Reply to: Got myself in trouble….

[Churchill]

Is that a collective noun?

Yup.

Seagull city.

Age hasn't wearied your brain cells I see!

[Churchill]

Bored in a few weeks? You will last that long?

I take my hat off to you Ken! You have great ternacity.

Is that a collective noun?

[keninparis]

Bored in a few weeks? You will last that long?

I take my hat off to you Ken! You have great ternacity.

Probably not - good time killer though and cli. co. paying for this madness.

[BrilloPad]

You're right. Always keep learning. I'll probably get bored in a few weeks and back to reading the racing post on a morning.

Bored in a few weeks? You will last that long?

I take my hat off to you Ken! You have great ternacity.

[keninparis]

At least that's something you are good at.

Correct.

[d000hg]

if my client wants me to pay me for sitting in usually pointless meeting all day - fine with me.

At least that's something you are good at.

[keninparis]

Haven't quite got the hang of this have you?

You're right. Always keep learning. I'll probably get bored in a few weeks and back to reading the racing post on a morning.

[Wodewick]

Rule 1 - IMO never upset the lady.

As my totally inoffensive thread yesterday re: Bobs was removed my the admin crew, maybe this one should go too?

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Haven't quite got the hang of this have you?

[keninparis]

Rule 1 - IMO never upset the lady.

As my totally inoffensive thread yesterday re: Bobs was removed my the admin crew, maybe this one should go too?

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[keninparis]

I always thought they were more like carpets than human (lay them right first time etcetc.)

Rule 1 - IMO never upset the lady.

As my totally inoffensive thread yesterday re: Bobs was removed my the admin crew, maybe this one should go too?

[Churchill]

I always thought they were more like carpets than human (lay them right first time etcetc.)

You're heading out of what's acheivable, remember who the OP is...

[BrilloPad]

Yep, she duly arrives with tea and biscuits.

You see chaps, women are almost human, they don't take much training at all.

I always thought they were more like carpets than human (lay them right first time etcetc.)

[Churchill]

That approach works with CM does it?

Yep, she duly arrives with tea and biscuits.

You see chaps, women are almost human, they don't take much training at all.

[BrilloPad]

An alternative would be to walk over to where she sits, throw some jam-rags on her desk and say "You're obviously in need of these, love. We'll have a chat about this situation when you're a bit more rational! In the meantime put the ******* kettle on and make me a cup of tea!"

Churhill - In "The Gospel According to Gene Hunt!" mode.

That approach works with CM does it?

[Churchill]

Its pretty obvious she wants you.

Apart from that, the first email is a bit of an overreaction for a second division 'swear' word, hardly above 'damn', but nevertheless, not to be used with people you don't know, particularly your betters. She could just have been laying down boundaries, fair enough.

But the second email is well out of order, but may get you some cred from your co workers. Taking it to HR may backfire as its an overreaction and she will hold it against you - file it for later use if necessary.

Apologising in the first instance may have been correct, but after the second email you will just look weak if you roll over. Have some diplomatic retort about 'as much as you regret...etc. public admonishment is no more acceptable than mild swear words' if she raises it again. But better thought out, and put through your line manager. In fact your line manager should be raising the public slanging match thing with her anyway.

You should have just said no, unless its urgent, you're going home as you've been in the office since what o'clock. But without swearing.

Office politics, its a ****er, eh?

An alternative would be to walk over to where she sits, throw some jam-rags on her desk and say "You're obviously in need of these, love. We'll have a chat about this situation when you're a bit more rational! In the meantime put the ******* kettle on and make me a cup of tea!"

Churhill - In "The Gospel According to Gene Hunt!" mode.