h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Me and Dave are still hunting for new jobs, but there's so little out there that we can actually do; it's almost like our current employer has focussed on de-skilling us so we can't actually go anywhere else . But the happy news is, we've now been married for 4 months and we're still all slushy and newlywed.

But anyway.... last week we had a big meeting where all the senior managers basically talked about the company's situation (basically, not that great). Beforehand, they had asked for us minions to submit questions for them to answer and potential cost-savings if appropriate.

This week, the office has been very cold, to the extent where people have been complaining about it and ringing facilities about it. It appears some has suggested that the company turn down the heating to save money... and the gits have done! Alright, it isn't Arctic in here, but it's practically warmer outside than in here! My hands and nose are actually cold and I'd be more comfortable in here if I were wearing my coat and gloves .

Tight-a*ses. I wonder if they thought to offset the losses in productivity caused by a cold workforce .

The *really* aggravating thing is that they're currently painting the place... exactly the same colour as it was before, so you're hard pressed to tell where's been painted and where hasn't!!!

On the upside, the gastritis I had (which caused me to lose half a stone) has pretty much gone, so I can now eat everything apart from really spicy things . Eating very little of bland foods for 2 weeks, and having to be careful for a further 2 weeks, has been much more of an ordeal than I thought - it's amazing how much I took variety and taste of various foods for granted.

We went out for two meals last weekend (Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch), and both times I managed a pudding as well . I'll have to be careful or I'll end up putting more weight back on than I lost .

There are laws governing minimum temperature in offices. Mind you, the permitted minimum is, I believe, around 17 degrees celcius, which is on the chilly side anyway.

I hope that work improves for you soon and I'm glad to hear that you're recovering from your illness.

Liz
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I think our offices are being kept at 17 now - just on the legal minimum . And we've all been told to make sure we switch off all equipment and lights when we go home - not to save energy to do our bit for the environment, but to save our company money .

I'd find the environment more of a motivation, to be honest - but I turn my PC off properly and recycle as much as I can anyway .

I'm with you regarding the environment. I'm not a hippie tree hugger or anything, I just think that this planet has a finite amount of resources and we should be preserving them wherever we can. The local authority where I live now opperate a system of three different coloured dustbins, two of which are for recycling stuff. I'm loving my recycling bins. All the extra bins are a minor pain in the bum, but a I do like being able to put so much stuff in the recycling bins and my 'ordinary' bin is very slim these days