Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

codemonkey

Good luck Georgie. I need to go shopping later and get my prescription too so hoping this interview doesn't drag on for too long. Guessing the supermarket will be anarchy. With my mum adding more guests, I feel I can't show up with no gifts for them. :mad:

Going to cuddle DA dog until its time to leave.

whitewing

I signed this petition today

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/107166

Flybaby

Hello new peeps. getting nowhere fast today - seems to be like that everyday lately.


My thirteen year old nephew made comment when they visited at the weekend about the fact that my husband made the tea whilst i showed my sister my new shed and tools, saying that it was the wrong way round. I was quite gobsmacked, but my hubby said he felt sorry for my sister, as kids learn from what they see and he has obviously picked up his attitudes from what goes on at his house.


Just had a job offer with weird holiday arrangements and I am not sure what to do about it. It's working three days a week and the holiday entitlement is 18 days a year, but with up to 7 of those being bank holidays - that only leaves me with 11 days a year, which means I can't take 4 weeks holiday a year ( as we cannot afford to travel at bank holiday time). Not sure what to do. I can't change the days normal days I work due to university commitments but I do have a spare day in the week where I could work instead of the said bank holiday. I don't want more holiday than I am entitled to or anyone else etc - but I do need to be able to take them outside of school holidays and bank holidays so we can afford holidays. Got that horrible feeling that if I go back to the company and ask for such an arrangement it might put a kybosh on the job offer.

Torry_Quine

Thanks everyone for your kind words. :A

Slept very little last night and feel drained.
Hugs to all.

elsien

Flybaby wrote: »

Just had a job offer with weird holiday arrangements and I am not sure what to do about it. It's working three days a week and the holiday entitlement is 18 days a year, but with up to 7 of those being bank holidays - that only leaves me with 11 days a year, which means I can't take 4 weeks holiday a year ( as we cannot afford to travel at bank holiday time).

I guess it depends what days they want you to work.
If it's mon to wed then you won't need to use a days leave for Good Friday, so that frees up another day.
And you'll only need to use 3 days leave to get a week off, so wouldn't that then give you the 4 weeks?
Otherwise you'd still get 3 and a bit weeks if you need to take all the bank holidays - are the advantages of the job worth considering that for?
If you're going to turn the job down because of the leave then you might as well ask the question anyway as you've got nothing to lose.

ETA - congratulations on the offer, whatever you decide to do.

Waves_and_Smiles

I shall read back but I need a rant!

I am having to call loads of pharmacies because I am 5 types of medication missing. Loads of people have put their prescriptions in early and they are out of everything with no deliveries until next week. Mine was due Christmas day so I had to, but surely not everyone needed to get theirs early? The doctor's surgery is only shut for 2 days! WaSp has been trying to get my pills for 3 hours, one pharmacy said they had them but when he got there they had ran out. We are going mad. Did I mention I hate phones? Argh!

Hugs to all, I WILL read back once this is sorted out!

Torry_Quine

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

I shall read back but I need a rant!

I am having to call loads of pharnacies because I am 5 types of medication missing. Loads of people have put their prescriptions in early and they are out of everything with no deliveries until next week. Mine was due Christmas day so I had to, but surely not everyone needed to get theirs early? The doctor's surgery is only shut for 2 days! WaSp has been trying to get my pills for 3 hours, one pharmacy said they had them but when he got there they had ran out. We are going mad. Did I mention I hate phones? Argh!

Hugs to all, I WILL read back once this is sorted out!

That's terrible. Hope you get it sorted soon.

codemonkey

I believe NHS advice as to get your repeats by christmas eve. So its failure to plan from the pharmacies as they should have enough stock. Hope they have mine in stock.

Am freezing. Hate business dress.

tea_lover

Yes why are smart clothes never warm enough?? All the best code, hope you've got a nice evening planned to look forward to.


WaS, that is v annoying about the prescriptions, I hope you get things sorted.


Things had been quieter but am now having trouble with FOH's mum! She text yesterday to say thank you for not having him arrested and that she hoped she wasn't bothering me. That seemed reasonable and my argument has never been with her. She was also saying how worried she is about him - he'd called her from a layby somewhere the other night and she'd had to get a mate of his to go and look for him, he's not eating or sleeping. I'm glad he's speaking to her at least (usually any sort of conversation is like getting blood from a stone) but I'm not sure I'm the person she should be telling this to. She did say he had no idea she's contacted me but I don't know if that's actually the case. I know she didn't want to get stuck in the middle of this and I know she's worried so I replied - said I was glad he'd got people around him and I hope he feels better soon.


Heard from her again this morning - he's been to GP and got anti-depressants and another appointment for next week. But then also said again how much he's struggling with not speaking to me and how sorry he is. Which seemed to me like she was angling for me to speak to him so I just said I was glad he'd seen the dr and wished her well.


Have now had another text saying they have Christmas presents for me and she's in town tomorrow and wants to meet! Obviously I don't! I can definitely see where he gets this pushiness from. She did say he wouldn't be there but I don't want to see any of them. I certainly don't want any gifts. Am now trying to work out how to word that without upsetting an old women who's worried sick about her ill son.

elsien

You already have plans for the day which mean you're completely tied up. And whilst you appreciate her thoughfulness in getting you a gift, you feel it's better for you and FoH if you now both let things go and moved on with your lives. You wish them well but feel that any more contact with be detrimental to both of you, and you're sure she understands that this is for the best all round.

Or something. She's maybe thinking that you know him better than other people, so is maybe wanting to share her worries and bounce some ideas around. And I can see why she'd want that from her perspective, and why you feel sorry for her but it's ok to say no. You have to look after yourself now, and you don't want to be giving anyone false hope, either FoH or his mum.