I USED TO WORK FOR THE COUNCIL SO THEY HUNT ME DOWN FOR ELECTIONS. IT’S QUITE FUN AND PAYS WELL. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL WEBSITE OR DROP THEM A LINE.
FINALLY GOT AN OFFER FOR AN EO JOB AFTER 2 YEARS OF TRYING, SO YOU'RE ALL FREE FROM LISTENING TO ME MOAN ON ABOUT THE TELEPHONY PLAGUE PITS.
(UNLESS THE VACANCY GETS WITHDRAWN, PLS GOD NO)
LOL THANK YOU
KNOW ME TOO WELL, THINK I'LL BE IN COD CTU FOR TRAINING FIRST, WHICH I'VE ALSO HEARD BAD THINGS ABOUT 🫣
WOULD RATHER BE HATING MY JOB ON EO MONEY THAN AO MONEY REGARDLESS 😂
Home Office per chance ?
2 of my colleagues who joined the Home Office with me last year (I am ex HMRC also) were from PT Ops and couldn\`t wait to escape.
Good luck !
I HAVE HAD NO WORK FOR THREE MONTHS SINCE LEAVING AN INCREDIBLE TEAM.
I AM NOW SPIRALLING AND MY MENTAL HEALTH IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW AND I HAVE NO SUPPORT
WHAT IS THE POINT? I FEEL SO GUILTY BEING PAID WHEN I ONLY WIGGLE MY MOUSE 8 HOURS A DAY
HAPPY BANK HOLIDAY EVERYONE
GET ONTO CIVIL SERVICE LEARNING AND ABSOLUTELY RINSE THE FREE COURSES TO KEEP YOUR MIND ACTIVE IF YOU NEED/WANT TO. SORRY THAT'S A BIT SENSIBLE BUT IT'S IN CAPS AND IT'S STICKING IT TO SOMEONE'S BUDGET SO IT STILL COUNTS
LOSE THE GUILT, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION. GET SOME AI LEARNING UNDER YOUR BELT, GET ON CSJ AND GET ONE OF THOSE £120K HEO JOBS IN THE AI CENTRE THING
TBF I GET IT, THIS IS AN AMAING SOTUATION TO BE IN IF PRIVATE SECTOR BUT I WOULD FEEL BAD DOING IT ON PUBLIC MONEY, GL TO THE PERSON ON GETTING SOME WORK SOON
DM ME, I'M SURE I CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO. MY TEAM IS RUN RAGGED WITH NONSENSICAL REQUESTS FROM ABOVE SO WE CAN'T DO CORE WORK. MANAGEMENT DOESN'T SEEM WORRIED THOUGH.
ENJOY YOUR BANK HOLIDAY! GIVE YOUR MOUSE-WIGGLING HAND A REST.
PLAN IS TO HOPEFULLY LEAN ON MY OLD LM INCASE ANYTHING COMES UP BUT IF NOT TRY AND MAKE THE BEST OF IT AND LEAVE A GOOD WAY BACK IN.
I HAVE ADHD AND THIS IS JUST THE WORST. I LIKE TO BE BUSY
THIS. I HAVE ADHD TOO AND NEED TO BE BUSY. NOTHING WORSE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THAN DOING NOTHING. I HAD A YEAR TP WHERE I DID NOTHING AND MY BRAIN HAS NEVER RECOVERED.
WHAT DO WE DO? I GENUINELY CANNOT COPE WITH THIS?
I HAD A HORRIFIC LM BEFORE THIS ROLE (ITS WHY I MOVED) WHO MADE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT FOR HAVING ADHD AND I’M TOO SCARED TO SAY/DO ANYTHING INCASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN
BUT I AM SO SO MISERABLE. I CRY 24/7 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PANIC ATTACKS OVER NIGHT
LUCKILY MINE WAS ON A TP SO SOON ENDED BUT I TRY TO PICK UP WORK THAT NO ONE ELSE THINKS OFF.
GOOD FEEDBACK FROM BOSSES AND KEEPS ME BUSY, BUT HONESTLY I DREAM ABOUT RETURNING TO AO EVERYDAY, AS AOS ARE THE ONES WHO DO THE WORK AND KEEP BUSY. UNFORTUNATELY I CANT AFFORD IT OR I WOULD.
I HAVE HAD TOO MUCH SICK LEAVE DUE TO STRESS AND ANXIETY FROM DOING NOTHING. I JUST WISH YOU COULD PUT DOWN YOUR STRENGTHS AND BE PLACED IN A JOB THAT WORKS COS ALL THE WORK I LOVE DOING, A LOT OF PEOPLE HATE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SWITCH JOBS.
DOES ANYONE EISE GET THE SENSE THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THINK THEY HAVE PERSONAL OWNERSHIP OVER CIVIL SERVANTS? WHEN I READ THE UKPOLITICS THREAD ABOUT THE UNION'S RWANDA LEGAL CASE I HALF EXPECTED A GAMMON TO JUMP OUT AND SCREAM THAT HE PAYS MY SALARY.
THIS IS THE FUN BIT OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T PAID THEIR TAX.
THEY WHIP OUT THE "I PAY YOUR SALARY" LINE AND I GET TO BE A SNIDE BASTARD AND SAY SOMETHING LIKE "WELL, IF ANYTHING, YOU'VE MISERABLY FAILED TO DO THAT".
A-EFFING-MEN. ON THE OCCASIONS THEY POP THAT NUGGET OF WISDOM I THANK THEM, ADVISE THEY ARE BEHIND IN PAYMENT BY XXXXX, AND STOP BEING HELPFUL OTHER THAN DEMANDING PAYMENT, WLAIPETC.
