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I called work this morning and stuttered the words “I can’t make it, I’m ill”, one of the supervisors Steve answered “Well what should I put down for you?” I thought for a couple of moments and replied “Just say I’m fluey”
“Fluey?” he said
“Yes, I don’t know the spelling though”
And so now I have the day off, I’m not actually that ill but I didn’t get to sleep till late last night because we have no water and I just could not be arsed. Other people have had so many days off due to “illness”, that I thought I could sneak one in….doesn’t harm anyone right?
There will be some wrath to incur tomorrow, but it’s totally worth it. As I explained last week, Thursdays are very different to the rest of the week and not in a nice way. So I’ve blobbed for today, does this make me an unreliable person? It doesn’t, simply because my position at work is not high enough to be considered a threat. One of the things that interests me about the world of business is the power, the sheer power. If you are deemed in authority, you have responsibility and as the film Spiderman so often quotes “With great power comes great responsibility” while this is true, certainly the reverse of this is true as well. If you are a manger, you have a responsibility to uphold company policy and to try and improve the current situation, but you also have the power to change things, whether it be shift patterns, pay rates or even the staff. This is what I am intrigued with, I’m not in that situation so I cannot say form experience, but I’m curious to know what that feels like….I’m sure it’s a buzz, if only for a little while.
This also contributes to my career cross-roads, do I try and fulfil my creative side, or do I try and nurture my more materialistic and it has to be said, realistic side. I will try and do both, I don’t know how I will do it…but I’ll try damned hard.
The football part of me is starting to take over again and I’m excited about the start of the new season, with all the goings on at Leeds for the last 2 years, I am still optimistic, we are a big club and if managed right at both board level and playing level we can once again have a great future, fingers crossed.
I talked to Sally again last night, we kind of both forgot about the other night, I really felt like she would hold a grudge, but she didn’t and contacted me first….as far as I’m concerned its just another reason why I like her so much.
“Fluey?” he said
“Yes, I don’t know the spelling though”
And so now I have the day off, I’m not actually that ill but I didn’t get to sleep till late last night because we have no water and I just could not be arsed. Other people have had so many days off due to “illness”, that I thought I could sneak one in….doesn’t harm anyone right?
There will be some wrath to incur tomorrow, but it’s totally worth it. As I explained last week, Thursdays are very different to the rest of the week and not in a nice way. So I’ve blobbed for today, does this make me an unreliable person? It doesn’t, simply because my position at work is not high enough to be considered a threat. One of the things that interests me about the world of business is the power, the sheer power. If you are deemed in authority, you have responsibility and as the film Spiderman so often quotes “With great power comes great responsibility” while this is true, certainly the reverse of this is true as well. If you are a manger, you have a responsibility to uphold company policy and to try and improve the current situation, but you also have the power to change things, whether it be shift patterns, pay rates or even the staff. This is what I am intrigued with, I’m not in that situation so I cannot say form experience, but I’m curious to know what that feels like….I’m sure it’s a buzz, if only for a little while.
This also contributes to my career cross-roads, do I try and fulfil my creative side, or do I try and nurture my more materialistic and it has to be said, realistic side. I will try and do both, I don’t know how I will do it…but I’ll try damned hard.
The football part of me is starting to take over again and I’m excited about the start of the new season, with all the goings on at Leeds for the last 2 years, I am still optimistic, we are a big club and if managed right at both board level and playing level we can once again have a great future, fingers crossed.
I talked to Sally again last night, we kind of both forgot about the other night, I really felt like she would hold a grudge, but she didn’t and contacted me first….as far as I’m concerned its just another reason why I like her so much.
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