So one of the Ladies has invited, almost everyone out to lunch in the City. As usual, something which I now except, I was not invited and did not know about it. 2 colleagues on my team have kept very quiet about it and yesterday suddenly got up and announced that they were off. My Manager then asked them where they were going to? They told him that they are going to lunch in the city. Although he let them go, he wasn't at all pleased because no one bothered to tell him what was going on. So I suppose they had a 3-4 hour lunch, which was fine, if I have a lunch that is 10 minutes over, I get called up and spoken to about it. Makes me sick!
My Senior colleague has been away for the past 2 weeks on leave, and I have done all the work myself. My Manager was impressed with this and I think he know realises what I do because we have not had 1 hiccup since my senior colleague has been away. My manager told me that I am doing a "Superb" job. I really feel bad because I have been offered a job from one company and have 2 interviews today. And I will definitely be taking 1 of the 3 jobs, this I know!
I didn't have the opportunity to tell you that I have decided not to pursue the Microsoft course been offered for free by my company. HR came in on Wednesday to distribute an application form for the course, which asks for ethnicity, if you have children, age, driver's license or passport details, and a whole lot of personal questions. This is the point that I realised that HR are getting this course for free, because I know of a similar scheme that was being run at my other half's company, paid for by the EEC. Cheap skates! S
o I told HR that I would not be doing the course because of the questions that they were asking. They didn't even bother to encourage me to do it (because they are not paying for it), they just said OK and left it at that! It reminds of the time when I asked my manager about doing exams, he asked me "Why do I want to do these exams?". What a forward thinking company!
Friday 23 March 2007
Thursday 22 March 2007
The Theatre
Well what can I say. the topic this morning was theatre tickets so the Receptionist reckons that they should organise a work thing to go to watch a couple of shows because once you book more then 10 tickets it becomes cheaper. She feels that it doesn't matter if you don't sit next to each other.
A male work colleague said "Well I wouldn't want to sit next to you.!". So she turns round and says and "I'm sure you are not the only one". I second that! So the complaint girl asked "So you would book and pay and we would give you our money?". So she turns round and says, "Oh no I'm not that trusting anymore! I want money upfront now, not going to make myself out of pocket!".
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Let me think now! Do you think that was directed at me? I do sit next to the work colleague that didn't want to sit next to her, and I am in clear ear shot of where she was standing. Even if she dropped a pin I would hear it.
"No never! The Receptionist is not like that!" she would never have directed that at me. WHATEVER! Get a life sweetie your 30 going on 6!
A male work colleague said "Well I wouldn't want to sit next to you.!". So she turns round and says and "I'm sure you are not the only one". I second that! So the complaint girl asked "So you would book and pay and we would give you our money?". So she turns round and says, "Oh no I'm not that trusting anymore! I want money upfront now, not going to make myself out of pocket!".
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Let me think now! Do you think that was directed at me? I do sit next to the work colleague that didn't want to sit next to her, and I am in clear ear shot of where she was standing. Even if she dropped a pin I would hear it.
"No never! The Receptionist is not like that!" she would never have directed that at me. WHATEVER! Get a life sweetie your 30 going on 6!
Monday Continued.........
So the Receptionist has approached my boss and told him that I owe her £1 because she had to pay for my bit of the donation. My boss has in turn approached me and asked me to pay her. I find this totally offensive as he did not even bother to ask me my side of the story, he has decided to take her side as gospel truth!
I told him that there was no way that I was going to pay £1 as I did not participate in any games, nor did I agree to give any money to anyone for any reason. So as it seems, I am being forced into giving money to charity. I don't know if this the policy of the Read Nose Day campaign, or the policy of our company. I told the Receptionist that I had donated my £1 directly to the charity, and my manager has informed me that the Receptionist is the nominated "Charity Co-ordinator" for my office, so all charity money needs to go through her. Well, that means that I will not be donating any money to charity through the company. Another work colleague is organising a charity walk, which the Receptionist is not attending, does this mean that any money raised should be handled by the "Charity Co-ordinator", who is not attending? Or does this rule apply to me only?
I won't tolerate anyone's rubbish so I walked away from my boss while he was still talking and he shouted after me that I shouldn't make an issue out of this, because it is not an issue. I still can't believe that he called me to his desk to discuss £1. If my Manager was so concerned about the £1, he should have pulled it out of his wallet, and given to charity.
I promised myself that I would not allow her into my space and she somehow has managed to get in there, and also infuriate me. I have to get out of this place! She will try any tactic to upset me or have a different opinion to me.
I told him that there was no way that I was going to pay £1 as I did not participate in any games, nor did I agree to give any money to anyone for any reason. So as it seems, I am being forced into giving money to charity. I don't know if this the policy of the Read Nose Day campaign, or the policy of our company. I told the Receptionist that I had donated my £1 directly to the charity, and my manager has informed me that the Receptionist is the nominated "Charity Co-ordinator" for my office, so all charity money needs to go through her. Well, that means that I will not be donating any money to charity through the company. Another work colleague is organising a charity walk, which the Receptionist is not attending, does this mean that any money raised should be handled by the "Charity Co-ordinator", who is not attending? Or does this rule apply to me only?
I won't tolerate anyone's rubbish so I walked away from my boss while he was still talking and he shouted after me that I shouldn't make an issue out of this, because it is not an issue. I still can't believe that he called me to his desk to discuss £1. If my Manager was so concerned about the £1, he should have pulled it out of his wallet, and given to charity.
