Back at Work

joejoem

whinge, whinge, whinge. Back at work today, feels like the first day back at school after a long hot summer(except I'm back at work after a short cold wintery break.). How many people are back at work, and how many people felt like there was a magic spell holding them onto the bed this morning......

Siogfinsceal

yup im right there with ya. I dont think it all sank in until last night uuuurrrrggh I so did not want to get up this morning. Im just not in the humour of pretending I care for the next 8 hours!

Flinty

Yeah, **** to be back. Couldn't get up this morning, probably due to the fact i was still on 'holiday' bedtime last night...

better go around and say hi to everyone.

xzanti

I was suprised how quiet the roads where this morning... Are lots of people on extended holidays or something?? Lucky bast*rds

I unfortunately am not one of those people... I literally had tears in my eyes pulling up outside the office this morning... Sooo depressing, but I know once I get today out of the way I wont be long getting back into the swing of things...

The office is also as cold as the grave so Im sitting here in my coat... which is quite depressing.. Brrrrrrr

ravenhead

Was REALLLLLY depressed until about 20 mins ago when I found out that my boss is going to be out sick today ... SWEEET!!! Not going to do a thing all day

seamus

I'm happy enough to be back. There's only so much time you can do nothing.

Too many idiots who seem to have a 10-day memory for passwords though :rolleyes:

Lump

I'm also back... It's wouldn't be so bad if I was in full health. But I have the flu, so should really be off sick. Meh, I've got tomorrow off and may be sick on Thursday.

John

joe_chicken

seamus wrote:

I'm happy enough to be back. There's only so much time you can do nothing.

Too many idiots who seem to have a 10-day memory for passwords though :rolleyes:

sounds like me... i cant remember anything this morning... i know there was a 6 in it somewhere... and a "d" near the start

I woke up this morning and slapped myself in the face.. i think i was still asleep... god bless my impulses

connundrum

ravenhead wrote:

Was REALLLLLY depressed until about 20 mins ago when I found out that my boss is going to be out sick today ... SWEEET!!! Not going to do a thing all day

I was depressed earlier (:( )so I allowed myself to be an hour late and then I was mildly happy (:o) then I actually got into work and sat at my desk and then went all depressed again (:( ) then my boss rang to say he wouldn't be in today or tomorrow so I swang back to mildly content (:o) then he landed me with all his work AND a tighter deadline than previously expected so now I'm just pissed off (:mad:)

It's just a see saw of emotions this morning really :v:

Kiera

Yeah I’m ok with being back too. Not much to do when you’ve no money, plus I missed all you guys on Boards and was dying to come back and see what you all had to say.Joejoem, I see your resolution was to keep moaning :rolleyes:

JP Mulvano

seamus wrote:

I'm happy enough to be back. There's only so much time you can do nothing.

Too many idiots who seem to have a 10-day memory for passwords though :rolleyes:

Grrrrr 2 hours resetting passwords. Why is it so difficult to remember a password after christmas did everyone eat stupid turkey or idiot ham.

gandalf

Hmmm I was going to end it all and jump out the window. Then I remembered I was on the ground floor !!!!

petes

Found it surprisingly easy to get up this morning. Was on the piss since 2:30 yesterday. Finished off at about 3 this morning with two bottles of Miller. God help me in the afternoon. I know it will hit me then!

SprostonGreen

Tsk, I've been back since the 28th of Dec.

joejoem

Kiera wrote:

Joejoem, I see your resolution was to keep moaning :rolleyes:

Yes

xzanti wrote:

The office is also as cold as the grave so Im sitting here in my coat... which is quite depressing.. Brrrrrrr

Me too, sneezels McBeazles

Kur4mA

I'm so sorry but when I saw this thread I just couldn't help myself... I'm not back until Sunday. :v:

seamus

Rid wrote:

I'm so sorry but when I saw this thread I just couldn't help myself... I'm not back until Sunday. :v:

You have to work on Sundays. Sucks to be you :v:

xzanti

seamus wrote:

You have to work on Sundays. Sucks to be you :v:

Yeah.. I actually feel better about being back today now.. Cheers

Chopper

Mmmm work....

my 'back to work' feedback -> L.O.B.

