27 December 2006

Back in work though this is day one of my requested leave. It feels fitting that I am back after what had been a pretty disappointing time. Its easier to think of it as a crap long weekend. There are very few people around and even the boss is not here. Not physically at any rate though he does manage to keep his presence felt via Blackberry. I can just imagine him driving from Jamaica Inn, steering with one hand, e-mailing with the other. In fact that is probably the reason we all drive automatics; he thinks we should be maximizing our work time!

Being in the office is not so bad. Its very quiet and I can belt out my music from i-Tunes and that makes it a much better deal than the poor sods who thought that flying half way round the world meant they were getting a holiday. I’m sure working via blackberry with the 5 hours time difference while you are trying to frantically get around to all your buddies would be such a drag. I’d be doing mine from the pub. Seriously though, the lack of consideration that this company affords its employees is criminal and the arrogance of senior management knows no bounds.