I have to do an online course for work next week. It should have meant a week away in a hotel somewhere, but in these times of at-home, no-contact working it’ll all be done via Zoom. That’s caused an issue, apparently, because the terms of my employer’s deal with Microsoft Teams means they’re not allowed to use any other video conferencing system, but the trainers they have booked only use Zoom. Not sure that’s true, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it is. I’m not even sure what the course is about. Something to do with integrating systems and one-placing three different formats into a new streamlined algorithm. If I ever look at the info properly, I’ll let you know what it says. None of my same-level, CodeNames-playing Meta-Management buddies are attending, there’s just 10 of us from all over Britain being taught by some young bod in Brighton, I think. Philippa says it sounds like they’re preparing me for a promotion – giving me a bit of extra training so I can take over a higher position. I think it’s more likely they’ve decided to dump something new on one person in each area, and they’ve decided I’m the most likely person in my area to be compliant. Either way, it’s a nice change but an annoying interruption. They actually wanted me to do this from my office so I could continue with my usual duties. It took a week of negotiations, threats and dummy-throwing before they finally succumbed to my request to do it from home, so I would be free of distractions and interruptions. So, my colleague from the South-Suffolk Sub-Division will be filling in for me, but his wages have to come from my budget. So they’re forcing me to do a course I don’t want, and forcing me to use my own wages allowance to fund my ability to do it. You gotta love this company.
RC 6-10-20
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