Temperature is Rising

22 Jul 2014 - 8 comments | Translate title into English

Recently I had the audacity to be out of the office for a day on a training course. Wouldn’t you know it, someone needed me, and because I wasn’t available they threw what can only be described as a hissy fit, and not for the first time! So unprofessional... I kind of job share part of my contract, and I’m trying to ascertain if my counterpart, who gets paid more than me, was available to help, or if they were even asked. I have to have a meeting with my manager soon to discuss this, and he then has to have a meeting with another manager who wants to discuss whether they are getting value for money from me. Bloody cheek! They’re ALL paid more than me yet it’s always me that they call on when they have a problem. If I’m so indispensable why don’t they pay me more? This particular team are 50% nice and 50% a royal pain and I genuinely hate working for them; they stress me so much. The work is piling on, hence the training course, there’s no more money to be had, and on top of that we all face redundancy within the next few years. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they keep on piling the work on so that we get fed up and quit; that way they won’t have to pay redundancy. What a lovely company I work for!

My neighbour told me earlier that it’s 29C out there. Good grief! She’s off on holiday with her brood to a caravan in Cornwall; rather her than me!

My new mattress arrived today and I popped home during my lunch break to roll up my old Futon mattress, get it on the floor out of the way, and I unwrapped the new one and aired it for a few hours. I’ve made it up ready for tonight and can’t wait for bedtime lol.

This week we’ll have lived in this house for 8 years. I’ve never lived in the same place for so long in my entire life. I get itchy feet sometimes and decided to look for work anywhere but here; not much out there but I’ll keep looking. I have a ‘weird’ contract and will even consider a local part time job so that I can ‘drop’ the half of my contract that I dislike. Or I could win the lottery. Ah, a girl can dream...

8 comments - The latest ones

Bee Orchid

Thanks guys. I really do feel that some people have nothing better to do than call a meeting to complain about staff. The other thing I've started to notice here is that people, especially at higher levels, do not want to talk, only email. God forbid anyone should have the balls for a face to face and actually iron out any problems with us minions.
Bernie - Nobody is forced to play the lottery and now and again I do buy a ticket and will continue to do so; it's the only way someone like me will ever own my own house again, or be able to retire at a decent time. £2 once or twice a month is hardly going to bankrupt me or my soul.

9 years ago.

Stormlizard ^club

Meetings, meetings, meetings. I once worked for a company of that nature, they had the cheek to ask when project "A" would be ready for Pre-production runs. Idiots, nobody can be in two places at once, it's either meeting or working.

Hot here too.

Only 8 years in one place, I've been living in this house since 1986.

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Bee Orchid

Bernie - I wasn't sure... Thanks for clarification. Ooh living in sin? Shame on you lol. Did it myself for many many years; damn sight cheaper than getting married!
John - Wow that's a long time. I'm an 'army brat' so we moved a lot, then moved house as a teen so my Grandad could live with us. After that my ex moved us a lot as the grass was always greener somewhere else.

9 years ago.

Bee Orchid

LOL Bernie.
I've been in 2 long term relationships. One marriage, one not. The only difference was what it cost to 'get out' of the relationships. Living in sin was by far the cheapest option lol

9 years ago.

Mickey fez

very amusing dialogue between you and Bernard buy it's toooooo hot to even think about sin

9 years ago.

Bee Orchid

Mick - You got that right!

9 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

Oh I don't know - I would be happy to sin even if it's hot out here - there's always a shower for later. LOL. I worked for a company like yours and it stressed me out so much, I was eventually medically retired. Both of my marriages cost me money and if I'd done what the solicitors wanted me to do, I'd have had more money from my ex-spouses, but then I couldn't have looked at myself in the mirror afterwards. All I can say now is that what I've got and what I've achieved is on my own back and not at the cost or help of anyone else. My parents bought this house in 1959 and I moved in here in 1999 to help my brother. I'd been living in my previous home since 1980 and my daughter still lives there. So she's been living in her home for 34 years. I enjoy living in the same place for a long time, but I must admit - the house and garden is way too big for me now, so I'll have to re-think my wish to stay here for ever.

As for your bosses - they could be in line for redundancy too and so they keep calling these meetings so they can sort of justify why they are being paid so much. Also I'd drop these words into conversations now and again - constructive dismissal - their behaviour could be blamed for you leaving and you could sue them. They won't be too happy with that. LOL

9 years ago.

Bee Orchid

Thanks Jenny. I've thought about those 2 words myself, mainly because my one sister is being subjected to it at her place of work. This one person obviously has an 'issue' with me and has made no bones to disguise the fact. I'm dealing with it thanks.
Have you thought of 'renting' out part of your garden if it wouldn't be too intrusive? I would love to rent part of a garden so that I could grow more flowers and vegetables; my garden is just too small. It might be something to think about?

9 years ago.

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