It is, he's not a very nice person

No, I see what you mean Ditty - everbody's personal religious views are fine as far as I'm concerned, but to do something like that - I just don't get it...not when he's supposed to be a Christian....

I agree, shame he doesn't have the same respect

I know

RIght.....   get the balloons up... & the champers flowing...

the Shack is in party mode tonight.. we are celebrating....

DUCKY GOT A PROMOTION!!!!!!!  


Shall I do a thread?

Oh wow, that's fantastic  Well done to ducky.  Yes - a thread is in order I think!

I have done one!

I am so excited I haven't even managed to get any suitable pics or smileys yet...

I was about to type THE most inappropriate phrase of surprise


Z.

now I am intrigued!

was it.. 

f me?

Well done Ducky

'whispers' what has he been promoted to?

it ends in "... a duck"


Z.

I'm grinning from ear to ear already...... you are doing no good for my laughter lines.

HE?


Z.

so am I!!!

She's now the Head of Sixth Form Menty!

She's even been given her own assistant!

Ducky I have no doubt you will do a fine job.

I know! I noticed that too.

Whoops.....it's hard to tell under all the feathers you know

For a Duck you have been a Dark Horse


Z.

Z...   this has been one of the most stressed "waiting to hear about the job" weeks I have ever had!   let alone Ducky.

There were things going on in the background that were not communicated in any way to Ducky... she has spent the past week and a half being fobbed off and avoided.  She has been angry, depressed, paranoid, gutted, angry, fed up etc etc

I screamed out loud when she told me!

SHE must be actually bouncing off the walls right now!

That's exactly what my mum said too!

It's been a tough week Zaph. The Head has led me a right merry dance and for various reasons I managed to go from confident of getting it, to convinced I hadn't got it, to believing there wasn't even a job to get, within the space of 9 days.

I did such a good job of convincing my mum I hadn't got it she went out and bought me a commiseration card this morning. When I called her to tell her I'd got it she had to open it, scribble out the message and write congratulations

I had put together a virtual commiseration kit !    Including Headmaster voodoo doll...

oops that reminds me

*removes pins from voodoo doll*

ha ha .. small price to pay


Z.

I thought he was looking a bit battered at the pub this evening.

At least he can stop thinking he has developed cystitis  


Z.

the stabbing pains in his eyes should stop now too!

just realised that I have not been promoted for 27 years


Z.

Is that because you just can't be arsed to interview yourself?

Once I became a stay at home Mum I was demoted to the bottom of the social heap!

I think you should rectify that right now Z... 

go on... give yourself a new job title...

Or.... tell yourself to apply for the new job title... and then mess yourself around for a week before telling yourself you got the job title...

then I can do you a  thread and justify having another naughty drinky night!

Yep.... I am in that heap too Menty! 

but our day will come! 

Ducky is the proof of that.... she too was in our shoes once!

What did you used to do Ditty?

hmmmm okay.. I'll have a word with myself.. see if I can't get a better title


Z.

Oooooh you have the power to call yourself ANYTHING Zaph!

I'm thinking the word Emperor should feature in there somewhere

I have had a number of jobs...  all admin/management.   Main ones were pub manager.... 

then in the NHS I started as a hospital lab assistant, then became a PA to a Directorate Manager, then a Mod Squad Project Manager and finally a Risk Manager!

I am not going to go back into the NHS though.

But you are right...   I enjoyed the status that came with my job... I didn't revel in it... I didn't really think about it, til I became a full time mum.

Then I realised how the world sees me...   its hard!  

the ironic thing is... the reason I rose up through the ranks in the NHS so quickly was cos I knew that going out to work was WAY easier than staying at home with the kids  (who were little... and hard work)... it was the easy option & yet it got more respect!

Yes!!! 

What did you used to do Menty?

But unfortunately 'Emperor Penguins' have rather devalued that title



Z.