The first few weeks after the New Year

[Theodoric]

Is there a more depressing time than the period from the 2 January to about the middle of January? Nothing in sight except cold, damp and dark mornings for the foreseeable future. And the hassle of having to take down the decorations on 6 January just adds to the misery.

[Mal]

Your faced with going back to work after a week or so off, which was, for most people, spent lazing about and getting merry.

Your house always looks miserable and empty after you take the decorations down.

[Pritch]

Well, the decorations hassle is easily avoided. What's more, if you use my special method, you don't have the hassle of putting your decorations up either.

Bah! Humbug!

[Bifta]

I was back at work on the 26th, working up to 5pm new years eve, off new years day, back at work the day after so the whole "back at work" bit is done for me, as for the deccy's .. she can take them down.

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Pritch

Well, the decorations hassle is easily avoided. What's more, if you use my special method, you don't have the hassle of putting your decorations up either.

Bah! Humbug!

Well said!

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by Bifta

I was back at work on the 26th, working up to 5pm new years eve, off new years day, back at work the day after so the whole "back at work" bit is done for me, as for the deccy's .. she can take them down.

Good grief! Your boss's name isn't Ebeneezer Scrooge, by any chance?

[Marge]

Be like me, no decorations to take down and I've been back in work since Boxing Day. In fact was up at 6.45 am today and believe me it was bluddy FREEZING

ahem lets have a good time first - then get depressedD

[Theodoric]

Originally Posted by homealone

ahem lets have a good time first - then get depressedD

True, but the period between Boxing day and New Year's Eve is a sort of minimum in the feeling good versus time graph.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Theodoric

Good grief! Your boss's name isn't Ebeneezer Scrooge, by any chance?

No, but he has a startling resemblance to David Brent.

Originally Posted by Theodoric

True, but the period between Boxing day and New Year's Eve is a sort of minimum in the feeling good versus time graph.

sorry - you speak for yourself, Theo - that's not said to antagonise you, btw, I'm just a happy chappy atm, going back to work is the b*mm*r for me - Friday 2nd

Gaz

[Paul M]

Am I the only one who isn't depressed at going back to work ?

I like my Job {Effectivley I get paid to do my hobby} and after a week or two off I start to get bored being at home all the while.

[Tricky]

Originally Posted by pem

Am I the only one who isn't depressed at going back to work ?

I like my Job {Effectivley I get paid to do my hobby} and after a week or two off I start to get bored being at home all the while.

No - cannot wait to get back, and I hate my job! - i just know that the work is waiting for me when I get back - Almost tempted to fire up the laptop over the VPN and clear out the emails...I expect to have over 500 by the time I go back on the 5th...

[peachey]

Originally Posted by Bifta

I was back at work on the 26th, working up to 5pm new years eve, off new years day, back at work the day after so the whole "back at work" bit is done for me, as for the deccy's .. she can take them down.

same here!

in our place they let two women who were known to be leaving the dept in January, and had only been in our dept for less than 3 months, 'block book' the entire xmas period - despite the fact that people with clean sick leave records who had been here for a year requested stuff

apparently only two people could have time off at any one time

so the rest of us were f&cked for any days off whatsoever

in our place the more time you take off sick and the *****ter and more incompetant you are the more you will progress up the hierarchy of things - and the more chance you will have of getting leave

bah humbug !!

[Jerrek]

I get to look forward to lots of snow. Lots and lots of snow. No damp weather. Just cold.