Starting on Monday, I have to spend all my remaining
time at work with a lady called Joanna, who has been selected by Head Office as
the poor person who will be fulfilling my duties until they get their arses in
gear enough to decide whether or not to replace me. On the plus side, this means it looks like
they’ve finally given up on their efforts to persuade (or force) me to stay
beyond the end of Feb. On the downside, it means I’ve got to spend two weeks teaching
someone all the systems and routines that it’s taken me five years or so to
make run smoothly, while also trying to make sure I’ve done all I can to make
the sites carry on efficiently without me, such as getting ahead with orders
and rotas til Easter. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pleased – for the sake of the
employees I’m leaving behind – that they’ve finally put into place a succession
plan of sorts, but it’s not fair on me, or Joanna, or anyone else at the four
locations she’s going to have to get her head around in the 10 working days
she’ll be with me.
In other news, I asked Philippa if she was going to update her facebook status to include the phrase “I’ve got vaccinated and so should you” or whatever slogan that stupid campaign is pushing people to pollute social media with.
She gave a long, passionate answer that I can paraphrase thus: “No I’m not, because I use facebook to keep in touch with family and friends, not to keep giving myself a pat on the back for every little thing I do in my day. I’m also not arrogant enough to think that me putting a picture of myself with a ‘Jabbed’ tag online will persuade anyone else to get the vaccine.”
I do love her.
RC 12-2-21
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