L o a d o f B a l l s

CodeMonkey

ravenhead wrote:

Was REALLLLLY depressed until about 20 mins ago when I found out that my boss is going to be out sick today ... SWEEET!!! Not going to do a thing all day

...then you realise that your boss is having his holiday extended by using sick days and you are stuck in work

connundrum

xzanti wrote:

Yeah.. I actually feel better about being back today now.. Cheers

Yeah, you've made my day so much better now. My missus isn't in till tomorrow God Damn it, and I want to be my missus! With the pee-ing standing up and all that too though..

petes

I am actually contemplating taking a half day and going home to bed.

Shinners21

I want to cry...this day is torture already!!!

xzanti

Shinners21 wrote:

I want to cry...this day is torture already!!!

Ah god... Do what I did.. Go buy a huge bar of chocolate, make a big steamy cup of tea and hide behind a pile of paperwork and go on Boards.ie till someone catches you.. I havent been caught yet

Oh yeah and another good cheerer upper.. Go onto some holiday sites... Iv already got my chosen resorts ear marked.. Roll on July

bullrunner

SprostonGreen wrote:

Tsk, I've been back since the 28th of Dec.

back since 27th!

PhoenixRising

From today's Independent:

Welcome to the most dreaded day of the year

TODAY is the most dreaded day of the year for Irish workers.

January 3 was picked by 85pc of people surveyed to be the most depressing day of the working year.

It ranked even worse than the first working day after the June bank holiday weekend.

Half of those surveyed believed January 3 induced so much trepidation that it should be declared a national bank holiday or an American style 'duvet day' during which we can legally remain in bed for the day's duration only emerging to eat and drink.

The report, conducted by the smoothie drink company Froosh, found 31pc cited having to get up early was the reason they found the day so miserable.

Only 9pc believed traffic was the worst aspect of the day.

Dean Taylor, co-founder of the Swedish drink, said: "During holidays we all tend to slow the pace down so the first day back to work is always difficult.

"The festive period combined with our tendency to over indulge, will mean that many of us may need an extra kick-start to help us get back into the swing of things."

The survey also investigated people's attitudes to New Year's resolutions, and found almost half wanted to have a better work/life balance.

Over a third pledged to eat and drink more healthily, while a sixth wished they could give up smoking.

Lack of willpower and not being able to find the time were the reasons given for not sticking with such resolutions.

Irish people also confessed to feeling more guilty about eating unhealthy food and taking sick days.

Helen Bruce

Not working today luckily.

joe_chicken

...'duvet day' during which we can legally remain in bed for the day's duration only emerging to eat and drink.

I like the sound of that... i think it should be enforced more thoroughly though and nobody should be legally allowed leave bed

Kur4mA

seamus wrote:

You have to work on Sundays. Sucks to be you :v:

Yeah well...

xzanti

PhoenixRising wrote:

From today's Independent:



Not working today luckily.

Yeah heard that on FM104 on my way in this morning... Didnt make me feel any better tbh.. and the term "Duvet Day" just made me want to turn back and crawl under mine

BobTheBeat

Back today as well, got about 2 hours of sleep i reckon my mind was racing this morning at 5:30!

the_syco

Crimbo holidays? Lucky fúckers! Myself, I was working on the 24th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 30th, 1st, 2nd, and again today.

One good thing is that now all of you go back to work, my job becomes easier:D

Still like to get a nice 9-5 job, tho.

ravenhead

connundrum wrote:

I was depressed earlier (:( )so I allowed myself to be an hour late and then I was mildly happy (:o) then I actually got into work and sat at my desk and then went all depressed again (:( ) then my boss rang to say he wouldn't be in today or tomorrow so I swang back to mildly content (:o) then he landed me with all his work AND a tighter deadline than previously expected so now I'm just pissed off (:mad:)

It's just a see saw of emotions this morning really :v:

For some strange reason my day seems to be heading this way too, I mean how many things can go wrong at once & why are thick people left anywhere near a computer??????

alleepally

I was back at work on the 27th having done almost 3 weeks without a day off in the lead up to Christmas. I slept all Christmas Eve and most of Christmas day I was so tired but I welcomed a two day break.

