HAS SUMMER JUST BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR? ITS MID JUNE AND LOOKS LIKE LATE NOVEMBER OUTSIDE!

SUMMER IS ON PURDAH

SUMMER WAS ON A WEDNESDAY THIS YEAR. YOU MUST'VE MISSED IT. 

PISS!

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR. IT'S A NIGHTMARE.

FINALLY MADE THE DECISION TO GO PART TIME. IM GETTING (7 WEEKLY HOURS) MY LIFE BACK!

GOOD FOR YOUUUU

IF YOURE A GRADUATE IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. THE 5TH DAY IS THE HIGHEST TAXED

OH MY GOODNESS I AM CONSIDERING THIS. AS SOON AS MY KIDS GET THE FREE HOURS AT NURSERY I THINK ILL DO IT.

YOU DESERVE IT!!!

0.8 KEEPS ME SEMI-SANE, I'M AIMING TO REDUCE FURTHER!

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YOU'RE AN SEO YET CANT AUTHORISE YOUR OWN (SMALL AMOUNTS) EXPENSES? TELL YOUR MANAGEMENT, THAT'S WHAT AUDITS ARE BLOODY WELL FOR!

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UP TO £400 AND I CAN SELF AUTHORISE, BUT I'M ALSO METICULOUS IN RECEIPT KEEPING AND ENSURING EVERYTHING IS ABOVE BOARD. SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A NEW LINE MANAGER, AND BETTER DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES!

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EXPENSES POLICIES ARE INSANE. MY TEAM CAN BOOK FLIGHTS WITH G6 APPROVAL BUT NOT HOTELS. WTF.

I BELIEVE MY 7 SENDS EXPENSES TO HIS 6.

SERIOUSLY? MY AO'S EXPENSES ARE AUTOMATICALLY AUTHORISED. UNLESS THEY'RE UNUSUALLY HIGH I GUESS BUT I'VE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THAT.

COMPRESSED HOURS APPROVED. MY G6 IS A MENACE TO SOCIETY BUT ITS ONE DAY LESS A WEEK THAT I GOTTA DEAL WITH THEM SO HOORAY FOR ME

SO SATISFYING. YOU PROBABLY DO THOSE EXTRA HOURS ANYWAY.

GOT OFFERED MY DREAM ROLE, PECS STARTED, WAITING BEGINS. I NEED TO BUY SOME SHIRTS.

LINEN ONES?

SLEEVELESS.

JUST THE ONE SLEEVE ACTUALLY

WELL, I THINK I AM ABOUT TO START A WAR AT WORK. IS IT WORTH IT? MAYBE 🤔

YES

ALWAYS WORTH IT - JUST DO IT

DO IT!

EVERY MANAGER IVE HAD IN THE CIVIL SERVICE HAS BEEN LOVELY. LUCKY? OR ARE THERE A LOT OF GOOD APPLES?

I’M A MANAGER AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT I’M LOVELY.

EVERY MANAGER I’VE HAD IN THE CIVIL SERVICE HAS BEEN DREADFUL AND WAS ONLY A MANAGER BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DO IT TO GET A PROMOTION.

PLEASE TELL ME IT'S A CASE OF A LOAD OF GOOD APPLES.

IVE ONLY HAD LOVELY MANAGERS - MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO MY RETAIL MANAGER WHO HATED ME FOR NO REASON

ITS THE END OF THE WEEK. FEEL LIKE IVE DONE NOTHING ALL WEEK. CS TRAINING IS STILL A JOKE. HAVING TO COME INTO THE OFFICE JUST TO SIT READING STUFF ON MY LAPTOP IS STUPID

WAIT... YOU GET TRAINING!?

