Broken Friendships & True Predictions

I wish people would stop picking on me today when Im not feeling well. Me & R had a big row which upset me as he is my fave workmate. We fell out because he got a bollocking off J for not reading his work sheets as a client phoned to say they hadn't been picked up.

He blamed me for changing the sheets & not telling him which he knows fine well I wouldn't do. I look after the guys & personally phone them with any changes to their workloads there may be. I didn't know this person was back on the list just as much as he didnt. Though he should have read his list regardless before setting out on his rounds. I hadn't looked at the sheet because I've been snowed under playing catch up since I came back from my hols. I just haven't had the time to molly coddle anyone.

So he took me downstairs to the meeting room and shouted at me. As Im not well I just took it instead of fighting back. thats twice in as many days I've done that now.If I thought the day couldn't get any worse, I was wrong.

Some two hours later a blok who had spoken to both me and JK well before xmas came on the phone to check his bookings for this year. He had none because he'd never actually phoned back to confirm what he wanted. (see an earlier entry for my prediction that this very thing would happen in 2007) Of course he claimed he had done so & started having a go at me, trying to say it was my fault for not booking them in. Quite frankly I was in no mood to cope with being shouted at; not after R & being unwell & its nearly PMT time again so that always makes me emotional. So i put him on hold, informed my boss J what was going on, she took the call & dealt with him.

Meanwhile I left the office for a early lunch & a very good cry with JK who told me not to stress about guys like him as he was only shouting at me because he'd be getting a bollocking from his own boss for screwing up. So a cup of Starbucks, a piece of chocolate cake and a massive & rather nice hug later, we returned once more into the breach.

Peace was once more restored when R made up with me at about 3pm when he started taking the mick out of my Johnny Depp calender that adorns my office wall. He keeps passing comment on how ugly he is. Anyway it broke the ice between us & we are back to being the best of friends. So much so that he suggested our office do a naked calender for next year to raise funds for our charity. He said the drivers could drape themselves over the buses in a variety of poses and that us girls could be Miss December & Mrs January till I pointed out we would be getting the coldest months, to which he replied "yeah coz some of us guys are small enough in that department without the cold having an effect. - Not me though!" So great, I now have visions of him & another of our drivers, AT naked as AT was talking about getting naked for me just after lunch. Im sure there are laws against such talk aimed at female staff by her male colleagues....

Also its R's birthday next Tues (16 Jan). He'll be 41, the old timer. He doesnt know we know when his birthday is... but we do honey and boy, by the time we are through with you, you're going to wish you never showed up for work that day :D

BTW I figured out what I liked most about Marines: Its the guy in the uniform with rippling pecs & a big weapon.

Ciao for now.

TJ