T I JUST GET A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP?!

posted by Melismata 28 May | 12:54

THE MISTER HAS BEEN HAVING DIZZY SPELLS THAT ARE WORRISOME. THANKFULLY HE'S TAKING THEM SERIOUSLY AND HAS A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT TOMORROW MORNING.

posted by deborah 28 May | 12:59

OH AND I WANT TO SHOUT ABOUT FLICKR TOO. FOR SOME REASON THE SET OF PICTURES I TOOK OF BAILEY SITTING IN JASON'S SUITCASE HAD WEIRD PERMISSIONS ON THEM SO PEOPLE COULDN'T SEE THEM. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THEM THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I TRIED TO FIX IT AND IN THE END I HAD TO DELETE THE WHOLE SET AND THEN MAKE A NEW ONE WITH THE SAME PICTURES, WHICH ARE NOW ALL OKAY. SO I AM SORRY TO THE PEOPLE (chrismear, BP, etc.) WHO COMMENTED OR FAVOURITED THE OLD SET AND WHO MIGHT WONDER WHY I DELETED THEIR COMMENTS. I DIDN'T MEAN TO! FLICKR GAVE ME NO CHOICE!

posted by essexjan 28 May | 14:23

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