hazel1884

I think it’s probably half the battle though, people put down HR depts. for references when in reality you should put your previous line manager down. They should then phone the HR team to ask for the dates to complete it. It makes more sense to do it that way, when we receive one we have to find out where they work, send it in the internal (snail!!!) mail and ask previous manager to complete it and return it to the requesting office. It’s so annoying. When people receive references they generally put them to the bottom of the in tray until they are chased for them anyway! Fingers crossed indeed.

Hoi! We're not all bad! Gaz you could try phoning your previous manager/HR dept and ask them to complete it as a matter of urgency as it's holding up the recruitment process. Unfortunately it's your responsibility to chase up your own references. Mind you, give them till the end of the week, it's not unreasonable to wait 10 days or so on a reference. Although, that doesn't help your money situation obviously!

Ahhh what the computer geek told me. Thank you! B)

I don't think i trust you two - just been told to go into control panel and regional settings....

The 'at' sign seems to have disappeared from my keyboard since my dad had to put the laptop back to factory settings. It comes up with " instead. Anybody know what could fix it?

Awwww Chris...i'm gutted!!

I sent 1700 texts last month...though that will be curbed as I deleted a lot of numbers the other day in a bid not to speak to them so much, especially when drunk! It's shocking, although I blame texting a boy non stop He's entertainment.

It can't be as bad as it was on the 29th...it was like a river trying to cross Buchanan Street....made more sense to stop for cocktails than continue shopping anyway! It was wet and horrendously windy earlier but appears to have calmed down, no doubt that will change by 5pm

I've had about 5 hours sleep last night, had a hangover, been in the gym, walked home from the gym and then went out for a run and I still can't sleep, despite being knackered!! It's baws! Good luck tomorrow!

I hate Sunday nights because i'm knackered due to a busy weekend, but can never get to sleep early because i've not slept till at least 3am for a few nights.....it sucks

I'm bopping around at my desk to that "A Punk" song or something that's on radio 1 - quite a catchy wee tune!

Go out running? Gym? Lunch out? Pub? Cinema? Bowling? Go Karting? Shopping? Tons of stuff to do!

I cried in the cinema earlier at a chick flick. It's just wrong!

I don't have this Nike malark but went out running for the first time since August last year. By god, i've missed it! Felt i could have just kept running for ages! Good for a change from the gym/class

Absolutely fine - just chilly! Guess i'll just have to have a day in the pub instead...

Bloody weather. I was looking forward to Dingwall.

My hamstrings are gubbed - and was killing me so much sitting at my desk that i ended up doing squats at my desk whilst sorting out some paperwork to loosen them off a bit! Serves me right for being a gymaholic this weekend!

I could possibly hate PRI right now. I spent the majority of last week in an utterly foul and distraught mood due to finding out my grans scan in November has shown up that she has a growth in her liver and likely to be her 2nd bout of cancer in as many years - but she got a phonecall today asking when she got a breast implant and it turns out they got her scans mixed up. Utter disgrace.

He's a shocker, but get over it and get on with it. He's as bad as every other referee around just now! Just think, my brother might end up reffing SFL games in a year or so - then you would know about it!!!

Hopefully tonight

It's more the prospect of going so long - but i have a pretty active social life in which i am out on at least Friday/Saturdays and frequently Sunday's drinking...i think i've only missed out one weekend in at least 8 months with no alcohol. It's a rare occasion. It will be, when you put it like that i might bring forward my planned end date. That is an age. Yes, i may have developing problems, but i guess i will grow out the party scene in a few years.

I've not drunk since 2nd Jan! An achievement for me, and i am meant to be off it until 9th Feb - will be an achievement i think as i was close to sticking the corkscrew in a bottle of wine last night...!

I think yesterday could possibly have been the shittest day of my life so far. I feel total miserable and didn't want to actually get up this morning, i am a total misery sitting at my desk, and have everyone asking what is wrong with me cos you can usually hear me giggling quite often. Oh, and one our Service Managers is a p***k, and cause i am in a shitting bad mood i had to restrain from telling him so. W'nker.

I'm scared of that nonsense - today my face was really badly swollen that when i talked i kept catching it...think that's what's been causing sore heads too, but too scared to get the wisdom teeth out.