I promised myself that I would not allow her into my space and she somehow has managed to get in there, and also infuriate me. I have to get out of this place! She will try any tactic to upset me or have a different opinion to me.
Monday 19 March 2007
Some Problem, Different Approach
Last week Friday was Red Nose Day. For those of you that are unaware of Red Nose Day, it's the day that funds are raised, for Charity, to help children in the UK and Africa. They operate various schemes to get individuals, groups and businesses involved in donating money. Because the UK is a very much a "lottery" nation, they have employed similar tactics when designing these games. There is nothing wrong with that at all!
So our Receptionist has taken on the role to get promotional material for an office game. The basic idea is that you donate some money and some goes to charity while some goes into a sort of lottery draw with an eventual winner in the office. This game is run as a voluntary thing and if you join in, then you can win something while donating to charity.
Not to level criticism at Red Nose Day, because I think that if anything, they are raising awareness of the issues affecting poor African children, I have never known of anyone benefiting from money raised in the poorest and troubled African Countries! Red Nose does a lot of PR work showing their work in stable, democratic African Nations, the same ones that receive loads of grants from the World Bank, EEC, and various 1st world countries to do what Red Nose raises money for.
Anyway, I did not participate in the game because I am from Africa, and I know most aid and charity in Africa is abused by Government officials. I actually support Marie Curie Cancer Care who do a sterling job of looking after terminal ill Cancer patients in the UK, something that the NHS neglect! I had the Receptionist come up to me and demand that I pay £1 for Red Nose day. I refused to do so because I did not join in any games, and I can give my money to whoever I like. I hope that these Red Nose Day people are not encouraging their contact people in these businesses to force money out of people!
It's now Monday and the demands have changed. I have to give my £1 to the girl that won the competition, because she must take her share for winning the competition. There is no way in hell that I am going to give money to someone. I can donate to charity, but I am not donating to someone else. This is now bordering on madness if the Receptionist thinks that I am going to play this game with her. Anyway, she has sent out an email telling everyone how much was raised, and adding a note at the bottom of the email that I owe money. I am not going to even get involved in this nonsense, I will just ignore it! I passed her desk and she asked me for my money, AGAIN! I told her that I donated directly to the charity and she said "oh?"
A colleague of mine said don't even fight about it, just give her the money otherwise she will just go on and on about it. I refuse because I will not be spoken to like a child and I did not participate in any Red Nose Charity events, because it's not a requirement. The people at work already think badly of me so it really doesn't matter what anyone thinks to be perfectly honest. They can call me what ever they want! The Receptionist and the Complaint Girl have already blackened my name, and HR have done nothing about it!
On the plus side, I started saying a Novena that I found starring at me in Church last week. IT was a Novena to St. Jude to pray for me. I had to try the Novena because St. Jude was the Saint I used when I got confirmed as a Catholic when I was a teenager. Prayer is very powerful to all of you who are not sure if God exists at all! Try praying, it really does work. I have since attended a job interview on Friday and have been offered the position before I left the interview, a bit of a result if you ask me! I have a few more potential interviews lined up which I hope will resolve my work life issues.
So our Receptionist has taken on the role to get promotional material for an office game. The basic idea is that you donate some money and some goes to charity while some goes into a sort of lottery draw with an eventual winner in the office. This game is run as a voluntary thing and if you join in, then you can win something while donating to charity.
Not to level criticism at Red Nose Day, because I think that if anything, they are raising awareness of the issues affecting poor African children, I have never known of anyone benefiting from money raised in the poorest and troubled African Countries! Red Nose does a lot of PR work showing their work in stable, democratic African Nations, the same ones that receive loads of grants from the World Bank, EEC, and various 1st world countries to do what Red Nose raises money for.
Anyway, I did not participate in the game because I am from Africa, and I know most aid and charity in Africa is abused by Government officials. I actually support Marie Curie Cancer Care who do a sterling job of looking after terminal ill Cancer patients in the UK, something that the NHS neglect! I had the Receptionist come up to me and demand that I pay £1 for Red Nose day. I refused to do so because I did not join in any games, and I can give my money to whoever I like. I hope that these Red Nose Day people are not encouraging their contact people in these businesses to force money out of people!
It's now Monday and the demands have changed. I have to give my £1 to the girl that won the competition, because she must take her share for winning the competition. There is no way in hell that I am going to give money to someone. I can donate to charity, but I am not donating to someone else. This is now bordering on madness if the Receptionist thinks that I am going to play this game with her. Anyway, she has sent out an email telling everyone how much was raised, and adding a note at the bottom of the email that I owe money. I am not going to even get involved in this nonsense, I will just ignore it! I passed her desk and she asked me for my money, AGAIN! I told her that I donated directly to the charity and she said "oh?"
A colleague of mine said don't even fight about it, just give her the money otherwise she will just go on and on about it. I refuse because I will not be spoken to like a child and I did not participate in any Red Nose Charity events, because it's not a requirement. The people at work already think badly of me so it really doesn't matter what anyone thinks to be perfectly honest. They can call me what ever they want! The Receptionist and the Complaint Girl have already blackened my name, and HR have done nothing about it!
On the plus side, I started saying a Novena that I found starring at me in Church last week. IT was a Novena to St. Jude to pray for me. I had to try the Novena because St. Jude was the Saint I used when I got confirmed as a Catholic when I was a teenager. Prayer is very powerful to all of you who are not sure if God exists at all! Try praying, it really does work. I have since attended a job interview on Friday and have been offered the position before I left the interview, a bit of a result if you ask me! I have a few more potential interviews lined up which I hope will resolve my work life issues.
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