Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Littlepeahead]

3 hour annual appraisal. Then no sleep as my mind mulls it all over.

To be fair, my line manager was a friend for 7 years before I moved departments to work for him, and we've managed to maintain that friendship, we even started sharing an office a few months ago. I got my own solid oak glazed shoe rack as part of the deal. Although he still claims it's an antique bookcase. Pah, nonsense.

One of the questions asked on the form is: Are there any factors hindering your performance? My reply was 'My line manager won't let me listen to the Archers in the office'.

[NTECUK]

Going round and round in circles with different people on the tec line asking the same questions and the same con fig files ive allready uploaded

[garynortheast]

Some days, just... some days.

[Bluepete]

The Trafford Centre.

Soul destroying, energy sapping, wallet emptying hellhole.

Shudders.

Pete

[Sir Trev]

The b'stard hotel is allegedly "very busy" and claimed they did not have any rooms tonight at the quiet end. I cannot sleep without an open window and the wretched road outside is still busy at gone 10. Where are all these mystery guests? The bar and restaurant were almost deserted as was the leisure centre, plus I checked in early at just gone 5. Thank goodness I'm only here one more night before my contract expires.

[timwilky]

Being evicted again.

I was kicked out of my plush office 10 years ago as I no longer worked for the site. My reporting stream was elsewhere and they were downsizing and had made no provision for me.

So after a few years working from home. It was discovered that I didn't have a home work contract and we had a new CIO who wanted everyone in an office. (Ideally in Paris) So I had to move into the local manufacturing site, where it was made clear I had nothing to do with the site and I was only tolerated as we all worked for the same company.

Well the part I work for is being taken over by a competitor of the site I work at and things between the two businesses entities are not amicable. A chat with my boss this morning has resulted in an recommendation to start emptying my office. but this time, as there is no other local site they will have to put in place the home working contract.

The two business HR depts are not talking about 2 people in the UK who just happen to be located on a site that is not going to the new business and my HR thinks my door pass will not work in a weeks time when I become part of the competition.

Why gripe. Because I feel I then need to justify what is known by some as taking the P155 when ever someone has working from home as their location status by doing 12 hour days.

Its a hard life after all.

[pookie]

Tired of hearing the need to have a diverse employment that represents the social demographic irrespective of skill, talent ect. If that were the case the chinese should be in represented everywhere.

Its funny the same rules dont apply to running the country. I would like parliament made up of people representative of the areas they stand for. Also they should be on the average wage of £26500, that way they can feel the full effect of their policies that get handed out to those families they talk about.
I dont think thats going to happen, yes I'm talking about you IDS

[Ch00]

A leading electric toothbrush manufacturer now has an app so you can personalise your teeth cleaning plan.

I mean WTF?!?!?!

[Kenzie]

Having to do a factory reset on my Kindle Fire because it was throwing a wobbly.

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Originally Posted by Kenzie

Having to do a factory reset on my Kindle Fire because it was throwing a wobbly.

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