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[Calathea]

Anne wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Anne wrote: "Blueberries"

Yummy!

How are you, Anne? I hope you're back to good after the food poisoning."

Thank you, I am fine now, although there were a couple of miserable day..."

I'm glad! :-)

But today I spent in the woods outside Oslo, hiking with my twin, and eating blueberries from the bush. :)

This sounds like a day well spent.
I loved those market stands in Helsinki where they had heaps and heaps of different kinds of berries. It it smelled heavenly! We don't have so many berries here in one place (they come only in small portions in the super market) and it made quite an impression on me. :-D

[EDen]

bears

[Idamus]

Sick :-(

[Carlita]

Exhausted

(Sorry you're sick, Idamus. Hope you feel better soon. )

[Idamus]

Carlita wrote: "Exhausted

(Sorry you're sick, Idamus. Hope you feel better soon. )"

Thanks, I hope you stop being exhausted soon

[Sabine]

Idamus wrote: "Sick :-("


Get well soon, Idamus!

[Sabine]

Blank

[Anne]

Idamus wrote: "Sick :-("

Get well soon, dear.

[Anne]

Carlita wrote: "Exhausted

(Sorry you're sick, Idamus. Hope you feel better soon. )"

Hope you will be able to rest and relax.

[Calathea]

Sabine wrote: "Blank"

Carlita wrote: "Exhausted "

Idamus wrote: "Sick :-("

What's going on here? Hope all of you are better soon!

[Idamus]

Anne wrote: "Idamus wrote: "Sick :-("

Get well soon, dear."

Thanks

[Idamus]

Calathea wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Blank"

Carlita wrote: "Exhausted "

Idamus wrote: "Sick :-("

What's going on here? Hope all of you are better soon!"

Well, I have a cold, not sure about the others.
Thanks

[Josh]

Progress

[Felice]

Josh wrote: "Progress"

I like hearing progress from Josh :)

[Jordan]

I'm exhausted too. Haven't been sleeping well for about two weeks now.

Also, work, is today's work. ugh. I'd rather not be.

[KC]

Josh wrote: "Progress"

:-)

[Johanna]

I'm so happy that Josh isn't amongst us exhausted ones today. His word progress looks like a bright ray of light in this list. :-)

[Johanna]

Hopeful

[Varecia]

Organizing

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "I'm so happy that Josh isn't amongst us exhausted ones today. His word progress looks like a bright ray of light in this list. :-)"

Me too!

[Anne]

Inland lake. I love them, so lovely, dark and mysterious. And I always look for the Water Sprite " Nøkken" which is said to live there :). In the dusk you can see him...

[Anne]

Johanna wrote: "I'm so happy that Josh isn't amongst us exhausted ones today. His word progress looks like a bright ray of light in this list. :-)"

Agreed. :)

I hope the sick and exhausted soon get better.

[Jordan]

coverletter (#2). I'll do #3 tomorrow.

[Sabine]

I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's a little bit, as have you drunk to much, but without the fun! Apart from that, all is fine and it's good to come to this place :-)

[Jordan]

Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's a little bit, ..."

Oh, that's not good. I hope you don't have to work on Saturday either.

I'll be working Saturday, so this will be a long week for me and no proper weekend seeing as I'm taking a trip for one night over my weekend. At least I'll have some good knitting time on the train.

[Johanna]

Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's a little bit, ..."

Oh, Sabine. This sounds awfully familiar. I hope your situation isn't permanent — because if it is, I truly hope there is something you can do about it. Maybe to talk about it with your boss, if that's at all possible? When work starts to take over your life and even effects your sleeping it just isn't healthy. I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm preaching, but this is something I've had to go through in the near past. In fact there are quite a few of us in this group who have had this same problem sometimes in our lives. A little 'time-out' and rearranging my job description and my unhealthy working habits made all the difference for me. And HUGE help was all the wonderful support I got from this group. So, any time you need a shoulder (or a gentle push to right direction, LOL) you can find it here for sure, Sabine. Take care, dear.

[Sabine]

Thank you so much! I trying to change things, but the answer I got from my boss is' that's the job'. I don't believe that. In our shopgroup my shop heaved the numbers about average, that is okay, but is someone ill, this is not possible anymore. He says, I can make it and others not, so that is my job! I get the feeling I'm one of the dumb ones in my shopgroup. :-)
It's funny Johanna, I had ask you which truck hit you at the same time!

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's..."

I second that. :)

And, dear Sabine, you have to take care of yourself by yourself because no-one is going to do that for you and especially not a boss. All he sees (and I know that I'm talking generally here) is numbers. And it might help to take a look into the Arbeitszeitgesetz (esp. § 3) just so you know what is legal and that you have a right for times of rest. It helps to know that one is right when arguing about this point... *just saying*

And another thought experiment: the boss will have to replace you if you fell ill so if they're playing on you being irreplacable that's shortsighted and actually not true (even if we all like to think so).

