Thursday, March 25, 2004
Scissors (ESRC All Staff Email)
Can whoever borrowed my scissors please return them.
Can whoever borrowed my scissors please return them.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Landscape Gardener (ESRC email)
Can anyone recommend a decent landscape gardener in the Swindon area?
Can anyone recommend a decent landscape gardener in the Swindon area?
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Mucha Actividad
There seems to be a lot of activity this afternoon.
My guess is a lot of people are not here tomorrow….flexi-time skiving.
Hurray for the public sector! Doesn’t pay much but plenty of ways to abuse the system
There seems to be a lot of activity this afternoon.
My guess is a lot of people are not here tomorrow….flexi-time skiving.
Hurray for the public sector! Doesn’t pay much but plenty of ways to abuse the system
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Missing Collection II (ESRC Email)
If you have Anna's card and collection I would be grateful if you
could bring it round to Evaluation A.S.A.P.
If you have Anna's card and collection I would be grateful if you
could bring it round to Evaluation A.S.A.P.
Quick IT Service
Normally you don’t see the IT people for days.
Saw 2 in 10 minutes today………a colleague had brought in a cake.
Normally you don’t see the IT people for days.
Saw 2 in 10 minutes today………a colleague had brought in a cake.
Pretend (ESRC email)
Adrian will be in his office today but is really busy so unless it is an
emergency please pretend he is not in.
Adrian will be in his office today but is really busy so unless it is an
emergency please pretend he is not in.
Monday, March 08, 2004
Team building….except for you
The Finance Department went on a Team Building Day last week. They left behind someone to deal with any difficult enquiries regarding payment of research awards & funding. The nominted person was a Temp who had started the day before. Does he feel part of the team?
The Finance Department went on a Team Building Day last week. They left behind someone to deal with any difficult enquiries regarding payment of research awards & funding. The nominted person was a Temp who had started the day before. Does he feel part of the team?
Monday, February 23, 2004
Flat pack furniture
The ESRC contacts “experts” to review the latest exciting Social Science research. On all literature it states, “Do not contact the applicant”.
However like a bloke returning on a Saturday with some flat-pack furniture they just steam in without reading the instructions.
As a result, I had to sort out an unseemly row between 2 academics, one of whom was convinced the other was about to steal their vital cutting edge research.
The ESRC contacts “experts” to review the latest exciting Social Science research. On all literature it states, “Do not contact the applicant”.
However like a bloke returning on a Saturday with some flat-pack furniture they just steam in without reading the instructions.
As a result, I had to sort out an unseemly row between 2 academics, one of whom was convinced the other was about to steal their vital cutting edge research.
Riots on Campus
The other day whilst looking for the relevant academic expert I typed in the words “research interests riots”.
There are surprising few such people, although intriguingly the Department of Urban Studies at Glasgow University inquired, “Is urban disorder necessarily a bad thing??!!!!”
The other day whilst looking for the relevant academic expert I typed in the words “research interests riots”.
There are surprising few such people, although intriguingly the Department of Urban Studies at Glasgow University inquired, “Is urban disorder necessarily a bad thing??!!!!”
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Whiling away the afternoon/Civil Service Cull
I've got a free aftenoon here. The ESRC is a place where if one person is missing. The whole work regime breaks down.
Yesterday Michael Howard promised to get rid of 80 000 inefficient civil servants. If that became reality the cull would start here.
I've got a free aftenoon here. The ESRC is a place where if one person is missing. The whole work regime breaks down.
Yesterday Michael Howard promised to get rid of 80 000 inefficient civil servants. If that became reality the cull would start here.