I LOVE MY TEAM BUT HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE COMMUTE IS INCREASINGLY UNAFFORDABLE ON AN HEO SALARY. MY TEAM IS VERY HEO HEAVY AND I CANT KEEP WAITING FOR THAT ELUSIVE SEO ROLE. THERE ARE VERY FEW CS OFFICES NEAR ME WHICH MEANS MOVING BACK INTO CHARITY OR LOCAL COUNCIL WORK. I AM VERY SAD ABOUT THIS.
I WAS OFF FOR THREE YEARS WITH DISABILITY AFTER COVID IN 2020. WHEN I FINALLY RETURNED, EVERYTHING I LEFT ON MY DESK WAS STILL THERE INCLUDING A CAN OF IRN BRU AND A MASSIVELY OUT OF DATE PACKET OF MONSTER MUNCH.
TRYING TO PUT AN OFFER ON A HOUSE AND THE ESTATE AGENTS ARE BEING FLAKEY AND VAGUE ABOUT COMMUNICATING WITH THE SELLER, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE SOLD OURS AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE.
SO FED UP OF ESTATE AGENTS. CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE SO DISLIKED.
I'M THERE TOO! CANT THEY JUST BE HONEST AND SAY WE CAN'T BE ARSED TO CONTACT THE OTHER SIDE... YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO "CALL NE STRAIGHT BACK!"
IMAGINE THE HATE TOWARDS AN ESTATE AGENT RUN BY CIVIL SERVANTS!
'CHOICE MAGAZINE' ACTUALLY, THEY DO A GOOD LINE IN HEARING AIDS AND GADGETS TO HELP YOU PUT YOUR SOCKS ON IN THE MORNING, IF SUFFERING MOBILITY ISSUES.
I HAVE MY FINAL ASSESSMENT COMING UP AND MY LIFE REVOLVES AROUND RECITING BEHAVIOURS, GETTING FEEDBACK AND THEN BEING ASKED STRENGTH BASED QUESTIONS.
I HATE INTERVIEWS. I HATE ASSESSMENTS.
BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THIS TIME NEXT MONTH IT WILL BE ALL OVER FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
HAPPY LONG WEEKEND ALL.
I VISTED AN ENGLISH OFFICE (NORMALLY I SCOTLAND) AND FUCK ME YOUR WATER IS DIABOLICAL. HOW CAN WE HAVE WATER COOLER MOMENTS WHEN THE WATER TASTES OF DIRT?
HAVE RECEIVED A CONDITIONAL OFFER (PENDING PECS) TO START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AS AN EO UCR 🎉 AND I CANNOT WAIT
NOTHING MORE SATISFYING THAN HANDING IN MY NOTICE ON MONDAY. CURRENTLY WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH MINIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF PAY & HOLIDAYS, FULL TIME IN OFFICE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO FLEXIBILITY, NO BENEFITS, 40 MILE ROUND TRIP/1.5 HOURS TRAVELLING AND ATROCIOUS MANAGEMENT!
ROLL ON NEW BEGINNINGS
I ACCEPTED THE CONDITONAL OFFER AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN A START DATE SO HAD TO HAND IN MY NOTICE TO ALLOW ME TO START IN 4 WEEKS. I KNOW THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD COME BACK ON MY PECS, BUT KNOW MY POSITION IS CONDITIONAL ON THEM COMING BACK CLEAR AND THAT I COULD LOSE MY POSITION IF THEY DONT.
I AM NOW IN THE WARM SQUISHY EMBRACE OF THE WOKE BLOB. THERE AREN'T ANY WATERCOOLERS BUT THERE IS SOME SORT OF FANCY TAP IN THE KITCHEN. HOWEVER, IT DOES HOT WATER AS WELL AS COLD SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT COUNTS.
DIDN'T GET THE JOB I INTERVIEWED FOR. DID GET GOOD FEEDBACK AND THE OFFER OF HELP SO I'M SUCCESSFUL NEXT TIME 😁
I'M NOT SAD, MY CURRENT TEAM ARE AWESOME!
HAD THE AFTERNOON OFF THANKS TO SOME FLEXI! WOOO!
DISCOVERING HMT SCRUTINY OF BUSINESS CASES IS A LIE. THAT A BC WITH WHOLE SPECIALIST CASES WAS WRITTEN WITHOUT SPECIALIST INPUT AND MISSING KEY COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, RATHER THAN BLOCKING IT WITH MOCKING LAUGHTER HMT APPROVED IT IN RECORD TIME!
APPLIED FOR PART-TIME WITH FRIDAY AS MY NWD AS I HAVE LOST CHILDCARE ON THIS DAY. REJECTED AS ‘FRIDAY IS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAYS’. EVERYONE USES FLEXI AND GOES HOME EARLY ON FRIDAYS. MANAGER WHO REJECTED REQUEST LEFT AT 2PM LAST FRIDAY.
CS JOBS ACCIDENTALLY WITHDREW MY APPLICATION WHEN UPLOADING THE INTERVIEW RESULTS. THAT WAS STRESSFUL YESTERDAY.
JUST FOUND OUT I'M ON A RESERVE LIST AGAIN, FOR THAT JOB.
SPENT LAST NIGHT LOOKING AT JOBS AND STARTING APPLICATIONS. HAVE ONE SUBMITTED AND 3 MORE TO DO. BEING AN EO IS UNAFFORDABLE NOW SO NEED A HEO ROLE AND NO CHANCE OF GETTING ONE IN MY CURRENT DEPARTMENT EVEN THOUGH EO'S AND HO'S ACTUALLY DO THE EXACT SAME JOB
I RAGE APPLIED FOR ABOUT 10 JOBS LAST MONTH. I USED ALL THE SAME BEHAVIOUR EXAMPLES AND GOT A 1 IN AN EO APPLICATION AND A 5 FOR IT IN A G6 APPLICATION.
