HI Zaph,  they just seem to think we have no brain and don't want to get on! I'm only there 3 days a week but I am there FULL days unlike some who are only half days. Tis really annoying! Grrrr

Ducky - we can remain hopeful

I think that's a very common story LB...    despite the fact that very often part-timers do more work in the time they are there, than there full time colleagues...  on a pro rata basis!

Cos... if you are only there part time you tend not to do the "go for a wander"...  "have a lazy day"...  "spend half an hour gossiping at a mates desk" type of thing...  

I know.... I have been both...     I swear I used to do as much work in my part time hours as some of my full time colleagues did in their full day!

its bloody outrageous!!!

AND... even worse...  wtf is Lily's parents thinking of... arranging her birthday trip to the cinema for the first day of term!  

As if its not chaotic enough!

Hi Ditty!  Exactly!! There's a new team being set up in my office and after eight and half years in the same team I'veexpressed my interest at joining the new team - today I was told I will be considered but "obviously they'll look at full timers first" So so annoying and probably illegal!!!! Grrrrrr.
I hardly ever have a day off sick and this last two weeks keep changing jobs to cover others who keep calling in sick

And breathe ...

I think it is actually!

Me too Ditty but I honestly can not be doing with the hassle to challenge it!

yeah.... I know that one!   and pretty pointless exercise...   it would mean that they would go through the motions of considering you for the new team...  then come up with a legally acceptable reason for choosing someone else ("different candidate presented better at interview" was the one we used to be "advised" to use)

Aah well... I'm off to bed i think - it has all drained me!

Nite nite all

hahahaha....  Makosi got stung by a wasp....

I am expecting her to announce she will be having wasp babies in the next couple of days now!

night LB  

Night liverbird


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I worry for the wasp tbh


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Ickle shouted  


WASP TO WIN!

Night LB.

I'm toddling off too....night Ditty and Zaph. Good luck with the first school run of the year Ditty.

Night Ducky .. good luck for your first proper day tomorrow


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It's not a proper day for us till Monday Zaph.

Night

Night in here


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Night you lot!!

*is dreading the taste of reality in the morning*

but looking forward to having a boy-free day

I always used to find it really sad when the kids went back to school. It was like seeing them a year older - more so than birthdays etc, I loved having them at home and missed them when they went back to school.

Thursday is one of my baby sitting days and it was odd to have my two year old grandson on his own ........his brother was back at school today. We did have a really and truly fabulous cuddle though. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ..............he's such a little sweetheart.

Morning all!

Afternoon Peter


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Hi all
Just to let you all know that I got the job yayayyyy I start my proper grown up job on 13th Sept

Brilliant news Trixy  V v v well done

Excellent News Trixy ... Evening

(there, Ditty should see that in Ticker )

Evening super too


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well done and good luck to you. It took my kids a while to find jobs after graduating but .................it's all good now.

Fantastic news!

Congratulations Trixy and good luck hun!.

Hi Shackers btw, if anyone cares LOL John James is doing a live webchat at 8:00 with Josie on the C4 BB website.

Excellent news!

Yaaay! Great news Trix.

You must be soooo excited!

Evening all.

Evening Soozy, Peter and Ducky


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Evening Zaph! Eviction night!

 I'm hoping for a kinda Kathreya moment when Nadia goes
PS Welcome to the world of female managers Ducky

Thanks Supes. I'm feeling much more chilled about it today

Although I'm not sure chilled is quite the right word....... I'm over-excited and just a bit hyper about it all.

hi in here
ducky -are you changing the name of the shack yet??? + has the list gone???

Aww......you've put me off now.

I'm not a massive fan of Nadia, I liked her last time...this time she's ....ok..... but I don't want to see her booed.

Evening Ros.

Not yet.

And no

I totally agree Soozy and I miss the summer hols even more now my son is 20 and doesn't need me to take him for trips out

Hi all in here

Very well done Trixy

hi liver - my son is 20

welll done trixy

I meant more of the 'shock' factor than boooos Ducky, 'cos she thinks she's bulletproof. Shame,  I spent several pounds ensuring that she won BB5

Oh that's ok then. I can handle that.