The Do As We Tell You Or You Will All Go To Hell post

My. God. As i have mentioned before (many, many times), it is not physically possible to do our job when the wind is howling round at 90mph.

After numerous, Pissy As Hell, emails from people regarding the fact that they cannot get the work done, i sent the following email to all our branches:

Since the weather has decided to turn evil on us, I am expecting, yet again, an inundation of put backs/stick backs/sites down/world has ended urgent Must Be Done Now or We Will All Go to Hell requests. Can we please ensure that we have some men milling around to be able to complete these, or at least men that are expecting to be called off their nice warm sofas to go out and save our souls.

Now, i found this quite amusing. I thought, and rightly so, that i was trying to lighten a bad situation with a little humour.

Oh No.

I offended, i mean O.F.F.E.N.D.E.D a couple of branches. They said i was calling them lazy?!??

For. Fucks. Sake. Can't i even inject humour into my working day without some arrogant bastard whinging that i'm calling them lazy?? Obviously not.

Tomorrow, i will come into work, dressed in black, and grieve for the death of Coming To Work And Having Some Fun, and curse who ever it was that took on Coming To Work And Kill Yourself as their replacement.

Goddammit!

Manners cost nothing

You know what? It doesn't cost the earth to have a little grace when speaking to someone that annoys you and that you have to put up with as you work with them 3 times a week.

Let me give you a little background on me...

I'm not the most smiley person in the world, and i can come across to people that don't know me as offhandish and miserable. Just so you know, it's called shyness. I'm not a great conversationalist as you probably have worked out by reading this here blog. I don't make small talk to fill a silence as previous experience made me realise how stupid i sound and if anyone tells me to 'cheer up' or 'smile', it really pisses me off.

Just because i ain't smiling, doesn't mean i'm not happy.

I don't laugh out loud at funny TV programs. I rarely laugh out loud at funny jokes. I'm quiet with people who aren't my friends and i'm quiet with people who i've just met. I work in a pub. I smile at every customer i serve, whether i want to or not and i'm polite, watching my Ps and Qs.

Everyone who knows me knows how i am.

What i don't like, is when newbies start at work and instantly dislike me because i'm 'offhand' with them. Actually, no, that doesn't piss me off. What really upsets me is when the said newbie bitches, behind my back, about me to people i have built great friendships with. They are the ones who put these newbies straight about me. But when the newbie bitches to other newbies about me, it stops working in the pub being any fun as they don't listen to my friends, or find out for themselves what i'm really like.

I feel awkward about going to work now. I feel myself going red as i walk in and see new staff talking behind their hands as i walk by. I feel i'm clumsy, stupid and out of place. I don't have fun quite so often at work anymore. I can't wait to leave and go home.

I was told today that i think i'm above the other girls because i'm about to marry the bar manager. I didn't think i was like that. In fact, i don't clambor for extra shifts, even if i really need the money so they don't think i'm using D as a spring board. I get just as much shit from the landlord as they all do, i also get D's shit because i'm his girfriend and his sounding board.

I'm not going to quit, i'm not a quitter. And as for 'manners cost nothing'? Make your own mind up. This is how the end of shift conversation went yesterday...

Me: 'Have you recorded the wastage yet?'
Newbie: 'Eh?'
M: 'It's ok, i'll have a look and fill it in'
N: 'Stop trying to take over, you always think you're better than everyone else. I'll do the wastage, i was doing it anyway'
M: 'Ok, whatever'
later on:
N: 'Move'
M: 'Sorry?'
N: 'I said move'
M: 'Why?'
N: 'Just move'
M: 'Fine'

I moved, only to be barged anyway.

I had a glass explode in my face yesterday. I spent 20 minutes picking the glass out of my hair. I suppose i was lucky that i didn't damage my eyes. It shocked me so much i spent the next half hour crying. Good job really as slivers of glass were in my tears. If i had rubbed my eyes i certainly would of damaged them. My bosses mum made me wash my eyes with that eyebath stuff. I hate that stuff, makes my eyes sting. I had a bath when i got home, and spent a while de lousing the glass off me. I still feel a bit gritty today.

My it's windy here

50 to 70mph winds they have predicted here this week. How on earth can people expect us to put posters up in this kind of wind is beyond me.

I've had so many complaints in work because of the weather that it's now Thursday and i still haven't managed to do my own job. Just wading through a sea of fault reports really floats my boat you know?!

On better news, Darth comes home tomorrow. It's been 4 months since he's lived with us. But now we are all decorated and up together so it's safe for my boy to come home to where he belongs. Just have to make sure he doesn't escape into the Pub downstairs and lap up all the spillages. Don't want a pissed pussy!

Wedding news: I have to sort out my invites soon to send out in the 1st week of February and no later. Have to find out everyones addresses first, that's proving to be a mammoth task. I've sorted my cake and D still needs to sort the suits. Until then, i will not rest.

Ok, back to work now, i've skived long enough!

it's all going to hell

96 days.
14 weeks
3 monthish to my wedding.

And it's all going a bit manic.

I bought my Wedding ring on Saturday as the original one i bought doesn't fit and not one Jeweller in the whole damn world (ok, town) can resize it. So, i bought the cheapest one they had in white gold and that was £105! Unfortunately, cos is all new and shiny it made my Engagement ring look a bit sad, so i've sent that off to be redipped and now i feel all naked and stuff.

Invites, i hope, are going ok. Really, it's just the suits that need organising and that'll be it. Apart from the cake. Still have to make the cake.

My friend is getting married in July and she'll be squeezing me into a frock with many a frill about it. Ruby Red it'll be. At least i think i suit red.

God, i'm so excited now. Imagine what i'll be like a week before!!

Wow!!

I'm getting married this year! In less than 4 months.

Now the panic is really setting in...

Happy New Year everyone!! Did you all get lots of nice pressies for Crimbo? I managed to get loads, more than D!!

Work is horrendous at the mo, once the PC is set up back at home i should have more time to blog. Until then, it's gonna be dribs and drabs...