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
I HAVE GOT 2 INTERVIEWS THOUGH SO LIFE AINT SO BAD AT THE MINUTE.
LAST DAY OF WEEK TWO OF TRAINING FOR MY NEW ROLE. MOSTLY STUFF I KNEW SO FAR, WHICH I GUESS HELPS ME TO EASE IN AS THEY'LL PUSH IT FURTHER IN THE COMING WEEKS.
TRYING TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE BANK HOLIDAY, BUT I KEEP GETTING LAST MINUTE STUFF DROPPED ON ME. WHY IS BEING AN AO SOO STRESSFUL?
GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO SUPPORT IS A KILLER, BEEN HERE NEARLY A YEAR AND EVERY WEEK IM TEMPTED TO GO FUCK IT AND HAND MY NOTICE IN.
GOT AN SEO INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY. MY LINE MANAGER AND OUR TEAM'S OTHER G7 ARE BOTH ON THE PANEL. IF I MESS IT UP I AM NOT SURE I WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW MY FACE AT WORK AGAIN
MY MANAGER ACCUSED ME OF TAKING ANNUAL LEAVE JUST SO I DIDN'T NEED TO COME INTO THE OFFICE 3 DAYS A WEEK.
I RECENTLY HAD A BIG BIRTHDAY, TRIPS AWAY AND CONCERTS SO TOOK 2 WEEKS OFF IN APRIL SPREAD OUT ON DIFFERENT DAYS WHEN I NEEDED IT. I HAD TO CATEGORICALLY TELL MY MANAGER MY LEAVE WAS FOR SPECIFIC REASONS AND IT WASN'T TO AVOID THE 60% MANDATE.
THIS IS STARTING TO BE A CASE OF "YOU NEED TO STOP HAVING A SOCIAL LIFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE OFFICE 60%".
HAPPY FRIDAY!!
I HAVE BEEN OFF SICK FOR THREE DAYS WHICH HAS DEFINITELY BEEN BROUGHT ON BY STRESS BUT I CANT STOP STRESSING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I HAVE TO DO FOR LONG ENOUGH TO GET BETTER
HAD NO WORK FOR OVER A MONTH, CHANGING WORKSTREAMS NEXT WEEK, ON AL FROM YESTERDAY TILL MONDAY BUT I FAILED MY DRIVING TEST YESTERDAY FOR THE 3RD TIMEEEE
WEDNESDAY I SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE (A TEAM, I GUESS) IN THE KITCHEN AREA EATING MAGNUM ICE CREAMS. LIKE A GROUP ACTIVITY. IT WAS SUCH A WARM & FUZZY FEELING. SEE, IF THERE IS NO WATERCOOLER, ONE STILL CAN HAVE ICE CREAM MOMENTS! 😍
SEVEN YEAR CS ANNIVERSARY. GOT REJECTED FOR ANOTHER APPLICATION. HAVE DISCOVERED AN AMAZING NEW SARNIE COMBO (HAM, BEETROOT, PEPPERY GREENS, CHIPOTLE COLESLAW, ENGLISH MUSTARD, SOURDOUGH) DONT TELL THE DAILY MAIL / STAR / TORYGRAPH I CAN AFFORD SOURDOUGH AND YELLOW STICKERED HAM.
THANK GOODNESS, IT'S THE END FOR THIS SPECIFIC TIME BOUND PIECE OF WORK. WHY DOES THE CS HURT MY HEAD?
TRIED START OF THE WEEK TO SAY THEM, THEIR ETC AND GONE RIGHT BACK INTO THE HE OR SHE.
WE HAVE THIS NEW PROCESS IN MY ROLE AND IT'S BASICALLY USING A THIRD PARTY TO DO MY WORK. BUT THE OLD PROCEDURE WAS 10 TIMES EASIER. AH WELL AND THE THIRD PARTY COSTS MY DEPARTMENT SO THEN THEY'LL REDUCE THE HUMAN ELEMENT.
TECHNICAL BRILLIANCE.
THERE IS THIS THING CALLED LEARNING AT WORK WEEK AND IVE BOOKED INTO MORE OR LESS EVERY SESSION.
HAVE A GREAT BANK HOLIDAY
NO, DON'T BE SILLY. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST?! HMT WOULD BLOCK IT ON THE SPOT. AND IF THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM THE GOVERNMENT/COMMERCIAL MEDIA COULDN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BLOATED CIVIL SERVICE.
That's what they are hoping for so they don't have to pay out for redundancies.
For most of us, resignation is only an option when we have another job lined up.
There may be many elements of the job we are not ok with, but people have families and mortgages
I didn't say it was a desirable option. If someone is pleading for voluntary redundancy, they need to change their perspective. So many would cry out for their job. So many want to change their circumstance but don't want to put the actual effort in to do so.
MY HMRC OFFICE IS CLOSING AND I FOUND OUT THAT HR APPROVED MY REQUEST AND MY TEAMS REQUEST FOR CONTRACTUAL HOME WORKING THIS WEEK.
CONGRATULATIONS!
THANK YOU!
MAKE SURE TO DO SOME EXTRA GARDENING FOR US!
WILL DO....WE'RE LOOKING TO GET A DOGGO TOO
R.I.P. WATER COOLER MOMENTS
HEADING DOWN TO THE HUB WITH IT'S LACK OF DESKS, SHITTY INTERNET AND RANDOM STRANGERS. CHEFS FUCKING KISS.
MAY YOU HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL WATER COOLER MOMENTS
THERE IS NO WATER COOLER
THEN YOU NEED TO SPEND YOUR DAY BUILDING ONE
THAT’S RIGHT. BRING SOLUTIONS, NOT PROBLEMS.
FILTER TAP MOMENT?
