07.04.06
The thing about hot weather is…………
It is better spent relaxing at home or at the beach or somewhere. Being stuck in an office with no air conditioning and windows that open no more than an inch is not enjoyable. Much as I love warm sunny days, I never seem to be quite ready for the sheer humidity we get. It just seems to wear you out and today it has made me generally tired, achy and irritable.
My new office is right in the middle of a large town, and is seriously close to the shopping centre. This is good for getting lunch if you haven’t brought any with you, or for those retail therapy disasters, but it is terrible if you are trying to stop yourself spending money. Still it will be good for my personal resolve and self control (that’s the intention anyway).
At work we are preparing to hold workshops to help people identify their transferable skills and apply for new jobs. People who perhaps didn’t expect their jobs would be at risk are finding that perhaps they will be. This is challenging for all, for those affected and also the effect the news has on others around them. Last week I caught the sharp end of a department secretary’s tongue as she pretty much told me she couldn’t see any need for our department (training) when they are facing cuts to theirs. The thing she doesn’t know is how safe exactly my job is, and meanwhile how much work I have to do to help people cope with this uncertainty.
On the plus side, it is only 4 weeks until my holiday: roll on August 1st when I finish work for two whole weeks!