Was feeling all "poor me" working on the 27th when I had a customer into the shop getting some photo reprints of her baby (just over a year old) who had died just a few weeks ago. Her Christmas must have been the worst imaginable. It put paid to my "poor me" feelings rather quickly.

seamus

Half of those surveyed believed January 3 induced so much trepidation that it should be declared a national bank holiday or an American style 'duvet day' during which we can legally remain in bed for the day's duration only emerging to eat and drink.

Lol. Then everyone would say that January 4th is the worst day of the year because you have to get up early :rolleyes:

Suck it up you whingers. If you can't stand going into work after a ridiculous amount of rest, you need a new job.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

I was back in the office last thursday and friday. Then obviously had the long weekend off, was meant to be back in today, but im at home with the flu and feeling sorry for myself!!

Heyes

bullrunner wrote:

back since 28th!

Been back since the 28th , and was in monday (bank holl) aswell... :rolleyes:

so stop moaning you lot

Heyes

alleepally wrote:

I was back at work on the 27th having done almost 3 weeks without a day off in the lead up to Christmas. I slept all Christmas Eve and most of Christmas day I was so tired but I welcomed a two day break.

Was feeling all "poor me" working on the 27th when I had a customer into the shop getting some photo reprints of her baby (just over a year old) who had died just a few weeks ago. Her Christmas must have been the worst imaginable. It put paid to my "poor me" feelings rather quickly.

that certainly puts things in perspective... the poor family

IvaBigWun

Im actually looking forward to going back tomorrow. There's only so much eating, drinking and dossing ya can do!

pcwares

same here...focused on dvd's, pancakes and xbox games...enough!!

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Just back from the doctors who told me not to go back to work til next week cos im so sick! Which isnt a bad thing except i dont get sick pay until ive finished my probationary period

Tom Dunne

Rid wrote:

I'm so sorry but when I saw this thread I just couldn't help myself... I'm not back until Sunday. :v:

Ok, I can't resist it.

I finished up on the 17th of December and I am not back until the 30th of January.:D

Kiera

tom dunne wrote:

Ok, I can't resist it.

I finished up on the 17th of December and I am not back until the 30th of January.:D

Bum!!

homah_7ft

Get back to work you dogs

xzanti

tom dunne wrote:

Ok, I can't resist it.

I finished up on the 17th of December and I am not back until the 30th of January.:D

Bertie..... Is that you???

IvaBigWun

xzanti wrote:

Bertie..... Is that you???

joejoem

xzanti wrote:

Bertie..... Is that you???

lol

daiixi

Stupidly went out on the piss on an empty stomach last night. Really did not want to go into work this morning but the boss took one look at me and told me to go home after I had finished the vital things that had to be done! Yay

xzanti

daiixi wrote:

Stupidly went out on the piss on an empty stomach last night. Really did not want to go into work this morning but the boss took one look at me and told me to go home after I had finished the vital things that had to be done! Yay

Jees where do you work?? Any vacancies??

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homah_7ft

You drank so much that your boss had to send you home. What a country.

gandalf

daiixi wrote:

Stupidly went out on the piss on an empty stomach last night. Really did not want to go into work this morning but the boss took one look at me and told me to go home after I had finished the vital things that had to be done! Yay

Did he tell you to come back thou

Idioteque

seamus wrote:

I'm happy enough to be back. There's only so much time you can do nothing.

Too many idiots who seem to have a 10-day memory for passwords though :rolleyes:

Lol. Then everyone would say that January 4th is the worst day of the year because you have to get up early

Suck it up you whingers. If you can't stand going into work after a ridiculous amount of rest, you need a new job.

urrrgghh thank god I'm not working with you...oh and I forgot my password today also,ah well sure the IT guy has nothing better to be doing than resetting passwords anyway.....(Dangle's carrot)