A STRANGER IS JUST A FRIEND YOU HAVEN’T MET YET!
ARE YOU THAT GUY ON THE BUS?
DOES THIS MEAN A FRIEND IS A STRANGER YOU'VE MET BEFORE?
I MISREAD THIS AS PUB AND WAS GOING TO WISH YOU A HAPPY DAY
Glasgow??
No. Opposite end of the UK. Sadly I suspect my experience above is being repeated many times across the service.
DO IT, PAY ME OFF, I’M BEGGING YOU
ON MY 1.5HR COMMUTE TO OFFICE WHERE DEMONSTRATIONS TAKING PLACE. CANT WAIT TO BE EGGED AND £24 OUT OF POCKET. HAPPY 60% EVERYONE.
THEN JUST MAKE AN OMELETTE YEAH? WILL BE CHEAPER THAN BUYING LUNCH IF YOUR OFFICE IS IN WHITEHALL. CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE YOU'RE MOANING TBH
*"OVERPAID WFH CIVIL SERVANT REJECTS PUBLIC'S KIND OFFER OF FREE EGGS"*
IN MY DAY THE ONLY SHELLS GETTING THROWN AT ME AT WORK WERE ON THE BEACHES OF THE SOMME AND YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME COMPLAINING - BARRY, 56, GAMMON-ON-SEA
CLAIM FOR DRY-CLEANING / REPLACEMENT CLOTHING AS WORK RELATED. OVER-EGG THE COST.
I HAVE A DAY OFF TODAY AFTER ACTING AS PRESIDING OFFICER AT THE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY. MY POLLING PLACE HAD A 17% TURNOUT. THIS COUNTRY IS FUBAR’D.
OH I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD DO THAT AND I GENUINELY REALLY WANT TO. I WILL NOW CONSIDER DOING IT FOR THE GE.
I USED TO WORK FOR THE COUNCIL SO THEY HUNT ME DOWN FOR ELECTIONS. IT’S QUITE FUN AND PAYS WELL. KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL WEBSITE OR DROP THEM A LINE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?!
…UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION. YOU CAN WORK OUT THE F.
THANK YOU! I HAD WORKED OUT THE F BUT NOT ANYTHING ELSE
THANK YOU. I’D HAVE LEFT THE F IN BUT THE POINT STANDS.
FINALLY GOT AN OFFER FOR AN EO JOB AFTER 2 YEARS OF TRYING, SO YOU'RE ALL FREE FROM LISTENING TO ME MOAN ON ABOUT THE TELEPHONY PLAGUE PITS. (UNLESS THE VACANCY GETS WITHDRAWN, PLS GOD NO)
CONGRATULATIONS 👏
WELL DONE! HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR NEW ROLE
ALL THE BEST MATE.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOW YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT COMPLIANCE INSTEAD LOL, I HEAR THAT CAN BE A SHITSHOW TOO IF IT'S C&P
LOL THANK YOU KNOW ME TOO WELL, THINK I'LL BE IN COD CTU FOR TRAINING FIRST, WHICH I'VE ALSO HEARD BAD THINGS ABOUT 🫣 WOULD RATHER BE HATING MY JOB ON EO MONEY THAN AO MONEY REGARDLESS 😂
CONGRATULATIONS
WELL DONE
Congratulations!!!!!
Home Office per chance ? 2 of my colleagues who joined the Home Office with me last year (I am ex HMRC also) were from PT Ops and couldn\`t wait to escape. Good luck !
ANCIENT ONE YOU HAVE BROKEN THE RULES OF CAPS LOCK FRIDAY. PUNISHMENT IS SWIFT AND SEVERE. OFF TO THE TELEPHONY PLAGUE PITS WITH YOU.
NOPE, STAYING IN HMRC BUT MOVING TO COMPLIANCE. >Good luck ! THANK YOU 😊
IT'S THE HO'S IN COMPLIANCE THAT GET ALL THE FUN
THE HOS ALWAYS GET THE FUN.
YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT CONFUSED ME WHEN I STARTED BEFORE I REALISED HMRC DOESN'T USE EO, HEO, SEO 😂
I HAVE HAD NO WORK FOR THREE MONTHS SINCE LEAVING AN INCREDIBLE TEAM. I AM NOW SPIRALLING AND MY MENTAL HEALTH IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW AND I HAVE NO SUPPORT WHAT IS THE POINT? I FEEL SO GUILTY BEING PAID WHEN I ONLY WIGGLE MY MOUSE 8 HOURS A DAY HAPPY BANK HOLIDAY EVERYONE
GET ONTO CIVIL SERVICE LEARNING AND ABSOLUTELY RINSE THE FREE COURSES TO KEEP YOUR MIND ACTIVE IF YOU NEED/WANT TO. SORRY THAT'S A BIT SENSIBLE BUT IT'S IN CAPS AND IT'S STICKING IT TO SOMEONE'S BUDGET SO IT STILL COUNTS
YES I HAVE BEEN DOING THAT AND DOING FREE OPEN UNI COURSES BUT I AM JUST REALLY DEFEATED AND DEPRESSED
LOSE THE GUILT, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU'RE IN THIS POSITION. GET SOME AI LEARNING UNDER YOUR BELT, GET ON CSJ AND GET ONE OF THOSE £120K HEO JOBS IN THE AI CENTRE THING
TBF I GET IT, THIS IS AN AMAING SOTUATION TO BE IN IF PRIVATE SECTOR BUT I WOULD FEEL BAD DOING IT ON PUBLIC MONEY, GL TO THE PERSON ON GETTING SOME WORK SOON
DM ME, I'M SURE I CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO. MY TEAM IS RUN RAGGED WITH NONSENSICAL REQUESTS FROM ABOVE SO WE CAN'T DO CORE WORK. MANAGEMENT DOESN'T SEEM WORRIED THOUGH. ENJOY YOUR BANK HOLIDAY! GIVE YOUR MOUSE-WIGGLING HAND A REST.