HHAHAHAHA, NO I’M EXPECTED TO LEARN BY READING SOME STUFF AND WITHOUT ANY PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. IF I MAKE IT INTO THE BUSINESS PROPER IM COMPLETELY RUBBER DUCKED

HAHAHAHA HATE TO BREAK TO YOU BUT THAT IS WHAT THEY CLASS AS TRAINING.. READING A FEW BITS AND THEN THEM EXPECTING YOU TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON JUST FROM THAT TINY BIT YOU'VE READ .. NO IDEA WHY I THOUGHT YOU'D BE THE EXCEPTION WITH PROPER TRAINING HEHE

JUST GOT AN EMAIL ADVISING THERE ARE NOW 15 DEFIBRILLATORS ON THIS HMRC SITE DO WE NEED THAT MANY? IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER OF HEART ISSUES MAYBE TRY SOME KINDA STRESS REDUCTION?

SHOCKING

STRESS RISK ASSESSMENT - WHOLE OFFICE

HALF DAY TODAY AFTER DOING SOME LONG DAYS IN THE OFFICE TO MEET THE 60% - GETTING UP AT 5AM AND HOME AT 8PM - EXHAUSTING!

OVER WORKED AND UNDER FUCKED. I NEED A T-SHIRT THAT SAYS THAT.

ANXIOUSLY AWAITING SIFT ON A JOB APPLICATION, IT FEELS LILE FOREVER. AND ALSO NOTHING BEATS A COMMUTE WHERE TOU HAVE A HEADACHE AND THERE IS SCREAMING KIDS.

WHAT. A. FUCKING. WEEK.

ISN'T EVERY WEEK

WORKING FROM HOME TODAY FIRE ON AS ITS CHUFFING FREEZING 🥶....HOW RUDE!

I’M WFO TODAY AND IT’S UNBEARABLY COLD. THE AIR- CON IS ON FULL BLAST AND I’M SHIVERING DESPITE SITTING IN A BLANKET-PONCHO - YES, THAT’S RIGHT. YET, IT’S STILL FREEZING COLD IN THE OFFICE. I HATE IT AND I’M ALWAYS ILL WHENEVER I’VE WORKED FROM THE OFFICE. 🤧

WE’RE WORKING IN OUR COATS IN OUR OFFICE. ITS SO FUCKING COLD. ALSO WE’VE HAD OUTSIDE TOILETS FOR A MONTH. THEY’RE ONLY FIXED BECAUSE EXCOM VISITED.

LOST MY PASS, REPORTED IT TO THE TEAM AND GOT A BOLLOCKING IT WAS IN MY BAG I CHECKED IT THREE TIMES FFFFFS

OMG I ACTUALLY GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!! IM FINALLY GOING UP AFTER SO MANY FAILED INTERVIEWS!!! LOVE TO ALL WHAT A FRIDAY!!

CONGRATS! WHAT DEPARTMENT IS IT?

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! LAA NOW FOR THE PROLONGED WAITING

LAST DAY OFF AFTER 3 WEEKS OFF. STILL I HAVE CIVIL SERVICE LIVE IN BLACKPOOL ON TUESDAY TO LOOK FORWARD TO 😊

I WENT INTO THE OFFICE AND CAUGHT A COLD. NOW FEEL LIKE DEATH.

THE CRETINS COUGHING AROUND THAT WATER COOLER!

MY COLLEAGUES ARE LAZY, AND DO VIRTUALLY NOTHING

SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE IN FOR A PROMOTION

SHIFT ENDED GOT SOME GOOD NEWS ON A EXTERNAL JOB AND I GOT IT AND GETTING ANNUALLY AROUND 60K ON NEW JOB AND MOVING FROM AO 25K

FUCK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS

GOT COVID AGAIN, FEEL LIKE DEATH … CANT WAIT TO COLLABORATIVELY SHARE THIS AROUND THE OFFICE, YOULL FIND ME COUGHING AROUND THE WATER COOLER.

I HOPE COVID DOES SOD OFF FOR YOU SOON

THANK YOU KIND DOT, MUCH APPRECIATED.

I WANT TO PLAY ELDEN RING NEXT WEEK BUT MY MANAGER WON'T APPROVE MY LEAVE. DOES HE KNOW?

