taurus88 wrote:To be honest with you, I don't like the blog. I think it's an unnecessary mishmash of slang, overly convoluted sentences, and self-absorbed bull. Not that I am necessarily the best person to offer critique. As far as I'm concerned the most poignant examples of what this job entails can be found in the 'how was your day' thread. People there are as concise as they need to be. I tend to be less concise than others.
Thanks for your input Taurus, I appreciate that it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Unnecessarily long sentences have always been a source of criticism in my writing; I know I need to work on that. However, given that one of the primary functions of a blog is to serve as an 'online diary', I feel that it is difficult to avoid self-absorbtion? After all, I am using it to document what happens to me over the course of my employment with Royal Mail, consequently, the result is bound to be a 'me' orientated piece of writing. Obviously there is no reason why the details of my day should be granted a higher importance than anyone elses, it's just I have chosen to record them, as have the thousands of other bloggers out there, as a way of self-expression. I also disagree with you in your opinion that what I have written is 'bull'; everything written has in fact taken place and had a formative effect on me, for better or worse, during the first few months of my time at work.
Other than that, just avoid the blog in future, no drama!
You must have bought a book at some point, read the first chapter and realised you'd wasted your money.
too.