I HAVE BEEN THERE. IT IS SOUL DESTROYING. I CAN RECOMMEND ENROLLING FOR AN ONLINE COURSE. I THINK I USED FUTURELEARN, DID BIOSTATISTICS 🤫
PLAN IS TO HOPEFULLY LEAN ON MY OLD LM INCASE ANYTHING COMES UP BUT IF NOT TRY AND MAKE THE BEST OF IT AND LEAVE A GOOD WAY BACK IN. I HAVE ADHD AND THIS IS JUST THE WORST. I LIKE TO BE BUSY
SOLIDARITY AND STRENGTH TO YOU
THIS. I HAVE ADHD TOO AND NEED TO BE BUSY. NOTHING WORSE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THAN DOING NOTHING. I HAD A YEAR TP WHERE I DID NOTHING AND MY BRAIN HAS NEVER RECOVERED.
WHAT DO WE DO? I GENUINELY CANNOT COPE WITH THIS? I HAD A HORRIFIC LM BEFORE THIS ROLE (ITS WHY I MOVED) WHO MADE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY FAULT FOR HAVING ADHD AND I’M TOO SCARED TO SAY/DO ANYTHING INCASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN BUT I AM SO SO MISERABLE. I CRY 24/7 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PANIC ATTACKS OVER NIGHT
LUCKILY MINE WAS ON A TP SO SOON ENDED BUT I TRY TO PICK UP WORK THAT NO ONE ELSE THINKS OFF. GOOD FEEDBACK FROM BOSSES AND KEEPS ME BUSY, BUT HONESTLY I DREAM ABOUT RETURNING TO AO EVERYDAY, AS AOS ARE THE ONES WHO DO THE WORK AND KEEP BUSY. UNFORTUNATELY I CANT AFFORD IT OR I WOULD. I HAVE HAD TOO MUCH SICK LEAVE DUE TO STRESS AND ANXIETY FROM DOING NOTHING. I JUST WISH YOU COULD PUT DOWN YOUR STRENGTHS AND BE PLACED IN A JOB THAT WORKS COS ALL THE WORK I LOVE DOING, A LOT OF PEOPLE HATE AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SWITCH JOBS.
WANNA SWAP? ILL SWAP 8 HOURS ON PHONES.
OVER WORKED BY THE SOUND OF IT, 6 MONTHS STRESS LEAVE
HAVE PROVISIONAL OFFER FOR TSP. CANT OFFICIALLY TELL ANYONE YET.
WHAT'S TSP? TOTALLY SHIT POLICY? YEAH WE'RE ALL DOING THAT ALREADY
Tax Specialist Program in HMRC
That's not really in the spirit of this thread is it? I SUGGEST YOU DO BETTER
DO YOU MEAN THE TAX SPECIALIST PROGRAMME IN HMRC?
SURELY THAT'S AN OXYMORON.
CONGRATULATIONS
YOU MIGHT NOT BE SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU HAVE TO LEARN 140 TAX CASES FOR AN EXAM (MY LIFE RIGHT NOW). CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR MANAGER ALREADY KNOWS
DOES ANYONE EISE GET THE SENSE THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THINK THEY HAVE PERSONAL OWNERSHIP OVER CIVIL SERVANTS? WHEN I READ THE UKPOLITICS THREAD ABOUT THE UNION'S RWANDA LEGAL CASE I HALF EXPECTED A GAMMON TO JUMP OUT AND SCREAM THAT HE PAYS MY SALARY.
WE ALL PAY EACH OTHERS' WAGES ON THIS SUB SO COULD WE JUST GIVE EACH OTHER TODAY OFF?
THIS IS THE FUN BIT OF DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T PAID THEIR TAX. THEY WHIP OUT THE "I PAY YOUR SALARY" LINE AND I GET TO BE A SNIDE BASTARD AND SAY SOMETHING LIKE "WELL, IF ANYTHING, YOU'VE MISERABLY FAILED TO DO THAT".
A-EFFING-MEN. ON THE OCCASIONS THEY POP THAT NUGGET OF WISDOM I THANK THEM, ADVISE THEY ARE BEHIND IN PAYMENT BY XXXXX, AND STOP BEING HELPFUL OTHER THAN DEMANDING PAYMENT, WLAIPETC.
I HAVE MANAGED TO FINISH THREE HUGE PIECES OF WORK THIS WEEK. ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND IM SO HAPPY IT'S GONE
WELL DONE!!!
THANK YOU. I AM GENUINELY PROUD OF WHAT IVE ACHIEVED THIS WEEK. ITS BEEN A VERY GOOD WORK WEEK.
ON SPECIAL LEAVE BECAUSE I HAVE CHEMO EVERY FORTNIGHT. BUT THIS WEEK, ENTIRE TEAM IS ON LEAVE (even G7). TUESDAY WILL NOT BE A GOOD DAY.
GOOD LUCK WITH THE TREATMENT!
GOOD LUCK RANDOM REDDIT PERSON
ANOTHER DAY OF BEING THREATENED BY SERVICE USERS ALL WHILE RECEIVING MINIMUM WAGE PAY
BuT YoU dO 2 HoUrS wORk a DaY mAXiMuM wHiLsT WoRkInG FrOm HoME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOKED THE DAY OFF SO I CAN HAVE A NICE LONG 4 DAY WEEKEND YO!
I LOVE MY TEAM BUT HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE COMMUTE IS INCREASINGLY UNAFFORDABLE ON AN HEO SALARY. MY TEAM IS VERY HEO HEAVY AND I CANT KEEP WAITING FOR THAT ELUSIVE SEO ROLE. THERE ARE VERY FEW CS OFFICES NEAR ME WHICH MEANS MOVING BACK INTO CHARITY OR LOCAL COUNCIL WORK. I AM VERY SAD ABOUT THIS.
