17.12.05

Rant Warning!

Apparently in work I have spoken "out of place" and I shouldn't speak to my superiours like I did. Only problem I have is that I wan't be able to prevent myself from making the such a mistake again because I see everyone as equal, noone below or above me; sallary and managerial positions are not boundries to me expressing opinions. This is the sort of thing that used to get me into trouble at school... I only think that I am stimulating debate and as we aren't living in a dictatorship and that the UK has free speech there is nothing to stop me really! Thing that really pissed me off is the manner in which I was "told-off." It was not the person who I had spoken to "out of place" but my line manager, who had been told by his manager who had been told by the person who I spoke to. So my line manager didn't know what was said and when etc. I do have an idea of the conversation which was being refered to though. I have to say that my line manager was very embarassed about what he was having to do. One of the big problems of the office is that it is totally open planned and this "superior" sits at the end of the desk block where I sit and usually joins in the banter. Things are stressed at work for several reasons, software problems and also we are a "man" down in the team and can't employ anyone new because the county is having to make £17m of cuts, sorry savings which means that jobs are going to be lost. This all means that vacancies in statutory areas have to be kept open so that redeployment can take place. As you can imagine local government isn't the place to work in at the moment. On the other hand the new website is up and working for which I manage about a dozen or so pages (although this hasn't been without it's problems)

So I am supposed to respet my superiours more; this is definately something I will find difficult (as you my readership may know).I think if I stop talking compleatly is the best way to manage things. SO much for equal opportunities, free speach etc, the county it seems doesn't live by these rules. If something similar happens I may have to reconsider my position, I can not work somewhere where I am not allowed full and frank free speach. At least I haven't made my feeling known to the press or even worse the councilers...

Was it someone who worked in waterstones that got sacked for his bloggings? Lets hope my blog hasn't been found by a member of the county yet.

posted by Amy @ 21:01 3 Comments

15.12.05

I've been a wandering!

The Roman Empire eventually collapsed. The Vikings stopped raping and pillaging. These were great powers of the world. Will the same sort of thing eventually happen to America? As a civilisation/power it isn't old when compared to Europe. Will it ever reach the same historic age as Europe has reached at this point in time? Or will "democrasing" the world and the fight against terrorism be America's down fall?

I was asked a question by a philisophical young person recently... "what was more important? Jesus' birth? Jesus' life? Or Jesus' death?" Interesting comment to come out of an 8 year old. I said it depends on what you belived Jesus to be. If he is "lord" then probably the work through his life, although dying to save us may possibly be a big thing. Then again if you believe him to be just another person in the grand scheme of things then all was equal! Discuss...

posted by Amy @ 20:12 1 Comments

Some amusment I got sent
Some friends sent me these:
YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE

This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute.
Work this out as you read .
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have
chocolate(more than once but less than 10)

2 Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755. If you haven't,
add 1754.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

You should have a three digit number

The first digit of this was your original number(i.e., how many times you want to
have chocolate each week).

The next two numbers are YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2005) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

12 days of chavmas
On the 1st day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, a pikey in Burberry.

On the 2nd day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, two tracksuit tops and a pikey
in Burberry.

On the 3rd day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, three navel studs,two tracksuit
tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 4th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, four stolen phones, three navel
studs, two tracksuit tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 5th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, fiiiveee gooolldd riinngggs,
four stolen phones, three navel studs, two tracksuit tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 6th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, six teens a-laying,fiiiveee
gooolldd riinngggs, four stolen phones, three navel studs, two tracksuit tops and a
pikey in Burberry.

On the 7th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, seven scallies stealing, six
teens a-laying, fiiiveee gooolldd riinngggs, four stolen phones, three navel studs,
two tracksuit tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 8th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, eight midriffs showing, seven
scallies stealing, six teens a-laying, fiiiveee gooolldd riinngggs, four stolen
phones, three navel studs, two tracksuit tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 9th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, nine ladies drinking, eight
midriffs showing, seven scallies stealing, six teens a-laying, fiiiveee gooolldd
riinngggs, four stolen phones, three navel studs, two tracksuit tops and a pikey in
Burberry.

On the 10th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, ten lads joy-riding, nine ladies
drinking, eight midriffs showing, seven scallies stealing, six teens a-laying,
fiiiveee gooolldd riinngggs, four stolen phones, three navel studs, two tracksuit
tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 11th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, eleven prammers pushing, ten
lads joy-riding, nine ladies drinking, eight midriffs showing, seven scallies
stealing, six teens a-laying, fiiiveee gooolldd riinngggs, four stolen phones, three
navel studs, two tracksuit tops and a pikey in Burberry.

On the 12th day of Chavmas my true love sent to me, twelve chavvers chavving, eleven
prammers pushing, ten lads joy-riding, nine ladies drinking, eight midriffs showing,
seven scallies stealing, six teens a-laying, fiiiveee gooolldd riinngggs, four
stolen phones, three navel studs, two tracksuit tops and a pikey in Burberry.

posted by Amy @ 19:56 0 Comments