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18 April, 2006
Posted in: Work

A friend of mine who is an employment barrister has advised me not to blog about work. I feel that this is good advice but here I am ignoring it. I suppose that this is what good advice is for.

But surely, it’s alright, if I want to say good things? On Sunday, Mr. Waffle said to me “hang in there we go back to work on Tuesday” and I smiled feebly.

The other day I got a call from a friend and former colleague.

Him: You’re back at work then.
Me: Yup.
Him: How are you finding it?
Me: It’s great actually.
Him: It’s grim here.
Me: My boss is fantastic.
Him: I’m up to my tonsils.
Me: And my staff are bright, hardworking, pleasant and (very important this) obliging.
Him (suggestion of gritted teeth): Good for you.
Me (sunnily): And I have just the right amount of work, not so much that I am stressed, not so little that I am bored.
Him (definite gritted teeth): Marvellous.
Me: And I got a call from one of the boss of bosses today and she said that a) she was delighted I was pleased with the flowers she sent to me on the birth of the boys and b) she had the picture of them that I sent with my thank you card on her desk and c) she is in Brussels in a couple of weeks with the top boss and perhaps we could all go for a nice lunch.
Him: Lovely for you. (Reflective pause) You know, it should always be like that.
Me: But it isn’t, I feel as though the gods have conspired to make everything in my working life perfect.
Him (maliciously): You working mothers hate your children, don’t you?

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  1. CAD says

    18 April, 2006 at 21:54

    I can see why you shouldn’t blog AT work, but ABOUT work seems a little over-cautious.

  2. heather says

    19 April, 2006 at 07:38

    the whole blogging about work thing can be very tricky – I suppose it’s all about how identifiable people and places are.

    Your colleague disturbs me.

  3. minks says

    19 April, 2006 at 20:02

    I blog about work. Do you think my charges will sue when they’re old enough to read?

  4. Jordana says

    19 April, 2006 at 20:08

    Still chuckling.

  5. belgianwaffle says

    19 April, 2006 at 21:05

    These employment law people are very cautious CAD. And remember, Dooce got fired.

    Heather, I guess, but it is still risky. Don’t think badly of my colleague, I don’t think he meant it like it might sound. At least, I hope not.

    Minks, very likely, they’re such ingrates children.

    Jordana, thanks.

  6. Moobs says

    22 April, 2006 at 16:27

    I’m (yet) another employment barrister. As any lawyer would tell you … it depends. If you spend your evenings blogging about how much you love your job that will probably get you a raise. On the other hand if you point out that your boss is an evil scrote with wandering hands things could get “interesting”.

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