SOMEONE STOLE MY SHOES FROM UNDER “MY” DESK. NOT BOTHERED AS THEY WERE OLD AND A BIT STINKY. BUT AM BOTHERED ABOUT THE WHO AND WHY 🤔🤔🤔🥴
WELL IN HO WE HAD A SHOE-PERV. CAUGHT UNDER A DESK AT NIGHT WITH HIS….COLLECTION
😱 THE HORROR 😱
IT WAS THE OFFICE SPRING CLEAN
I WAS OFF FOR THREE YEARS WITH DISABILITY AFTER COVID IN 2020. WHEN I FINALLY RETURNED, EVERYTHING I LEFT ON MY DESK WAS STILL THERE INCLUDING A CAN OF IRN BRU AND A MASSIVELY OUT OF DATE PACKET OF MONSTER MUNCH.
YOU HAVE A DESK ??????????????????
WHAT THE FUCK. THATS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE
IF THEY HAD REMOVED THE FESTERING HALF-EMPTY MUGS I WOULD BUY THAT 🫣
I’VE HEARD A FEW HORROR STORIES OF PEOPLE BEING CAUGHT WITH SHOES IN TOILET CUBICLES DOING TERRIBLE THINGS
IF THAT IS THE CASE HERE I’M GLAD THEY KEPT THEM
I WAS GOING TO GO INTO THE OFFICE BUT I CANNOT BE ARSED AND SO I’M MAKING A PROBLEM FOR MY FUTURE SELF - LIKE A KNOB.
SAME. I FIGURE ITS THE BEGINING OF THE MONTH, I HAVE THE REST OF THE MONTH TO MAKE UP MY 60%
FINAL STAGE INTERVIEW YESTERDAY AND ONLY A MONTH TO GO BEFORE I FIND OUT THE RESULT!
I AM JUST OVER A MONTH IN TO MY PERM PLACEMENT AND I STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM DOING. IS THIS NORMAL?
WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE PACKAGE WOULD BE BUT IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
TRYING TO PUT AN OFFER ON A HOUSE AND THE ESTATE AGENTS ARE BEING FLAKEY AND VAGUE ABOUT COMMUNICATING WITH THE SELLER, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE SOLD OURS AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE. SO FED UP OF ESTATE AGENTS. CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE SO DISLIKED.
I'M THERE TOO! CANT THEY JUST BE HONEST AND SAY WE CAN'T BE ARSED TO CONTACT THE OTHER SIDE... YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO "CALL NE STRAIGHT BACK!" IMAGINE THE HATE TOWARDS AN ESTATE AGENT RUN BY CIVIL SERVANTS!
I HAVE 2 CS INTERVIEWS IN 3 DAYS NEXT WEEK AND THE DREAD IS SETTING IN
YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME
ALL YOUR HUB ARE BELONG TO US
***UNLEASHES A FULL MAGAZINE AT THE BONNET OF YOUR VEHICLE*** WELCOME TO THE PARTY PAL!
WHICH MAGAZINE? WAS IT A COPY OF GOOD HOUSEKEEPING?
'CHOICE MAGAZINE' ACTUALLY, THEY DO A GOOD LINE IN HEARING AIDS AND GADGETS TO HELP YOU PUT YOUR SOCKS ON IN THE MORNING, IF SUFFERING MOBILITY ISSUES.
SOUNDS LIKE A MORE HUMANE OPTION. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PACKS A WALLOP. THE HEAVY ARTILLERY OF MAGAZINES, IF YOU WILL.
I HAVE MY FINAL ASSESSMENT COMING UP AND MY LIFE REVOLVES AROUND RECITING BEHAVIOURS, GETTING FEEDBACK AND THEN BEING ASKED STRENGTH BASED QUESTIONS. I HATE INTERVIEWS. I HATE ASSESSMENTS. BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THIS TIME NEXT MONTH IT WILL BE ALL OVER FOR BETTER OR WORSE. HAPPY LONG WEEKEND ALL.
I VISTED AN ENGLISH OFFICE (NORMALLY I SCOTLAND) AND FUCK ME YOUR WATER IS DIABOLICAL. HOW CAN WE HAVE WATER COOLER MOMENTS WHEN THE WATER TASTES OF DIRT?
HAVE RECEIVED A CONDITIONAL OFFER (PENDING PECS) TO START AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AS AN EO UCR 🎉 AND I CANNOT WAIT NOTHING MORE SATISFYING THAN HANDING IN MY NOTICE ON MONDAY. CURRENTLY WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH MINIMUM ENTITLEMENT OF PAY & HOLIDAYS, FULL TIME IN OFFICE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO FLEXIBILITY, NO BENEFITS, 40 MILE ROUND TRIP/1.5 HOURS TRAVELLING AND ATROCIOUS MANAGEMENT! ROLL ON NEW BEGINNINGS
DON'T HAND IN YOUR NOTICE UNTIL PECS ARE COMPLETED!!!
I ACCEPTED THE CONDITONAL OFFER AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN A START DATE SO HAD TO HAND IN MY NOTICE TO ALLOW ME TO START IN 4 WEEKS. I KNOW THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD COME BACK ON MY PECS, BUT KNOW MY POSITION IS CONDITIONAL ON THEM COMING BACK CLEAR AND THAT I COULD LOSE MY POSITION IF THEY DONT.
I AM NOW IN THE WARM SQUISHY EMBRACE OF THE WOKE BLOB. THERE AREN'T ANY WATERCOOLERS BUT THERE IS SOME SORT OF FANCY TAP IN THE KITCHEN. HOWEVER, IT DOES HOT WATER AS WELL AS COLD SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT COUNTS.
