Melbcat has has her solensia and vitamin b12 shots. I also pulled the carrier part of the new pram out of the box and put it together so she has a bit more room than in the standard plastic carrier. The length of her body means there’s not much spare room so her nose can bump on the wire as the car moves.
She’s voluntarily got into it and is using it as a bed.
Lawyer to deal with in the morning. Doubt I’ll get the answer I want. Feeling like the headmaster is going to scold me for scuffed shoes when I asked for this in the first place… ugh
Good luck 🤞
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Someone sat right behind me in co-working and started having an online meeting, out in the open because we all want to hear about it of course. I just did some subtle turning around (no direct eye contact) with body language communicating “what’s that annoying and distracting sound that I suddenly hear”. Within a few minutes he moved into one of the sound proof booths. I’m getting very good at communicating my annoyance at people with no office etiquette in ways that don’t involve any words. 😇
Alright. I’m finally being included in the sales process. I’ve got about a dozen intro meetings with my clients over the next 10 days.
Fuck yes!!!
Ugh replacements.
Tram to southern x -> metro train to werribee -> bus to wyndham vale -> train to geelong -> bus to queenscliff.
Glad you made it eventually!! 5 hours transit better than 5 hours of giant excavator??
3 hours?
Without replacements it’s 3.5. Today was closer to 5 :(
omg
time for a quiet walk down the beach 😊
Hope you find some interesting shells, plants, or sea creatures!
Well the manager demanded I invite him to every meeting and I literally said 1 sentence in each 30 Min block
He’s territorial and insecure.
I’ve requested a meeting tomorrow just to get an idea of what I’m supposed to be doing all day.
If this doesn’t work out, I’m leaving IT and moving to a different sector.
territorial and insecure.
Facing retirement? Can see how he would want to retain some rags of dignity. You might have to discuss this with your (and his) manager - this is major interference with your job that you were hired for.
On the other hand, getting to know the company in another role could be a very valuable contribution to the company. Knowledge gained even under difficult circumstances is NEVER wasted. You might like to consider doing 2 days a week in another department to “broaden your understanding of the full spectrum of the company’s operations”. Also a valuable networking opportunity. Getting your face and competence known across other divisions of the company could be a way to increase your value to the organisation.
I think you’re absolutely right. If he wasn’t married to the sister of the one of the directors, I’d have gone to them.
I’d love some face time in other departments but I think this guy is a control freak and just wants me under his thumb even if that means I’m watching YouTube videos all day.
Let’s see what happens tomorrow.
Best of luck! I also reckon that this bloke is maybe the reason they’re hiring - I suspect that top mgt knows on some level that this bloke is becoming a problem, and are sorta kinda hoping you’ll fix it for them so they don’t have to. You can lose your temper and make a fuss or, preferably, zip the lip and grin and bear it - for a while. If this is still a problem in a month, go to HR and ask for a secondment to another division as per previous comment. For your professional development. This may force mgt’s hand and require them to actually get off their butt and sort the situation, or they’ll be hiring again which is expensive.
Night works!? Nooooooooooo! 😱💀
I heard everyone’s great advice about not having a third coffee but hours later after two cups of tea I realised that I also have some sweetened condensed milk in the pantry. So now, not only have I had a third coffee I have had a vietnamese(ish) iced coffee (ish because I only have a moka pot not a proper vietnamese coffee dripper thing).
I REGRET NOTHING!
Good luck sleeping tonight!
Sleeping is my superpower 🦸♀️ If I have an espresso late at night it will keep me up but mid arvo is usually fine. Its more the jitters that bother me
New excavator next door for the massive mcmansion build going on. This one is the biggest yet and has the demonic low pitched wattle bird reverse noise not the beep. Not sure which is worse.
So I’m noping out and heading down to the bellarine.
I HATE that reverse noise.
I didn’t do laundry last weekend. Me bad. So the washing line spider had time to build a gigantic web across the support and the horizontal bit. I just found out when I walked face first into the web. Very glad it’s a little house spider and not an orb weaver. Orb weaver bites HURT but aren’t poisonous. This was merely a surprise and some frantic brushing off of cobwebs. Gertrude (my resident huntsman) is falling down on the job - she should have eaten this bastard by now.
My resident huntsmen are generally called Anslem, I forget why
The eccelesiastical connexion no doubt.
Five km rough beach walk done. Found some nice shells and a bluey jibbitz.
The cool breeze and warm sun is such a feel good combination.
That sounds so peaceful
I’m feeling better today but I’ll work from home anyway to help recharge
I’ve decided on office on Monday & Tuesday, and WFH rest of the week. So far so good, managers haven’t said anything about it.
We’re meant to be an in office first place but you can get away with a day a week and maybe a second one here or there
Officially the policy is 3 days office, 2 days WFH. Directors and managers are not enforcing it, cause they know productivity will dip.
I’ve already said that if I’m forced for the 3rd day, I will work exactly the hours that my contract stipulates, with absolutely 0 additional work when required.
Management appreciate our efforts and won’t be pushing the issue.
also an at home day
I woke up to no power this morning. I had to put my kettle on the gas stove and turn on my phone hotspot. Modern life is so hard.
Hope it’s back now!
My guts hurt and everything is stressful. I’m resting up and watching Metalocalypse clips
