Eating a Vegetarian Elephant

Chiglepig

Cheery_Daff said:

Thanks - I'm still full time til the end of August so plenty of time to sort it.

Good luck. Our workloads are pretty much sorted now as far as I know - pending recruitment though which may mess things up a little. No reduction in hours overall for us, but we've had one staff member leave, me drop a day, and someone else drop 2 days, and none of that is being replaced, so... 🙄

Sounds familiar!

Baileys_Babe

Cheery_Daff said:

Thanks - I'm still full time til the end of August so plenty of time to sort it.

Good luck. Our workloads are pretty much sorted now as far as I know - pending recruitment though which may mess things up a little. No reduction in hours overall for us, but we've had one staff member leave, me drop a day, and someone else drop 2 days, and none of that is being replaced, so... 🙄

Management obviously think the fairies they believe in are going to pick up the slack 🧚‍♀️

Cheery_Daff

Indeed. They're expecting lower recruitment as well, meaning one less seminar group for everything - but even if that doesn't happen I suspect the excess will be filled with fairies on hourly paid contracts, rather than a permanent member of staff.

Chiglepig

What annoys me is that we have almost no autonomy on recruitment activities, but we're held accountable if they don't work.

Chiglepig

I seem to be on a role with Populus - three in a week - all politics related - today's was fun, "On a scale of 1-10 how much do you 'like' these politicians?" - Pritti Patel, Dominic Raab, Matt Hancok, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Theresa May, Rishi Sunak . . . Hmm fair few zeros there then

Now only 10 more points (£s) until cash out - I started doing it with the intention it would be for mortgage OPs, but I think it will go to the ISA - mortgage neutral rather than free.

Chiglepig

Argh! The smart meter issue is becoming a debacle!

At the beginning of June, they sent a reader who confirmed the meter hadn't been registered, and I got a proper reading that said I was £300 in credit, but it then registered another estimated reading at the end of June. On Friday, I got a bill with two further estimated readings, removing the early June reading and telling me I am £105 in debt to them. They appear to have reverted to billing me for the old meter

Poppycat1

I know how you feel.  It's so frustrating.  Nearly at the end of a three year battle with the water company about a meter. that was installed badly.  I've had one refund of £800 odd and expecting another similar amount this week.  I hope you get it sorted soon.

Chiglepig

I'm ignoring the meter for now, DH and I are treating this week as our summer holiday. Monday was dinner at the Ivy (Mr Chigle's choice, I wasn't overwhelmed). Today is London and Michael Sheen at the National then dinner on the South Bank; tomorrow, visiting family in the Midlands; Sunday new pup; Monday, South Pacific in Chichester, Tuesday, hide the credit card

Karmacat

Good grief, seriously!  I'm envious wow!  Have a brilliant time!

Chiglepig

It was well worth the trip, @Karmacat, the South Bank is oddly subdued without tourists, but the theatre was magnificant.

I think we will have spent more this week than most months since the first lock down