North of the Border
Ok so time finally ran out and we had no excuse to get away with not attending the Cisco event in Glasgow. Monday morning I dragged my suitcase to the car and Tom dropped me off in Norwich on his way to work. The office was a hive of activity, very little of it actually work related, and as per usual the number of recognisable faces seemed to have dwindled.
Did some work, had a one to one with Dave which went ok but wasn't really anything other than expected then we all headed out to the airport. Stanstead was packed, we did some shopping had some dinner at a weatherspoons and then went to go and board, but surprise surprise there had been a security alert in Glasgow and the flight was delayed by over an hour.
The flight itself lasted about 60 minutes, the air hostess nearest us seemed to have an issue with Vince and we were repeated given dirty looks until Vince asked what hehad done, then the crap really hit the fan, Trish was in fits of giggles, I was staring at the floor biting my lip to avoid laughing and Vince was stressing because all of the air crew were stood around us asking what his problem was!
Baggage claim left a lot to be desired, I now know not to wait for the sign to say your flights luggage is there. We left our office in Brentwood at about 3pm and arrived a the hotel in Glasgow just before 10pm. The Marriot is actually lovely, the bar was surprisingly small but comfortable and I felt the restaurant was cramped but the quality was excellent. I certainly wouldn't complain about the rooms.
We all hung out in the bar on Monday night and metthe Bristol team who seem a tight knit group who socialise with eachother outside of work. They are generally closer to my age than those of my colleagues which made a refreshing change. Tuesday morning was when things started to go down hill. My makeup had leaked in my suitcase leaving me no clean clothes. Genius aren't I! I opened my door to pick up the morning paper and it closed behind me leaving me locked out. haha, yes I know how thick am I!? I borrowed a top from Trish (thanks) and sent my clothes to laundry. The course was ok if not a little drawn out. The subject matter didn't really need that long to cover it.
Got to know a few of the guys at the bar that evening then went to change into my own clothes (only 2 tops had come back clean the others I should think will be going in the bin). Went to Pancho Villies a mexican restaurat on Bell Street, worth a visit. The staff are friendly with a great sense of humor and patient enough to deal with all of us and the food went down well with the teams. A few of us went back to the hotel after dinner while the others went on to a club. Apparently Rupert got propositioned by a young and attractive 20 something. Vince got approached by a pimp but managed to get rid of him and they got turned away from a couple of clubs before they finally went back to the hotel.
Wednesday we finished the course by about 3pm so everyone split up and explored the city for a couple of hours before getting back to the airport. Flight was on time but we unfortunately had the same flight crew who were less than impressed to see us. Landed early and got straight into a cab.
Robert and Lauren were so pleased to see me, it's the best feeling in the world when the kids come running over and just want a hug. Gave Lauren a bath while lesley had a break then we had a cuddle an I put her to bed. When I woke up the next morning she wandered into my room without a word and just got straight on the bed for a cuddle. I don't get why some people hate kids!
Well did another day in the Brentwood office on Thursday, spoke to a few of the managers to get some feedback, had a meeting with dave to look at contact strategies and then got myself to Norwich office for about half 4.
Spoke to my level two manager who said I could apply for the managers role. I probably wont get it, my sick record isn't great and I don't work from the office every day but it's worth a shot.
Solicitors letter was here when I got back Thursday night. A summary of my medical records was attached, it was pretty grim reading. More stuff I didn't know, proof of doctors lying in the past and inaccurate medical notes. The NHS really is in crisis. Trie calling my solicitor Friday morning as requested but she isn't in until Monday so just made some notes as calmly as possible and will have to try and keep my mind off of it until then.
Did some work, had a one to one with Dave which went ok but wasn't really anything other than expected then we all headed out to the airport. Stanstead was packed, we did some shopping had some dinner at a weatherspoons and then went to go and board, but surprise surprise there had been a security alert in Glasgow and the flight was delayed by over an hour.
The flight itself lasted about 60 minutes, the air hostess nearest us seemed to have an issue with Vince and we were repeated given dirty looks until Vince asked what hehad done, then the crap really hit the fan, Trish was in fits of giggles, I was staring at the floor biting my lip to avoid laughing and Vince was stressing because all of the air crew were stood around us asking what his problem was!
Baggage claim left a lot to be desired, I now know not to wait for the sign to say your flights luggage is there. We left our office in Brentwood at about 3pm and arrived a the hotel in Glasgow just before 10pm. The Marriot is actually lovely, the bar was surprisingly small but comfortable and I felt the restaurant was cramped but the quality was excellent. I certainly wouldn't complain about the rooms.
We all hung out in the bar on Monday night and metthe Bristol team who seem a tight knit group who socialise with eachother outside of work. They are generally closer to my age than those of my colleagues which made a refreshing change. Tuesday morning was when things started to go down hill. My makeup had leaked in my suitcase leaving me no clean clothes. Genius aren't I! I opened my door to pick up the morning paper and it closed behind me leaving me locked out. haha, yes I know how thick am I!? I borrowed a top from Trish (thanks) and sent my clothes to laundry. The course was ok if not a little drawn out. The subject matter didn't really need that long to cover it.
Got to know a few of the guys at the bar that evening then went to change into my own clothes (only 2 tops had come back clean the others I should think will be going in the bin). Went to Pancho Villies a mexican restaurat on Bell Street, worth a visit. The staff are friendly with a great sense of humor and patient enough to deal with all of us and the food went down well with the teams. A few of us went back to the hotel after dinner while the others went on to a club. Apparently Rupert got propositioned by a young and attractive 20 something. Vince got approached by a pimp but managed to get rid of him and they got turned away from a couple of clubs before they finally went back to the hotel.
Wednesday we finished the course by about 3pm so everyone split up and explored the city for a couple of hours before getting back to the airport. Flight was on time but we unfortunately had the same flight crew who were less than impressed to see us. Landed early and got straight into a cab.
Robert and Lauren were so pleased to see me, it's the best feeling in the world when the kids come running over and just want a hug. Gave Lauren a bath while lesley had a break then we had a cuddle an I put her to bed. When I woke up the next morning she wandered into my room without a word and just got straight on the bed for a cuddle. I don't get why some people hate kids!
Well did another day in the Brentwood office on Thursday, spoke to a few of the managers to get some feedback, had a meeting with dave to look at contact strategies and then got myself to Norwich office for about half 4.
Spoke to my level two manager who said I could apply for the managers role. I probably wont get it, my sick record isn't great and I don't work from the office every day but it's worth a shot.
Solicitors letter was here when I got back Thursday night. A summary of my medical records was attached, it was pretty grim reading. More stuff I didn't know, proof of doctors lying in the past and inaccurate medical notes. The NHS really is in crisis. Trie calling my solicitor Friday morning as requested but she isn't in until Monday so just made some notes as calmly as possible and will have to try and keep my mind off of it until then.
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