2006-05-29 10:30
I know I haven't posted in ages and it's entirely my fault. And there's not goingto be alot in this post except to say parents really, really, really shouldn't let their children play around… Read More
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2006-05-19 20:01
15 Reasons why drinking should be aloowed on the job1. It's an incentive to show up.2. It reduces stress.3. It leads to more honest communications.4. It reduces complaints about low pay.5. I… Read More
2006-05-19 19:46
It's true. Most of the time when we give people bad news about their phone/pda/ipod they really don't want to believe us. I honestly do not believe that all these people are dumb, brainless… Read More
2006-05-18 20:01
Well it's time for me to write my resignation letter. My new contract is currently winging it's way to me through our trusty postal service, which means it'll get lost, be found, sent to the… Read More
2006-05-18 19:38
As in 100. Over 100 readers. Magic!Well ok it's not really that great as it's not really that many but hey it is a kind of landmark and I'll damn well celebrate it if I want to! Read More
2006-05-16 21:13
Today was my worst day in years for anxiety/panic attacks. Typically people call them panic attacks and doctors call them anxiety attacks. Personally after suffering them, along with my mani… Read More
2006-05-16 19:32
I got the confirmation from my new HR Manager that they will be offering me a position in their busiest branch. The details do depend on a couple of things like my holidays that I have booke… Read More
2006-05-15 20:33
mention PORN or any bodily functions in my last post. I just don't know why I do that so often. But myself and a couple of friends were talking about posrn recently. This wasn't the sort of… Read More
2006-05-15 20:06
I got a new job. How good is that. And it's not a worse job either. In fact it's better which is nice. Better money anyway. It's still sales, electrical goods, but I have the potential to be… Read More
2006-05-11 19:31
It's true there is. I firmly believe this. Even when my depression was at it's very worst and I contemplated suicide I knew deep down that there had to be a bright side. The bright side of t… Read More
2006-05-11 19:12
I told you so.So I arrive up for my interview to be told straight away that I would not be getting the job. Now just to be clear on this I hadn't finished the interview, in fact I hadn't eve… Read More
2006-05-10 18:30
Ok So that's a lie. It's a whopper, a real biggy, in fact it is possibly one of the biggest I've ever told. I spent 3 hours or so in the dentists chair today and it was far from fun. I'm hav… Read More
2006-05-09 22:32
Our Loss Prevention Officer has been out the last couple of days. Things have not been going the best needless to say. But he is a nice guy when you get to know him. Ok he has no neck and is… Read More
2006-05-08 19:47
Yes I know it's hard to believe but our new manager has finally started! He seems like a nice bloke although I do hear that he really is a By The Book kind of guy. Not that that worries me b… Read More
2006-05-01 20:48
I'm fucking shattered at the moment. Every day I come home tired, really tired. And the reason is simple, we just don't have enough staff at the moment. We're still down 3 full time staff me… Read More
2006-04-30 19:26
Or at least we don't have nearly enough staff at the moment. On Friday there were only two of us in for the whole morning, a real pain and it also meant most of the procedures couldn't be do… Read More
2006-04-26 18:56
I did, I really did speak way too soon. We don't have a manager yet. Oh, we know who it's going to be but he still hasn't started and we don't have any idea when he will. It's a dispiriting… Read More
2006-04-24 19:09
It's true a manager has finally been appointed. We've only been without a manager and a second assistant manager for about 6 weeks. But at last one has been appointed.I was promised that pro… Read More
2006-04-23 21:21
I am always amazed at how clever some people can be. Most of these people are,seemingly, intelligent. But the second they walk in to a store they remove their brains. At least I hope this is… Read More
2006-04-12 20:09
And no they are not rebelling against their masters, thinking they are Michael Jackson or trying to outdo Ted Bundy. Alcatel have produced a new phone engagingly called the Elle Glam Phone… Read More
2006-04-11 18:58
I've been to Los Angeles a few times (I have friends there) and there are some great shopping malls in that city. Now I personally am not a big fan of malls but when in Rome and all that. So… Read More
2006-04-10 22:39
True StoryCustomer comes in with broken phone and goes to one of the females Sales Consultants."Sorry I have a problem with my phone, it's broken.""Oh well what's actually wrong with it?""It… Read More
2006-04-09 22:08
And now for the first in a short/long or possibly even non-existent series. Here's a great recipe for Spicy Sautee Potatoes.IngredientsPotatoes (Get as many as you need)1 Red Chilli1 Green C… Read More
2006-04-09 21:54
Everyone and I mean every single person on this planet is deaf. I include myself in this, although I seriously try not to be and my hearing is pretty good. But most of us don't actually list… Read More
2006-04-06 22:15
My father died a few years ago now. It wasn't sudden, he had been ill for quite a while (although the onset of the illness was sudden) but in many ways it was a releif when he died. I don't… Read More
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