Billy Young's Blog - Posts Tagged "monday"

I'm glad to say that the wintry spell that hit us left as quickly as it came. As the week spun towards its end so the snow was washed away by the rain. I was glad to see it go.
I got an email from my advisor at the jobcentre this week telling me she wouldn't be in the office for the next few weeks. I should have emailed her back to ask who would be signing me on come Monday as the email didn't tell me. Of course I didn't, I meant to but like lots of things we're meant to do. Well you know how we put them to the side. Or is that just me? I always mean to come back to it. The I forget about in most cases. I suppose its the old out of sight rule. Which isn't an excuse. Plus I never seem to learn. Either that or there is a little bit of me inside that is happy to let things slide. In my defence I don't always do it. Not with everything. If I did then life would be a real mess wouldn't it. And It isn't really a biggie as I will ask on Monday when I get to the brew. I'll just head down a little earlier just to be sure.

I signed on Monday as I mentioned last week. As you may remember a few years ago I had a advisor called Rowan. I had a bit of a hard time with her trying to ban me from signing on. Well that was who signed me on this week. When I heard that she was processing me I went into protective mode. What I mean is I put my phone onto record. After the last time I wanted to be sure I had proof if things went into a sticky mire. I wasn't expecting how pleasant she seemed to be. Still I remained on guard just in case she found reason to cause me difficulty. She didn't which was a relief. I really felt a panic when I was told she was signing me on. I know it has been well over five years since she caused me so much trouble last time. I really felt at that time that she was out to get me even though I was trying to find work, as I am now. So with the fear in the back of my head the best thing I thought was to have my phone on. As I did for months last time I had to deal with her. In the end it seemed like she had forgotten me and even seemed pleasant. I suppose when you deal with as many people as she does then it is easy to forget those you affect in your daily work. Easier for me to remember though which is a good thing as it gave me the chance to be prepared.