Tougher Than Arnie

Dear O'H dear and Lovely Tea Jenny,

Dermott reverted to type which made for a stressful day. He hoards work because he doesn’t trust anyone and gets himself wound up because he can’t cope with his workload. Great skills as a lead! Our team is quiet at the moment but he demanded help today and I was unlucky enough to be volunteered by The Boss. I did, however, decide that I wasn’t going to let his passive aggressive cr@p annoy me - “Not sure how long this will take to run. Are you coming in tomorrow?”

In the past, I would have felt bad and come in but I simply smiled and said “No”.

BECAUSE IT’S FRIDAY. I DON’T WORK ON FRIDAYS. WHEN I COME IN ON FRIDAYS, I DON’T GET PAID. WHICH YOU KNOW.

He also then mentioned that he wouldn’t be able to work AGAIN from home to finish it off. I just said “Ok” and didn’t open up the conversation.

BECAUSE I HAVE A LIFE YOU COMPLETE TW@T.

I have a new prescription of brave pills and I’m wearing my big girl pants. Can you tell?

The other* lead in our team is leaving which is a real loss. I went to his leaving drinks tonight. It was good fun but I sensibly left early as I’m driving tomorrow and I’m still only tentatively stepping out of my cave.

C

*only