tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post2377810570224293353..comments2024-02-01T01:07:51.195-08:00Comments on about last weekend: The OfficeAbout Last Weekendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-51405182161147121562013-12-15T14:56:29.415-08:002013-12-15T14:56:29.415-08:00"use nor ornament" concentrates the mind..."use nor ornament" concentrates the mind that is for sure! Also that great accent adds to the gravity!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-26391966485056971772013-12-15T14:55:14.911-08:002013-12-15T14:55:14.911-08:00From Julie, who's just started a new job: &quo...From Julie, who's just started a new job: "I totally get this one! Started work last week and I’m loving wearing work clothes (including heels), going out to lunch, and . . . having to show my ID to the cute security guard every time I enter the building ;)<br /><br />I also miss Pret a Manger!<br /><br />Hope you’re having a fun holiday season!"About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-85733851122652283312013-12-15T14:40:35.309-08:002013-12-15T14:40:35.309-08:00Tiffany, must have been hard not to burst out laug...Tiffany, must have been hard not to burst out laughing, all that hurly burly in the jars, on spears and lakes and streams, sounds like the next travels of the hobbits and dwarvesAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-46591171318531716772013-12-15T14:38:29.346-08:002013-12-15T14:38:29.346-08:00Oh that's what those initials mean!Oh that's what those initials mean!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-70859808958277365772013-12-14T17:38:12.870-08:002013-12-14T17:38:12.870-08:00Hi Rick! Thanks for popping over!Hi Rick! Thanks for popping over!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-89719931770790911092013-12-14T15:47:38.956-08:002013-12-14T15:47:38.956-08:00Heard the first part but not the second...The salu...Heard the first part but not the second...The salute part of it is troubling...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-8783202753837444442013-12-14T15:42:19.426-08:002013-12-14T15:42:19.426-08:00Never met Topaz but heard some great stories about...Never met Topaz but heard some great stories about her. Once she went into a story meeting and said it wasn't fair she had to attend because she didn't have any stories. She was let off the hook immediatemoi!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-59977184542565082982013-12-14T15:36:00.006-08:002013-12-14T15:36:00.006-08:00Gosh, my kids will be able to do that job, evasive...Gosh, my kids will be able to do that job, evasive answering at length....About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-47932263963858538782013-12-13T02:56:52.948-08:002013-12-13T02:56:52.948-08:00I copied this down from the radio verbatim yesterd...I copied this down from the radio verbatim yesterday, for another reason. This is the head of patient experience for NHS England, trying really hard not to say that some of our problems in maternity care stem from a chronic nationwide shortage of midwives which no-one is doing anything about:<br /><br />'I think listening to women is absolutely essential in actually moving our services forward … their feedback is so so helpful … We need to work with our local hospitals and our local clinical commissioning groups … to actually look at their report and to look at their staffing numbers so that we can actually demonstrate change at a local level … What we did last week was actually publish a significant piece of work actually looking at staffing levels and safe staffing levels … part of that was actually about looking at the issue of how many midwives are actually on duty each shift and actually making that really visible, and where there are gaps working with organisations … such as … the Care Quality Commission … to actually say “Is this an issue that we need to explore further?”. We are working very closely with the Royal College of Midwives to actually look at this specific issue and where they are needed we will continue to champion for that … I think there are definite opportunities to look at the staffing levels … <br /><br />And again it’s working with our local teams to say “What’s the feedback for your area and what are you specifically doing about it?” … encouraging the women to actually come to us to us to actually say there’s an issue so we that can resolve it immediately. It’s working in partnership to resolve some of these very basic elements … We need to be really responsive to that feedback, so actually getting this information from women and actually doing something with it is what we’re absolutely committed to doing.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-173031569742618212013-12-13T02:29:28.750-08:002013-12-13T02:29:28.750-08:00I am in a workplace- and clothing- hinterland, not...I am in a workplace- and clothing- hinterland, not sure where I'm going (not back to clinical medicine, I think, but if not there then where?) or what I need to pack. Part of me has always hankered after being officed-based, flawless in high heels and a smart shift (a daily uniform of nylon scrubs doesn't have quite the same glamour), and I will confess What to Wear has cropped up in trying to sift through what I might do to earn my keep!<br /><br />I heard someone say something brilliant at a mediation the other day. A no-nonsense northerner, she damned a detail entirely with "It's neither use nor ornament." I have been trying to use it as frequently as possible since ... so far I have managed a grand total of once.<br /><br />PhilippaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-43429627707994668642013-12-12T09:07:00.023-08:002013-12-12T09:07:00.023-08:00I love that you still remember Topaz Amour's n...I love that you still remember Topaz Amour's name. These are the kinds of things you can't even make up. I am thankful I no longer have to worry about dressing for the office although those office Christmas parties are pretty priceless.<br /><br />xo Mary JoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198791077499236420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-8737272391170799932013-12-12T03:39:22.732-08:002013-12-12T03:39:22.732-08:00Funny you should ask that as I just did a post on:...Funny you should ask that as I just did a post on:;<br />'He's one of a kind.'<br />Totally incorrect in the way it is used.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-55018952323595628172013-12-12T03:13:37.592-08:002013-12-12T03:13:37.592-08:00Mhm, Pret a Manger...
