How Was Your Day? VII

[Abigail]

Abigail, I really hope that you feel better soon! I say it all the time but you do deserve to be happy, maybe talking to the doctor will help you more in the coming weeks

I'm very slowly and begrudgingly arriving at the conclusion that I should see somebody. I just don't know where to start though. I'm going to think about it over the weekend and maybe book an appointment for next week.

[Kirsty :]]

Yeah Caz! I've only briefly spoken to her once or twice I think, whilst being drunk.. but yeah, she goes out with my friends brother, it's all a bit linked haha

[Kirsty :]]

I'm very slowly and begrudgingly arriving at the conclusion that I should see somebody. I just don't know where to start though. I'm going to think about it over the weekend and maybe book an appointment for next week.

It's good that you didn't go for help just because maybe you ahd been told it was needed. Nothing will help until you want the help yourself, so the fact that you're coming around to it is an achievement in itself, don't rush it, as you may just feel constant pressure, which may make you feel worse in the long run, just do things at the speed you're comfortable with

[Abbie]

Yeah Caz! I've only briefly spoken to her once or twice I think, whilst being drunk.. but yeah, she goes out with my friends brother, it's all a bit linked haha

omg thats werid, yeah she my friend - friend from uni and she came to visit for a week

[Kirsty :]]

small world!!! haha I saw you become friends on Facebook and was like eh? then saw the pictures and was like no wayyy!

[Abbie]

small world!!! haha I saw you become friends on Facebook and was like eh? then saw the pictures and was like no wayyy!

lol yeah theres quite a few pics

[Chloe O'brien]

well I'm on here for a moan because in 27 years of employment I have never had to make a complaint about anyone. Y es I've had disagreements with work colleagues but I've done my best to work things out, and in my current job I never thought someone would do the dirty on me but they have. I'll explain.

As many of you know I work in a further and higher education college in the engineering department. At this time of year we start recruiting for students who will join courses in September. If a student wants to enrol on an engieering course they have to pass a test this is mandatory for both motor vehicle and electrical courses. Anyway all applicants come to me and I log them then they get sent to another part of the college who invite students in for testing. My moan starts before the Easter holidays. I was in the head of departments office checking we had enough test papers for the motor vehicle exam when one of the lecturers came in and asked for one and a copy of the exam answers. I gave him them as this wasn't unusual. The problem was on Tuesday I had a new load of application forms to log and while logging them I noticed that one student hadn't put in his date of birth so I phoned his house. The message went to voice mail were I left a message why I was phoning. Thursday my phone went and it was one of the lecturers returning my call. Turns out the application form was for his son and he asked me when it came to inviting students in for testing could his son's application be top of the list. I explained that I have no control who gets tested first that is up to Lecturers. A lilttle while later I remembered about the same Lecturer taking the exam and answers before easter. I spoke to the head of department and he said to wait until the testing and if this Lecturers son gets an unusally high score then the lecturer will have to face the consquences but I may be in danger of getting my knuckles wrapped. So this has really pi$$ed me off.

And on top of that Mother Nature has decided to kick in with My 11 year old daughter

[Perdita]

Aww, Kath, sorry to hear about your work troubles, you would like to think that the lecturer would know better than try to cheat for his son to get top of the list.
I was 11 when mother nature kicked in, still rememberwaking up with the pain and not knowing why.

[Abigail]

Kath that's terrible that a lecturer possibly helped his son to cheat. You shouldn't feel bad about giving him the answers if thats normal practice. You weren't to know what he would do with them.

[Chloe O'brien]

Thanks guys. Normally at recruiting there is only three of four lectuers who oversee the testing and interviewing. This can take up a morning or afternoon. This year they have changed it so that any lectuer who is free can sit in while the exam is taking place so a lectuer taking a copy of the exam is not unusual. It's just the sneaky way he has done it to get a copy of the exam. It shows you he must have little faith in his son passing an exam on his own merit.