samuri.co.uk

What a shity, fleecing day I’ve had. Woke up, started working fromhome, router has died, no  power, so I go into work. Proper crap day at work, just loads on. Shouldn’t be bothered to be honest but I still feel responsibility to some things. Buy  new broadband router, get home, plug it in, can’t connect. I’ve forgotten the username for adsl. In desperation I plug the old one back in, it works fine. SHIT! 70 quid down the drain.

My wife then shouts me, the phone bill is 200 hundred quid, a bit of investigation reveals she’s been calling mobile phones on it a lot. NO! SHIT!!

Then the builder comes round, the final bill is *at least* 500 quid more than he originally quoted because the plumber and the electrician needed to do more. SHIT!!!

Then he tells us there’s more for his work. He’s really nervous (I suspect I worry him a bit for some reason) but it’s clear he;’s going to add some more on to the bill. SHIT!!!!

Time to have a good fecking drink. BAH! And I’m working all weekend, I’m supposed to be on cool down! Anyway, next week is off so I’m hoping after I’ve done husband things, I can get out on my bike, maybe get a few hundred miles in through the week. Maybe even get some Madison or Derny rides in at the drome.

Resignation

No-one (high up) at work has approached me to try to convince me to stay. Which in a way is quite nice. It avoids embarrassment on their part and also suggests they know once I’ve made my mind up, I’ll stick to it. I expected no less though, they’re pissed off now, should have listened to what I was telling you about workload and resource issues for the last four years shouldn’t you lads?  Lots of amazing emails from co-workers though. I’m bowled over by the positive comments I’ve been getting about my performance over the years.

I’ve now had two companies that I’ve done work for in the past approach me and let me know that if I’m available, they’re hiring. I might enter back into the world of contracting if this keeps up. Looks like working like a crazy loon has paid off after all.