'You only live once'...Mhm, Pret a Manger... <br />'You only live once' must be my absolute hate-phrase at the moment. Or to make it even worse: 'YOLO'! *cringe*Metropolitan Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363451142875981407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-89670799156622336732013-12-11T00:05:51.779-08:002013-12-11T00:05:51.779-08:00I'd miss everything you miss except I don'...I'd miss everything you miss except I don't know Pret-a-Manger. Just did #2 * today but no glass of Sauvy, dammit. I used to play bull**** bingo when I did meeetings with a woman who would talk entirely in those overused and meaningless cliches. A sample: Since we work at the pointy point of the spear, we need to roll up our sleeves and turn over every rock to find that diamond in the rough; harvesting low-hanging fruit goes without saying but remember to look at what's in our job jars and stay in our swim lane. No kidding or exaggeration, that's the way she'd speak. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-45698770520289131592013-12-10T23:46:38.678-08:002013-12-10T23:46:38.678-08:00oh my gosh, I hear that during many meetings. seri...oh my gosh, I hear that during many meetings. seriously. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-65882079466951966452013-12-10T23:45:03.622-08:002013-12-10T23:45:03.622-08:00laughing about your typo or what I think is a typo...laughing about your typo or what I think is a typo ...tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-82242031698301570222013-12-10T23:10:52.302-08:002013-12-10T23:10:52.302-08:00I too miss the office days. Of course it's a g...I too miss the office days. Of course it's a grass is always greener thing, but those were some good days, good lunches and some crazy co-workers to make fun of…Not to mention customers..I worked with a girl Precy and it took forever for anyone to get her name right and myself as well… Topaz Amour? That is too cool…Love Pret-a-Manger!<br />xxKimkim at northerncalstyle.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12710545630442890027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-85475266247875076742013-12-10T15:55:39.874-08:002013-12-10T15:55:39.874-08:00I *AM* missing dressing up. I haven't suddenly...I *AM* missing dressing up. I haven't suddenly lost the ability to form a complete sentence. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-28113464123235478652013-12-10T15:54:13.698-08:002013-12-10T15:54:13.698-08:00I don't really miss working in an office becau...I don't really miss working in an office because I"m a saddo and quite like working at home alone - but I missing dressing up. Now, I have no reason to dress although I refuse to sit around in PJs or sweats. That is just too depressing. It's jeans and a sweater (at the moment for me).<br />And dangling prepositions? Tut tut. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-53543488487240020522013-12-10T10:03:20.261-08:002013-12-10T10:03:20.261-08:00It's their sesame pretzels that lure me in.It's their sesame pretzels that lure me in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-45556734229109384042013-12-10T10:02:46.267-08:002013-12-10T10:02:46.267-08:00Topaz Amour? That's like a made up porn name!...Topaz Amour? That's like a made up porn name!<br />In London I worked with someone called "Pony" - doubt that was on her birth certificate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-63693886908197753052013-12-09T16:06:55.958-08:002013-12-09T16:06:55.958-08:00Monix - I was reprimanded by one of the Waiters fo...Monix - I was reprimanded by one of the Waiters for wearing DMs!<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-30403202822665816192013-12-09T15:29:54.870-08:002013-12-09T15:29:54.870-08:00I was one of about 3 women amongst 5000 men when I...I was one of about 3 women amongst 5000 men when I entered Lloyd's in the 70's - after 19 years of petty men and their dress rules, don't miss it one bitMonixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038874218653082594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-13081357894029569002013-12-09T12:35:45.106-08:002013-12-09T12:35:45.106-08:00I work with builders so every second word begins w...I work with builders so every second word begins with F.....every third word would be an improvement.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-9586404145811762572013-12-09T05:57:35.431-08:002013-12-09T05:57:35.431-08:00Half the Royal family traipsed through my office.....Half the Royal family traipsed through my office... only it wasn't really an office, it was Lloyd's of London. I miss the buzz. I miss my loafers. But that's about it.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com