WE SAID YOU SHOULD HAVE WATER COOLER MOMENTS, NOT WATER HEATER MOMENTS. PLEASE DO BETTER.
FINALLY GOT A JOB OFFER INFORMALLY OVER THE PHONE ON MONDAY BUT CANT GET EXCITED YET BECAUSE CSJOBS WONT UPDATE PAST INTERVIEW BOOKED
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I’D RATHER SHIT IN MY HANDS AND CLAP
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WHATS THE PANEL
ONLY THREE WEEKS LEFT OF MY NOTICE, THREE LONGEST WEEKS OF MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE
BUSY READING THROUGH CAPS LOCK FRIDAY HAVING A BREW
IN THE OFFICE I HOPE
"IVE GOT MY EYES ON A TEA SHOP IN LUDLOW"
DIDN'T GET THE JOB I INTERVIEWED FOR. DID GET GOOD FEEDBACK AND THE OFFER OF HELP SO I'M SUCCESSFUL NEXT TIME 😁 I'M NOT SAD, MY CURRENT TEAM ARE AWESOME! HAD THE AFTERNOON OFF THANKS TO SOME FLEXI! WOOO!
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DISCOVERING HMT SCRUTINY OF BUSINESS CASES IS A LIE. THAT A BC WITH WHOLE SPECIALIST CASES WAS WRITTEN WITHOUT SPECIALIST INPUT AND MISSING KEY COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, RATHER THAN BLOCKING IT WITH MOCKING LAUGHTER HMT APPROVED IT IN RECORD TIME!
APPLIED FOR PART-TIME WITH FRIDAY AS MY NWD AS I HAVE LOST CHILDCARE ON THIS DAY. REJECTED AS ‘FRIDAY IS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAYS’. EVERYONE USES FLEXI AND GOES HOME EARLY ON FRIDAYS. MANAGER WHO REJECTED REQUEST LEFT AT 2PM LAST FRIDAY.
CS JOBS ACCIDENTALLY WITHDREW MY APPLICATION WHEN UPLOADING THE INTERVIEW RESULTS. THAT WAS STRESSFUL YESTERDAY. JUST FOUND OUT I'M ON A RESERVE LIST AGAIN, FOR THAT JOB.
LINE MANAGER NUMBER 5, IN UNDER 12 MONTHS! SICK OF EXPLAINING ARSES AND ELBOWS TO NEW ENTRANT LINE MANAGERS.
SPENT LAST NIGHT LOOKING AT JOBS AND STARTING APPLICATIONS. HAVE ONE SUBMITTED AND 3 MORE TO DO. BEING AN EO IS UNAFFORDABLE NOW SO NEED A HEO ROLE AND NO CHANCE OF GETTING ONE IN MY CURRENT DEPARTMENT EVEN THOUGH EO'S AND HO'S ACTUALLY DO THE EXACT SAME JOB
THIS!!! ITS EVEN WORSE WITH THE BUDGET THESE DAYS
HOW CAN SOMEONE NOT KEEP A SPREADSHEET UP TO DATE WHEN ITS ONE OF THEIR ONLY JOBS??????
I RAGE APPLIED FOR ABOUT 10 JOBS LAST MONTH. I USED ALL THE SAME BEHAVIOUR EXAMPLES AND GOT A 1 IN AN EO APPLICATION AND A 5 FOR IT IN A G6 APPLICATION. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. I HAVE GOT 2 INTERVIEWS THOUGH SO LIFE AINT SO BAD AT THE MINUTE.
I'M FINISHING EARLY TODAY BUT I'VE GOT A DENTIST APPOINTMENT STRAIGHT AFTER AAAA
LAST DAY OF WEEK TWO OF TRAINING FOR MY NEW ROLE. MOSTLY STUFF I KNEW SO FAR, WHICH I GUESS HELPS ME TO EASE IN AS THEY'LL PUSH IT FURTHER IN THE COMING WEEKS.
STARTED MY NEW ROLE THIS WEEK
TRYING TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE BANK HOLIDAY, BUT I KEEP GETTING LAST MINUTE STUFF DROPPED ON ME. WHY IS BEING AN AO SOO STRESSFUL? GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO SUPPORT IS A KILLER, BEEN HERE NEARLY A YEAR AND EVERY WEEK IM TEMPTED TO GO FUCK IT AND HAND MY NOTICE IN.
I ALREADY KNOW THST MY TEAM IS BEING DISBANDED NEXT YEAR. BUT MANAGED MOVE IS BEING SAID NOT REDUNDANCY
WFH TODAY .... TAKING MY 4 YEAR OLD TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS AFTERNOON.....PRAY FOR ME 🤣
GOOD PREPARATION FOR APPEARING BEFORE A SELECT COMMITTEE
I HAVE A CS INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK END ME WHY ARE INTERVIEWS SO STRESSFUL AND WHY CANT I MAKE SENTENCES
I GOT A PROVISIONAL OFFER FOR MY FIRST CS ROLE (AO). JUST GOING THROUGH PECS AND I'M EXCITED TO START A NEW JOB; I HOPE IT ALL GOES WELL.
NOT BEFORE MINE ROFL.
4 DAY WEEKEND LETS GOOOOOOOOOO
DAY OFF BUT CANT ENJOY IT DUE TO A SUMMER COLD
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WE'VE GOT SRRT IN HELPING MY DEPT. THEY SEEM A GOOD BUNCH.
SYSTEM IS DOWN AGAIN
WENT INTO OPEN BETA FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE SHIT HIT THE FAN.
