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ultimate idiot mistake

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music4essex
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ultimate idiot mistake

Post by music4essex »

:oops: I went into work all happy and bouncy and the lino said what you doing here, I should have been on a days holiday :arrrghhh ,

back home I went, I forgot to turn my calendar over at work that said i had a days holiday,

The thing is we were only talking about doing this on saturday, in work.

The only excuse I have if it is one was I was suppose to have the day off and bookes it a year ago when my ex had his days off
and I forgot to cancel them :wave
Came home and had a :cuppa

anyone else done this ?

Essex mum
sidewinder
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by sidewinder »

Er yes. Very embarrassing
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by NWpostie »

sidewinder wrote:Er yes. Very embarrassing
But its a nice surprise :Very Happy
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DGP1
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by DGP1 »

All my time off is ingrained into my brain (at least what's left of it) and I never forget :nervous
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sidewinder
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by sidewinder »

NWpostie wrote:
sidewinder wrote:Er yes. Very embarrassing
But its a nice surprise :Very Happy
Not when it takes me 40 mins drive into work it ain't lol
fishtank
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by fishtank »

It's the kind of mistake i would have made,and did make years ago...when i enjoyed my job.
Now i treasure every day off,i worship at it's feet...i might even offer up sacrifices to it.
I've usually checked my calendar at least 100 times before the big day arrives. :sad:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
dvbuk55
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by dvbuk55 »

fishtank wrote:It's the kind of mistake i would have made,and did make years ago...when i enjoyed my job.
Now i treasure every day off,i worship at it's feet...i might even offer up sacrifices to it.
I've usually checked my calendar at least 100 times before the big day arrives. :sad:
Is this what a once vibrant Royal Mail officer of exceptional quality has been reduced to :chuckle
wiganpostie
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by wiganpostie »

fishtank wrote:It's the kind of mistake i would have made,and did make years ago...when i enjoyed my job.
Now i treasure every day off,i worship at it's feet...i might even offer up sacrifices to it.
I've usually checked my calendar at least 100 times before the big day arrives. :sad:
Spot on. I'm always mentally ticking off the days left until my next day off. Only two to go until I have five days off. :nana
Spedley
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by Spedley »

A couple of weeks ago they changed my day off without telling me (I'm a spare and the sheets detailing my day off are put up the week before). I turned up on the Monday to be told it was my day off but as I'd already sent the kids to the childminder I decided to just work it.
The bad bit is that because we get less hours for working our day off (flexibility) and when you deduct the childcare costs I actually payed £1.20 to go to work!

Last year when my leave was allocated by the DOM I turned up for work on my week off ... that happens when you don't pick your own leave.
bensonhedge
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by bensonhedge »

why didnt you prep up some d2d for tomorrow??? i await the onslaught....
music4essex
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Re: ultimate idiot mistake

Post by music4essex »

When i returned to work today, someone else had done the same as me yesterday morning but it was there holiday week off :oops: I did not feel so bad after all, must be the water in our office lol, or the rush to see our new revision duties :roll:

Essex mum