The Work Thread 2 - Get back to work!

Victor Mildew wrote:I've written my notice letter, so now I'm just endlessly F5ing my email account waiting for that offer letter to arrive.

Enjoy sending your notice in. It's a moment worth savouring.

My manager is trying to convince me to apply for a years unpaid leave rather than hand my notice in when (if) I study abroad next academic year. I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand it's nice that she values me enough that she wants me back, on the other, everything I'm doing at university is with the goal of finally quitting my job and doing something else and I've made no secret of it so it seems odd to try and convince me to stay.

Outrunner wrote:My manager is trying to convince me to apply for a years unpaid leave rather than hand my notice in when (if) I study abroad next academic year. I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand it's nice that she values me enough that she wants me back, on the other, everything I'm doing at university is with the goal of finally quitting my job and doing something else and I've made no secret of it so it seems odd to try and convince me to stay.

Just take it and keep your options open. Worst case you hand your notice in before unpaid leave up.

Outrunner wrote:My manager is trying to convince me to apply for a years unpaid leave rather than hand my notice in when (if) I study abroad next academic year. I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand it's nice that she values me enough that she wants me back, on the other, everything I'm doing at university is with the goal of finally quitting my job and doing something else and I've made no secret of it so it seems odd to try and convince me to stay.

Accept it ya numpty, then just quit anyway if it doesn't suit.

Doesn't your manager basically not give a gooseberry fool about you and has gone out of her way to make things hard concerning your mental health?

Outrunner wrote:My manager is trying to convince me to apply for a years unpaid leave rather than hand my notice in when (if) I study abroad next academic year. I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand it's nice that she values me enough that she wants me back, on the other, everything I'm doing at university is with the goal of finally quitting my job and doing something else and I've made no secret of it so it seems odd to try and convince me to stay.

Not sure what the issue is here. Great position to be in.

Drumstick wrote:Doesn't your manager basically not give a gooseberry fool about you and has gone out of her way to make things hard concerning your mental health?

That's the senior manager of the library. My line manager (the one who is suggesting taking a year unpaid leave) is fine, not amazing but I get on with her OK. Right now I'm absolutely not going to apply for a year unpaid leave. It means applying and discussing it with my senior manager and a 4 hour a week job isn't worth that. I've been so much happier not seeing the senior manager since I only work weekends that I don't want to put myself through having to plead my case (and she will make me plead it) with someone who has made me miserable for years.

Still, it's nice to know that someone in management values me enough to try and convince me to stay.

Dual wrote:
Outrunner wrote:My manager is trying to convince me to apply for a years unpaid leave rather than hand my notice in when (if) I study abroad next academic year. I'm not sure how to feel about it. On the one hand it's nice that she values me enough that she wants me back, on the other, everything I'm doing at university is with the goal of finally quitting my job and doing something else and I've made no secret of it so it seems odd to try and convince me to stay.

Not sure what the issue is here. Great position to be in.

Not so much an issues more surprised. I failed to supply context so sorry for that. Work has made me miserable for years, the senior manager has bullied me for years, taking advantage of my mental health problems to do so. I've reduced my hours since starting university, I now only work Saturdays. I feel much better for not seeing my senior manager but ultimately still want to leave. This was all planned out when I had a mental health nurse who told me I needed to leave because work was toxic and damaging. I told my line manager when I started my degree that I would be leaving when the year abroad came around. So I'm surprised that she's trying to convince me to stay. I'm also surprised because after years of bullying from the senior manager I don't feel confident in my work (I've slowly been rebuilding my confidence now I'm at university) so it's always a bit of a shock if I get a compliment from a manager, even if that manager is someone I get on with (as is the case with my line manager)

The only real issue surrounding it is that if I were to apply I have to apply and plead my case to my senior manager (who bullied me).

Has anyone calculated how much you earn while you poop... as a guy I like to at least get a paid pooping hour in. Its my sanctuary... sometimes i hide in the loo in the hopes my kid will be grown up by the time i get out

Boss makes a dollar

I get a dime

That's why I poop on company time.

I don't like to poo at work because I like to use Johnson's Baby Lotion on my tissue paper. It'd look odd if I took a bottle of it with me into the work toilet.

The real trick is to work out you can use the bathroom on different floors or in different buildings than where your desk is. Using the closest ones that you can find is taking a big L. You can easily add several minutes to your time with this, and it'll also get you moving a little more so that all important step count / calorie burn gets a little boost every time you do it.

The real trick is to work out you can use the bathroom on different floors or in different buildings than where your desk is. Using the closest ones that you can find is taking a big L. You can easily add several minutes to your time with this, and it'll also get you moving a little more so that all important step count / calorie burn gets a little boost every time you do it.

Awkward Zoom call moments-

Go on a rant about the anti-vaxxing bastard Djocovic going around infecting a load of kids because he's too stupid to get a vaccination.

Underling pipes up- "I'm unvaccinated."

:simper:

It's fine, was just an underling.

Counting down the days to retirement. Bring on 2050 :datass:

First day back at work since December 10th.

Why do we do this again?

Got an issue driving me mad where I save an excel with about 12 worksheets, close it, then when I go back into it theres only one, unformatted, sheet left.

Happened before christmas and I thought I'd strawberry floated up by overwriting it but I've just created the same again, definitely saved it, and it's back to this one shitty sheet.

Third time's a charm...

Rocsteady wrote:Got an issue driving me mad where I save an excel with about 12 worksheets, close it, then when I go back into it theres only one, unformatted, sheet left.

Happened before christmas and I thought I'd strawberry floated up by overwriting it but I've just created the same again, definitely saved it, and it's back to this one shitty sheet.

Third time's a charm...

You're not saving it in CSV format, are you?

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Rocsteady wrote:Got an issue driving me mad where I save an excel with about 12 worksheets, close it, then when I go back into it theres only one, unformatted, sheet left.

Happened before christmas and I thought I'd strawberry floated up by overwriting it but I've just created the same again, definitely saved it, and it's back to this one shitty sheet.

Third time's a charm...

You're not saving it in CSV format, are you?

I am...

Does csv only run one sheet?

Edit: strawberry floating hell that does seem to be the case :fp:

thanks for mentioning that as that's clearly the issue. Uggggghhhh

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