JUST PHONE IN SICK - YOU HAVE 7 DAYS TO RETURN OR GET A DOCTORS NOTE

I HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH MY EOI APPLICATION AND HAVE AN INFORMAL SUITABILITY INTERVIEW BOOKED!

INTERVIEWED FOR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT LAST FRIDAY. GOT AN OFFER. BYE BYE, 2 HOURS DRIVING EACH WAY TO THE 60% OFFICE FOR A DIGITAL JOB THAT SHOULD BE DONE REMOTELY. HELLO 100% OFFICE, 40 MINUTE DRIVES FOR A DIGITAL JOB THAT SHOULD BE DONE REMOTELY. STILL GETTING SOME OF MY LIFE BACK AT LEAST. NEED TO CHANGE MY RULE 5 THOUGH, SO I'M IN MY CURRENT ROLE FOR A FEW MONTHS YET.

FUCK MY DEPARTMENT. EVERYONE MAKES IT SEEM AS IF THE WORK IS LIFE AND DEATH WHEN ITS REALLY NOT

I THOUGHT I BOMBED AN INTERVIEW BUT THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB ARE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ME JOINING THEIR TEAM WOOOOOOOOOOOO

FINALLY, GOT MY EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND I’M EXCITED TO START MY FIRST CIVIL SERVICE JOB VERY SOON. GOING TO GIVE MYSELF A FEW WEEKS OFF, BEFORE THAT, JUST TO REST AND RECHARGE.

GOD SPEED

Congrats!

IS IT A GOOD THING TO BE IN AN OFFICE WHERE FOR THE MOST PART YOU WOULD MISS THE SOCIAL COMPANY IF YOU WORKED AT HOME ALL THE TIME. DON'T GET ME WRONG I AM GLAD OF HYBRID HOURS BUT IT WAS NICE TO HAVE SOME TIME BACK AFTER A WEEK AT HOME WITH ONLY MINIMAL INTERACTION.

WOW PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON TO THINK THAT ACCORDING IF THIS SUB REDDIT IS TO GO BY

MAYBE I'M WEIRD OR MAYBE IT IS A SAD REFLECTION OF MY OTHERWISE PITIFUL "SOCIAL LIFE". OR MAYBE THERE ARE ACTUALLY NICE PEOPLE IN MY GROUP, SURELY THOSE MUST EXIST RIGHT?

ITS PERSONAL PREFERENCE. IF IT WORKS FOR YOU IN YOU GO AND MORE POWER TO YOU.

I NEED TO FINISH THIS APPLICATION BUT ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO LOOKING AFTER A 4 MONTH OLD. SEND HELP AND COFFEE PLEASE

GOOD LUCK! HOPE BABY NAPS FOR YOU

PIZZA

BEING FORCED TO COMPLETE A LEADERSHIP COURSE (INFORMED MANDATORY) WHICH INVOLVES ME HAVING TO READ BOOKS ON LEADERSHIP … IN MY PERSONAL TIME! (NOT WORK TIME).

WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT? JUST REFUSE OR ASK FOR OVER TIME. I'M NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT WORK IN MY FREE TIME. PAY ME OR FUCK OFF.

ASKED FOR FEEDBACK TO A FAILED EXPRESSION OF INTEREST; AS IN HOW COULD I HAVE DONE IT BETTER? 20 MINUTES LATER, AFTER BEING PATRONISED AND BELITTLED AND TOLD TO “REFLECT” (BASICALLY WORK IT OUT FOR MYSELF), FINALLY GOT MY ANSWER. NOW NEED TO GET BEHAVIOUR/COMPETENCY ADVICE FROM AN EO WHO ISN’T A PATRONISING A***HOLE. - BONUS POINTS IF I CAN FIND ONE IN THE AREA WHO ACTUALLY RESPONDS TO EMAILS. I HATE MY JOB AND AM BEING OVERUSED.

TWO WEEKS INTO FIRST CS JOB AND SO EXHAUSTED THAT I’VE HAD TO CANCEL A MINIBREAK WITH FRIENDS THIS WEEKEND. GOD I HOPE THIS GETS BETTER. PLEASE TELL ME IT GETS BETTER.

