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Post by Miisa on Nov 13, 2012 17:14:31 GMT
I haven't been to work in over two weeks, what few shifts I have done I have been able to do from home. Tomorrow I'll be driving in, which should be interesting, as since my last visit we have got a new team member and my boss gave in his letter of resignation. And I need to set up my new desktop computer there, but am afraid to, as I usually remotely access my desktop from home to get everything to work and hate having to set up new connections that may not work. If they don't work I can't do the weekend from home.
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Post by Mari on Nov 13, 2012 18:05:03 GMT
Just this morning I was wishing I didn't have to work with people. I get an email from a parent, telling me how I was teaching his kid all wrong. Well, if you think you can do better, please do and stop bothering me about it.
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Post by ceptimus on Nov 13, 2012 18:08:09 GMT
Working from home is okay for a time. For me though, it's not so good long-term: I end up mixing work and home things too much - then I feel guilty for not working hard enough and I end up working late nights and weekends to make up.
When I go to the office then I don't feel guilty for not working hard. Playing freecell on the computer at work, well you're still at work aren't you? But if you play freecell on your PC at home when you should be working - that's despicable!
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Post by Miisa on Nov 13, 2012 18:13:46 GMT
Exactly, I can identify with that. I don't usually take many breaks and such when at the office, but when I am home I essentially take none. And then stay on doing "just a little more" for at least half an hour because it is so easy and I figure I would be spending an hour in the car either way anyway. On Friday and Saturday I spent about two hours extra each day as I couldn't bear to leave our workload in such a sorry state after the weekend, there was still lots left though.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Nov 13, 2012 18:16:29 GMT
I haven't been to work but thats due to a cold. I'm feeling better today so going to go back to work tomorrow. I could do my work remotely but they don't let us.
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Post by tangent on Nov 13, 2012 19:55:35 GMT
Just this morning I was wishing I didn't have to work with people. I get an email from a parent, telling me how I was teaching his kid all wrong. He should try being a teacher.
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Post by Moose on Nov 13, 2012 19:56:21 GMT
It's cold
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Post by Mari on Nov 13, 2012 21:41:37 GMT
Just this morning I was wishing I didn't have to work with people. I get an email from a parent, telling me how I was teaching his kid all wrong. He should try being a teacher. That's what I thought, but I left it up to my boss to reply to the email. We all agreed it was rather rude.
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Post by tangent on Nov 14, 2012 0:15:40 GMT
It's good to have a supportive manager.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Nov 14, 2012 19:49:38 GMT
Yes it is.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2012 7:51:49 GMT
My mother was accused of not teaching right as well. It's always the teacher's fault, never anyone else's.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 15, 2012 8:18:07 GMT
What was she teaching? Some teachers get it for having to teach subjects that the pupils don't want to learn in the first place.
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Post by Fr. Gruesome on Nov 15, 2012 13:52:03 GMT
Also, few parents are up-to-date with how their children are taught and the content of programmes: they tend to assume it the classroom today is how it was for their children. Trouble is for a school to be outstanding it really needs to get all stakeholders on side.
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Post by Miisa on Nov 15, 2012 15:14:19 GMT
Ah, my weekend has started, wohoo!
Of course this particular weekend will mean 27 hours of work...
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Post by Mari on Nov 15, 2012 17:37:38 GMT
Also, few parents are up-to-date with how their children are taught and the content of programmes: they tend to assume it the classroom today is how it was for their children. This. And since they learned that way, surely that's the only way to be taught.
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Post by Miisa on Nov 15, 2012 19:50:14 GMT
Sometimes my tea ends up having a distinct codliver oil taste. What am I doing wrong with those cups/pots?!?
(and no, I am not adding codliver oil)
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Post by tangent on Nov 15, 2012 19:57:47 GMT
(and no, I am not adding codliver oil) Ratz, that's exactly what I was going to suggest.
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Post by Mari on Nov 15, 2012 21:05:45 GMT
Do you sometimes use cleaning soda in hot water? That helps to get funny flavours ou of things.
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Post by Fr. Gruesome on Nov 16, 2012 9:38:51 GMT
Sometimes my tea ends up having a distinct codliver oil taste. What am I doing wrong with those cups/pots?!? (and no, I am not adding codliver oil) I thought that penguins like fish?
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Post by Miisa on Nov 16, 2012 11:53:17 GMT
If I wanted fish tea I would use my fish teabags. This is not one of them.
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Post by tangent on Nov 16, 2012 16:08:02 GMT
Fish teabags? :yucch:
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Post by Fr. Gruesome on Nov 16, 2012 17:36:45 GMT
Now, now; they are entitled to their cultural differentiations. After all, some people - apparently - don't like beer very much ... difficult to believe I know, but there we are ...
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Post by Miisa on Nov 16, 2012 18:05:27 GMT
I deeply dislike beer. There you are.
This is the problem with working from home, I keep boiling water in the kettle and then forgetting about making tea. Though I guess the alternative is having a mug of tea and then forgetting about it until it is cold, that happens at the office instead.
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Post by Fr. Gruesome on Nov 16, 2012 21:55:55 GMT
In the distant days when I presided over a classroom with a vigour that would shame Genghis Khan I used to have a cuppa on my desk and generally get so enthralled by the pedagogic task that it always ended up cold ... maybe that is why I quite often wait for my tea to be cool before I drink it even now ... that and being cissy about burning my mouth ...
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Post by tangent on Nov 16, 2012 22:41:26 GMT
I deeply dislike beer. There you are. Most connoisseurs dislike continental beer. I suspect Fr G was talking about English bitter.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 17, 2012 1:01:37 GMT
I hate beer too!
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Post by Mari on Nov 17, 2012 8:01:38 GMT
In the distant days when I presided over a classroom with a vigour that would shame Genghis Khan I used to have a cuppa on my desk and generally get so enthralled by the pedagogic task that it always ended up cold ... maybe that is why I quite often wait for my tea to be cool before I drink it even now ... that and being cissy about burning my mouth ... Which is why I always have water on my desk, not tea. I deeply dislike lukewarm or cold tea.
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 17, 2012 8:44:05 GMT
How about iced tea?
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Post by Miisa on Nov 17, 2012 10:35:44 GMT
I have come to if not like, at least tolerate luekwarm and cold tea, as I am lazy and at work it is a long away to the kitchen to pour it out.
Iced tea? How about steaming pop?
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Post by Alvamiga on Nov 17, 2012 11:08:46 GMT
I have been known to make cordial drinks in the past with hot water, but it makes them taste more like cold remedies!
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