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Friday, September 01, 2006
48 and 3 days, Oh how I'm aging I know someone who knows someone who knows someone who at work has been doing a big piece of work involving loads and loads of people for ever and a day, the conclusion of which is imminent. Next week in fact, after numerous wrangles, debates and negotiation as well as a substantial cash sum have gone in to this, not to mention the blood sweat and tears. All that's left to be done is the physical testing of a tool prepared by an external supplier. It needs to be looked at via the internet. People went in early to do this, only to discover that they couldn't access that particular website. Not authorised. After spending the morning getting authorisation approved and sent off to the clearance givers, they waited with baited breath, for quite some time and then decided to follow this up because patience was not one of their virtues. "Ah, that normally takes 5 days to clear. Only we're not fully staffed at the moment" "When did you send it in?" "Oh this morning, mmmm ""But we need this today!!"says our intrepid friend of friend......"Okay, I shall have to call for intervention." Someone on high intervenes, this has been delayed twice already and the company will look silly if its delayed further cos people can't surf. After lunch time, the clearance comes through via email, except it only partially works and they still can't get into th site they need. A few calls, and there was the suggestion that they might have to submit a second form requesting clearance for another unblocking. Yep, like having already chased around looking for senior managers to sign something once, they are going to do so again! Nope it was signed it was inclusive please fix it. "Okay, I'll speak to my colleague." So too cut a long story short come 5.00pm there was no further word and they'll have to go in and try again today. Who would work for M15?Luckily for them, they didn't have to go through the SWP cadres on their way into work. lurking to leaflet all and sundry about "The future of the left." Tommy Sheridan is planning a new party and folks trudging wearily into their work of a morning are just desperate to hear about it from a couple of revolutionary newsagents. Frankly Tommy I no longer give a fuck!
posted by timesnewroman at 6:06 AM
