Personal problems and work.

[Uncle Mort]

I'm very busy at the moment, in fact completely 'snowed under' with work. My little team of three is now one. I lost one to maternity leave, earlier than expected due to illness so no proper handover and now the other member has been off since last Friday afternoon for 'personal reasons'. It seems he is going through a marital breakup, not that he's married but it amounts to same thing.

Now, I can understand and sympathise with him, having gone through similar myself but he has left me struggling to get everything done and that's impossible. All I can do is the most urgent work, everything else is getting left.

I'm getting angry and resentful but should I? After all I'm sure this chap considers his problems overide his work commitments but he's aware of the work situation. Even when there was the two of us we were beginning to feel that we would need a temp to cover some of the work that was starting to pile up. 

Also, during my marriage breakup I still continued to turn up and do my job so why can't he?

Right ~ I feel better for getting that off my chest.

Back to work.

   

[Darwins Selection]

 

It is always somebody else who can take the time off. 

[Snoopy]

Trouble is the simple answer is get a temp in but by the time you've shown him/her the tasks you want them to do you might as well do them yourself and then tomorrow the agency send you another temp and you have to retrain them all over again. Best to sack the two idling b@st@rds and get new staff but of course one is no longer allowed to do that. Never employ anyone of child bearing age ~ but you're not allowed to do that either.

 Hopefullly we can act as an outlet for your feelings on the subject ~ any other practical help you only have to ask but I charge by the hour or part thereof.

[Nick]

Wot he said. Unless the 'ideling bastards' are good but merely temporarily hors de combat, so to speak

[Uncle Mort]

Neither are 'idling bastards'. They are both good workers which makes it worse. I have been training one of our receptionists to do some of the data entry work. Not difficult work once you get into a routine but time consuming, that should help.

[Snoopy]

Wot he said. Unless the 'ideling bastards' are good but merely temporarily hors de combat, so to speak

Idle
Idler
Idled
Idleness
Idling
Idly

Stick to apostrophes and leave the spelling to those wot can. 

[Darwins Selection]

Not difficult work once you get into a routine, but time consuming,

Much like castrating lambs.

[Snoopy]

Not difficult work once you get into a routine, but time consuming,

Much like castrating lambs.

I had an afternoon doing that once ~ knackering work.

[Nick]

Wot he said. Unless the 'ideling bastards' are good but merely temporarily hors de combat, so to speak

Idle
Idler
Idled
Idleness
Idling
Idly

Stick to apostrophes and leave the spelling to those wot can. 

Touche (with an accent, of course)

[Pastis]

Not difficult work once you get into a routine, but time consuming,

Much like castrating lambs.

I had an afternoon doing that once ~ knackering work.

 

[Nick]

Should this be now in Dinner Tonight?

[Snoopy]

Wot he said. Unless the 'ideling bastards' are good but merely temporarily hors de combat, so to speak

Idle
Idler
Idled
Idleness
Idling
Idly

Stick to apostrophes and leave the spelling to those wot can. 

Touche (with an accent, of course)

   Touché indeed.

[Pastis]

Whenever I've employed people I've always found the training up time the most costly, in all ways. A close friend found the same; we used to console ourselves on Friday nights with beers and JD chasers  

[Nick]

My last employee was my sister.

Never again 

[Nick]

Wot he said. Unless the 'ideling bastards' are good but merely temporarily hors de combat, so to speak

Idle
Idler
Idled
Idleness
Idling
Idly

Stick to apostrophes and leave the spelling to those wot can. 

Touche (with an accent, of course)

   Touché indeed.

Bastardo!