Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?

Oh but think of all the fun you’ll have being packed like a sardine into a tin shed with thousands and thousands of strangers who want to sell you something! Yeah okay I’m also in the hard pass lane.

 

When I used to travel occasionally for work, people would be like “you get to go to New York though!!!!” and I’m like “I get to sit in a datacentre in the ass end of nowhere for ten hours a day in a place I don’t know on my own, after ten hours doing anything all I want is a shower and food” and you don’t really get to SEE anything it’s just pain all the way, you’re never near anything to see.

 

My beloved Dell XPS 13 9370's battery is essentially kaput . I suppose near enough 8 years of decent usage will do that.

Not too much of an issue as I rarely have it unplugged nowadays. I can certainly think of a new role it can play for a few years more.

The question is should I bother buying a new laptop or not? The grown up answer is "no", the inner child says "yes".

 

Buy a new laptop Obvs, Dell have brought back the XPS with Panther Lake this year just for you

but 50quid on new batt makes more sense.......boring.

 

So the temperature I had that stopped us travelling (again) haa gone. Been ok for a day or two.

My OH's hacking cough is just about gone and she's on the mend.

I have now started with a hacking cough.

Awesome. I appear to have gotten a 2 for 1 offer on bugs.

 

Don't tell everybody, or they'll all want one...

 

The lady sat behind me has come into work with a terrible cough. And now I'm coughing.

 

I can't stand 'troopers' who struggle in to pass bugs about

 

What's really annoying is that (without meaning to sound snobby), she's essentially holding a junior position, so her taking a day or so off doesn't really influence things. On the other hand, others around her are responsible for day-to-day running of the company, so a day DOES matter for them.

 

I know I said I hate 'troopers' but I will say that's purely if they have a choice.

I know in some jobs employers don't help, either their position will become threatened or time off will bring on special measures.

If they have a choice or could work from home, not a fan if they think they can just plough through and infect everybody.

 

I mentioned this to my wife, she was a Unison rep/shop steward. This is one of the reasons you need to join a union. If you face a disciplinary, you have the right to have a union rep present, whether your employer likes it or not and, if you are treated unfairly, the union will help you fight your corner.

PS, this right does not depend opon your employer officially recognising your union.

 

This is so important.

AFAIU, being a “recognised” union means that the union can act collectively on behalf of all its members - think restructuring, mass redundancies, etc. A union doesn’t have to be “recognised” by an employer in order for that union to be able to represent/support its members on an individual basis.

I really should find a union, but I have no idea what’s best for my sector.

 

The GMB will take you, whatever segment you work in. https://www.gmb.org.uk

 

The great pointless of process of raising a non conformance rather than dealing with the already known problem... (no system testing done by the parties involved which was raised at the time and told to ignore and barrel on anyway).

Awesome, so I will fill in a form that no-one will read properly, have a meeting where no-one will pay attention and come up with a resolution that will be ignored... wooooo, progress! /s

 

But it is compliant progress /s

 

Was it one of the barber shops that isn't busy ? You know, the ones where the barbers stand on the doorstep smoking all day, but drive Porsche SUVs because they're somehow earning a lot of money?

 

Is that the one down the road from the vape shop that carries very little stock and gets regular visits from someone driving a Porsche SUV?
And across the road from the "American Candy Shop" that sells a few slightly misspelt sweeties - and also happens to be visited by someone driving a Porsche SUV?