Day 197 – 18 November 2014 If it is possible to love a machine then for me our folding and inserting machine is it. Why? Because it has taken a job that nobody thinks about, that everyone does but is no one’s responsibility and has turned it into cash. I’m telling you this because today … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 197
A year of work in progress – day 196
Day 196 – 13 November 2014 Philae is resting on Comet 67P. After a couple of bounces and some bitten nails it’s talking away happily to mission control in Germany. Apparently it has the equivalent weight of a butterfly on Earth. We can put a probe on a comet but we can’t sort the traffic … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 196
A year of work in progress – day 195
Day 195 – 12 November 2014 Here we are beavering away in a small corner of Northern England, on a sphere of rock and iron, flying through space and time in an endless universe. Meanwhile our species is attempting to land a washing machine sized satellite on a comet three hundred million miles away. The … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 195
A year of work in progress – day 193
Day 193 – 10 November 2014 A whole day dedicated to a single issue. Mentoring. The senior project leads had asked for the opportunity to be mentored as part of their development and the SLT felt it would be a great idea. But before we could start we had to learn what it meant to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 193
A year of work in progress – day 192
Day 192 – 7 November 2014 Finally it feels like winter. Yesterday was cold and sharp while this morning it was bucketing down. I like the warmth but the weather lately has been wrong. Normality is prevailing. I made my way down again to EDC for a Digital Durham demand stimulation meeting. This time I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 192
A year of work in progress – day 191
Day 191 – 6 November 2014 The Digital Durham team has been put forward for another award. I’m mentioning this because I started at world headquarters this morning. This time it is the Great Staff, Great Stuff awards. It’s not a ploy to sell tickets this time though as they are held entirely within the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 191
A year of work in progress – day 190
Day 190 – 5 November 2014 A had a lot of time to think about yesterday on the train home. It was a long day. Usually it’s the next day that you suffer and I must admit to being tired when I got up this morning. Some of the sessions in the afternoon have got … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 190
A year of work in progress – day 188
Day 188 – 3 November 2014 I took the tunnel. I’d promised to be in by eight thirty and with the schools going back I didn’t want to risk the drive through Team Valley. It was just as bad. I think everyone else had the same idea and so I was late getting in. Fortunately … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 188
A year of work in progress – day 186
Day 186 – 30 October 2014 Apart from one meeting, I had set today aside to write some reports and documents. The meeting was with Justin about Dynamo and some work that needs to be done to move the group forward. I discovered that he has a similar penchant for hats as I do. I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 186
A year of work in progress – day 185
Day 185 – 29 October 2014 At last, a cold start to the morning. It’s been so unseasonably warm of late. No wonder everyone is suffering from a cold. After two quite hectic days it was back to management Wednesday today. It feels like a long time since the Senior Leadership Team has been together … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 185
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 