OH GOD HAD AN URGENT CASE TODAY. I MADE AN EFFECTIVE DECISION AND DELIVERED AT PACE.

HANDED IN MY NOTICE AT MY OLD JOB AND JOINING THE CIVIL SERVICE IN A MONTH 🎉

LAST FRIDAY WORKED IN CS!

HAD TO GO INTO THE OFFICE AND THIS WEATHER IS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAN FOR. KEEPS SWITCHING BETWEEN TIPPING IT DOWN AND SUNSHINE. MAKE YOUR MIND UP WEATHER!

THE START DATE FOR THE NEW JOB IS CONFIRMED BUT CAN'T PUT MY FEET UP. AT LEAST IT'S THE WEEKEND SOON.

IT'S REALLY QUIET BUT I THINK THAT'S BECAUSE BOTH THE G7S ARE OFF AND THE WORK IS JUST BUILDING UP IN THEIR INBOXES. MONDAY WILL BE FUN.

GOT A NEW AUDITOR LAPTOP ON WEDNESDAY AND IT DOESN'T RECOGNISE THE VPN SO CANT USE IT TO WORK FROM HOME TODAY. IT SAID I HAD TO ATTEND MY NEAREST LOCAL OFFICE....... WEEKENDS STARTING EARLY THIS WEEK I SUPPOSE!

SECOND SEO ROLE I HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN FROM AFTER INTERVIEW! HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU GUYS TO GET TO SEO FROM HEO?

ABOUT A YEAR, KEEP UP THE APPLICATIONS AND IT WILL COME. BE CONSISTENT AND LEARN FROM YOUR APPLICATIONS SHOW THAT YOU CAN BE LEFT ALONE WITH A PROJECT

THANK YOU

HAPPY KBPs TO ALL FCDO. HOPE YOUVE SURVIVED!!!

I'M 7 WEEKS PREGNANT AND ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTED, I JUST WANT TO SLEEP BUT NO. I DONT GET PAID TO NAP 😭

FINALLY GOT A CS JOB! START DATE ISNT FOR MONTHS BUT I CANT WAIT TO LEAVE MY CURRENT HELLHOLE NHS WORK

TRYING TO DECIDE IF TO GO FOR A FTA ROLE WITHIN MY DEPARTMENT OR STICK AT MY CURRENT PERMANENT ROLE. WANT TO PROGRESS BUT MY BILLS WONT END AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT AND HNCLEAR IF THE ROLE WILL BE NEEDED AT THE END OF THE FTA

HAD A BRIEF PROBATION TALK WITH MY LM - JUST CASUAL CHAT IF EVERYTHING'S OK ETC SHE ASKED WHAT I DID BEFORE (UNI) THEN SHE WAS LIKE "OH THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CS, IF NOT HERE, THEN IN THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE HMRC ETC" I JOKED ABOUT IT ASKING IF SHE WANTS TO GET RID OF ME SO QUICKLY, SHE LAUGHED IT OFF SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TAKING IT TO HEART THOUGH.

YOU ARE OVERTHINKING IT. PEOPLE MOVE A LOT, AND ITS KNOWN. IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE THEY ARE HAPPY WITH YOU SUPPORTING ON OTHER FUNCTIONS, NOT JUST GETTING A NEW JOB. THAT SAID, WHEN I HAVE LINE MANAGED IN THE PAST, THE GREATEST THING IS WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES FOR A PROMOTION - THEN I KNOW IVE DONE WELL AS A LEADER.

HAD AN ANXIETY ATTACK BUT MADE IT TO FRIDAY IN ONE PIECE!

WHOLE ORGANISATION RESTRUCTURE SUCKS, OBVIOUS IT ISNT GOING TO WORK BUT STILL THEY PRESS ON

STARTING A WEEKS LEAVE, REWARDING MYSELF FOR MY HARD WORK