The Office (At work? Bored? Need some advice? Come chat!)

Pyrrhic · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Hope this is ok to have a work thread, for those of us stuck in the office

Just seen a lot of threads on BnB about work issues, interviews, etc so thought it might be nice to have one thread were we can all chat about work problems, issues, ask each other for advice and basically kill some time until 5pm!

So working girls (

) what does everyone do, and whats your job like?

impatient1 · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:42 AM

I'm an assistant manager in a restaurant. I'm always on the go and it's pretty much non-stop. I'm currently on my last day of vacation and thinking about all the work that I need to do

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Pyrrhic · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:44 AM

I used to do that, but the food & beverage side was just not my thing. Too much on my feet and go-go-go all the time. Do you enjoy it usually?

Going back to work after a holiday is never nice though

impatient1 · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:49 AM

I love my job and its great money but its so overwhelming, its like it never stops, even when I go home. I would love to have one of those jobs where its over when your actual work day ends tho

edit: do they exist?

Pyrrhic · Sep 9th, 2009, 10:52 AM

I don't think so, and certainly not in the hospitality business

I've even been checking my emails on my days off.

impatient1 · Sep 9th, 2009, 11:07 AM

It was funny my boss has this list of stuff that I need to have finished by the end of the month and then he told me to enjoy my vacation and told me not to work on it. I'm thinking when the hell am I supposed to get all of this stuff done with the pile that I already have to do daily?

Pyrrhic · Sep 9th, 2009, 11:45 AM

Just realised the time

4:45pm and I'm supposed to pick Niamh up at 5pm. No idea where the day is gone and I still have loads to do. Arrrrgh!

Pyrrhic · Sep 9th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Better take some home with me I guess!

Pyrrhic · Sep 9th, 2009, 13:11 PM

Today is a nightmare

Taken work home, and loads of it to do for tomorrow. (really, there should be two people doing my job!) and have Niamh on my own as OH is working late and the house is a tip and I haven't even started dinner yet.

Roll on the weekend!

Waiting4Bump · Sep 9th, 2009, 13:22 PM

Oh, I never get chance to use BnB at work, only on my lunch break sometimes, but that's only a log-in & a quick check on my phone!

But I work in a pre-school!

Love my job. Basically, we each have a key group (in line with the EYFS) & we concentrate mainly on that group of children. We have to help them learn to write, read, learn numbers & the alphabet, as well as good manners, morals etc!

But we do a lot of play, and what we do teach them is child led learning. So, if they didn't want to do something, we couldn't force them to. We do a lot of physical activity & teaching the children about healthy eating, health, excersise etc!

It's an amazingly rewarding job, but again, it's one of those jobs that you can't just go home & forget about!

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Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	The Office (At work? Bored? Need some advice? Come chat!) Hope this is ok to have a work thread, for those of us stuck in the office Just seen a lot of threads on BnB about work issues, interviews, etc so thought it might be nice to have one thread were we can all chat about work problems, issues, ask each other for advice and basically kill some time until 5pm! So working girls () what does everyone do, and whats your job like?

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Sep 9th, 2009, 10:42 AM	#2
impatient1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 8,490	I'm an assistant manager in a restaurant. I'm always on the go and it's pretty much non-stop. I'm currently on my last day of vacation and thinking about all the work that I need to do .

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Sep 9th, 2009, 10:44 AM	#3
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	I used to do that, but the food & beverage side was just not my thing. Too much on my feet and go-go-go all the time. Do you enjoy it usually? Going back to work after a holiday is never nice though

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Sep 9th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#4
impatient1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 8,490	I love my job and its great money but its so overwhelming, its like it never stops, even when I go home. I would love to have one of those jobs where its over when your actual work day ends tho edit: do they exist?

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Sep 9th, 2009, 10:52 AM	#5
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	I don't think so, and certainly not in the hospitality business I've even been checking my emails on my days off.

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Sep 9th, 2009, 11:07 AM	#6
impatient1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 8,490	It was funny my boss has this list of stuff that I need to have finished by the end of the month and then he told me to enjoy my vacation and told me not to work on it. I'm thinking when the hell am I supposed to get all of this stuff done with the pile that I already have to do daily?

Status: Online

Sep 9th, 2009, 11:45 AM	#7
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	Just realised the time 4:45pm and I'm supposed to pick Niamh up at 5pm. No idea where the day is gone and I still have loads to do. Arrrrgh!

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Sep 9th, 2009, 11:46 AM	#8
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	Better take some home with me I guess!

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Sep 9th, 2009, 13:11 PM	#9
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	Today is a nightmare Taken work home, and loads of it to do for tomorrow. (really, there should be two people doing my job!) and have Niamh on my own as OH is working late and the house is a tip and I haven't even started dinner yet. Roll on the weekend!

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Sep 9th, 2009, 13:22 PM	#10
Waiting4Bump Pregnant (Expecting) Inactive Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: North West Posts: 4,473	Oh, I never get chance to use BnB at work, only on my lunch break sometimes, but that's only a log-in & a quick check on my phone! But I work in a pre-school! Love my job. Basically, we each have a key group (in line with the EYFS) & we concentrate mainly on that group of children. We have to help them learn to write, read, learn numbers & the alphabet, as well as good manners, morals etc! But we do a lot of play, and what we do teach them is child led learning. So, if they didn't want to do something, we couldn't force them to. We do a lot of physical activity & teaching the children about healthy eating, health, excersise etc! It's an amazingly rewarding job, but again, it's one of those jobs that you can't just go home & forget about!

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