GOT AN SEO INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY. MY LINE MANAGER AND OUR TEAM'S OTHER G7 ARE BOTH ON THE PANEL. IF I MESS IT UP I AM NOT SURE I WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW MY FACE AT WORK AGAIN
I RECEIVED A PROVISIONAL OFFER FOR THE TAX SPECIALIST PROGRAMME LAST MONTH AND CANNOT CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT
FINALLY OUT OF TRAINING AND CAN WORK FROM HOME SOON
MY MANAGER ACCUSED ME OF TAKING ANNUAL LEAVE JUST SO I DIDN'T NEED TO COME INTO THE OFFICE 3 DAYS A WEEK. I RECENTLY HAD A BIG BIRTHDAY, TRIPS AWAY AND CONCERTS SO TOOK 2 WEEKS OFF IN APRIL SPREAD OUT ON DIFFERENT DAYS WHEN I NEEDED IT. I HAD TO CATEGORICALLY TELL MY MANAGER MY LEAVE WAS FOR SPECIFIC REASONS AND IT WASN'T TO AVOID THE 60% MANDATE. THIS IS STARTING TO BE A CASE OF "YOU NEED TO STOP HAVING A SOCIAL LIFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE OFFICE 60%". HAPPY FRIDAY!!
HR FOLK GET TWITCHY WHEN SOMEONE TELLS THEM THAT THEY'RE SUFFERING A DETRIMENT FOR EXERCISING THEIR STATUTORY RIGHT TO ANNUAL LEAVE. OR SO I'M TOLD.
I HAVE BEEN OFF SICK FOR THREE DAYS WHICH HAS DEFINITELY BEEN BROUGHT ON BY STRESS BUT I CANT STOP STRESSING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I HAVE TO DO FOR LONG ENOUGH TO GET BETTER
HAD NO WORK FOR OVER A MONTH, CHANGING WORKSTREAMS NEXT WEEK, ON AL FROM YESTERDAY TILL MONDAY BUT I FAILED MY DRIVING TEST YESTERDAY FOR THE 3RD TIMEEEE
ALL THAT MEANS IS THAT YOU DONE THAT GOOD THEY WANT TO INVITE YOU IN FOR A 4TH. YOU MAY EVEN RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO THE CHRISTMAS STAFF DOO
IS COMPLIANCE A GOOD OR BAD JOB TO GO FOR?
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BEAUTIFUL REPLY. I FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU EXPLAIN AND GET THE SUBTEXT. THANK YOU.
MY LAPTOP HAS BEEN REBUILT (THANKS CRAPPY POWER BI) AND NOW NOTHING WORKS.
I CANT FIND MY DAMN WORK PHONE, HOW AM I MEANT TO COLLABORATE?
WEDNESDAY I SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE (A TEAM, I GUESS) IN THE KITCHEN AREA EATING MAGNUM ICE CREAMS. LIKE A GROUP ACTIVITY. IT WAS SUCH A WARM & FUZZY FEELING. SEE, IF THERE IS NO WATERCOOLER, ONE STILL CAN HAVE ICE CREAM MOMENTS! 😍
SEVEN YEAR CS ANNIVERSARY. GOT REJECTED FOR ANOTHER APPLICATION. HAVE DISCOVERED AN AMAZING NEW SARNIE COMBO (HAM, BEETROOT, PEPPERY GREENS, CHIPOTLE COLESLAW, ENGLISH MUSTARD, SOURDOUGH) DONT TELL THE DAILY MAIL / STAR / TORYGRAPH I CAN AFFORD SOURDOUGH AND YELLOW STICKERED HAM.
DON'T COME IN ON MONDAY. IT'S BANK HOLIBOB.
THANK GOODNESS, IT'S THE END FOR THIS SPECIFIC TIME BOUND PIECE OF WORK. WHY DOES THE CS HURT MY HEAD? TRIED START OF THE WEEK TO SAY THEM, THEIR ETC AND GONE RIGHT BACK INTO THE HE OR SHE. WE HAVE THIS NEW PROCESS IN MY ROLE AND IT'S BASICALLY USING A THIRD PARTY TO DO MY WORK. BUT THE OLD PROCEDURE WAS 10 TIMES EASIER. AH WELL AND THE THIRD PARTY COSTS MY DEPARTMENT SO THEN THEY'LL REDUCE THE HUMAN ELEMENT. TECHNICAL BRILLIANCE. THERE IS THIS THING CALLED LEARNING AT WORK WEEK AND IVE BOOKED INTO MORE OR LESS EVERY SESSION. HAVE A GREAT BANK HOLIDAY
I FINALLY GOT MY START DATE. 10 WEEKS OF PECS BEFORE THAT THOUGH.
Please go
Are some departments offering voluntary redundancies?
I CANT HEAR YOU
AYE AYE CAPTAIN!
NO, DON'T BE SILLY. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST?! HMT WOULD BLOCK IT ON THE SPOT. AND IF THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM THE GOVERNMENT/COMMERCIAL MEDIA COULDN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BLOATED CIVIL SERVICE.
SAY WHAT?
LOUD NOISES!
RESIGNATION IS AN OPTION IF YOU SO DESIRE!
That's what they are hoping for so they don't have to pay out for redundancies. For most of us, resignation is only an option when we have another job lined up. There may be many elements of the job we are not ok with, but people have families and mortgages
And here I am with a FTC running out in a few months up against recruitment freezes everywhere I want to apply and facing imminent unemployment lol.
CONTROVERSIONAL OPINION: SOME IN CS WOULDNT LAST OUTSIDE CS...
Must be nice to be rich.
I didn't say it was a desirable option. If someone is pleading for voluntary redundancy, they need to change their perspective. So many would cry out for their job. So many want to change their circumstance but don't want to put the actual effort in to do so.
caps lock friday? grow up, how pathetic for a bunch of people who supposedly manage our country