[Antonella]

Sorry to hear about your working/health situation, dear Sabine.

I echo everything Calathea said, especially concerning the legislation. You do have rights! Maybe you could ask advice from the trade unions?

[Sabine]

You are all very, very sweet! And I know the workrights by heart, then my staff can not overstep this rights with their toes. But if I go for my rights, I will end up in a other position, I have seen this over and over again.
My boss is in the same situation and I hope we can find a solution. The positive side: I will get my time back, so I will get more free days in the nearby future ( hopefully )!
Calathea, I know that everyone is replacable,but the worksituation went uglier every minute. We do the same work with less and less people. Oh,my break is over!

[Josh]

Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's a little bit, ..."

That's too much. You must have a day off!

Speaking as a former manager, even during crunch time it's his job to watch his staff and make sure they don't burn out. If he isn't conserving his human resources, he's a lousy manager.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's..."

Agreed!

[Sabine]

We have talked a lot over Amazon the last weeks. There are only two big drugstore-chains left. And they fight through there prices. Our prices here in Germany are lower than the prices in the Netherlands, France or England. Both chains write black numbers and they do it through reductions of costs.

[KC]

Sabine wrote: "Thank you so much! I trying to change things, but the answer I got from my boss is' that's the job'. I don't believe that. In our shopgroup my shop heaved the numbers about average, that is okay, b..."

I really hope the situation gets better very soon. And i second what everyone else said. Please take care of yourself.

[KC]

Jordan wrote: "coverletter (#2). I'll do #3 tomorrow."

Good luck!

[Anne]

KC wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Thank you so much! I trying to change things, but the answer I got from my boss is' that's the job'. I don't believe that. In our shopgroup my shop heaved the numbers about average, ..."

I just want to add my voice to the choir. As someone who knows how long and how much work it takes to get back after a burnout, I hope your situation will be better soon. And you know, nobody but you can take responsibility for yourself and your health. Please take good care of yourself, dear.

[Na]

Jordan wrote: "coverletter (#2). I'll do #3 tomorrow."

We call them "Lettres de motivation" in French. Which is awfully ironic and makes me laugh because to find motivation for some is a struggle. Good luck.


Sabine wrote: "The positive side: I will get my time back, so I will get more free days in the nearby future ( hopefully )!"

I hope you will. Be firm. You merit them. Take care, Sabine.


My word of the day: "Huh..."

[Johanna]

Kit!!! :-D

[Idamus]

Johanna wrote: "Kit!!! :-D"

Soon :-)

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Kit!!! :-D"

Yes! I miss him! he's so funny and adorable! soon, very very soon! :-)

[Jordan]

KC wrote: "Jordan wrote: "coverletter (#2). I'll do #3 tomorrow."

Good luck!"

Thanks. I really feel like I need it. And I'm really disliking the whole online application thing.

[Carlita]

JX! (And Kit) :-)

[Sabine]

Josh wrote: "Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow motion. It's..."

Josh, I'm the manager and no one from my staff is working through the whole week, without a free day. It's not allowed and it's not healthy. But if we don't get help from other shops, a outside company or someone stepped in, who only works for three days,then I'm there. Someone has to be there!
The management in the higher spehres are thinking only profit-oriented, so our resources are limited.
What I will perhaps do, is to get a place in our works council to improve our terms. More work :-)

[Varecia]

Sabine wrote: "Josh wrote: "Sabine wrote: "I hope that I don't have to work on Saturday. I'm so tired, that I can't look straight. Every workday goes over eleven hours and I can't sleep. So my brain works in slow..."

Dear Sabine, I second the chorus, take care of yourself, even if the work situation is so bad! I know it is difficult to find sleep, eat well and do small relaxing things when you are already stressed out, but try it for your own sake, please!

[Idamus]

(Still) sick :-(

[Anne]

Idamus wrote: "(Still) sick :-("

Take care and get well.

[Na]

Idamus wrote: "(Still) sick :-("

Aw. I wanted to write "grog" but I think I might influence some in believing that I go heavy with the drink. What kind of hot drink do you prefer when you're sick? I usually know that I'm very sick when I want a hot chocolate.

[Jordan]

Na wrote: "Idamus wrote: "(Still) sick :-("

Aw. I wanted to write "grog" but I think I might influence some in believing that I go heavy with the drink. What kind of hot drink do you prefer when you're sick?..."

*snort*

Well, for me, the drink used to be hot chocolate. But I don't drink as much of that these days. I think I would go with peppermint tea and lots of honey. It's very soothing.

[Idamus]

Thanks guys, looks like a good night sleep did the trick, I feel much better today :-)

I wish I could drink hot chocolate, but I'm allergic so that's a big nono, I have had loads of soup though (with lots of garlic)

[Carlita]

Garden!