Day 24 – 5 February 2014 On the way to Newcastle yesterday I was listening to a play on Radio 4. They have some very good stuff on and it always amazes me how the radio manages to paint pictures with words. The play was called Test Case and was about a man who was … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 24
A year of work in progress – day 23
Day 23 – 4 February 2014 An email that came in late in the afternoon yesterday has unsettled me. We let a customer down badly. I set out this year to enjoy every day at work which doesn’t mean that I can’t get angry or upset from time to time. I just need to work … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 23
A year of work in progress – day 22
Day 22 – 3 February 2014 Another month starts and I have a couple more presentations. Meadowfield first and then Seaham which means I have to drive down past Durham and then back across to the East. This doesn’t make sense except that the engineers who work in the schools find it very difficult to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 22
Strictly come Newcastle
Saturday nights haven’t been the same since Strictly Come Dancing finished just before Christmas. We used to love to settle down in front of the telly with a steak dinner on our laps and enjoy the glamour, the glitz and the pure escapism of the BBC’s flagship entertainment show. (The evenings haven’t been the same … Continue reading Strictly come Newcastle
A year of work in progress – day 21
Day 21 – 31 January 2014 Ah well, that’s it over, the longest month of the year. I’ve made it to payday. It seems like a long time as it was 42 days ago that payroll last graced my bank account. I know it shouldn’t make a difference but January is dark and busy and … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 21
A year of work in progress – day 20
Day 20 – 30 January 2014 A whole day in County Hall and so I decided to get the train in. I can only do this if I don’t have to be somewhere else and don’t have to be too early or late. It was a welcome break from the car park on the A1 … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 20
A year of work in progress – day 19
Day 19 – 29 January 2014 It is easier to get from where I live to Seaham through the Tyne Tunnel and I pretend to myself that this makes a welcome change from my normal daily commute. I just get stuck in different places. An accident at Moor Farm roundabout didn’t help. Our offices there … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 19
A year of work in progress – day 18
Day 18 – 28 January 2014When I worked for Spicers, Europe’s largest distributor of office products, I would spend a lot of time in continental Europe and I remember that a French colleague of mine would always struggle with the English phrase ‘every other’. I’m not sure it translated well. I thought of him this … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 18
A year of work in progress – day 17
Day 17 – 27 January 2014 It takes a very wise, brave or stupid person to ask those who work with them for their opinion on how things are. I’m not sure which category I fall into, perhaps all three but we have been working with an organisation called OnBrand Partners for a couple of … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 17
An unlikely local derby
There are some football matches that you must see: Real Madrid vs Barcelona; Glasgow Rangers vs Celtic or even; Newcastle United vs Sunderland. But Hartlepool vs York is unlikely to appear on many bucket lists yet last Saturday saw these two teams meet for the first time in the league at Victoria Park. It may … Continue reading An unlikely local derby
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 