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Sun_Addict

Cherryfudge said:

Oh my goodness, SA! I think you need a week off after all that! Nice to be able to get a bit of shopping done though. I'm still wondering how they manage to account for everyone under a starburst system, or do they have senior management at the door of every nearby coffee shop, B&M and supermarket with a clipboard?

What are the cushions like?

@CRANKY40, that's a great example of how to tell a story in under 100 words!  

I asked how it worked and there are search officers on every floor who check everything then report back to a fire marshal that the floor is clear. Now we are hybrid working it's difficult to know who is/isn't in the office on any given day. A lot of us have managers in other parts of the country too, mine is in London.

Sun_Addict

Morning all, happy Thursday, another beautiful day, hot already 😎

WFH today but have been out for a walk first as I'm going to be pretty much chained to my desk from 10am until 4pm as I'm interviewing. It's over 20 years since I last interviewed anyone so will be interesting to say the least! No one can say my job isn't varied 😆 It will be done over Teams as the applicants are in Scotland.

Hoping today won't be as eventful as yesterday!

It will be NSD 8/12 today. Won't have time to spend any money! I'm trying to last until Saturday before spending again, if I can.

Have got a portion of veg chilli out of the freezer to defrost for tonight's dinner which I'll have with rice. 

Sun_Addict

Here are the cushions @Cherryfudge. The long one was £5 the square one £4. They are badged as outdoor cushions but I’ve got them indoors.

ladyholly

I do like your cushions. I might have been tempted myself.

Cherryfudge

Sun_Addict said:

I asked how it worked and there are search officers on every floor who check everything then report back to a fire marshal that the floor is clear. Now we are hybrid working it's difficult to know who is/isn't in the office on any given day. A lot of us have managers in other parts of the country too, mine is in London.

I kind of see that - hope there is someone to account for the search officers, too! I suppose that's down to the fire officers.

I think this is the main reason we have a sign-in book at work - though judging by the amount of people who fail to sign out (usually me), there are a lot of us in the building!

Those cushions are beautiful - and must be like having a bit of holiday with you in heatwave England!

I hope you have a quieter day and some good applicants.

Sun_Addict

I enjoyed the interviewing, it was interesting and certainly a learning curve on what to say/not to say in an interview to score well. Despite being told to stay out of the room, Mr SA shuffled past at one stage, as I was on camera he could be seen in the background, even though I blurred it. I’m back in the office tomorrow and doing my day job for a change 😆

I was hoping to get some time in my hanging chair after work but the weather turned showery and gloomy. Thankfully the two loads of washing I did dried quickly and were gathered in beforehand. 

Nothing spent so achieved my NSD. Had an email from The Coventry to say the interest rate on my regular saver has increased 🙂

Only on 13,000 steps today, glad I went for a walk this morning or it would’ve been a lot less. 

Sun_Addict

Happy Friday. That’s the working week done and dusted 🥳

NSD 9/12 today. Should hit target - just! 

Need to rummage in the freezer for tonight’s dinner, got plenty to choose from. 

Payday next Thursday and payslip available to view today. I am £68 better off thanks to pay rise but this will be wiped out and more by everything going up.

RelievedSheff

£68 is better than nothing. It will help with the rising cost of something  

I'm on the last countdown now. Half and hour then I can go home.

WinterWarrior

My pay rise hit when the NI went up, so I didn’t get the full happiness of it. I was vaguely expecting a slight increase this time due to the earning threshold changes, but maybe that’s next month, or I was dreaming I’d see a change. Generally most ‘help’ tends to pass me by as we are usually not fitting in any of those boxes. 

I love your new cushions.

Parkyp

You should see extra in your pay next month  when National insurance threshold changes. 

You got a great bargain with your cushions. They are very pretty.