All I can say is, sorry to hear that
I work one or two days a week away from home and I'm staying at my parents, and it really sucks even having only a couple of days away from the mrs. Let alone the interruption to your social life.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:22, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

thanks Al
believe it or not, you are the only person who has actually come close to expressing understanding about why I'm not happy about it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:29, Reply)

Sounds a bit shit.
I'd hate it if I couldn't return home from work every night. The odd night away due to a course or something is fine, but as a regular thing?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:31, Reply)

yeah, that's what sucks about it
despite it only being two nights a week, I still can't help but feel that my life will be somewhat on hold for the duration.

Add to that the absurdity that my company will be losing £10 per hour that I am there, and that we will have to ship work out to other offices because I'm not there to do it, and the whole thing seems even more stupid.

It's already fucked what was left of my office's meagre coastal modelling ability.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:37, Reply)

: (

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:40, Reply)

*shrugs*
fuck it. what can you do eh?

it's not all downsides though. I was asked for personally because of my mad skillz, I'll be very well placed for getting more work, and for seeing what is happening within the organisation with the cuts and whatnot.

Also might get to go out, do some surveying and maybe some flood reconnaissance which I would very much enjoy.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:44, Reply)

As long as there are some bright sides
Do you get to claim mileage driving to and from your new place of work. If so that can be pretty lucrative.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:46, Reply)

having to use a hire car unfortunately
so all mileage costs go to the company rather than in my pocket. I have pretty good allowances for room and subsistence, so am working on getting a room in a house share with full board (there's at least one out there) so the subs can all go straight in my pocket.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:48, Reply)

Good man

(Bazongaloid, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:57, Reply)

Oh, right, well, you know
*scuffs feet*

*punches Vipros in the shoulder*

*looks away*

*looks back*

Right, Fuck Off you massive beardy gayer.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:32, Reply)

bugger you
I pretended to express understanding of what it would be like to have a job
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 19:57, Reply)

And a relationship

(Bazongaloid, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 20:04, Reply)

equally valid for the last two years
you're right

/weeps into whisky
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 20:05, Reply)