The Diary Room

[a_person]

There are a lot of crap people in public sector who I not only work with but deal with over the phone. Wish I could get rid of those people. I like my job and do go the extra mile yet can't get promoted or I don't get recognised for it. In fact my manager got upset that I could think for myself without needing his help!

LOL, I wonder how he's coping with you on ML.

I find it rather embarrassing when we have work experience students (who are between 14-16) who come to work for us and they perform better than some of the staff. Even more embarrassing when they can actually answer questions which staff who've worked there for two decades know nothing about!

[a_person]

Not so cute when you catch nasty diseases at work, though. I'll spare you and not mention some of the things to which unfortunate colleagues have succumbed!

You might as well tell since everyone else is now talking about the cleanliness of their workplace!!!!

Talking about catching diseases at work, my colleagues are often sick from work for colds etc because in summer the air conditioner doesn't appear to work and as we are in a glass building we boil to death. And in Winter, it doesn't appear to be able to switch off so we freeze instead!!!!!! It really made me laugh as the guy who designed our building won an award for it!!!!!!

[Ms Thrifty]

OK, I'll start with scabies.

[Beate]

What has this thread come to? I might skip the next few pages and return only when it is safe to do so.

[Ms Thrifty]

You might have a long wait! But maybe we could have a work-related thread?

[a_person]

Sure, why not start one! Anyway Beate goes through every single post on here.....

Scabies can easily be treated (although I wouldn't want it!).

[Beate]

Yeah if you want me not to read something you have to hide it in the Weightwatchers or Football Thread.

[Ms Thrifty]

I think some people here might like to start one called "Public Sector Sucks"... and maybe this is sad (in the modern sense) but though I have no interest in either weight-watching or football, I do occasionally glance at those threads.

[a_person]

Yeah if you want me not to read something you have to hide it in the Weightwatchers or Football Thread.

Weightwatchers thread makes me feel guilty which is why I avoid it. I don't like football which is why I don't go on it!

[a_person]

I think some people here might like to start one called "Public Sector Sucks"... and maybe this is sad (in the modern sense) but though I have no interest in either weight-watching or football, I do occasionally glance at those threads.

I think you should start the thread! Perhaps not aim at at public sector though! I would still want to read posts from those in private sector organisations to be writing on there with their experiences!