Other What's ruining your life right now?

A university I know of (mustn't name and shame...) bought a VERY expensive additive manufacturing machine, several years ago (probably at least £250k, and even that would be a severe underestimate). It's still sat in its crate...

 

I'm pretty sure they were at least 100 Euros more per year, though. Our only IT provider (all hardware and almost all software) is a piece of work. For example, we're using 4500 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Active in our production (people working directly with trains), currently sold for around 300 on the free market. We pay 700 Euros per year. Yes. Not kidding. Really. Believe me. That was for a three year lease including service charge. Then we had to shorten the lease to two years because Samsung refused to guarantee software updates after said two year period (shocking, right?). This increased the yearly rate by a bit less than 50% (how generous!).

At least their service is great. When your lease for your laptop ends (after three years) you usually just have to wait 12 months for your replacement.

And that's why we have a lot of hardware sitting around and waiting.

 

Yeah, these were supplied by my employer on a lease, I dare say they cost more than the pricing info I can find. My employer is, apparently, not who you go to when you want something cheap.

 

Been working beyond normal ability and stress handling and coping fine until someone expresses dissatisfaction with some data because they rushed the process, disheartneing more than anything as I've exceeded my job role, ability and salary for so long.

Just want to throw in the towel, tell them they've won, let someone else try.............but there is no one else

 

What a way to start the day !



The clear coolant I ordered.

 

Hit a bit of a depressive wall today, weather is gack ruining my entire weekends plans, work was demoralising so they ramped it up today with new processes coupled with the other issues it killed any motivation to do anything.
Had a headache for the last few days I cannot shift an its steadily growing worse, cannot get warm at all and now my stomach is churning for reasons known only unto itself.
Got so much to do but really works obliterated any motivation I had to do it.

 

Not a good end to the week..

My dad got rushed into hospital last night following another round of seizures. First time I have experienced seeing that as the previous times I have received the call from my mum that the ambulance was on scene.

Now we have the "fun" of trying to get updates from the hospital as to his current condition (I could go on a rant about this but it's not the time and place, let's just say some are much better than others).

What is really tearing at me is seeing my dad look at the clock on the wall (or at least in its direction) and repeat "No" over and over. For context (and for anyone who hasn't seen my previous posts in this thread) he is in palliative care for a terminal cancer (malignant brain tumour). Time given was 3-6 months and its only been 2 since diagnosis..

Yeah not good right now.

 

Oh, man. I can't imagine what you're going through right now. Nor can I offer much beyond sympathies and best wishes, other than to say we're here if you need to vent/rant/pour out your thoughts.

 

Thanks, appreciate it.

Kind of lost atm but trying to stay strong.

 

Unfortunately, I can exactly imagine what you're going through and if I could I would stand next to you, squeezing your shoulder to give you strength. Not much more I could do, but I'd definitely try. Staying strong is hard work, I know, but it'll help you and everyone around you.

 

A good cry never hurt any one mate. I wish I could cry more often, as it shifts a lot of weight but the meds I am on stop it. Shame.

Sorry you're going through that. Sending a big virtual man bear hug.

 

Hang in there dude, I can also imagine what it's like, it'll have you feeling dazed.

Feel for you, as @David says we're about if you need to rant or just expel words.

 

Thank you all for the kind messages. Had tea with my mum tonight and got some good news that she can visit him tomorrow.

Going to be a hard journey ahead but we will get through it.

 

1) Having to work on a sunday, something I never do or should have to.
2) Having to review a mass amount of data from a system migration, I'm not IT or was involved in the setup.
3) Finding alot of data missing and reporting it to UK and America teams.

This is all above my paygrade and my give a f**k levels

 

Why do you do it then? Honest question.

 

No one else capable and not sure how one actually says no to work outside their job role even if they are capable