Busyness

In work today since I've swapped days with the lady I sort of kinda job share with.

There is plenty to be doing as well, but typically most of that work load comes through at 4.30 in the afternoon when I'm just about ready to go home. So I end up staying for an extra hour and a half just to get the work done, meaning that my boss won't have to be lumped with it whilst I'm away.

Interestingly we were 2 staff members down again today, one who only started on Monday as a trained c# developer didn't bother coming back in, and a contractor who'd apparently had a "pull your finger out" chat with the boss yesterday has miraculously developed a bad back over night and won't be in either. C'est la vie I guess, but seriously, do people just not want to stay in any job nowadays?

I also had a chat with one of the other developers at work who felt the bright lights of the city may well be calling him and was thinking of getting a job in London. He didn't seem quite so keen when I pointed out the pitfalls (increased living expenses, commuting, having the very life blood drained out of you by corporate policies, blah blah blah blah) - but he's only young, so I guess everyone has to try it to see if it suits them or not. I think city life is like Marmite, you either love it or you hate it. I am a firm member of the latter group.

Anyway, with me back late no sooner have I walked through the door at home we are walking back out again - Phil needs to pick something up at work which he's forgotten so we go for a jaunt in the countryside, picking up fish and chips for tea on the way back.

All pleasant, but after watching Silent Witness I'm ready for some shut eye, I've got plenty to do tomorrow and not much time to do it in (surprisingly).

Posted by Abi on the August 23, 2005 9:36 PM

sjon at August 25, 2005 7:21 AM